https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/ Oakland City Council Finance Management Committee meeting transcripts. public-meetings Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-06-09-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-06-09-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The committee approved scheduling items, reviewed Oakland’s prompt payment policy and continued that report for additional follow-up on payment and contracting bottlenecks. It also advanced OaklandConnect fiber network partnership legislation to the full City Council, including agreements with Sonic, affordable housing providers, and Monkey Brains to support free or low-cost broadband access. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-05-26-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-05-26-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The committee reviewed Oakland’s FY 2025-26 third-quarter revenue, expenditure, and cash management reports, with substantial discussion of fund balance, revenue softness, department spending, labor costs, vacancies, OPD overtime, and investment yield. It also advanced the FY 2026-27 investment policy to the June 2, 2026 City Council consent agenda. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-05-12-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-05-12-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Finance and Management Committee approved scheduling changes, continued a report on implementing council policy directives for more information, and received an audit on business tax collections. The committee also forwarded LLAD, retired annuitant, and FY 2026-27 TRAN items to City Council. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-03-24-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-03-24-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The committee reviewed Oakland’s FY 2025-26 second-quarter finances, citywide staffing and vacancy challenges, salary ordinance amendments, and the Police and Fire Retirement System portfolio. Members focused heavily on budget stability, hiring bottlenecks, parking-related salary ordinance changes, and PFRS’s strong funded status. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-03-10-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-03-10-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Finance and Management Committee received detailed informational reports on Measure Q oversight and OPD overtime. Discussion focused on defining extreme fiscal necessity, audit and reporting obligations for Measure Q, police overtime drivers, tracking controls, staffing impacts, and requested supplemental overtime threshold reporting. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-02-24-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-02-24-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Finance and Management Committee reviewed outstanding committee items, advanced citywide cooperative purchasing agreements with a request for supplemental spending details, heard public comment on a withdrawn parcel tax item, and received the FY 2025-26 second quarter cash management report. Members focused on contract oversight, purchasing transparency, and seasonal cash flow trends. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-02-10-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-02-10-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Finance and Management Committee reviewed Oakland's FY 2024-25 audit materials, revenue and expenditure results, and longer-term fiscal recovery planning. Members focused on improved year-end fund balance and reserves, ongoing structural risks, ballot-measure maintenance-of-effort gaps, staffing constraints, and plans to restore voter-mandated service levels. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-01-27-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2026-01-27-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The Finance and Management Committee reviewed the outstanding committee item schedule, received updates on the Oakland Police and Fire Retirement System investment portfolio and the City’s 2025 GO bond ratings, and discussed progress on the FY 2025-2028 citywide strategic plan. Major themes included fiscal discipline, reserve levels, hiring and workforce improvements, cross-department coordination, and aligning budget decisions with citywide priorities. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2025-12-09-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2025-12-09-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The committee reviewed and forwarded several finance and administration items to the December 16 City Council agenda, including the Kids First audit, salary ordinance amendments, software and engineering contracts, and the FY 2026-27 redevelopment successor agency payment schedule. Discussion focused on Kids First Fund compliance and true-ups, low-wage city classifications, contract waivers and system needs, and assessment district administration. https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2025-10-28-finance-management-committee.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/oakland/2025-10-28-finance-management-committee.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The Finance and Management Committee reviewed revenue options to address a projected $40 million general purpose fund need, discussed overtime-pay practices and labor-related cleanup items, and received reports on language access compliance and the Police and Fire Retirement System investment portfolio. Several reports were received and filed or forwarded to Council, while the FLSA overtime item was continued for a January 27, 2026 update.