CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-25-132 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Ren?e Grout, by request
RESOLUTION
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Appropriating Funds For Operating The Government Of The City Of Albuquerque For Fiscal Year 2026, Beginning July 1, 2025 And Ending June 30, 2026; Adjusting Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations; And Appropriating Capital Funds (Grout, by request)
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WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Albuquerque requires the Mayor to formulate the annual operating budget for the City of Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Albuquerque requires the Council to approve or amend and approve the Mayor's budget; and
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Year 2026 budget is predicated on the appropriation of Local Government Abatement funding (Fund 201), also known as the Opioid Settlement Fund; and
WHEREAS, these funds are intended to support CIP Coming-On-Line initiatives identified in the Strategic Plan for Opioid Settlement Funds, prepared by Vital Strategies and affirmed by the Local Government Coordinating Commission (LGCC), prior to the end of Fiscal Year 2025, including:
(1) Connecting Disconnected Youth
(2) Comprehensive Education
(3) Peer Support Expansion
(4) Recovery Housing
(5) Community-Based Treatment Access and Quality
(6) Leveraging the Sobering Center
(7) Naloxone Access Expansion
(8) Expanding Mobile Crisis Response Services; and
WHEREAS, to prepare for possible economic downturns and to maintain fiscal stability, the City Administration has enacted current cost-savings measures to include managing vacancies and reducing non-essential spending to meet the fiscal year 2025 budget target or revert sufficient budget at year end; and
WHEREAS, these measures are designed to safeguard essential services and the well-being of the community while bolstering financial resilience; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Albuquerque, State of New Mexico has develope...
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