APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
D R A F T
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 90570 C.M. S. AND
AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCY
FUND FOR NECESSARY COST S NOT TO EXCEED $1,912.00 EACH FOR
COUNCILMEMBERS ROWENA BROWN, KEN HOUSTON AND ZAC UNGER
TO TRAVEL TO GARDEN GROVE FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES NEW MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ACADEMY FROM JANUARY 29, 2025 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2025
WHEREAS, new Councilmembers Rowena Brown, Ken Houston and Zac Unger will be participating in the League of California Cities New Mayors and Council Members Academy being held in Garden Grove California on January 29-31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S ., approved by the City Council on June 1, 2010, establishes a policy providing that when Councilmembers seek Council approval for using City funds for travel, their agenda materials shall indicate whether travel involves airline transportation and lodging and shall provide an estimate of the cost of airline, lodging, per diem and conference fees and the source of City funding that will be used to cover the travel cost; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S., Councilmembers Brown, Houston, and Unger are hereby disclosing the estimated travel costs and the source of City funding requested for reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S., the estimated cost for each Councilmember is $675.00 in registration fees, $500.00 for lodging, 500.00 for airline/mileage/ and parking, and $237.00 per diem each for total estimated costs of $1,912.00, all costs within the City of Oakland’s approved travel policies and procedures; and
WHEREAS, Council President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo seeks City Council approval for the aforementioned costs of Councilmembers Rowena Brown, Ken Houston and Zac Unger to travel to Garden Grove California to attend the League of California Cities New Mayors and Council Members Academy being held in Garden Grove California on January 29-31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 90570 C.M.S., adopted by the Council on December 17, 2024, authorized reimbursement from the Council Contingency Fund for costs for Councilmembers Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, and Zac Unger to travel to the League of California Cities New Mayo rs and Council Members Academy, however Resolution No. 90570 2 did not include the correct location and dates of the conference or the correct amount of travel costs; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That Resolution No. 90570 C.M.S. is hereby repealed; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That all expenses, as described herein, incurred for said travel of Councilmembers Brown, Houston, and Unger to attend the League of California Cities New Mayors and Council Members Academy held in Garden Grove, California are hereby authorized for reimbursement from the Council Contingency Fund.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES –
ABSENT – COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303) ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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