Approved as to Form and Legality
DRAFT
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City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1. ADOPTING THE MIDCYCLE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 22-23 AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO COVER EXPENDITURES APPROVED BY
SAID BUDGET; AND
2. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO TRANSFER FUNDS
BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS, PROGRAMS AND FUNDS AS NECESSARY TO
SUPPORT DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS AND REORGANIZATION AS
SET FORTH IN THE ADOPTED MIDCYCLE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022-23.
WHEREAS, Section 801 of the Charter of the City of Oakland requires that the Oakland City Council adopt by resolution a budget of proposed expenditures and appropriations necessary for the ensuing year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has a longstanding policy of adopting a two- year budget; and
WHEREAS, Section 806 of the City Charter provides that all monies received by the City shall be deposited in the City Treasury, and no monies shall be disbursed from the treasury without the approval of the City Administrator or of another officer duly authorized by him/he r and that no expenditure of City funds shall be made except for the purposes and in the manner specified by an appropriation of the Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed departmental and non- departmental budgets in light of revenue estimates for Fiscal Years 2021-23 and has conducted multiple public budget hearings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully considered the proposed budget for Fiscal Years 2022-23 as set forth in the FY 2022-23 Proposed Policy Budget document; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has agreed on modifications to the proposed budget as
2 shown in Exhibits 1 and 2, which together with the proposed budget constitute the F iscal Years 2022-23 Adopted Policy Budget; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby adopts the proposed budget as modified by Exhibits 1 and 2 as the City of Oakland Adopted Policy Budget for Fiscal Years 2022-23; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to expend City funds in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the City of Oakland , and the City of Oakland FY 2021-23 Adopted Policy Budget attached hereto; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That the City Administrator may transfer operating appropriations between activity programs during the fiscal year provided that such funds remain within the departments in which the funds were approved by City Council; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator may transfer capital appropriations between the Capital Improvement Program and operating departments to the extent that such transfers are necessary to fund capital-related activities of the operating departments; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That the City Administrator may transfer operating appropriations and positions between the Department of Workplace & Employment Standards and the Department of Finance, the Department of Transportation and the City Administrator’s Office, Oakland Public Works and the City Administrator’s Office, the Oakland Police Department and the Economic & Workforce Development Department, the Oakland Police Department and the Department of Transportation, the City Administrator’s Office and the Departm ent of Human Services, the City Administrator’s Office and the Department of Finance during Fiscal Years 2022- 23 to facilitate the reorganization of operations of those organizational units; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That the City Administrator may tran sfer operating appropriations between the Non-Departmental Organization and the City’s Operating Departments to implement the services provided for in this Budget; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to periodically transfer funds between Departments and completed projects as needed in order to clean-up negative budget balances within the same Fund; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to use cost savings from vacant positions within a Department to procure internal or contract services to facilitate the speedy hiring of positions within that same Department; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That the City Administrator may periodically transfer unexpended funds from the Unclaimed Cash Fund (Fund 7440) to the General Purpose Fund (Fund 1010); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to calculate all required set -asides and make appropriate adjustments, based on the final adopted
3 budget amendments, as legally required, such as Kid’s First!, the Vital Services Stabilization Fund and the 7.5 percent Emergency Reserve; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to Transfer Moneys from the General Purpose Fund to Negative Funds to resolve negative balances in accordance with this Budget; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator must obtain approval from the City Council before (1) substantially or materially altering the relative department allocations of funding set out in the Adopted Policy Budget, (2) substantially or materially changing the levels of service expressly prioritized and funded by the Adopted Policy Budget including but not limited to layoffs and/or freezes that would substantially or materially (a) change levels of service, or (b) affect programs, or (3) eliminates or suspends entire programs funded by the Adopted Policy Budget; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO, AND COUNCIL
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of
the City of Oakland, California