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The Oakland City Council meets the 1stand 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*
Abel Guillen, Chair
Annie Campbell Washington
Noel Gallo
Dan Kalb
Public Works – 11:30 am to 1:30 pm*
Dan Kalb, Chair
Desley Brooks Rebecca Kaplan
Abel Guillen
Community and Economic Development – 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm*
Annie Campbell Washington, Chair
Noel Gallo
Lynette McElhaney
Larry Reid
Life Enrichment – 4:00pm to 5:30pm*
Lynette McElhaney, Chair
Annie Campbell Washington Dan Kalb
Rebecca Kaplan
Education Partnership ** Lynette McElhaney, Co-Chair
Noel Gallo, Co-Chair
Annie Campbell Washington
Abel Guillen
Public Safety – 6:00 pm until adjourned*
Desley Brooks, Chair Noel Gallo Abel Guillen
Larry Reid
Rules and Legislation – weekly on Thursdays, 10:45 am until adjourned, held in council chambers Larry Reid, Chair
Abel Guillen
Annie Campbell
Lynette McElhaney
*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.