CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S
R-13-2 ENACTMENT NO. __________________
SPONSORED BY: Ken Sanchez and Brad Winter
RESOLUTION
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F/S Creating A Task Force To Review The Charter Of The City Of Albuquerque And Make Recommendations On Certain Potential Revisions; And Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters On The Sooner Of The Next City-Wide Special Election, Or The General Election Ballot Of November 4, 2014, That Amends Article III, Section 3 Of The Charter Of The City Of Albuquerque, Concerning Direct Legislation By Voter Initiative So That Proposed Measures Shall Be Submitted To The City's Electors Only At General Or Regular Municipal Elections; And Amends The Calculation For The Minimum Number Of Petition Signatures (Sanchez, Winter)
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CREATING A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON CERTAIN POTENTIAL REVISIONS; AND ADOPTING A PROPOSITION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS ON THE SOONER OF THE NEXT CITY-WIDE SPECIAL ELECTION, OR THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT OF NOVEMBER 4, 2014, THAT AMENDS ARTICLE III, SECTION 3 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, CONCERNING DIRECT LEGISLATION BY VOTER INITIATIVE SO THAT PROPOSED MEASURES SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY'S ELECTORS ONLY AT GENERAL OR REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS; AND AMENDS THE CALCULATION FOR THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PETITION SIGNATURES.
WHEREAS, the City Charter which created Albuquerque's current form of government was adopted by the voters in 1974; and
WHEREAS, City Charter Review Task Forces were established in 1988, 1998, and 2009 to revisit the Charter and to make recommendations for improving and refining the Charter in light of changes brought about by population growth, annexation and the complexity of issues facing the City; and
WHEREAS, each Task Force recommended changes to the Charter which were proposed as Charter Amendments and put before the voters in 1989, 1999, an...
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