Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide the highest quality legal services to the City of Oakland, its City Council, employees, officers, agencies, departments, boards, and commissions; promote open government, transparency, and accountability to the residents of Oakland in accordance with the letter and spirit of the law; and apply the law in an innovative and community-oriented, just and equitable manner to protect and advance Oaklanders’ rights and improve the quality of life in all Oakland neighborhoods.

We accomplish this mission by constantly pursuing excellence, professionalism and a workforce that values and reflects Oakland’s diversity.

Learn more about who we are and what we do here.

SERVICE IMPACTS & EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS

Reductions

Other Impacts and Changes

1. Continues freezing vacant 1.0 FTE Agency Administrative Manager. This position manages the Office’s Public Records Unit including advising and coordinating responses to public records requests, prepares annual reports, and updates and maintains the City Attorney website.
   • Equity Consideration: This position was frozen during the last Biennial budget cycle FY 2021-2023. In the interim, the work has been assigned to another employee who has taken the public records act work on in addition to their full-time responsibilities, which diminishes the Office’s capacity for transparency and open government and community engagement.
2. Freezes vacant 1.0 FTE Public Service Representative. The position covers the general office telephone line and front desk and freezing it could result in potential delays in responses to inquiries made to the general office telephone line and front desk.
   • Equity Consideration: . Freezing this position may cause delays in responses to inquiries made to the general office telephone line and front desk, impacting the Office’s responses to all members of the public. This position is public-facing and it is important that in-person, telephonic and email communications are handled professionally and equitably.
3. Freezes 2.0 FTE Legal Administrative Assistants. These positions support the Office in performing critical clerical and administrative support duties. Freezing them potentially delays attorneys’ completion of briefs, legal opinions, scheduling of meetings, and finalization of legislation and other documents.
   • Equity Consideration: While there is a service impact, these freezes do not have a discernible equity impact.

SIGNIFICANT BUDGETARY CHANGES

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

POSITION INFORMATION