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Jaime Omar Yassin

Jaime Omar Yassin

Budget Focus: Council Budget Proposes Reduced Academies, Civilianization of Roles, Full OFD Station Funding; 'Step Pay' Strategy, non-GPF Fund Reserves, Self-Insurance Liability Fund Other Items

Budget Focus: Council Budget Proposes Reduced Academies, Civilianization of Roles, Full OFD Station Funding; 'Step Pay' Strategy, non-GPF Fund Reserves, Self-Insurance Liability Fund Other Items

The Council’s Budget team published proposed amendments to Interim Mayor Kevin Jenkins’ proposed biennial budget this week, with a centerpiece that includes an efficiency-focused reduction of OPD academies, and an effort to civilianize [or re-civilianize] duties currently carried out by OPD. The Committee* is led by CMs Rowena Brown
Jaime Omar Yassin
Chief Proposes Pursuit Changes at Commission; OPW Overtime Issue Potentially "Widespread" Says Auditor; Rare Eminent Domain for San Antonio Fire Station 4 Moves Forward; Longest Serving Council Member Has No Committee Chair Roles

Chief Proposes Pursuit Changes at Commission; OPW Overtime Issue Potentially "Widespread" Says Auditor; Rare Eminent Domain for San Antonio Fire Station 4 Moves Forward; Longest Serving Council Member Has No Committee Chair Roles

OPD Chief Mitchell Proposes to Reverse Armstrong's Pursuit Policy, Modify Supervisory Permission OPD Chief Floyd Mitchell proposed formal changes to the OPD pursuit policy at the Oakland Police Commission [OPC] last Thursday night. The move tops nearly a year's worth of public questions on the policy
Jaime Omar Yassin
OO Week: City Continues 2 Tiered Encampment Evictions; Q3 Rev/Exp Predicts Deficit, and Effective Balancing Actions; Correction of OPD Budget Error Opened Additional Fire House; Accurate OPD Budgeting Suggests Flat Staffing for Years to Come; Correction

OO Week: City Continues 2 Tiered Encampment Evictions; Q3 Rev/Exp Predicts Deficit, and Effective Balancing Actions; Correction of OPD Budget Error Opened Additional Fire House; Accurate OPD Budgeting Suggests Flat Staffing for Years to Come; Correction

*after this article was written, the City announced a significant error in calculating the OPD budget. An update here also had errors. For accuracies sake, all previous numbers will be struck through so that the correct current proposed mayoral budget data are shown. City Continues Two-Tiered Homeless Encampment Eviction Process
Jaime Omar Yassin