Subject: Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act From: Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act (Oakland Municipal Code Title 3, Municipal Elections, Article III, Chapter 3.12) To (1) Amend Section 3.12.045 To Increase The Contribution Limits To Officeholder Funds To Match The Temporarily Increased Limits To Candidates And Candidate-Controlled Committees And To Extend The Sunset Date; And (2) Amend Section 3.12.150 To Clarify That Officeholder Expenditures May Not Be Used For Mailing Within Three Months Of Any Election For Which The Elected Official Is Running For City Office

Committee

* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council

Requested by

Kevin Jenkins

Introduced

November 24, 2025

On agenda

January 6, 2026

Passed

January 6, 2026

Enactment no.

13872 C.M.S.

Where it was heard

* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council Jan 6, 2026 Approved for Final Passage Pass Meeting of the Oakland City Council - CANCELLATION Dec 16, 2025 Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council Dec 16, 2025 Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage Pass *Rules & Legislation Committee Dec 4, 2025 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass

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