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Santa Clara County, CA November 6, 2007 Election
Directory of Santa Clara County, CA Measures
County Results as of Nov 13 11:47am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (201/201)
38.1% Countywide Voter Turnout (57,745/151,473)

Measures
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Measure A. Communication Users' Tax -- City of Gilroy (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 3,578 / 63.07% Yes votes ...... 2,095 / 36.93% No votes
Shall an Ordinance be adopted to reduce the rate of the City of Gilroy's Communications Users' Tax from 5% to 4.5%; to revise the method for calculating and collecting the Utility Users' Tax to reflect technological advances and changes in state and federal law; and to ratify and approve the past collection of the Tax?
     YES

     NO

Measure B. Library Bond -- City of Sunnyvale (2/3 Vote Required)
Fail: 9,917 / 59.12% Yes votes ...... 6,858 / 40.88% No votes
To upgrade and expand Sunnyvale Library to support enhanced educational opportunities for local children and students, to support an increase of the library's collection of books and other materials, to ensure adequate reading space and expanded computer labs for seniors, children and the general public, shall the City of Sunnyvale issue $108 million in general obligation bonds for design and construction of a new, energy efficient, green-designed, environmentally sustainable library to support Sunnyvale's growing community?
     YES

     NO

Measure C. Charter Section 602 Bonds - Council Term Limits -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,570 / 78.29% Yes votes ...... 3,485 / 21.71% No votes
Shall Charter Section 602 be amended to limit a Councilmember to serving eight years in any twelve-year period, not including appointment to an unexpired term of less than two years? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure D. Charter Section 1002 - Board and Commission Terms -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,078 / 69.82% Yes votes ...... 4,788 / 30.18% No votes
Shall Charter Sections 1002 and 1003 be amended to clarify that a board or commission member can serve two terms on the same board or commission without a break, can serve on a different board or commission prior to expiration of his/her term with Council approval, and to clarify members of all boards and commissions may serve two successive terms? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure E. Charter Section 1007 - Personnel Board Vacancies -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 9,374 / 61.08% Yes votes ...... 5,973 / 38.92% No votes
Shall Charter Section 1007 be amended to add a provision that if two employee-nominated members of the Personnel Board are not nominated and elected within six months of a vacancy then the City Council may fill the vacancies by direct appointment and delete the prohibition against officers in any local, state or national partisan political organization from serving on the Personnel Board? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure F. Charter Section 802 - Budget Review -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,084 / 78.19% Yes votes ...... 3,371 / 21.81% No votes
Shall Charter Sections 802, 1012 and 1014 be amended to add new language that provides for budget review and recommendations by all boards and commissions and to delete the budget review provisions limited to only the Library Board and Parks and Recreation Commission? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure G. Charter Section 603 - Excused Leave -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Fail: 7,472 / 47.77% Yes votes ...... 8,168 / 52.23% No votes
Shall Charter Section 603 be amended to allow the City Council to permit, by resolution, additional excused leave beyond the four personal leave days currently permitted, and to determine whether any additional excused leave days will be paid or unpaid leave? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure H. Charter Section 605 - Mayor and Vice Mayor -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,237 / 71.35% Yes votes ...... 4,512 / 28.65% No votes
Shall Charter Sections 605 and 606 be amended to select the Mayor and Vice Mayor at the first regular meeting in January and to change the term of the mayor from one year to two years? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure I. Charter Section 800 - City Manager's Residence -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,165 / 77.15% Yes votes ...... 3,603 / 22.85% No votes
Shall Charter Section 800 be amended to add language that strongly encourages the City Manager to reside in the City of Sunnyvale and to remove the City Manager residency requirement that is in conflict with the State Constitution? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure J. Charter Section 1302 - City Budget -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,596 / 82.09% Yes votes ...... 2,749 / 17.91% No votes
Shall Charter Sections 1302 and 1305 be amended to add language that requires the annual submission of a ten-year balanced budget that includes level of service information, historical financial trend data, and charts for ease of understanding the budget and provides that approved appropriations for capital improvement projects will not lapse at the end of the fiscal year, unless completed, closed out or Council takes action to modify? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure K. Charter Section 601 - Outdated Material -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 12,280 / 80.28% Yes votes ...... 3,017 / 19.72% No votes
Shall Charter Sections 601, 610, 612, 613, 703 and 708 be amended to delete outdated material, to provide for certification of election results at the first meeting in January, to reflect current practice of study sessions and closed sessions in locations other than Council Chambers, to certify election returns, to provide for sanctions for disorderly conduct, to clarify the City Clerk reports to the City Manager, and to allow for publication on the Internet?
     YES

     NO

Measure L. Charter Section 803 - Outdated Material -- City of Sunnyvale (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,600 / 75.52% Yes votes ...... 3,760 / 24.48% No votes
Shall Charter Sections 803, 804, 806, 903, 908 and 1309 be amended to delete outdated material, clarify that a City Manager pro tem is appointed for an absence of more than two weeks, that the City Manager and City Attorney can be removed without cause, that the City Manager appoints the City Clerk, require City Attorney approval for outside counsel, and specify that the lowest bidder for public works contracts must be responsive and responsible? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure M. Increase in Transient Occupancy Tax -- City of Palo Alto (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 11,253 / 80.59% Yes votes ...... 2,710 / 19.41% No votes
Shall the Palo Alto Municipal Code be amended to increase the transient occupancy tax (commonly called "hotel tax") charged to persons who occupy hotel or motel rooms in the City for 30 days or less from 10% to 12% in order to help maintain the City's ability to fund basic City services? ?
     YES

     NO

Measure N. Emergency Underground Water Storage and Equipment Replacement -- City of Palo Alto (Advisory Vote Only)
12,478 / 91.84% Yes votes ...... 1,109 / 8.16% No votes
Should an area under El Camino Park be used for an underground water storage reservoir and well to supply the City of Palo Alto with water during an emergency, the existing pump station replaced with modern equipment in its same location, and all existing park facilities fully restored upon completion of construction??
     YES

     NO

Measure O. Communications Users' Tax -- City of Los Altos (Majority Approval Required)
Pass: 5,958 / 84.21% Yes votes ...... 1,117 / 15.79% No votes
Shall an Ordinance be adopted to reduce the rate of the City of Los Altos's Communications Users' Tax from 3.5% to 3.2%; to revise the method for calculating and collecting the Utility Users' Tax to reflect technological advances and changes in state and federal law; and to ratify and approve the past collection of the Tax??
     YES

     NO

 
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