CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-18-69 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Don Harris and Cynthia Borrego
RESOLUTION
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Utilizing Available General Fund Balance To Add A Lateral Police Officer Class; Providing An Appropriation To APD In The General Fund In Fiscal Year 2019 (Harris, Borrego)
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UTILIZING AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO ADD A LATERAL POLICE OFFICER CLASS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO APD IN THE GENERAL FUND IN FISCAL YEAR 2019.
WHEREAS, the City and the Albuquerque Police Officers Association (APOA) recently signed a two-year collective bargaining agreement that included significant hourly and longevity pay increases; and
WHEREAS, the number of officers on the force plus cadets in the Academy is expected to reach 950 by December 2018; and
WHEREAS, the interest in joining APD from other law enforcement agencies has surpassed expectations; and
WHEREAS, fighting crime continues to be the overwhelming priority of the community; and
WHEREAS, APD expects to have enough interest to seat a third lateral class of 40 officers in January 2019; and
WHEREAS, available, uncommitted, non-recurring General Fund balance has been identified - from additional GRT revenue in FY/18; and
WHEREAS, the City intentionally built the FY/19 Budget to roll-forward eight million dollars in excess recurring revenue for FY/20 that will be used to cover recurring costs of additional police officers.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. The following is hereby appropriated for Fiscal Year 2019:
GENERAL FUND - 110
Police Department
Neighborhood Policing 3,000,000