Albany, California, Measure DD, Utility Tax (November 2020)
| Albany Measure DD | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local utility tax and fees and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Albany Measure DD was on the ballot as a referral in Albany on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported authorizing an increase to the utility users tax from 7% to 9.5% and application of a 7.5% tax on water service, generating an estimated $675,000 per year for general services including disaster preparedness, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, emergency response and environmental services. |
A “no” vote opposed authorizing an increase to the utility users tax from 7% to 9.5% and application of a 7.5% tax on water service, generating an estimated $675,000 per year for general services including disaster preparedness, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, emergency response and environmental services. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure DD.
Election results
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Albany Measure DD |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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5,737 | 58.05% | ||
| No | 4,146 | 41.95% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure DD was as follows:
| “ | To support City of Albany general services including: disaster and emergency preparedness, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, emergency response and environmental sustainability, shall a measure increasing the City's utility users' tax from 7% to 9.5% for gas and electric service, and applying the tax to water service at 7.5%, providing an additional $675,000 annually until ended by voters, exempting self-generated energy, exempting low-income households, requiring independent audits, with all funds remaining local be adopted? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Albany.
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Footnotes
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