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Subject: Amending And Reenacting Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 3.08
From: Office Of The City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending And Reenacting Oakland Municipal
Code Chapter 3.08 To (1) Remove Section 3.08.240, Ballot Title And Summary Of City
Measure, To Clarify And Remove Unnecessary Requirements For City-Sponsored Ballot
Measures; (2) Amend Section 3.08.040 To Clarify Requirements Regarding Nomination
Petitions; (3) Amend Section 3.08.080 To Clarify Declaration Of Candidacy Forms; And
(4) Add Section 3.08.085 To Clarify Requirements For Ballot Designations
Sponsors:
Office Of The City Clerk
Attachments:
ACTION ON THIS ITEM WILL RESULT IN FINAL PASSAGE (Second Reading) OF
THIS ORDINANCE.
INTRODUCTION (First Reading) OCCURRED ON JUNE 2, 2026; 8 AYES
Legislative History
5/21/26
*Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record
Urgency Finding: Ordinance Needs To Be Adopted In Order To Update
Election Materials Need. Election Materials Need To Be Updated Prior To The
Start Of Nomination Period.
5/28/26
*Rules & Legislation
Committee
Approved as Amended the Recommendation
of Staff, and Forward to the * Concurrent
Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency and the City Council
Councilmember Brown made a motion seconded by Councilmember
Ramachandran to approve the urgency finding on item S6 for the following
reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the
attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to
take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that
would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular
meeting; Motion passed by 4 Ayes: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and President
Jenkins
The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendations Of Staff And To
Forward This Item To The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
With An Amendment To Section 2 Underlining 20
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
6/2/26
* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency and the
City Council
Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for
Final Passage to the Concurrent Meeting of
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency / City Council / Geologic Hazard
Abatement District Board