The Fullerton City Council will be asked on November 17 to receive and file the city’s check register for October 2026, which details $27,590,628 in payments made during the month. This agenda report was submitted by Steven Avalos, the interim director of administrative services, and prepared by Josh McDevitt, the fiscal operations supervisor. Staff recommends that the council receive and file the report.

WHERE THE MONEY WENT

The total amount is divided into two parts:

– $13,536,951 in vendor payments (including checks, electronic fund transfers, and ePayables) across six check registers, comprising 805 items in total.
– $14,053,677 in “other disbursements,” primarily for payroll, pensions, employee health insurance, and wholesale water and utilities.

Payroll: The city processed three payrolls in October (on October 2, 16, and 30). Net paychecks, deferred compensation, and taxes totaled $7,862,580. Payments to CalPERS for the retirement plans of both miscellaneous and safety employees amounted to $1,707,562.

Health Benefits: Payments included $779,856 to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, $591,667 to Cigna Health, $158,530.26 to CalPERS Health, and $54,887 to Delta Dental (combined for PPO and HMO).

Water and Utilities: The city paid $2,392,201 to MWDSOCA (the Municipal Water District of Orange County), $426,348 to Southern California Edison, and $85 to SoCal Gas.

Procurement Card: The city spent $52,249.99 on its U.S. Bank procurement card account.

LARGEST VENDOR PAYMENTS

The largest single payment recorded in the registers was $4,372,334 to Republic Services, dated October 23. Consequently, the register from October 22, totaling $5,848,826, was more than double the size of any other register for that month.

Other significant payments included:

– Onyx Paving Company Inc.: $904,310 net over four check runs, including a $621,525 payment on October 2.
– SCW Contracting Corporation: $535,460 net.
– Fullerton Golf LLC: $509,102 across three payments.
– Department of Health Care Services: $368,434.
– Versaterm Public Safety Inc.: $331,115.
– Badger Meter Inc.: $323,625.
– Williams Pipeline Contractors Inc.: $297,187.
– Infinity Technologies: $291,694.
– RMD Law LLP: $120,000.

Payments to Banc of America Public Capital Corp. included entries of $455,340 and $149,664, each recorded, reversed with a corresponding negative entry, and then recorded again within the October 29 register.