Oakland council approves midcycle budget adjustments

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Call To Order

ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL

Modifications To The Agenda And Procedural Items, Including But Not Limited To Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent, Items To The Next Council Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of Items, Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee

Subject: FY 2026-27 Proposed Midcycle Budget From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Adopting The Midcycle Budget For Fiscal Years 2026-27 And Appropriating Funds And Revenues To Cover Expenditures Approved By Said Budget; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Transfer Funds Between Departments, Programs And Funds As Necessary To Support Operations As Set Forth In The Adopted Policy Budget For Fiscal Year 2026-27; And (3) Authorizing All Actions Necessary To Apply For Accept And Appropriate Additional Funds Required To Advance And Complete The Projects Identified In The Capital Improvement Program Provided That Such Acceptance Is Consistent With And Does Not Otherwise Negatively Impact The City’s Capital Improvement Program; And (4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Future Settlement Proceeds Received By The City; And (5) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Future Insurance Recoveries Proceeds Received By The City For The Repair Or Replacement Of Damaged City Assets; And (6) Authorizing The City Administrator To Appropriate Funds As Necessary To Satisfy Legally Required Payments Or Payments Related To Unfunded Liability; And (7) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity And The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event; And (8) Suspending For Fiscal Years 2026-2027 The Charter Mandated Minimum Staffing Budget Set Asides For The Public Ethic Commission; And (9) Suspending The Minimum Budget Set Asides For The Democracy Dollars Fund And For Non-Staff Costs Related To The Public Ethics Commission’s Administration Of The Oakland Fair Elections Act’s Democracy Dollars Program

Subject: FY 2026-27 Execution Of Maintenance Of Effort Waivers And Use Of One-Time Revenues To Balance The Midcycle Budget From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The Use Of One-Time Revenues To Balance The Fiscal Year 2026-27 Midcycle Budget Pursuant To Section 1, Part D Of The City Of Oakland Consolidated Fiscal Policy (2) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity And The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City Is Unable To Budget At The Required Minimum Number Of 700 Sworn Police Personnel Pursuant To “The Oakland Community Violence And Emergency Response Act Of 2024” (Measure NN) (3) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity, To Provide For The Temporary Suspension Of The ‘Park Maintenance’ Maintenance Of Effort Requirements, Pursuant To The 2020 Oakland Parks And Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, And Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q) (4) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Midcycle Budget, Allowing For The Minimum Budget Set-Aside For Public Campaign Financing To Be Suspended, Pursuant To The Oakland Fair Elections Act (5) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Midcycle Budget, And Temporarily Suspending 1) The Requirement To Consider Advisory Board Recommendations Prior To Appropriating Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Revenue (6) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Midcycle Budget, Authorizing The Use Of Funds Deposited Into The Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund 1870) To Balance The Fiscal Years 2026-27 Midcycle Budget (7) Establishing The Intention Of The City Council To Prioritize Restoration Of Services To Meet The Maintenance Of Effort Requirements

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The Special Current Meeting of the ORSA/ City Council convened at 12:09 P.M., with Council Member Ramachandran presiding as Chairperson.

The Roll Call Was Modified To Show Councilmember Houston Present at 12:16 P.M.

COUNCIL MEMBER RAMACHANDRAN RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 2:11 P.M. AND COUNCILMEMBER BROWN PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.

COUNCIL RAMACHANDRAN WAS NOTED PRESENT AT 2:28 P.M. AND RESUMED PRESIDING AS CHAIR.

The Roll Call Was Modified To Show Councilmember Gallo Out Of His Seat at 3:36 P.M.