Approved as to Form and Legality
2023 JAM 13 PM V3I
FI! ED City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
8 9 54 5RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ELECTING COUNCILMEMBER NIKKI FORTUNATO
BAS AS PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OAKLAND FOR THE TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 9, 2023 AND
ENDING JANUARY 6, 2025 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 ofthe 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, subject to confirmation by Council resolution.”;
>
now, therefore, be it
1 RESOLVED: That Councilmember Fortunato Bas 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 88266 C.M.S., Rule 6, establishing the City Council’s Rules of Procedures.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, JAN 0 9 2023
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, FORTUNATO BAS, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, JENKINS, RAMACHANDRAN
AND REID
NOES - §
ABSENT - $
ABSTENTION
ATTEST:
AS/ :edCity Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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