Council Committee Assignments and Schedule
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The Oakland City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in the Council Chambers, 3rd floor in City Hall. Please note: 5th Tuesdays are reserved for Special Council Meetings. City Council meetings begin at 5:30 pm unless otherwise noticed.
The City Council Committee meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays in Sgt. Mark Dunakin Hearing Room (Hearing Room 2)1st floor in City Hall.
Current Committee Membership (membership subject to change)
Finance and Management – 9:30 am to 11:30 am*
Lynette McElhaney, Chair
Nikki Bas
Sheng Thao
Dan Kalb
Public Works – 11:30 am to 1:30 pm*
Dan Kalb, Chair
Larry Reid
Noel Gallo
Sheng Thao
Community and Economic Development – 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm*
Larry Reid, Chair
Noel Gallo
Loren Taylor
Nikki Bas
Life Enrichment – 4:00pm to 5:30pm*
Loren Taylor, Chair
Lynette McElhaney
Nikki Bas
Rebecca Kaplan
Nikki Bas, Chair
Dan Kalb
Loren Taylor
Sheng Thao
Public Safety – 6:00 pm until adjourned*
Noel Gallo, Chair
Loren Taylor
Nikki Bas
Rebecca Kaplan
Rules and Legislation – weekly on Thursdays, 10:45 am until adjourned, held in council chambers
Sheng Thao, Chair
Dan Kalb
Lynette McElhaney
Rebecca Kaplan
*Committee meeting times and location are subject to change.
**Education Partnership does not have a regular meeting schedule, meetings are noticed compliant with the Brown Act and the Oakland Sunshine Ordinance. The committee typically meets during the same time slot as the Life Enrichment Committee meeting.