CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-26-43 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan and Klarissa J. Peña
RESOLUTION
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Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next General Election Concerning The Imposition Of A 0.4875% Municipal Gross Receipts Tax For Essential Services, To Be Known As The “Community Enhancement And Local Investment Tax” And Providing The Form Of The Question And The Designation Clause For Such Question On The Ballot (Bassan, Peña)
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WHEREAS, the City seeks to provide a balanced, stable, and sustainable revenue source to support larger-scale generational municipal capital improvements and their necessary operational and maintenance costs, address documented compensation gaps affecting the City’s workforce, and maintain access to essential City services, thereby strengthening infrastructure, workforce stability, and long-term fiscal health for the residents of Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, revenues generated are necessary to support the ongoing operating and maintenance expenses of current and newly constructed City facilities, ensuring these public investments remain open, staffed, and fully functional for city residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, as the legislative body of the City of Albuquerque, holds a fiduciary duty to steward and appropriate taxpayer dollars responsibly and in the highest regard for fiscal integrity, transparency, and long-term financial sustainability.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The City Clerk is instructed to coordinate with the Bernalillo County Clerk to place the following proposal on the 2026 General Election ballot, and the qualified voters of the City of Albuquerque shall be permitted to vote “for” or “against” the following proposition:
PROPOSITION
PROPOSING TO IMPOSE A FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE TEN-THOUSANDTHS OF ONE PERCENT (0.4875%) MUNICIPAL GROSS RECEIPTS TAX FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES, TO BE KNOWN AS THE “COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT AND LOCAL INVESTMENT TAX,” DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY AND ONLY FOR GENERAL MUNICIPAL OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, COST-OF-LIVING AND FOR INVESTMENTS IN MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS THAT CAN BE STARTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF BOND ISSUANCE, AND RELATED DEBT SERVICES, AS APPLICABLE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, AND EQUIPPING OR FURNISHING THEREOF.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall file this Resolution with the Bernalillo County Clerk immediately upon its effective date and shall forward a copy of the transmittal to the City Council President and Director of Council Services. Not less than 90 days before the election at which this ballot question is proposed to be submitted to the voters, the City Clerk shall provide confirmation to the City Council President and Director of Council Services that this ballot question has been submitted and will appear on the 2026 General Election ballot.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any section, paragraph, sentence, word, or phrase of this Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Resolution. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Resolution and each section, paragraph, sentence, word or phrase thereof irrespective of any provision being declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.