Council Budget Team
FY 2026-2027 Mid-Cycle Budget
Amendments
Council President Kevin Jenkins
Councilmember & Finance Chair
Janani Ramachandran
Councilmember Rowena Brown
Councilmember Zac Unger
A Fiscally-Responsible Budget That Funds Core City Services PRIORITY: CORE CITY SERVICES
• Public Safety (Police, Fire, Violence Prevention)
• Illegal Dumping & Clean Streets
• Reducing Homelessness
• Economic Revitalization
• Improving Parks
• One-Time Improvements and Expenditures
• No new positions from General Purpose Fund
• Compliance with four voter-approved measures
• Reserves in case of federal funding loss
• Paying down Long-Term Liabilities
PRIORITY: FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
COUNCIL BUDGET TEAM PROCESS
• Roadmap to Fiscal Health
• Mayor’s Proposed Budget Introduction
• Budget Education Forums
• Meetings with Neighborhood Stakeholders
• Constituent Communication
MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET
• Balanced Proposal
• No Layoffs
• Improved Revenue Collections and Long-Term Financial Planning
MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET
• Investments in:
• Constitutional Policing
• OFD Ambulance Program
• Recruitment for Sworn Officers and OPD Cadet Program
• Ceasefire and MACRO
• Illegal Dumping (EEOs, Keep Oakland Beautiful, OT, Enforcement) • Auditors
• Code Enforcement Officers
• Additional IT Services
• Senior Centers, Animal Services, Libraries, Summer Youth Program
FUNDING SOURCES FOR AMENDMENTS
• Improved Revenue Collections
• Salary Savings
• Fund Balances
REPLACING MEASURE E ELEMENTS
● $2,360,000 for New Fire Trucks
● $2,400,000 for Emergency Temporary Shelter Beds
● $900,000 for vehicles to address illegal dumping
FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY
DOWNTOWN AND LAKE MERRITT PUBLIC SAFETY
Adds $500,000 for inter-departmental safety solutions
COMMUNITY SAFETY AMBASSADORS
Adds $250,000 for additional community safety ambassadors
CIVILIANIZATION
Transfers 1 civilian position (PIO) currently filled by sworn officer in OIG to OPD, returning sworn officer to patrol
FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY
FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT
Adds $2,360,000 to replace two fire engines in gross disrepair
WILDFIRE PREVENTION
Adds $300,000 for community wildfire risk assessments
FUNDING CLEAN STREETS
EQUIPMENT
Adds $900,000 to replace outdated equipment to support illegal dumping crews
GRAFFITI ABATEMENT
Adds $500,000 for graffiti removal efforts
Unfreezes 1.0 FTE Project Manager ($287,499)
TOWING
Adds $300,000 to support towing vehicles engaged in criminal operations
FUNDING SAFE STREETS
STREET LIGHTS
Adds $500,000 to implement solar street lighting program Adds 3.0 FTE Electricians for street light maintenance
TRAFFIC CALMING
Adds $500,000 for neighborhood traffic safety projects
Adds DOT Project Manager
Adds $1,000,000 for speed camera program management
FUNDING HOMELESSNESS SERVICES
• Adds $2,400,000 for Emergency Temporary Shelter Beds
• Adds $500,000 for Emergency Hotel Vouchers
• Adds $1,200,000 for Safe Parking Programs
FUNDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
• Funds $50,000,000 for affordable housing via Measure U bonds
FUNDING PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES
• Adds $975,000 for park bathroom upgrades & maintenance • Adds $975,000 for park tree pruning and vegetation
management
• Adds $950,000 for park trash and illegal dumping removal • Adds $300,000 for park fencing upgrades and maintenance • Adds $250,000 for storm water management
• Adds $250,000 for new public bathroom facilities
• Adds $50,000 for Measure Q evaluation
FUNDING HEALTH & ACCESSIBILITY
• $250,000 grant to OUSD for safe and hygienic water facilities • $250,000 for WiFi improvements in senior centers and
recreation centers
FUNDING ARTS AND CULTURE
• Adds $150,000 for Cultural Affairs Division
• Adds $250,000 for Film Incentive Program
FUNDING HIRING EFFORTS
• Adds $150,000 for staff compensation survey
• Adds $250,000 for HR Vacancy Strike Force
FUNDING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Adds $1,000,000 for reserves in case of federal or state grant cuts • Adds $1,000,000 to pay down post-employment pension
liabilities
MISCELLANEOUS
● $100,000 for Council Administration
Recommendations from Finance Department
● Add O&M for Facilities Space Planning for City Hall ($200,000) ● Add O&M for Streetsweepers ($1,613,387 Fund Transfer) ● Add CAM Fees for Army Base Site ($441,000)
● Unfreeze Project Manager for Grants ($287,499)
VOTER-APPROVED MEASURES
Newly Compliant
• Measure C
• Measure D
• Measure Q
• Measure X
Not Yet Compliant
• Measure NN
• Measure W
POLICY DIRECTIVES
● Plan for Oakland Housing Resource Centers, and Coordination of Homelessness Services
● Ongoing Analysis of Structural Deficit
● Human Resource Hiring Improvement and Optimization
● Public Engagement & Communications, IT Modernization
● Oversight over City-Funded Travel
● OIG Staffing Compliance
We urge the Oakland City Council to support
our proposed budget to prioritize public
safety, economic growth, and essential city
services