Ann-Marie Hogan

During the November general election, Berkeley community members elected four Asian American officials, which seems to be the most to ever serve Berkeley at one time, including the first Asian American City Council members in 41 years.

It was an emotional night for City Council members and constituents, as the community said its goodbyes to long-time councilmembers Linda Maio and Kriss Worthington at Tuesday’s regular meeting.

First-time candidate Jenny Wong won Berkeley’s next city auditor, beating opponent Vladislav Davidzon.

Both candidates bring years of experience to the position. Wong, a UC Berkeley alumna, said she has worked for 17 years as a federal auditor. Levine, also a campus alumnus, worked in the private sector for more than 16 years as a certified fraud examiner.

Berkeley City Council is scheduled to discuss funding for a new financial system software and vote on proposed city budgets for the 2017 fiscal year at a meeting Tuesday evening.

Berkeley Police Department’s total annual budget has grown by about 9.8 percent from 2013 to 2017, with salaries and benefits making up about 91 percent of the adopted budget for 2017.

At a special meeting Tuesday, Berkeley City Council will discuss recommendations from the city auditor and city Personnel Board about improving equity in the city’s hiring and promotions system.

The city’s current general fund reserve policy is below recommended levels, which could hinder the city’s ability to economically sustain itself for more than a month in the case of an emergency situation.

Berkeley Chief of Police Michael K. Meehan submitted a response to a city audit on Tuesday, aiming to improve investigations and prevention of police injuries in the Berkeley Police Department.

The city released a report Tuesday outlining the progress made in implementing recommendations from an audit of cash-handling in the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront department.