Letter of Appointment
January16,2024
DearPresidentBasandmembersoftheCityCouncil:
PursuanttoCityCharterSection601,theMayorhasappointedthefollowingpersonsasmembersofthefollowingboardorcommission,subjecttoCityCouncilconfirmation:
CommunityPolicingAdvisoryBoard
SamuelDawit,toserveathreeyeartermasaMayoralrepresentativeontheCommunityPolicingAdvisoryBoardbeginningMarch25,2021andendingMarch24,2024,fillingtheseatpreviouslyheldbyYonasGebremecael.
Thankyouforyourassistanceinthismatter.
Sincerely,
MayorShengThao
Kaiser Permanente | Oakland, CA June 19’ - August 19’
Financial Analysis and Consulting Intern
● Consolidated Kaiser's wireless program saving Kaiser approximately $50,000 a month.
● Analyzed local medical center, service area, and regional financial reports to locate anomalies and room for improvement.
● Created, designed and pitched a financial model to migrate three databases into one, which would result in a minimum savings of $300,000 annually . My project was approved and is currently under construction.
Law Offices of John L. Burris | Oakland, CA July 17’ - August 18’
Lead Undergraduate Case Analyst
● Analyzed all incoming cases and provided briefings to our attorneys. ● Composed initial legal claims, document requests and statement of facts. ● Daily correspondence with clients, attorneys, and judges. ● Trained in legal research (update 9/29: Given promotion to paid staff clerk).
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Portfolio Analyst Intern
● Mentored in Merrill Lynch’s portfolio of Investment mechanisms and risk management strategies.
● Performed various financial analyses, including evaluations. ● Monitored select stocks and mutual funds.
Honors: Forbes under 30 scholar, Presidents Leadership Fellow at San Francisco State, Dean's List Student, California State Legislature Certificate of Recognition and Black Chambers of Commerce of Silicon Valley Certificate of Excellence.
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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
SAMUEL DAWIT AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY POLICING
ADVISORY BOARD
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to conf irmation by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 72727 C.M.S., adopted June 11, 1996, mid amended by Resolution No. 73916 C.M.S., adopted November 4, 1997, which changed the body’s status from a Task Force to a Board, establishes that the Community Policing Advisory Board shall oversee, monitor and report at least twice yearly and provide recommendations on community policing to the Mayor, City Council, City Manager, and director of Police Services; and WHEREAS, the Community Policing Advisory Board consists of fifteen (15) members, all Oa kland residents, serving three -year terms, three appointed by the Mayor, one by each Councilmember, one by the Oakland Housing Authority, one by the Oakland Unified School District Board, and two by the Home Alert Steering Committee; and WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Sheng Thao has appointed Samuel Dawit to serve a three-year term, subject to confirmation by the City Council; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby confirms the appointment of the following individual to the Community Policing Advisory Board as set forth below:
Samuel Dawit, to serve a three-year term as a Mayoral representative on the Community Policing Advisory Board beginning March 25, 2021 and ending March 24, 2024, filling the seat vacated by Yonas Gebremecael.
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