City of Albuquerque - File #: R-15-253

• File #: R-15-253
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/21/2015
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/19/2015
• Enactment date: 11/4/2015
• Enactment #: R-2015-102
• Title: Creating A Collaborative Process For Behavioral Health Reform Beginning With The City Of Albuquerque And Bernalillo County Through The Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Commission (Sanchez, Pe?a)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/4/2015	City Clerk	Published
11/4/2015	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
10/27/2015	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
10/19/2015	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/7/2015	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
9/28/2015	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
9/21/2015	City Council	Introduced and Referred
9/21/2015	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-15-253 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Ken Sanchez & Klarissa J. Pe?a


RESOLUTION
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Creating A Collaborative Process For Behavioral Health Reform Beginning With The City Of Albuquerque And Bernalillo County Through The Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Commission (Sanchez, Pe?a)
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CREATING A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFORM BEGINNING WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY THROUGH THE ALBUQUERQUE/BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque are responsible for, and committed to, promoting the health and safety of all City and County residents; and
WHEREAS, presently there are acute problems with the system of providing all levels of behavioral health services to City and County residents and the residents of surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission has already begun the process of identifying community needs, passing a gross receipts tax to assist in providing new funding and reaching out to partners in the community who also are currently providing behavioral health services and/or have numerous behavioral health needs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque has already begun the process of identifying community needs and has invested approximately $14 million of funding into behavioral health and counseling services; and
WHEREAS, implementing collaborative solutions to identified behavioral health problems will best utilize the limited resources to impact the most clients; and
WHEREAS, the County has already passed two Resolutions, AR 2015-16 and 31 to attempt to begin the creation of a regional system to address behavioral health needs, but the organizational structure to accomplish the task has not yet been established; and
WHEREAS, counties surrounding Bernalillo County have expressed their willin...