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Subject: Adopting The Biennial Budget For Fiscal Years 2025-27
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution:
(1) Adopting The Biennial Budget For Fiscal Years 2025-27 And Appropriating Funds To Cover Expenditures Approved By Said Budget;
(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 2025-27;
(3) Authorizing The Establishment Of The Right Of Way Repair And Maintenance Fund And Such Funds Needed To Support The Issuance Of Bonded Indebtedness During The 2025-27 Biennium;
(4) Taking All Steps Necessary To Apply For And Receive Additional Funds Required To Advance And Complete The Projects Identified In The Capital Improvement Program And Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Funds Provided That Such Acceptance Is Consistent With And Does Not Otherwise Negatively Impact The City’s Capital Improvement Program;
(5) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity And The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event;
(6) Suspending For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 The Charter Mandated Minimum Staffing Budget Set Asides For The Office Of The City Auditor;
(7) Suspending For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 The Charter Mandated Minimum Staffing Budget Set Asides For The Public Ethic Commission; And
(8) 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