CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
R-22-1 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis
RESOLUTION
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Directing The City Administration To Evaluate Recent Attorney General Guidance And Assess Reopening And Renegotiating The Court Approved Settlement Agreement Between The City Of Albuquerque And The U.S. Department Of Justice (Lewis)
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DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO EVALUATE RECENT ATTORNEY GENERAL GUIDANCE AND ASSESS REOPENING AND RENEGOTIATING THE COURT APPROVED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WHEREAS, In November 2014, the City of Albuquerque entered into a Court Approved Settlement Agreement (CASA) with the United States Department of Justice regarding agreed upon changes in the management and operations of the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) in response to identified use-of-force and related issues; and
WHEREAS, In 2015, Dr. James Ginger, CEO of Public Management Resources, Inc., was jointly selected as the Independent Monitor to oversee and evaluate APD's response to the requirements of the CASA; and
WHEREAS, On November 12, 2021, Dr. Ginger submitted his Fourteenth Independent Monitor's Report (IMR), evaluating compliance levels of the Albuquerque Police Department and the City of Albuquerque with requirements of the CASA; and
WHEREAS, On September 13, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General published a memorandum entitled Review of the Use of Monitors in Civil Settlement Agreements and Consent Decrees Involving State and Local Governmental Entities (AG Memorandum); and
WHEREAS, The AG Memorandum outlines principles and recommended implementation actions for the use of monitors in civil settlement agreements and consent decrees involving local governmental entities; and
WHEREAS, Among other things, the AG Memorandum recommends placing a cap on independent monitor fees and assessing termination of...
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