APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE
COUNCIL CONTINGENCY FUND FOR COUNCILMEMBER ROWENA
BROWN AND COUNCILMEMBER JANANI RAMACHANDRAN’S
TRAVEL COSTS TO ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, FOR ATTENDANCE AT
THE 2026 CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
AND EXPO FROM SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2026
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S. approved by Council on June 1, 2010, establishes a policy that Councilmembers, when seeking Council approval for travel, shall indicate whether City funds will be used when travel involves airline transportation an d lodging and shall provide an estimate of the cost of airline, lodging, per diem and conference fees when City funds are used as well as the source of City funding that will be used to cover the travel costs; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Rowena Brown and Councilmember J anani Ramachandran are appointed voting delegate and alternate voting delegates will be attending the League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference and Expo being held in Anaheim, California on September 23 - 25, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the League of California Cities was founded in 1898 with a mission to defend and expand local control through advocacy efforts in the Legislature and strategic outreach that informs and educates the public, policymakers, and opinion leaders; and WHEREAS, the League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference and Expo offers education, training, and programming designed to teach city officials about new developments in the field and exchange solutions to common challenges facing their cities; and WHEREAS, in compliance with City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S. , Councilmember Brown and Councilmember Ramachandran are hereby disclosing the estimated travel costs and the source of City funding requested for reimbursement; and WHEREAS, the estimated cost per councilmember is $725.00 in registration fees, $ 825 for three nights lodging, $500.00 for airline travel, and $301 total per diem for total estimated costs of $2,351 per councilmember, all costs within the City of Oakland’s approved travel policies and procedures; and
2 WHEREAS, Councilmember Bro wn and Councilmember Ramachandran seek City Council approval for the aforementioned costs to travel to Anaheim, California, to attend the League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference and Expo being held in Anaheim, California on September 23 - 25, 2026; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: that the City Council hereby authorizes the reimbursement of eligible travel expenses in an amount not to exceed $ 2,351.00 each by Councilmember Brown and Councilmember Ramachandran to attend the League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference and Expo in Anaheim, California on September 23 - 25, 2026.
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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