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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

BRANDON HEMPHILL, ROBERT SCOTT, SUZI KALMUS,

JACQUELINE JOHNSON, AND DENNIS SPEARS AS A MEMBER OF

THE COMMISSION ON AGING

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, Ordinance No. 9921 C.M.S., adopted May 13, 1980, and amended in 1985 by Ordinance No. 10561 C.M.S., in 1989 by Ordinance No. 11081 C.M.S., and then in 1995 by Ordinance No. 11773 C.M.S., establishes the Commission on Aging to advocate for the elderly and serve as an advisory Board to the Department on Aging; and

WHEREAS, the Commission on Aging consists of eleven (11) members serving not more than two consecutive three-year terms; and

WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Barbara Lee has reappointed Brandon Hemphill, Robert Scott, Suzi Kalmus, Jacqueline Johnson, and Dennis Blake Spears to serve a three -year term, subject to confirmation by the City Council; now therefore be it

2 RESOLVED: That pursuant to City Charter section 601, the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor's appointment of:

Brandon Hemphill, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three-year term that begins on September 2, 2025 and ending on September 1, 202 8, filling the vacant seat previously held by himself.

Robert Scott , to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025 and ending on September 1, 202 8, filling the vacant seat previously held by himself.

Dennis Blake Spears, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three-year term that begins on September 2, 2025 and ending on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by himself.

Suzi Kalmus, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025 and ending on September 1, 202 8, filling the vacant seat previously held by herself.

Jacqueline Johnson, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025 and ending on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by herself.

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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