CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-25-163 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis
RESOLUTION
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Adjusting Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Appropriations And Reserves To Enhance The Planning Department's Efforts To Increase Plan Review And Permitting Efficiency For The Betterment Of The City Of Albuquerque (Lewis)
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WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque seeks to improve the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of its building permitting process; and
WHEREAS, the City has established its own fees for issuing trade and building permits in its Uniform Administrative Code; and
WHEREAS, there is a housing shortage in the City of Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department wishes to explore and implement measures to further increase efficiency in its building permitting processes; and
WHEREAS, increasing efficiency can better serve residents, developers, and city departments by shortening permitting timelines, expediting plan review, and enhancing customer service; and
WHEREAS, additional investment will contribute to a nicer, cleaner, safer and more energy-efficient built environment throughout the City of Albuquerque, to the benefit of all; and
WHEREAS, additional investment will help address the economic and housing needs of our residents; and
WHEREAS, appropriately placed resources can provide valuable tools to expedite permitting and thereby allow construction projects to commence sooner.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The amount and dedication included in Section 5. page 3, lines 8 through 11 of R-25-132 is hereby unreserved and approved for use by the Planning Department for the purposes of this resolution.
SECTION 2. That the following amounts are hereby adjusted to certain programs from unreserved fund balance for Fiscal Year 2026:
GENERAL FUND - 110
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