Editing Albany, Oregon (section)

==Government==
[[File:Albany City Hall, Albany - DPLA - aaac2332ec4edf37b95fd3d47b63a86c.jpg|thumb|Albany City Hall]]
Albany has a [[Home Rule|home rule charter]] and a [[council–manager government]].<ref name="Charter"/> A full-time unelected city manager administers the day-to-day operations of the city for the council. The city manager since 2018 is Peter Troedsson.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://weshare.cityofalbany.net/| title= Wes Hare | publisher= City of Albany | access-date= 2012-02-18}}</ref> The mayor is elected at large every two years. The six council members represent the three geographic wards of the city and have overlapping four-year terms. The city charter was first adopted in 1891,<ref name="Charter"/> and the most recent version of the city charter became effective on January&nbsp;1, 1957, modified since then by ordinances adopted by the council.<ref name="Charter">{{cite web | url= http://www.cityofalbany.net/images/stories/municipal_code/AlbanyCH.html| title= Charter | publisher= City of Albany | access-date= 2012-02-18}}</ref> The mayor, as of 2022, is Alex Johnson II, and the council members are Steph Newton-Azor and Matilda Novak from Ward I, Ray Kopczynski and Jackie Montague from Ward II, and Ramycia McGhee and Marilyn Smith from Ward III.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.cityofalbany.net/city-council/boards-commissions | title= Boards and Commissions | publisher= City of Albany | access-date= 2012-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.albanyoregon.gov/council |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.albanyoregon.gov}}</ref>

Albany City Hall is located on Broadalbin Street in the downtown section of the city and was built in 1995. In 2018, City Hall houses: 
* City Manager's office
* Finance Department 
* Human Resources Department
* Information Technology Department
* Municipal Court
* Parks and Recreation administrative staff
* Public Works Engineering, Building and Planning divisions.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://ci.albany.or.us/cityhallhours.php | title= City Hall Hours | publisher= City of Albany| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100615051135/http://www.ci.albany.or.us/cityhallhours.php| archive-date= 2010-06-15| url-status= live}}</ref> 
The city provides its own fire department, police department, library system, and also provides both their own water supply and wastewater treatment through the Public Works Operations division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofalbany.net/publicworks/ |title=Public Works |publisher=Albany Public Works Department|access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> The current wastewater treatment plant was completed in 2009.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cityofalbany.net/publicworks/sewer/wwtp_project/index.php| title=Albany-Millersburg Water Reclamation Facility | publisher= Albany Public Works Department| access-date= 2010-07-06}}</ref> In total the local government employs around 450 full- and part-time employees with the majority in Police, Fire, and Public Works Operations.

The Albany city government was nationally recognized in 2009 and 2010 with the Certificate of Distinction and in 2011 and 2012 with the Certificate of Excellence from the [[International City/County Management Association]] (ICMA) for its dedication to improving governmental performance.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.cityofalbany.net/services/news_releases/show_item.php?id=1103 | title= Albany Earns International Recognition for Performance Measurement Efforts | publisher= City of Albany| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100925091021/http://cityofalbany.net/services/news_releases/show_item.php?id=1103| archive-date= 2010-09-25| url-status= live}}</ref> In 2010, 2011 and 2012, the [[Sunshine Review]] awarded Albany an A+ perfect score for government transparency and online accessibility with its website along with other government agencies from around the country.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Albany,_Oregon | title= Albany, Oregon | access-date= 2011-02-15 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101221060224/http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Albany,_Oregon | archive-date= 2010-12-21 | url-status= dead }}</ref> Also in September 2010, the League of Oregon Cities awarded Albany the Good Governance Award for the "Where Does My Money Go? and Albany Dashboard" web applications and featured Albany for governmental transparency.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Woods, Bob |author2=Smith, Marilyn |url=http://www.orcities.org/Portals/17/Publications/Newsletters/LFNov2010-FINAL.pdf |work=Local Focus |title=Transparency |date=November 2010 |publisher=League of Oregon Cities |pages=12–13 |access-date=2014-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140630012304/http://www.orcities.org/Portals/17/Publications/Newsletters/LFNov2010-FINAL.pdf |archive-date=2014-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In January 2011, Government Computer News cited Albany as one of ten "Top Public Sector Websites" in the nation for government transparency.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://gcn.com/articles/2011/01/17/public-sector-web-sites-intro.aspx |title=10 great public-sector websites |date=2011-01-14 |work=GCN |author=Yasin, Rutrell |access-date=2014-03-08}}</ref> Other recognition includes a 2016 award for Safest Cities in Oregon<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://backgroundchecks.org/25-safest-cities-in-oregon-2016.html|title=The 25 Safest Towns in Oregon|work=BackgroundChecks.org|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US}}</ref> from BackgroundChecks.org and 2016 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers for Assistant City Manager/CIO Jorge Salinas in Government Technology magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityofalbany.net/images/stories/general/govtech_top_25-2016.pdf|title=Top 25 Government Technology magazine}}</ref>

Albany was a 2015 winner in the e.Republic Center for Digital Government (CDG) Digital Cities Survey. The annual survey recognizes leading examples of cities using technology to improve services and boost efficiencies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.govtech.com/dc/digital-cities/Digital-Cities-Survey-2015-Winners-Announced.html|title=15th Annual Digital Cities Survey - 2015 Results|website=www.govtech.com|date=2 November 2015 |language=en|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>

Albany is also home to the county government and the [[Linn County Courthouse (Albany, Oregon)|Linn County Courthouse]].