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
KEVIN BEACHEM, SHARAWN TIPTON, GWENDOLYN THOMAS
KNIGHT, CAR -LETTE GARRETT, LESLIE SMITH, AND RHONDA
RAMIREZ AS MEMBERS 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 appointed Kevin Beachem, Sharawn Tipton, Gwendolyn Thomas Knight, Car-lette Garrett, Leslie Smith, and Rhonda Ramirez to serve a three- year term, subject to confirmation by the City Council; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That pursuant to City Charter section 601, the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor's appointment of:
Kevin Beachem, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025, and ends on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by Lenore Gunst;
Sharawn Tipton to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025, and ends on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by Lisa Malul;
Gwendolyn Thomas Knight, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three-year term that begins on September 2, 2025 , and ends on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by Jennifer Seibert;
Car-lette Garrett, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025, and ends on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by Asha Beene-Clark;
2 Leslie Smith , to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025, and ends on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by Ristina Ingram;
Rhonda Ramirez, to the Commission on Aging to serve a three -year term that begins on September 2, 2025, and ends on September 1, 2028, filling the vacant seat previously held by Tydia Hill.
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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