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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 APPOINTMENTS

OF VANESSA ZAMORA AND RANA BADER MATLY TO THE

BUDGET ADVISORY 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, 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 participa tion and input into fiscal decision making, and improve the transparency and accountability of City fiscal information and decision making; and
WHEREAS, the Budget Advisory Commission 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 Chai rperson of the Community and Economic Development Committee ; and
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor ’s appointment of the following individuals to the Budget Advisory Commission as set forth below:

Vanessa Zamora, to serve the remainder of a three-year term as a Mayoral representative on the Budget Advisory Commission that began October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2027, filling the seat that was previously held by Guadalupe Garcia.

2 Rana Bader Matly, to serve the remainder of a three-year term as a Mayoral representative on the Budget Advisory Commission that began on October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2027, filling a vacant seat that was previously held by Dahvie James.

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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