Approved as to Form and Legality
City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ELECTING COUNCILMEMBER _______ AS PRESIDENT
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND FOR THE TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 9, 20 23 AND ENDING JANUARY 6, 2 025
PURSUANT TO OAKLAND CITY CHARTER SECTION 208
WHEREAS, Oakland City Charter section 208 provides in relevant part: “At 11:00 a.m. on the first Monday following January 2 following each General Municipal Election, the Council shall meet at the established Council meeting place, at which time and place the newly elected members ofthe Council shall assume the duties of their office; and at such meeting, and at its first meeting in January of each odd-numbered year, the Council shall, by resolution, elect a Council President from among its members to serve for a two-year term.”; and
WHEREAS, the first Monday following January 2, 2023 is January 9; and WHEREAS, Rule 6 of the Council Rules of Procedure provides that “The President of the Council shall serve as the presiding officer of the City Council and shall perform the following duties:
➢ Chair Regular and Special Meetings of the City Council; ➢ Manage the Office of the City Council and present the budget of the Office of the City Council for adoption;
➢ Appoint Council committee members and chairpersons of committees in accordance with Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure;
➢ Except for those appointments reserved for the Mayor pursuant to the City Charter or other enabling legislation, the President of the Council shall recommend appointments to regional and local boards and agencies, as appropriate, subjec t to confirmation by Council resolution.”;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That Councilmember X is elected President of the City Council of the City of Oakland for the term beginning January 9, 2023 and ending January 6, 2025 in accordance with Charter section 208 and Resolution 89432 C.M.S., Rule 6, establishing the City Council’s Rules of Procedures.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES – FIFE, FORTUNATO BAS, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN
AND REID
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
Acting City Clerk and Clerk of the
Council of the City of Oakland, California
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