MOVING OAKLAND FORWARDYes on Term Limits For City Council

Yes on Budget Reform for The City of Oakland

By Friends of Make Oakland Better Now!A Political Action Committee Sponsored By

Make Oakland Better Now!

Why Term Limits

Oakland voters have already established term limits for the Oakland Mayor.

To encourage qualified candidates to seek public office by placing reasonable limitations upon the number of terms an individual may be elected to the City Council.

To ensure that the City Council allows for continued new leadership and fresh ideas to address the pressing problems facing the City of Oakland.

To ensure diversity of thought and experience on the Oakland City Council.

In the last twenty years only one incumbent Councilmember in Oakland has not won re-election. This lack of turnover among Councilmembers leads to stagnation and increased influence of special interests.

Oakland's Mayor is subject to term limits.

Why not our city council?

Terms Served By Current Council Members

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Length of Tenure (in years); 1 Term= 4 years

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7At Large

This is why Oakland Needs Term Limits

Oakland Is Behind The Times

• Of the largest California cities, Oakland is the only one without term limits for city council.

Oakland Voters Overwhelmingly

Support Term Limits

Support for Term Limits

WHAT SOLUTION WORKS FOR OAKLAND?

• 3 Terms

• 1 Term= 4 Years

• Total of 12 years in office

• No person shall serve more than 3 4-year terms, regardless of district represented, including Councilmember At-Large.

Why Is Budget Reform Important?• Most of our City’ s problems stem from budget dysfunction•What has the City’s response been to fiscal good times?•What are the consequences in bad times?•Budget problems permeate everything the City does:

• Police layoffs•No long-term planning•Unfixed potholes and unpaved streets•Spending without accountability or metrics

•A budgeting process that goes all year long

WHAT CAN OAKLANDERS DO AT THE BALLOT BOX?

• General Purpose Fund Reserve Requirement– Already in ordinance that City ignores– 7.5%- with phase-in– Provide for the unexpected at the

beginning of the budget year, not from week-to-week

What Else Can OaklandersDo At The Ballot Box?

• Rainy Day Fund

• A rules-based, forced savings account

• Takes effect post-recovery

• Requires savings of 50% of Oakland’s increased revenues over 2007 levels, after inflation.

What Would Have Happened If We’d Done This In 2000?

What can YOU do?

• Support and sign the petition to reach 40,000 signatures needed

• Volunteer your time to collect signatures, host house parties, and further the campaign within your personal network

• Donations: We are running an extraordinarily lean campaign, and have budgeted a plan to collect signatures for less than 1/3 the cost of the typical campaign. But we still need money to make it work.

Special Thanks To: TOLA

Bruce Nye

Joe Tuman

Friends of Make Oakland Better Now

Nathan Stalnaker

For More Information, you can reach us at:oaklandtermlimits@gmail.com

oaklanders@makeoaklandbetter.org(720) 466-3385 (4MO-FFTL) Moving Oakland Forward