APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE NOEL GALLO
RESOLUTION RE-APPOINTING COUNCILMEMBER NOEL GALLO TO
THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTOR S OF THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM
AND REAPPOINTING DIRECTOR WILLIAM GILCHRIST AS THE
OFFICIAL ALTERNATE FOR COUNCILMEMBER GALLO FOR TERMS
COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2025, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2026 WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has some of the highest rates of childhood lead exposure in the state of California; and
WHEREAS, in 1992, the Cities of Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda, entered into a Joint Powers Agreement, forming the Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program; and
WHEREAS, the program is governed by a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Board of Directors comprised of a representative of the City Council of each participating city, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, and a Community Representative; and WHEREAS, Rule 6 of the Council's Rules of Procedure provides that, except for appointments reserved to the Mayor under the City Charter, the Council President shall recommend appointments to regional and local boards and agencies as appropriate subject to confirmation of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Noel Gallo was appointed in 2023 as Oakland’s representative on the Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors of the Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for a term commencing January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Director of the Department of Building and Planning William Gilchrist was appointed to serve as the official alternate for Councilmember Noel Gallo for a term commencing January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2024; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That Councilmember Noel Gallo is hereby reappointed to the serve as Oakland’s representative on the Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors of the Alameda
2 County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for a term commencing January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That Director William Gilchrist is hereby reappointed to serve as the official alternate for Councilmember Noel Gallo for the term commencing January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026.
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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