To maintain City of Albany paramedic, advanced life support, fire engine and ambulance service, with funding that cannot be taken by Sacramento; shall a measure increasing the annual current paramedic advanced life support fire engine and ambulance service special tax from $23.66 to $68 per assigned residential unit, providing an additional $359,600 annually until ended by voters, exempting very low-income residents, with annual independent audits, with all funds remaining local, be adopted?
2, Alameda County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 58.9% yes, 41.1% no (9,772 votes cast)
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This measure would have increased Albany's annual special tax for paramedic and fire services from $23.66 to $68 per residential unit, generating an additional $359,600 annually with exemptions for very low-income residents. The measure failed despite receiving 58.9% support, as it required a two-thirds majority to pass.