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No t to Scale City o f Alban y, Alban y Co u n ty, New Yo rk COMMON COUNCIL DISTRICT MAP Ward 15 Ado pted Ward Bo u n daries ~ Ju ly 2023 The City o f Alban y Departmen t o f Plan n in g an d Develo pmen t pro vides this figu re fo r illu s trative pu rpo s es o n ly. Un au tho rized attempts to mo dify o r u tilize this figu re fo r o ther that its in ten ded pu rpo s es are pro hibited. All lo catio n s are appro ximate. The City makes n o claims o r gu aran tees abo u t the accu racy o r cu rren cy o f the data pro vided an d expres s ly dis claims liability fo r erro rs an d o mis s io n s in its co n ten t. In acco rdan ce w ith the City Charter, Alban y is divided in to fifteen (15) Wards . Each Ward is repres en ted o n the City’s Co mmo n Co u n cil by an elected res iden t. The Co mmo n Co u n cil s erves as the legis lative bran ch o f Alban y’s go vern men t. Each Co mmo n Co u n cil Member fu n ctio n s to regu late an d pro tect the in teres ts o f res iden ts w ithin their Ward, an d is au tho rized to in tro du ce, amen d o r repeal lo cal law s , o rdin an ces , res o lu tio n s an d regu latio n s pertain in g to pro perty an d go vern men t affairs w ithin the City. Ward bo u n daries are review ed every ten (10) years , in co o rdin atio n w ith demo graphic in fo rmatio n fro m the U.S. Decen n ial Cen s u s . Redis trictin g repres en ts o n e o f the mo s t impo rtan t u n dertakin gs o f o u r demo cracy. Cu rren tly, thes e Ward bo u n daries have been adju s ted to bes t repres en t pro tected gro u ps an d co mmu n ity o f in teres t, bas ed o n in fo rmatio n fro m the 2020 Cen s u s s u rvey.