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Council Affirms Cuts, Approves Funds, & Transfers Mayoral Seat, As Half of Council Body Bid Colleagues and Public Farewell at Last Meeting of 2024

Council Affirms Cuts, Approves Funds, & Transfers Mayoral Seat, As Half of Council Body Bid Colleagues and Public Farewell at Last Meeting of 2024

In a rare night of legislative gravitas and personal farewells, Council affirmed a difficult menu of budget choices that could see severe cuts in Oakland Fire [OFD] services and Culture and Arts funding, and an emergency-brake reining in of OPD overspending. The meeting also took an unexpected twist when two

At Council This Week, 12/16 & 12/17

At Council This Week, 12/16 & 12/17

[please see this article for budget related items] 12/16 Agenda Amend Beautification Council Contract Amount The legislation will authorize already budgeted Measure Q funds in the amount of $600K for ongoing work by Beautification Council in cleaning and garbage pickup around homeless encampments. BC already receives a city-brokered Caltrans

Oakland Budget Focus: Unusual Two Days of Council Meetings Will Introduce Far-Reaching Legislation This Week

Oakland Budget Focus: Unusual Two Days of Council Meetings Will Introduce Far-Reaching Legislation This Week

An unusual double header of Monday and Tuesday City Council meetings will introduce wide-ranging legislation focused on budget-balancing, mayoral and council vacancies, and proposed parcel and sales taxes this week. Council will deliberate on several time-sensitive legislative items on both days. Some of those must be passed by the 17th;

Oakland Budget Update: Tough Solutions to Budget Shortfalls Emerge as Insolvency and Fiscal Emergency Claims Fade

Oakland Budget Update: Tough Solutions to Budget Shortfalls Emerge as Insolvency and Fiscal Emergency Claims Fade

Finance Department/City Admin Find Surplus in Emergency Fund Said to Be Insolvent Weeks Ago; Layoffs, Reducing Emergency Fund Requirement Options That Could Balance Budget After weeks of cascading impacts from a Finance Department report that claimed the City of Oakland was in danger of imminent insolvency in November, the

At Council This Week

At Council This Week

There is an additional special meeting that begins at 12:30pm due to several items that will be lengthy. The regular meeting starts at 3:30 pm as usual. Modified Corridor Safety Ambassador Grants In July, CM Janani Ramachandran, Treva Reid and Noel Gallo fought to include a $1 MM

New Questions on Fiscal Crisis After Council Meeting

New Questions on Fiscal Crisis After Council Meeting

Despite thorough and troubling discussion about the daunting fiscal cliff facing Oakland at a Special City Council meeting last Tuesday, the way forward on the FY 24-25 budget remains an open question this week. At the meeting and in a report, Oakland's Finance Department stressed taking “immediate” action

At Council This Week

At Council This Week

Special City Council Meeting The unusually scheduled Council meeting will focus on revenue forecasts and the budget, though usually the Q1 report would be presented to the Finance Committee alone. The meeting is at 9:30 am, following a special finance committee meeting that has been rescheduled to happen earlier.