APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER UNGER
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RETROACTIVE REIMBURSEMENT
OF EXPENSES INCURRED BY FORMER COUNCILMEMBER DAN KALB
FOR ATTENDING THE CIVICWELL CALIFORNIA POLICYMAKERS
CONFERENCE IN MARCH 2024
WHEREAS, former Councilmember Dan Kalb submitted a request for reimbursement memorandum on December 22, 2024, which included an itemized list of expenses incurred during his final term of office that are eligible for reimbursement from the City of Oakland, including his travel and conference expenses for the CivicWell conference in March of 2024.
WHEREAS, former Councilmember Kalb attended and participated in the CivicWell California Policymakers conference in Yosemite, California from March 14, 2024, through March 17, 2024; and
WHEREAS, a dynamic cross -section of California city and county elected officials, regional leaders, and state and local policymakers engaged in detailed discussions into policy challenges and innovative best practices affecting cities such as Oakland around Transportation, Clean Energy, Sustainability, Climate Resilience, and Housing; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S., approved by Council in 2010, establishes a policy that Councilmembers, when seeking Council approval for travel, shall indicate whether City funds will be used when travel involves transportation and lodging and shall provide an estimate of the cost of transportation, lodging, per di em and conference fees when City funds are used as well as the source of City funding that will be used to cover said travel expenses; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S., the costs for former Councilmember Kalb's conference registration and travel were the $700.00 conference fee, $82.29 per diem total, $337.28 for one night of lodging ( additional night paid for by CivicWell ), and $245.89 for r/t mileage; and
WHEREAS, in further compliance with City Council Resolution No. 82800, the source of City funding that shall be used to cover these travel costs will be from the District 1 operations & maintenance budget; now, therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes reimbursement of the above described travel expenses of former Councilmember Dan Kalb from the District 1 operations & maintenance budget.
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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