Oakland City Council
December 6, 2022

Approved as to Form and Legality ___________________________ Office of the City Attorney OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S. INTRODUCED BY MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF BRENDA HARBIN-FORTE TO THE POLICE COMMISSION AS A COMMISSIONER WHEREAS, On November 8, 2016, Oakland voters approved Measure LL with 83.19% voting in favor of the measure; and WHEREAS, Measure LL establishes a Police Commission to oversee the Oakland Police Department’s policies and procedures, and a Community Police Review Agency to investigate police misconduct and recommend discipline; and WHEREAS, Section 604(a)(1) of Measure LL establishes a seven member Police Commission and Section 604(c)(2) requires the Mayor to appoint three members of the Commission and an alternate member of the Commission; and WHEREAS, Section 604(c)(2) of the City Charter provides that the City Council shall accept or reject the Mayor’s appointments to the Police Commission; RESOLVED: That pursuant to City Charter section 604(c)(2), the City Council hereby accepts the Mayor's reappointment of Brenda Harbin-Forte to serve as a member of the Police Commission for a term beginning October 17, 2022 and ending on October 16, 2025, filling the seat formerly held by herself. IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California