Finance & Management Committee
November 14, 2023
RECOMMENDATION
AGENDA REPORT
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive A Report From The Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) Evaluating The City Of Oakland’s Biennial 2023-25 Budget Process For Continual Improvement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report contains the Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) comments and recommendations related to the evaluation of the Biennial 2023-25 Budget Cycle against the criteria established in the City’s Consolidated Fiscal Policy (CFP). Staff recommends that the City Council thoughtfully consider the BAC’s feedback from the prior budget cycle and note any items of particular interest for further analysis. No further action is requested of the Council by staff.
BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Section 3, Item 12 of the City’s CFP Ordinance 13487 C.M.S. requires the Budget Advisory Commission to submit a report on process feedback and continual improvement of the City’s budget process to the Finance & Management Committee and City Council. That report is included as Attachment A, with a presentation included as Attachment B.
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
The BAC recommendations are presented in the formal budget process evaluation report, included as Attachment A, with their presentation included as Attachment B.
Receiving this report will advance the City’s goal of Responsive, Trustworthy Government.
The BAC’s duty as established in the City’s CFP Ordinance 13487 C.M.S., Section 3, I tem 12 requires that the Commission evaluate the biennial budget process and provide TO: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Erin Roseman
City Administrator Finance Director
SUBJECT: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC)
FY2023-25 Budget Process
Recommendations
DATE: October 16, 2023
City Administrator Approval Date:
Oct 29, 2023
Jestin D, Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) FY2023-25 Budget Process Recommendations Date: October 16, 2023 Page 2
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recommendations across ten (10) guiding principles on improving the budget process to ensure that resident’s interests are heard and actively considered as part of budget deliberations.
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no direct fiscal impacts in the acceptance of this report. There are no substantial fiscal impacts to the City of adopting those measures which can be implemented administratively, such as publication of additional materials or providing materials to the BAC at specific points in the process. Providing additional language and accessibility accommodations at town halls held during the budget process may include a fiscal impact, which would be based upon the specific needs requested in each City Council district.
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
No public outreach was necessary in the preparation of this staff report. The Budget Advisory Commission discussed their comments and recommendations to the Biennial Fiscal Year 2023- 25 Budget Cycle at public and noticed meetings of that body prior to adoption.
COORDINATION
An ad hoc working group of the Oakland Budget Advisory Commission coordinated with the full Oakland Budget Advisory Commission, the Department of Finance’s Budget Bureau, and the City Administrator’s Office to produce this report and agenda item.
SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES
Economic: There are no economic opportunities associated with this report.
Environmental: There are no environmental opportunities associated with this report.
Race & Equity: The implementation of these recommendations should improve the accessibility of budget information and decision making to disadvantaged groups and the general public.
Jestin D, Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) FY2023-25 Budget Process Recommendations Date: October 16, 2023 Page 3
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Erin Roseman (Oct 27, 2023 10:34 PDT)
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff recommends that the City Council receive a report from the BAC on comments and recommendations on the Biennial 2023-25 Budget Cycle for continual improvement of the budget process.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Nathan Bassett, Principal Budget & Management Analyst, at 510-238-2092.
Respectfully submitted,
ERIN ROSEMAN
Director of Finance, Finance Department
Reviewed by:
Bradley Johnson, Budget Administrator
Prepared by:
Nathan Bassett, Principal Budget &
Management Analyst
Finance Department, Budget Bureau
Attachments (2):
(A) Budget Advisory Commission (BAC): Report on the Biennial 2023-25 Budget Cycle (B) Budget Advisory Commission (BAC): Presentation on Recommendations From the FY2023-25 Budget Cycle