City of Albuquerque - File #: O-17-37

• File #: O-17-37
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/6/2017
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/6/2017
• Enactment date: 3/17/2017
• Enactment #: O-2017-006
• Title: Amending The Americans With Disabilities Act Advisory Council Ordinance ?2-6-5-1 Through ?2-6-5-6, ROA 1994; Reducing The Number Of Advisory Council Members And Revising Member Qualifications (Pe?a)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/17/2017	City Clerk	Published
3/17/2017	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
3/10/2017	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
3/6/2017	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
3/6/2017	City Council	Amended	Pass
2/22/2017	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
2/13/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
2/6/2017	City Council	Introduced and Referred
2/6/2017	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-17-37 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a


ORDINANCE
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Amending The Americans With Disabilities Act Advisory Council Ordinance ?2-6-5-1 Through ?2-6-5-6, ROA 1994; Reducing The Number Of Advisory Council Members And Revising Member Qualifications (Pe?a)
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AMENDING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ADVISORY COUNCIL ORDINANCE ?2-6-5-1 THROUGH ?2-6-5-6, ROA 1994; REDUCING THE NUMBER OF ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND REVISING MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. ? 2-6-5-3 MEMBERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION is hereby amended as follows:
"The ABQ ADA Council shall be comprised of 7 members, whom shall be individuals with disabilities. All efforts will be made to ensure cross-disability representation in the selection of ABQ ADA Council members.
(A) The mayor shall appoint the ABQ ADA Council members subject to the advice and consent of the City Council. Both the Mayor and individual City Councilors may recommend potential Board members to the Mayor.
(B) ABQ ADA Council members shall serve without compensation.
(C) The ABQ ADA Council shall select, by majority vote, two of the appointees as the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Council."
SECTION 2. ? 2-6-5-4 MEETINGS is hereby amended as follows:
" (A) The ABQ ADA Council shall meet monthly.
(B) Because of the special considerations of persons with disabilities,
a member of the Council may participate in the meeting by means of a conference telephone, web based broadcast such as skype or other similar communications equipment and/or software when it is otherwise difficult or impossible for the member to attend in person, provided that each member participating by such methods can be identified when speaking, all participants are able to hear each other at the same time and members of th...