Oakland City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
President | Nikki Fortunato Bas, Democratic |
President Pro Tem | |
Vice Mayor | |
Structure | |
Seats | 8 |
Political groups | Officially nonpartisan
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Length of term | 4 Years |
Elections | |
instant-runoff voting (all seats)
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Last election | November 3, 2020 |
Next election | November 8, 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Oakland City Hall 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612 |
The Oakland City Council is an elected governing body representing the City of Oakland, California.
Since 1998, Oakland has had a mayor-council government. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The Oakland City Council has eight council members representing seven districts in Oakland with one member elected at-large; council members serve staggered four-year terms, and are all elected using instant-runoff voting. The mayor appoints a city administrator, subject to the confirmation by the city council, who is the chief administrative officer of the city. Other city officers include: city attorney (elected), city auditor (elected), and city clerk (appointed by city administrator).[1] Oakland's mayor is subject to a tenure limited to two terms.[2] There are no term limits for the city council.
District | Councilmember | Party (officially nonpartisan) | First elected |
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1 | Dan Kalb (President Pro Tem) | Democratic | 2012 |
2 | Nikki Fortunato Bas (Council President) | Democratic | 2018 |
3 | Carroll Fife | Democratic | 2020 |
4 | Janani Ramachandran | Democratic | 2022 |
5 | Noel Gallo | Democratic | 2012 |
6 | Kevin Jenkins | Democratic | 2022 |
7 | Treva Reid | Democratic | 2020 |
At-large | Rebecca Kaplan | Democratic | 2008[3] |