City of Albuquerque - File #: O-20-27

• File #: O-20-27
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/3/2020
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/21/2020
• Enactment date: 10/2/2020
• Enactment #: O-2020-032
• Title: Establishing Community Policing Councils; Community Policing Council Membership; Requirements And Duties (Pe?a)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/2/2020	City Clerk	Published
10/1/2020	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/25/2020	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
9/21/2020	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
9/21/2020	City Council	Amended	Pass
9/21/2020	City Council	Amended	Pass
9/21/2020	City Council	Amended	Pass
9/9/2020	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
8/25/2020	Public Safety Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
8/3/2020	City Council	Introduced and Referred
8/3/2020	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL



COUNCIL BILL NO. O-20-27 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a


ORDINANCE
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Establishing Community Policing Councils; Community Policing Council Membership; Requirements And Duties (Pe?a)
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ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY POLICING COUNCILS; COMMUNITY POLICING COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP; REQUIREMENTS AND DUTIES.
WHEREAS, Community Policing Councils were formalized by the City of Albuquerque as part of the Court-Approved Settlement Agreement (CASA) in the case of the United States v. City of Albuquerque, No. 1:14-cv-1025-JB-SMV, (the CASA), Paragraphs 266 through 270. The CASA required the City to establish a Community Policing Council ("CPC") in each of the six (6) Area Commands; and
WHEREAS, each CPC is comprised of volunteer members from the community and facilitate regular communication and cooperation between the Albuquerque Police Department and community members; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Ordinance is to institutionalize and establish the City's commitment to continue the Community Policing Councils in perpetuity when United States v. City of Albuquerque is dismissed.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. A NEW PART, PART 6, IS HEREBY ADDED TO ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER NINE OF THE REVISED ORDINANCES OF ALBUQUERQUE AS FOLLOWS:
"? 9-4-6-1. SHORT TITLE. This Ordinance may be referred to as the "Community Policing Council Ordinance."
? 9-4-6-2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY POLICING COUNCILS. The Community Policing Councils (CPCs) were initialized by the Court-Approved Settlement Agreement (CASA) in the case of United States v. City of Albuquerque, No. 1:14-cv-1025, and are hereby formally established and recognized by the City Council as entities that shall hereto forward operate pursuant to this Ordinance together with other applicable guidelines and requirements, and shall c...