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 CONFIRMING THE MAYOR ’S REAPPOINTMENT OF
BEN GOULD AND THE APPOINTMENT OF NEIL THAPAR AND KAREN
ROYE TO THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appoint ed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the affi rmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 13337 C.M.S., adopted November 3, 2015, creates the Budget Advisory Commission to advise the Mayor and City Council on topics deemed important to the fiscal health of the City, encourage public participation and input into fiscal decision making, and improve the transparency and accountability of City fiscal information and decision making; and
WHEREAS, the Budget Advisory Comm ission shall be composed of 15 members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council in accordance with Section 601 of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, members of the Budget Advisory Commission shall serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms plus any initial term of less than two years; and
WHEREAS, three members are selected by the Mayor, two members are recommended by the Chairperson of the Finance and Management Committee, one member is recommended by each Councilmember, one member is recommended by the City Auditor, and one member is recommended by the Chairperson of the Community and Economic Development Committee; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Rowena Brown has recommended the appointment of Ben Gould to the Budget Advisory Commission; now, therefore,
WHEREAS, Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, as C hairperson of the Finance and Management Committee, has recommended the appointments of Neil Thapar and Karen Roye to the Budget Advisory Commission; now, therefore,
2 RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor ’s appointment of the following individual to the Budget Advisory Commission as set forth below:
Ben Gould , to serve a three -year t erm as the At -Large representative on the Budget Advisory Commission beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2028, filling the seat previously held by himself.
Neil Thapar , to serve the re mainder of a three -year t erm as the Finance Committee representative on the Budget Advisory Commission beginning October 1, 202 3 and ending September 30, 2026, filling the vacant seat previously held by Vincent Leung.
Karen Roye , to serve the re mainder of a three-year t erm as the Finance Committee representative on the Budget Advisory Co mmission beginning October 1, 202 4 and ending September 30, 2027, filling the vacant seat previously held by Sarah Price.
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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