Make Oakland Better Now! Looks at the Mayor’s Budget and Two Proposed Amendments – Part 3
On June 13, Make Oakland Better Now! will be present at the Oakland City Council Meeting at 6:30pm to urge the City Council to adopt the Mayor’s proposed budget with Council President Kernighan’s proposed changes. In recent posts, we’ve been looking at budget amendments proposed by Council President Kernighan and others proposed by Council Members Brooks, Reid, and Gallo. We encourage all Oaklanders to join us at council in urging your representatives to adopt a budget reflecting the city’s need for public safety and fiscal responsibility.
A recent resolution enacted by council has significantly increased the involvement in the budget process of the Budget Advisory Committee. That committee met last week, and has submitted its recommendations to council here. The highlights: