City of Albuquerque - File #: O-24-18

• File #: O-24-18
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/18/2024
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/15/2024
• Enactment date: 4/30/2024
• Enactment #: O-2024-009
• Title: Amending ? 2-11-17 Of The City Of Albuquerque Code Of Ordinances To Improve The City's Grants Administrative Processes (Fiebelkorn, Bassan and Pe?a)
• Sponsors: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Brook Bassan, Klarissa J. Peña

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/30/2024	City Clerk	Published
4/26/2024	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
4/18/2024	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
4/15/2024	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass (Immediate Action)
4/15/2024	City Council	Passed	Pass
4/8/2024	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council for Immediate Action	Pass
4/8/2024	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
3/18/2024	City Council	Introduced and Referred
3/18/2024	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-24-18 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Brook Bassan, Klarissa Pe?a


ORDINANCE
TITLE Amending ? 2-11-17 Of The City Of Albuquerque Code Of Ordinances To Improve The City's Grants Administrative Processes (Fiebelkorn, Bassan and Pe?a)
BODY
AMENDING ? 2-11-17 OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S GRANTS ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque pursues federal, state, and non-profit grant funding opportunities. To maintain an effective grants program, the City regularly reviews and updates the grants administrative process to improve efficiency in applying for grants and incorporating grant awards into its budgets; and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Albuquerque, assigns the City Council the responsibility to review and approve the budgets, appropriations, and financial commitments of the City, including grant applications and grant awards; and
WHEREAS, ? 2-11-17 of the City's Code of Ordinances requires that an application or proposal for a federal or state grant shall be submitted to the City Council for review and approval prior to the submittal of such application or proposal to any federal or state agency; and
WHEREAS, by approving grant applications and awards, the City Council provides a public review of a financial commitment on the part of the City and protects against encumbering the City with expenditures, capital costs, and future operations costs that do not benefit the community; and
WHEREAS, there is often a short timeline between when the Notice of Funding Opportunity is issued for a grant and the deadline for applying for the grant; and
WHEREAS, the Administration historically issues a Resolution for approval of a grant application. It is often not possible for a Resolution to be prepared and adopted before the grant's application filing date due to the ti...