Letter of Appointment July 10, 2025 Dear President Jenkins and members of the City Council: Pursuant to City Charter Section 601, the Mayor has appointed the following person as member of the following board or commission, subject to City Council confirmation: Oakland Police and Fire Retirement Board Interim Finance Director, Jan Mazyck, to serve in the Mayor’s place and stead as a member of the Oakland Police and Fire Retirement Board. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. Sincerely, Mayor Barbara Lee
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 BARBARA LEE
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MAYOR’S DESIGNATION OF THE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND TO SERVE IN
THE MAYOR’S PLACE AND STEAD AS A MEMBER OF THE OAKLAND
POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT BOARD
WHEREAS, section 601 of the Oakland City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 2601 of the Charter provides that the Police and Fire Retirement System shall be managed and administered by a Police and Fire Retirement Board; and
WHEREAS, Section 2601 of the Charter further provides that the Mayor of the City of Oakland shall serve as one of the seven members on the Police and Fire Retirement Board; and
WHEREAS, Section 2601 of the Charter further provides that “[t]he Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, may designate a City officer or official to serve in the Mayor’s place and stead as a member of the Retirement Board for the term of the Mayor's office; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has served in this capacity, in an Oakland Mayor’s place and stead, during their term of office, since at least 2018 (Resolution 87366 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, the Mayor now designates the Director of Finance to service in the Mayor’s place and stead, effective immediately; and
WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2025, the City Administrator has brought on Jan Mazyck, to serve as interim Director of Finance while the City actively recruits to fill the position; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor intends that the interim Director of Finance serve on the Police and Fire Retirement Board in the Mayor’s place and stead, until the Finance Director position is filled; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council approves Mayor Lee’s designation of the Director of Finance, and interim Director of Finance until the position is filled, effective immediately, to serve
2 in the Mayor’s place and stead as a member of the Oakland Police and Fire Retirement Board; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Director of Finance or interim Director of Finance, if applicable, shall serve as Mayor Lee’s designee to the Police and Fire Retirement Board until subsequent appointment or resignation.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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