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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL

RESOLUTION NO.

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RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CITY OF OAKLAND

GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014
WHEREAS, pursuant to law and Section 1101 of the Charter of the City of Oakland, a General
Municipal Election was duly and regularly held in the City of Oakland on Tuesday, November 4,
2014; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters has prepared and submitted a certified
statement of the results of said General Municipal Election; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1105 of the Charter of the City of Oakland, the ballots in the
races for Mayor, Councilmember of District 2, Councilmember of District 6, and School Director
of District 4 were tabulated using Ranked Choice Voting because no single candidate received a
majority in the first round of voting; and
WHEREAS, the results stated below in the races for Mayor, Councilmember of District 2,
Councilmember of District 6, and School Director of District 4 reflect the final tally after the
Ranked Choice Voting tabulation was conducted; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has canvassed the election returns of said General Municipal
Election pursuant to law; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has certified the results for the General Municipal Election; and
WHEREAS, California Elections Code Section 15400 provides that the governing body shall
declare the results of each election under its jurisdiction as to the persons elected and the
measures voted on at the election; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council orders and declares the results of the canvass of the returns
of said General Municipal Election to be as follows:
The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of Mayor are as follows:
Libby Schaaf
Rebecca Kaplan

48,806
28,421

The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 2 are as
follows:
Abel Guillen
Dana King

6,547
5,800

The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 4 are as
follows:
Annie Campbell Washington
Jill Broadhurst
Paul Lim

11,321
5,322
1,005

, The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of Councilmember, District 6 are as
follows:
Desley Brooks
Shereda F. Nosakhare

5,430
4,946

The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of City Auditor are as follows:
Brenda Roberts
Len Raphael

60,677
18,178

The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of School Director, District 2 are as
follows:
Aimee Eng
William "Bo" Ghirardelli

8,854
2,775

The final round votes cast for the candidates for the office of School Director, District 4 are as
follows:
Nina Senn
Karl Debro

7,802
7,084

The votes cast for each of the candidates for the office of School Director, District 6 are as
follows:
Shanthi Gonzales
Renato Almanzor

6,030
4,272

and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the
following candidates having received the majority of the votes cast for all candidates for said
office are hereby declared elected to said office and shall assume the duties of that office on
January 5, 2015:
Libby Schaaf

Mayor

Abel Guillen

Councilmember, District 2

Annie Campbell Washington

Councilmember, District 4

Desley Brooks

Councilmember, District 6

Brenda Roberts

City Auditor

Aimee Eng

School Director, District 2

Nina Senn

School Director, District 4

Shanthi Gonzales

School Director, District 6

and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the results of the ballots cast for and against the measures
that were voted upon at said election are as follows:
Proposed Measures
MEASURE CC
Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to provide the Public Ethics Commission
greater independence, broader enforcement authority, powers and responsibilities, and
minimum budget for staff to enforce compliance with ethics-related laws and requirements
YES
NO

65,738
23,190

MEASURE DD
Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to transfer the City Council's authority to draw
district boundary lines for the City of Oakland and the Oakland Unified School District, to a 13member independent redistricting commission
YES
NO

53,493
33,561
MEASURE EE

Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to authorize the City Council to adopt an
ordinance that would eliminate the costs of administering the Oakland Municipal Employees'
Retirement System ("OMERS") by purchasing annuities to pay all retirement benefits due to
OMERS retirees and beneficiaries
YES
NO

62,256
22,346
MEASURE FF

Measure amending the Oakland Municipal Code to establish a city-wide minimum hourly wage
of $12.25, require employers to provide paid sick leave, require employers pay service charges
they collect to the employees who provide the services, and provide employees the right to bring
actions based on violation of the ordinance
YES
NO

77,183
17,204

MEASURE Z
Measure for the continued collection of a parking tax surcharge and parcel tax to assist the City
of Oakland in providing improved police, fire and emergency response services, and proven
community programs
YES
NO
and be it

75,556
21,946

FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the
following measures have passed;
Measure CC
Measure DD
Measure EE
Measure FF
Measure Z
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby determines and declares that the
canvass of the returns of said General Municipal Election shows that the total number of ballots
cast at the General Municipal Election was 105,439 (47.7%), and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Clerk is hereby ordered to issue certificates of
election to all persons herein declared elected; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council orders and declares that the Official
Canvass Summary report on file in the Office of the City Clerk, containing the number of votes
cast at each precinct for each candidate and for and against each measure, be and is hereby
adopted.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,

DEC 0 9 2014

PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: - BROOKS, GALLO, GIBSON MCELHANEY, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, SCHAAF, AND
PRESIDENT KERNIGHAN

NOES: - 0^
ABSENT:- 0
ABSTENTION.
ATTEST:
DA SIMMONS
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
of the City of Oakland, California