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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
*Finance & Management Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Tuesday, March 24, 2026  
9:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Finance And Management Committee Convened At 9:31 A.M. With  
Councilmember Ramachandran Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, and Janani Ramachandran  
Present  
Changes Made To The Order Of The Agenda To Hear The Items In The Following  
Order: 7, 4, 5, 3, And 6  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On March 10, 2026  
26-0504  
1
Attachments: View Report  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0505  
2
Attachments: View Report  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that  
this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
Aye  
0
NO VOTE  
7
Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue and Expenditures  
(R&E) Report  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second  
Quarter (Q2) Revenues And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End Estimates For  
The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds  
26-0526  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Supplemental Presentation - 3/19/2026  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this  
matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
4
Subject: Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing - February 2026  
From: Human Resources Management Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing From The City  
Administrator Regarding (1) Citywide Vacancy Rates And Status As Of February 1,  
2026, (2) Budgeted Vacancy Rate For Fiscal Year 2025/26 (3) The Vacancy Rates Of  
Regional Local Public Entities, (4) Recruitment Outreach And Community Engagement,  
And (5) The Analysis Of The City Workforce And Recruitment Conditions  
26-0467  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Supplemental Presentation - 3/19/2026  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff To Receive And Forward  
This Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. As A  
Public Hearing  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this  
matter be Received and Forwarded to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting  
of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard  
4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
5
Subject: Salary Survey Results  
From:  
Councilmembers Brown And Ramachandran  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Results Of The Salary Survey  
For City Job Classifications Earning Less Than Twenty-Five Dollars Per Hour  
26-0342  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachments A-D  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Charlene Wang, that  
this matter be Continued to go before the *Finance & Management Committee, to  
be heard 4/21/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
3
Subject: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S (The Salary Ordinance) For  
Various Classifications And Exemptions  
From:  
Human Resources Management Department  
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:  
1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The  
Classification Of Parking Administrator From The Operation Of Civil Service; And  
26-0468  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
7 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter  
be Withdrawn with No New Date. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
2) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The  
Classification Of Constitutional Policing Administrator From The Operation Of Civil  
Service; And  
26-0470  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendation Of Staff And To  
Forward This Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M.  
On Consent  
With The Following Amendments:  
- Withdrawing Part One Regarding The Parking Administrator  
7 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter  
be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go  
before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
3) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The  
Classification Of Assistant Director, Human Services From The Operation Of Civil  
Service; And  
26-0471  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendation Of Staff And To  
Forward This Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M.  
On Consent  
With The Following Amendments:  
- Withdrawing Part One Regarding The Parking Administrator  
7 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter  
be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go  
before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
4) An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S.  
(“Salary Ordinance”) To: (A) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Parking Administrator;  
And (B) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Constitutional Policing Administrator; And  
(C) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Assistant Director, Human Services; And (D)  
Amend The Salary Of The Full-Time Classification Of Neighborhood Law Corps Attorney  
26-0472  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendation Of Staff And To  
Forward This Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M.  
On Consent  
With The Following Amendments:  
- Withdrawing Part One Regarding The Parking Administrator  
- In Part 4, Updating The Title Of The Ordinance To Strike Part (A) That Says, Add  
The Full-Time Classification Of Parking Administrator  
- In The Body Of The Ordinance On Page 1 To Strike Section 2, That Says, The  
Following Classification Is Added In Ordinance Number 12187 C.M.S. In The Unit  
UK2.75.026 Pay Grade Table To Read As Follows Classification Title Class Number,  
Step, Salary, Parking Administration Details  
- Updating The Related Attachment A To Remove The Parking Administrator On  
Page 118  
7 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter  
be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go  
before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
6
Subject: Oakland PFRS’s Investment Portfolio and Actuarial Valuation Report  
From: Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire  
Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of December 31,  
2025, And Actuarial Valuation Report As Of July 01, 2025  
26-0479  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter  
be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Unger Wang, Ramachandran  
Aye  
0
NO VOTE  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Finance And  
Management Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:22 A.M.  
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