APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
DRAFT
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
(1) ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE
EXAMINATION OF THE INITIATIVE PETITION PROPOSING AN
ORDINANCE ENTITLED “OAKLAND PUBLIC SAFETY,
CLEANLINESS AND COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF
2026” (“PROPOSED ORDINANCE”);
(2) CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE FOR THE HOLDING OF A
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON JUNE 2, 2026 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO
THE VOTERS;
(3) REQUESTING CONSOLIDATION OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND ON JUNE 2,
2026; AND
(4) DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY UNDER LAW TO SUBMIT THIS MEASURE TO
VOTERS AT THE JUNE 2, 2026 ELECTION
WHEREAS, an initiative petition proposing an ordinance entitled the “Oakland Public Safety, Cleanliness and Community Accountability Act of 2026,” to impose an annual parcel tax to (1) fund police and fire services, homelessness response activities, and services to keep public spaces clean safe and accessible, and (2) establish a Public Safety, Cleanliness and Community Accountability Oversight Commission (“Proposed Ordinance”), was filed with the Office of the City Clerk and subsequently with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters within the statutory time limit for verification; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Elections Code sections 9211, 9114 and 9115, if the petition is found sufficient, the elections official shall certify the results of the examination to the legislative body at the next regular meeting of the body; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Elections Code, the City Clerk is the election official for the City of Oakland; and
2 WHEREAS, the City Clerk has received from the Alameda County Registrar a Certificate to Petition establishing that the petition was signed by the requisite number of voters; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk certifies to the City Council that upon examination of the petition for the Proposed Ordinance, that the petition has been signed by the requisite number of registered voters; and
WHEREAS, if an initiative petition is signed by the requisite number of voters, California Elections Code sections 1405 and 9215 provide that the City Council may call a special election for the purpose of submitting the initiative to the voters before the date at which the initiative measure would be submitted on a regular election, provided that the special election shall be held not less than 88 days nor more than 103 days after the order of the election; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters requires a resolution from the City Council to place the initiative on the ballot and Oakland Municipal Code section 3.08.015 provides the City Council shall have the power to call a special election by resolution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts the City Clerk’s certification of the petition; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council does hereby call for a special election on June 2, 2026 (“Special Municipal Election”) and submits to the voters at the election an ordinance entitled the “Oakland Public Safety, Cleanliness and Community Accountability Act of 2026,” that shall read as set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That each ballot used at the Special Municipal Election shall have printed therein, in addition to any other matter required by law, the following:
MEASURE __________
Shall the measure to: reduce gun violence; bolster 911 response times; support fire protection services; maintain police patrols and crime prevention and investigation services; address homelessness; and reduce illegal dumping and trash by imposing a parcel tax of $192 annually for single-family parcels, and other parcels as specified, with exemptions for certain low-income households, seniors and others, raising approximately $34,000,000 annually for nine years, with oversight and independent audits, be adopted?
YES
NO
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes and directs the City Clerk, at least 88 days prior to the Statewide Direct Primary Election on June 2, 2026, to file with the
3 Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Registrar of Voters certified copies of this resolution; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council does hereby request that the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County include on the ballots and sample ballots the language to be voted on by the voters of the City of Oakland, and to print the full text of the Proposed Ordinance in the sample ballot pamphlet prepared for voters in connection with the election; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council does hereby request that the Registrar of Voters of the County of Alameda perform necessary services in connection with the Special Municipal Election; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: The City Council does hereby request that the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County order the consolidation of the City of Oakland Special Municipal Election with the Statewide Direct Primary Election to be held on June 2, 2026; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the consolidated election shall be held and conducted in the manner required in section 10418 of the California Elections Code; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause the posting, publication and printing of notices, pursuant to the requirements of the Charter of the City of Oakland, Chapter 3 of the Oakland Municipal Code, the California Government Code, and the California Elections Code; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That in accordance with the Elections Code and the Oakland Municipal Code, the City Clerk shall fix and determine a date for submission of arguments for or against the Proposed Ordinance and rebuttals and the dates shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Clerk and City Administrator are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary under law to prepare for and conduct the Special Municipal Election and expend all monies necessary for the City Administrator and City Clerk to prepare and conduct the Special Municipal Election.
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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EXHIBIT A