FY 2026-27 Proposed Midcycle Budget

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City ResolutionFiled under council matter 26-0787 introduced 2026-06-03

Subject: FY 2026-27 Proposed Midcycle Budget From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Adopting The Midcycle Budget For Fiscal Years 2026-27 And Appropriating Funds And Revenues To Cover Expenditures Approved By Said Budget; And (2) Authorizing The City Admi

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7. DECLARING A STATE OF EXTREME FISCAL NECESSITY AND 
THE 
EXISTENCE 
OF 
A 
SEVERE 
AND 
UNANTICIPATED 
FINANCIAL EVENT; AND 
 
8. SUSPENDING FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026-2027 THE CHARTER 
MANDATED MINIMUM STAFFING BUDGET SET ASIDES FOR THE 
PUBLIC ETHIC COMMISSION; AND 
 
9. SUSPENDING THE MINIMUM BUDGET SET ASIDES FOR THE 
DEMOCRACY DOLLARS FUND AND FOR NON-STAFF COSTS 
RELATED 
TO 
THE 
PUBLIC 
ETHICS 
COMMISSION’S 
ADMINISTRATION OF THE OAKLAND FAIR ELECTIONS ACT’S 
DEMOCRACY DOLLARS PROGRAM 
 
 
 
WHEREAS, Section 801 of the Charter of the City of Oakland requires that the Oakland 
City Council adopt by resolution a budget of proposed expenditures and appropriations necessary 
for the ensuing year; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City Council has a longstanding policy of adopting a two-year budget; 
and  
 
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2025 the City Council passed Resolution No. 90827 C.M.S., 
adopting a two-year budget for Fiscal Year 2025 through Fiscal Year 2027, commencing on July 
1, 2025 and ending on June 30, 2027; and 
 
WHEREAS, consistent with the Council’s Consolidated Fiscal Policy (Ordinance No. 
13487 C.M.S.), the City Council has a longstanding policy of adopting a mid-cycle budget for the 
second year of the biennial budget; and  
 
WHEREAS, Section 806 of the City Charter provides that all monies received by the City 
shall be deposited in the City Treasury, and no monies shall be disbursed from the treasury without 
the approval of the City Administrator or of another officer duly authorized by him/her and that 
no expenditure of City funds shall be made except for the purposes and in the manner specified by 
an appropriation of the Council; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed departmental and non-departmental budgets 
in light of revenue estimates for Fiscal Years 2026-27 and has conducted multiple public budget 
hearings; and 
 
WHEREAS, the City intends to apply for additional funds necessary to complete and 
offset costs of funded projects in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and leverage existing 
City fund sources to secure additional sources of funding for development of CIP projects that are 
approved but not funded; and 
 