City of Albuquerque - File #: R-13-143

• File #: R-13-143
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted and Published
• File created: 2/4/2013
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 5/20/2013
• Enactment date: 6/3/2013
• Enactment #: R-2013-044
• Title: F/S Initiating A Process To Independently Review The City's Mechanisms Of Police Oversight; Creating An Ad Hoc Police Oversight Task Force To Oversee That Process And Make Recommendations To The City Council; Calling For Three Public Forums To Be Held At Various Locations Throughout The City (Winter, Gardu?o)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/3/2013	City Clerk	Published
5/31/2013	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/28/2013	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
5/20/2013	City Council	Passed as Substituted	Pass
5/20/2013	City Council	Substituted	Pass
5/6/2013	City Council	Postponed	Pass
4/15/2013	City Council	Postponed	Pass
4/1/2013	City Council	Postponed	Pass
3/4/2013	City Council	Postponed	Pass
2/20/2013	City Council	Accepted Without Recommendation, as Amended
2/11/2013	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council Without Recommendation, as Amended	Pass
2/11/2013	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
2/4/2013	City Council	Introduced and Referred
2/4/2013	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTIETH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S R-13-143 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Brad Winter and Rey Gardu?o

RESOLUTION
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F/S Initiating A Process To Independently Review The City's Mechanisms Of Police Oversight; Creating An Ad Hoc Police Oversight Task Force To Oversee That Process And Make Recommendations To The City Council; Calling For Three Public Forums To Be Held At Various Locations Throughout The City (Winter, Gardu?o)
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INITIATING A PROCESS TO INDEPENDENTLY REVIEW THE CITY'S MECHANISMS OF POLICE OVERSIGHT; CREATING AN AD HOC POLICE OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE TO OVERSEE THAT PROCESS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL; CALLING FOR THREE PUBLIC FORUMS TO BE HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque maintains a highly professional well trained police department; however, an effective oversight mechanism is critical to maintaining the public's confidence in that department; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has enacted a Police Oversight Ordinance to provide oversight of the Albuquerque Police Department and oversee all citizen complaints; and
WHEREAS, recent events have eroded the public's faith in that police oversight process and the City Council feels that the process needs to be reevaluated and changed if necessary; and
WHEREAS, the Police Oversight ordinance requires periodic evaluations so as to "undertake a complete evaluation and analysis of the entire Police Oversight Process, and recommend any necessary changes or amendments that would appropriately improve the process." ?9-4-1-11 ROA 1994; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the creation of a Police Oversight Task Force is an appropriate first step in bringing expertise to bear on the review of the police oversight process; and
WHEREAS, as an indispensable part of that review process, the City Council finds it necessary to hold public forums to receive pub...