THE
HONORABLE
SHENG
THAO
•
MAYOR
OF
OAKLAND
CITY
HALL
•
1 FRANK
H.
OGAWA
PLAZA
•
OAKLAND,
CALIFORNIA
94612
•
(510)
238-3141
•
[email protected]
Letter of Appointment
October3,2023
DearPresidentBasandmembersoftheCityCouncil:
PursuanttoCityCharterSection601,theMayorhasappointedandreappointedthefollowingpersonsasmembersofthefollowingboardorcommission,subjecttoCityCouncilconfirmation:
PublicSafetyandServicesViolencePreventionOversightCommission SonyaMehta,toserveatwo-yeartermastheAt-LargerepresentativeonthePublicSafetyandServicesViolencePreventionOversightCommissionbeginningApril21,2022andendingApril20,2024,fillingthevacantseatpreviouslyheldbyBethHoddess.
Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.
Sincerely,
MayorShengThao
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENT
OF SONYA MEHTA AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND SERVICES VIOLENCE PREVENTION OVERSIGHT
COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act (the “Safety and Services Act”) adopted by the voters of Oakland, November 4, 2014 in the General Municipal Election creates the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission to evaluate, inquire, and review the administration, coordination, and evaluation of strategies and practices mandated by the Safety and Services Act; and WHEREAS, the Safety and Services Act specifies that the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, one member recommended by the Mayor and one member recommended by each City Council member, with all Commission members being appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council in accordance with City Charter Section 601; and
WHEREAS, the Safety and Services Act specifies that at least two (2) members will have experience working with service-eligible populations, two (2) members will reflect the service- eligible populations, and two (2) members will have professional law enforcement or criminal justice background while all other members will have general experience in criminal justice, public health, social services, research and evaluation, finance, audits, and/or public policy; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 13303 C.M.S. establishing that Public Safety and Services Oversight Commission members serve two-year terms, and no more than three consecutive terms; and
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WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Sheng Thao has appointed Sonya Mehta to serve a two-year term as the At-Large representative; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor’s appointment of the following individual to the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission as set forth below:
Sonya Mehta, to serve a two-year term as the At-Large representative on the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission beginning April 21, 2022 and ending April 20, 2024, filling the vacant seat previously held by Beth Hoddess.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN,
REID AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California