Public Ethics Commission

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   1. Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Reform Oakland’s City Charter From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend The Oakland City Charter To, Among Other Things (1) Make The Mayor The City’s Chief Executive Officer Responsible For Managing City Affairs; (2) Empower The Council To Confirm The Appointments Of The Directors Of Finance, Human Resources, Public Works, And Transportation; (3) Empower The Council To Create An Independent Budget And Legislative Analyst’s Office To Provide The Council Fiscal And Policy Analysis That Is Objective And Nonpartisan; (4) Affirm Councilmembers’ Right To Request Information And Relay Constituent Concerns, And City Officials’ Duty To Respond Promptly; (5) Empower The Council To Hold Legislative Hearings And Issue Subpoenas; (6) Create A Mayoral Veto With A Line-Item Budget Veto And A Council Power To Override Any Veto; (7) Require Councilmembers To Work Full Time And Not Engage In Outside Employment; (8) Empower The Public Ethics Commission To Align The Mayor’s And Councilmembers’ Salaries With Those Of Comparable Full-Time Public Officials; And (9) Require The Publication Of Ordinances Within Fifteen Days Of Passage; And Directing The City Clerk To Take All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To The Voters At The Election; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsThe body empowered to align salaries for the Mayor and Councilmembers.

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