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The City Council approved placement of six measures on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election.

• Special Parcel Tax to repair and upgrade public sidewalks and pathways, replacing existing special sidewalk repair parcel tax
• Supplemental Special Business License Tax on residential rental businesses to fund tenant rental assistance programs, residential rental code enforcement, legal assistance for tenants and landlords, and to support rental providers to avoid financial hardship
• Charter Amendment - appointment of City officers and organization of departments
• Charter Amendment - eliminating bonding requirement for City officers
• Charter Amendment - removing exception for school purpose bonds from the City's bonding limit and clarifying the City's bonding limit
• Charter Amendment - allowing youth voting on local candidates and ballot measures (16-17 year olds)

NOTICE OF ELECTION 2024 - BALLOT MEASURE

The following provides information on the ballot measure including ballot measure question, full text of the measure, and City Attorney impartial analysis (when available).  Arguments received either in favor or against the ballot measure, if any, will be uploaded after submission deadline.

Deadline for filing Arguments: Friday, August 16, 2024, 12:00 PM
Deadline for filing Rebuttals: Friday, August 23, 2024, 12:00 PM

***For persons wishing to submit primary argument and/or rebuttal argument in favor of or against measures on the November 5, 2024 General Municipal ballot, please see link here for the FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR BALLOT MEASURE ARGUMENTS

Please see Albany's Temporary Non-Commercial Sign Ordinance for regulations on political/campaign signs in support of your position on the Ballot Measures.

November 5, 2024 Ballot Measure Materials:

• "MEASURE C" - SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS & PATHWAYS SPECIAL PARCEL TAX
  Shall a measure to impose a special parcel tax on non-exempt property at $0.017 per lot square foot to repair and upgrade public sidewalks and pathways to improve safety and accessibility, replacing the existing special parcel tax imposed for sidewalk repair, subject to an annual consumer price index adjustment up to 3%, capped for larger parcels at a maximum $6,000 tax per parcel, providing an estimated $392,282 annually, until June 30, 2035, be adopted?
  
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• "MEASURE R" - RESIDENTIAL RENTAL BUSINESSES SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL BUSINESS LICENSE TAX 
  To fund local tenant rental assistance programs, residential rental code enforcement, legal assistance for tenants and landlords, and to support rental providers to avoid financial hardship, shall a measure establishing a supplemental special business license tax on residential rental businesses of 0.36% of gross receipts for renting four or fewer units in the City and 1% of gross receipts for renting five or more units, providing approximately $475,000 annually until ended by voters, be adopted? 
  
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• "MEASURE S" - CHARTER AMENDMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS AUTHORITY
  Shall the City Charter of Albany be amended to delegate the authority to appoint City officers and department heads from the City Council to the City Manager, except for the City Attorney, who would still be appointed by the City Council, and delegate authority for organizing the City to the City Manager? 
  
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• "MEASURE T" - CHARTER AMENDMENT ON CITY OFFICERS BONDING REQUIREMENT
  Shall the City Charter of Albany be amended to eliminate the requirement that officers as determined by the City Council execute a bond before entering upon their official duties? 
  
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• "MEASURE U" - CHARTER AMENDMENT ON CITY'S BONDING LIMIT AND REMOVING THE EXCEPTION FOR SCHOOL PURPOSE BONDS
  Shall the City Charter of Albany be amended to remove the exception for school purpose bonds from the City’s bonding limit and clarify that the City’s bonding limit is the lesser of (i) 15% of the assessed valuation of the property in the City subject to direct taxation or (ii) the statutory maximum amount? 
  
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• "MEASURE V" - CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR YOUTH VOTING ON LOCAL CANDIDATES AND BALLOT MEASURES
  Shall the City Charter of Albany be amended to allow Albany residents to vote for local candidates and ballot measures in municipal and school district elections if they are U.S. citizens, at least 16 years old and registered to vote, once the City Council and School Board, respectively, determine that including 16 and 17 year old voters in such elections will be cost-effective and feasible, and to repeal older Charter language about former elected officers? 
  
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Ballot Measures - Historical
The following provides a history of City Measures & Charter Amendments since 1990: City Measures & Charter Amendments