Rules and Legislation Committee
October 9, 2025
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Council President Jenkins and
Members of the Oakland City Council
FROM: Asha Reed
Office of the City Clerk
SUBJECT: 2026 Legislative Calendar DATE: 10/9/2025
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends the City Council Approve the Report and Recommendation of the 2026 Legislative Calendar for the City Council and Council Committee Meetings, Report and Distribution Schedule.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Rules of Procedure (Resolution 90066 C.M.S) requires that City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Fifth Tuesdays are utilized for Special Meetings and workshops. The City Council Rules of Procedures requires that Council Standing Committees are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Additionally, Rule 20 requires that August 1st through August 31st is the City Council's Annual Summer Recess. Given the requirements of the Rules of Procedure, the draft calendar has been generated with the corresponding meeting dates, report deadlines and agenda distribution dates.
BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
A. April Meetings and Spring Recess
The proposed dates for Council's Spring Recess coincides with the Oakland Unified School District's Spring Recess. Please note, due to the cancellation of the March 31st meeting for Cesar Chavez day the calendar would have back-to-back committees, this calendar proposes a Special City Council meeting April 14, 2026, and Special Committee meeting April 21, 2026 and reserving April 28, 2026 for a Special City Council meeting and Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission and other Public Safety boards and commissions as required by Measure NN.
B. Summer Recess
The proposed dates for Council's Summer Recess end the legislative session following a committee week, therefore legislative matters from Council Committees may carry over into the fall but also gives the Council the space to schedule a special meeting if needed.
C. Cancel Council Meetings for the Week of September 7th, 2026 We recommend the City Council cancel the meeting of September 7th, 2026, and the Rules & Legislation Committee meeting of September 9th, 2026, for Labor Day and Admissions Day.
Subject: 2024 Legislative Calendar
Date: October 9, 2025 Page 2
Rules and Legislation Committee
October 9, 2025
D. November Meetings
We are recommending cancelling the November 3rd City Council meeting for election day, and instead scheduling a Special City Council meeting November 10, 2026, and a Special Committee meeting November 17, 2026, to balance out meetings.
The standard practice of the City Council is to cancel all meetings during the week of Thanksgiving. The proposed dates for Council's Thanksgiving Recess would therefore be Monday, November 23rd through Friday, November 27th, 2026.
E. Winter Recess
The standard practice of the City Council is to cancel all meetings during the last two weeks of the year for Winter Recess. The proposed dates for the Council's Winter Recess would be Monday, December 21st, 2026, through Friday, January 1st, 2027.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends the City Council Adopt the 2026 Legislative Calendar for the City Council and Council Committee Meeting, Report and Distribution Schedule.
Respectfully submitted,
Asha Reed
Office of the City Clerk
and Clerk of the Council