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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 APPOINTMENT OF SHARON
JONES TO THE COMMISSION ON HOMELESSNESS
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, Oakland Municipal Code Section 4.56.060 established the Commission on Homelessness to advise the Mayor and City Council and make recommendations on Measure W and Measure Q homelessness funds received by the City of Oakland for homelessness programs and services; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Homelessness consists of nine (9) members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council, the composition of which must include no less than half of the commissioners being residents of heavily impacted neighborhoods, no fewer than two (2) commissioners being currently or formerly homeless, no fewer than three (3) commissioners having professional expertise with housing or homeless services, and no fewer than one (1) commissioner having financial expertise; and
WHEREAS, the appointed commissioners meet the aforementioned requirements; and WHEREAS, members serving initial appointments shall serve staggered terms of one (1), two (2) or three (3) years, all appointments for subsequent terms shall be for three-year terms; and all member terms shall begin on the date of the first six (6) appointments and future terms shall begin and end on that date; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Barbara Lee has appointed Sharon Jones, to the Commission on Homelessness, to the term listed below; now, therefore, be it 2 3484978/jf
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor’s appointment of the following individual to the Commission on Homelessness as set forth below:
Sharon Jones, to serve a three-year term that began December 2, 2025 and ends December 1, 2028.
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