CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTIETH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
O-13-46 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis
ORDINANCE
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Amending Chapter 6, Article 9, ROA 1994, Regarding Public Improvement Districts, To Provide For The Establishment Of Candidate Election Policies And Procedures For Public Improvement Districts Located Within The City (Lewis)
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AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 9, ROA 1994, REGARDING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CANDIDATE ELECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. FINDINGS. The Council finds:
(A) In 2003, the City adopted certain Public Improvement District (“PID”) Policy Guidelines and Application Procedures (the “PID Ordinance”) in relation to the Public Improvement District Act, Sections 5-11-1 through 27, NMSA 1978, as amended (the “Act”), enacted by the New Mexico Legislature in 2001.
(B) Pursuant to Section 5-11-6 of the Act, a PID, upon formation, is governed by a board consisting of members of the governing body, ex officio or, upon determination of the governing body, five directors appointed by the governing body.
(C) Pursuant to Section 5-11-9(A) of the Act, three members of an appointed board of directors are to serve initial terms of six years and two of the members are to serve initial terms of four years, and if a vacancy occurs on the PID board because of death, resignation or inability of the director to discharge the duties of director, the City shall appoint a director to fill the vacancy, who shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term until a successor is appointed or elected.
(D) Pursuant to Sections 5-11-2(F) and 5-11-9(C) of the Act, at the end of the terms of the appointed directors of a PID, the longest of which is six years after the date of the formation of the PID,...
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