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 APPOINTMENT OF
ROWNEE WINN AS A MEMBER OF THE OAKLAND PUBLIC SAFETY
PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the 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, on November 5, 2024, Oakland voters adopted the Oakland Community Violence Reduction and Emergency Response Act of 2024 (Measure NN) which mandated the creation of the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission to replace the Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission; and
WHEREAS, Measure NN specified that the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission shall consist of five (5) members; at least one (1) member shall have lived experience with service -eligible populations, and one (1) member shall have professional law enforcement experience, preferably at a command officer level, and/or academic expertise in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, on March 18, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 13838 C.M.S. to implement this requirement of Measure NN, establishing the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission, providing for the appointment of its members, and defining the duties and functions of the Commission; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 13838 C.M.S., provides that Commission members shall be appointed to overlapping terms of three (3) years beginning on March 1st of each year and ending on February 28th three years later. The Ordinance further provides that two (2) initial m embers will serve a three-year initial term, two (2) initial members will serve a two -year initial term, and one (1) initial member will serve a one-year initial term, to assure that terms overlap; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Mayor Barbara Lee has appointed Rownee Winn to serve on the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission subject to confirmation of the City Council; now, therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor's appointment of the following individuals to the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission as set forth below:
Rownee Winn , to serve a 1-year term on the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission beginning on April 15, 2025, and ending on February 28, 2026.
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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