Albany charter and code revisions, Measures AA-EE, 2008

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The City of Albany charter and code revisions, Measures AA-EE were on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Alameda County for voters in the City of Albany.

• Measures AA, BB and CC were approved.
• Measures DD and EE were defeated.

Measure AA said:

"Do you approve the modification of Section 4.03 of the City Charter, as is fully set forth in the voter pamphlet, to provide that the City Council shall by ordinance set threshold limits for the requirements for formal competitive bidding and shall establish such other procedures as are necessary for undertaking the completion of any public projects?"

Measure BB said:

"Do you approve the modification of amending the Albany City Charter to provide that council members shall receive $300.00 per month as salary, as is now authorized for general law cities of a similar size by Government Code Section 36516(a)?"

Measure CC said:

"Do you approve the modification of Section 2.04, MEETINGS, of the City Charter, as is set forth in the voter pamphlet, to provide that the City Council, by resolution or ordinance, shall set the time when City Council meetings are held?"

Measure DD said:

"Shall the Albany Municipal Code, Chapter 4-5 entitled "Real Property Transfer Tax" be amended in Section 4-5.2 to provide for an increase in the tax rate from $11.50 per $1,000.00 to $14.50 per $1,000.00 of the value of consideration?"

Measure EE said: "Shall the Albany Municipal Code, Chapter 4-8 entitled "Paramedic Advanced Life Support Fire Engines and Ambulance Special Tax" be amended to provide that the City Council may increase the tax commencing in fiscal year 2010 ­ 2011 and on an annual basis thereafter by 4%?"

Measure	Yes	No	% required to win	Outcome
AA	80.91%	19.09%	50%	Approved
BB	54.76%	45.24%	50%	Approved
CC	81.81%	18.19%	50%	Approved
DD	44.89%	55.11%	50%	Defeated
EE	63.98%	36.02%	66.67%	Defeated

See also

• California 2008 local ballot measures

External links

• Election results, PDF, page 9.
• Cal-Tax report on the November school bond elections
• California City Finance report on November ballot measures

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