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Council trims preapproved travel: removes ICMA from mayor's list amid budget concerns
Summary
Councilmember Knauss successfully moved to remove the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) conference from the mayor's preapproved travel list, citing charter-role clarity and fiscal prudence; the amended motion passed unanimously.
San Bernardino city councilmembers debated a consent-item pull regarding preapproved travel for elected officials and, after discussion, removed the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) conference from the mayor’s preapproval list.
Councilmember Knauss asked that specific conferences be removed for clarity about the mayor’s role and for fiscal prudency; she said the mayor’s website previously described the mayor as responsible for management and operations and sought corrections to reflect charter responsibilities. The mayor explained she had been invited to speak at ICMA in the past and agreed that ICMA could be removed from the preapproval list.
Councilmember Ortiz and others emphasized the value of attending certain conferences for economic-development outreach; the council ultimately amended the motion to remove ICMA (the motion was seconded) and the measure passed unanimously. The clerk recorded the motion to remove ICMA and approve the rest of the travel list.
Separately, the city manager asked to pull Item 6 from the consent calendar for relocation to December 3 and the council approved the consent calendar with the listed pull. The council recorded the consent calendar passing unanimously.
