CITY HALL ▪1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 2 nd Floor ▪ OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 Honorable Treva Reid
Councilmember, District 7
CITY OF OAKLAND
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MEMORANDUM
Date: December 4, 2023
To: City Council and Members of the Public
From: Councilmember Treva Reid, District 7
Re: INFORMATIONAL REPORT ON FORMALLY ESTABLISHING THE CITY COUNCIL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO RULE 4 OF
THE COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE AND PRESCRIBING THE JURISDICTION
AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE
Dear City Council Colleagues and Members of the Public,
My office is bringing forth this informational report to discuss proposed legislation to formally establish the Education Partnership Committee as a standing committee of the Oakland City Council.
On February 6, 2018, the City Council passed Resolution No. 87044 C.M.S., which sets forth the current Rules of Procedure for the Oakland City Council (“Council Rules of Procedure”). Rule 4 of the Council Rules of Procedure authorizes the City Council to establish, by Council Resolution, ad hoc or standing committees as it deems appropriate. The Education Partnership Committee has been meeting for several years. Still, the City has no record of it being formally established by Resolution as an ad hoc or standing committee of the City Council.
On January 9, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 88547, which appointed the members and the chair of all Council committees, including the Education Partnership Committee, for calendar years 2023 -2025. Historically, the Education Partnership Com mittee has included four (4) members of the Oakland City Council and four (4) members of the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education (“OUSD Board”). However, the OUSD Board members were not appointed to the Committee in Resolution No. 88547 C.M. S. and have not been appointed to the Committee in previous committee appointment resolutions.
The lack of legislation formally establishing and describing the jurisdiction and structure of the Education Partnership Committee and the fact that OUSD Board members are not appointed or confirmed by the Oakland City Council has created confusion over th e Committee’s jurisdiction, authority to act, voting requirements and other matters during Committee meetings.
The proposed legislation sets out to codify the jurisdiction, structure, and special noticing requirements of the Education Partnership Committee. After discussion and input from the Education Partnership Committee members during the December 4, 2023 meeting, my office will seek to bring this resolution to the full City Council for approval and adoption to formally establish the Education Partnership Committee as a standing committee under these parameters.
Yours in Service,
Treva Reid
Councilmember, District 7
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