Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk |
*Finance & Management Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
2:00 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Present: 4 - Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair |
Quan and Member Nadel |
The Oakland City Council Finance And Managment Committee convened at |
2:05 pm with Councilmember Quan presiding as Chairperson. |
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Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on September 12, 2006
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member |
Brunner, to *Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following |
vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair Quan |
and Member Nadel |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member De La |
Fuente, to *Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair Quan |
and Member Nadel |
FROM BOARDS/COMMISSIONS REPORTS
Subject: Budget Advisory Committee Report |
From: Finance And Management Agency |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Oakland's Chronically Underfunded |
Physical Plant From The Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) (06-0850) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 10/24/2006
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From: Office Of Personnel |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Current Number Of Authorized |
Vacancies As Of August 10, 2006 (06-0733) |
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member De La |
Fuente, that this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair Quan |
and Member Nadel |
The committee requested that staff report to Closed Session on the following: 1) |
How long it takes for a person that has checked the felony box on an |
application to be processed for a position in the city; and 2) The MOU with the |
fire department regarding the hiring process for engineers (outside vs. |
promotional). The Committee requested that the following be included in the |
next quarterly vacancy report: 1) Statistics for the ethnic breakdown of oral |
panels used to interview job candidates; and 2) The number of Oakland |
residents that apply for positions with the city, and 3) The actual percentage |
hired and the bi-lingual and ethnic breakdown. The Committee requested that |
the first quarter report include the actual monetary value of extended |
vacancies. The Committee directed the City Administrator to develop a plan for |
monitoring departments timeliness in sending requests to fill vacancies to |
personnel that plan would also allow Council to adjust the department's budget |
if vacancies are not filled in a timely manner. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Civil Service Board Quarterly Report |
From: Office Of Personnel |
Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report Of The Activities Of The Civil Service |
Board For The Period Beginning April 1, 2006 And Ending June 30, 2006 (06-0742) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member Nadel, that |
this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following |
vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair Quan |
and Member Nadel |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Police And Fire, Oakland Muncipal Employees' Retirement System |
From: Finance And Management Agency |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Police And Fire Retirement |
System (PFRS) And Oakland Municipal Employees' Retirement System (OMERS) (06-0743) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member Nadel, that |
this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following |
vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair Quan |
and Member Nadel |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Fiscal Year 2007-2009 Biennial Budget Schedule |
From: Office Of The City Administrator |
Recommendation: A Discussion And Action On The Proposed Schedule For The Fiscal Year |
2007-2009 Biennial Budget Development Process (06-0739) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member De La |
Fuente, that this matter be Continued to the *Finance & Management |
Committee, due back on October 10, 2006. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair Quan |
and Member Nadel |
The Committee directed staff to poll the Council and Mayor-elect for dates to |
secure the Biennial Budget meeting. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Annual Report On Council And Mayoral Pay-Go Commitments |
From: Office Of The City Administrator - Budget Office |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Annual Report On Fiscal Year 2005-2006 |
Council And Mayoral Pay-Go Committments Through June 30, 2006 (06-0741) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member De La |
Fuente, that this matter be Continued to the *Finance & Management |
Committee, due back on October 10, 2006. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member De La Fuente, Member Brunner, Chair Quan |
and Member Nadel |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual(s) spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Finance And Managment Committee adjourned the meeting at |
4:10 p.m. |
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be taken. |
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