APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
DRAFT
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBERS REBECCA KAPLAN, JANANI
RAMACHANDRAN AND ZACHARY UNGER
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90326 C.M.S. AND
RESOLUTION 90585 C.M.S., WHICH ADOPTED AND AMENDED THE
FISCAL YEAR 2024 -2025 MIDCYCLE BUDGET , TO APPROPRIATE
NEW REVENUE AND ADJUST APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GENERAL
PURPOSE FUND (FUND 1010) AND OTHER FUNDS , IN ORDER TO
IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, INCLUDING BY PROTECTING FIRE
DEPARTMENT SERVICES
WHEREAS, Section 801 of the Charter of the City of Oakland requires that the Oakland City Council adopt by resolution a budget of proposed expenditures and appropriations necessary for the ensuing year; and
WHEREAS, Section 806 of the City Charter provides that all monies received by the City shall be deposited in the City Treasury, and no monies shall be disbursed from the treasury without the approval of the City Administrator or of another officer duly authorized by the City Administrator and that no expenditure of City funds shall be made except for the purposes and in the manner specified by an appropriation of the Council; and
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2024 the City Council passed Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S adopting a Midcycle budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25; and
WHEREAS, on December 16, 2024, the City Council passed Resolution No. 90551 C.M.S., which amended Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S., and directed the City Administrator to schedule a report to the City Council detailing the timing and implementation of a bond issuance in fiscal year 2025; and
WHEREAS, on December 17th, 2024, the City Administrator presented a plan to rebalance the City's budget which required City Council adoption of the items noted, and which included actions to un-restrict certain funds, identified and utilized additional resources, authorized specified steps to reduce expenditures, and affirmed specified steps which had already been taken by the Administration; and
2 WHEREAS, on December 17, 2024 the City Council passed Resolution No. 90585 C.M.S amending the Midcycle budget for Fiscal Year 2024- 25 and affirming multiple steps to balance the budget, comply with the City’s Reserves policy, avoid a fiscal emergency, and provide for specified balancing strategies; and
WHEREAS, the actions taken in December constitute the strategy to meet the General Purpose Funds Emergency Reserve Policy, and avoid the declaration of Fiscal Emergency under the Consolidated Fiscal Policy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland seeks to improve service delivery, operational efficiency, and cost-effectiveness; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland seeks to protect and strengthen the safety of the community, including by providing for safe streets and sidewalks, preventing cuts and closures of fire stations and related services, and making other improvements; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 90585 C.M.S, the Oakland City Council adopted direction to continue to seek, pursue, collect and validate additional resources and revenue sources in order to help protect and fund vital public services, including fire stations; and
WHEREAS, since that time, City Councilmembers have successfully worked to pursue and identify additional resources for such purpose s, including by obtaining formal approval to reimburse $2.6 million to the City of Oakland, from the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority pursuant to Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum Authority Resolution No. 2025- 03, which has come in due to improved revenue from successful sports, concerts, and other events at the Oakland Arena and Coliseum; and
WHEREAS, since December, City Councilmembers have also successfully identified available funding, in particular special funds, which can also be used to preserve services and protect community safety, as described in Exhibit 1; and
WHEREAS, Oakland City Council seeks to use these and other identified funds to amend the previously adopted budget amendment to remove cuts to fire stations, and make other changes to protect the Oakland community; now, therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby amends Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S. and Resolution No. 90585 C.M.S., which adopted and amended the Midcycle Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25, to appropriate new revenue and adjust appropriations for Fund 1010 and other funds as detailed in Exhibit 1, attached hereto, thus providing for a balanced budget.
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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