CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. M-20-3 ENACTMENT NO. ______________________
SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan
MEMORIAL
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Expressing Support For The Albuquerque Police Department (Bassan)
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EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS, the state of the art Civilian Police Oversight Agency
Ordinance was created with the purpose to foster and perpetuate policing policies and practices that effectively maintain social order and which at the same time foster mutual trust and cooperation between police and civilians while providing input, guidance, and recommendations to the City Council, the Mayor and the Chief of Police for the development of policy for the Albuquerque Police Department (APD); and
WHEREAS, in November 2014, the APD entered an agreement with the United States through the Court Approved Settlement Agreement (CASA) to make a series of wide-ranging changes to its policing practices in a variety of areas, including its use of force policies, specialized units, crisis intervention and training of police officers; and
WHEREAS, the men and women of the Albuquerque Police Department are incredibly important to this community and by and large are doing good work while bringing the department into compliance in some sections of the consent decree.
BE IT MEMORIALIZED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The Council reiterates its continuing support for the men and women of our Albuquerque Police Department and recognizes the difficult but incredibly important work they perform on a daily basis.
SECTION 2. A copy of this Memorial be sent to the Chief of Police to be shared with the entire Department.
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