Legislation Details

File #: O-26-50   
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 8/3/2026 In control: City Council
Final action: 8/17/2026
Enactment date: Enactment #:
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Title: Amending The Public Purchases Ordinance Related To The Definition Of Social Services And Department References, And Directing The City To Update Information Accordingly (Baca, Grout, Rogers)
Sponsors: Joaquín Baca, Renée Grout, Nichole Rogers
Attachments: 1. O-50, 2. O-50final
CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-26-50 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Joaquín Baca, Renée Grout, Nichole Rogers


ORDINANCE
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Amending The Public Purchases Ordinance Related To The Definition Of Social Services And Department References, And Directing The City To Update Information Accordingly (Baca, Grout, Rogers)
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AMENDING THE PUBLIC PURCHASES ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE DEFINITION OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT REFERENCES, AND DIRECTING THE CITY TO UPDATE INFORMATION ACCORDINGLY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The definition of Social Services in ROA 1994, Section 5-5-3 of the Public Purchases Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
SOCIAL SERVICES. The provision, primarily to low and moderate income residents of the City, of human services such as health care, substance abuse treatment and prevention, day care, emergency shelters, youth services, senior services, employment services, and job training; housing intended primarily for low and moderate income residents of the City; and economic development activities designed primarily to benefit low to moderate income areas of the City or to increase employment among low and moderate income residents. A social services contract is a contract between the City and a governmental agency, for-profit entity, or non-profit entity for social services in return for the City’s payment of costs associated with the provision of social services, including, but not limited to, the costs for labor, supplies, operating expenses, equipment, and the acquisition or improvement of real property.
SECTION 2. ROA 1994, Section 5-5-39 of the Public Purchases Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
§ 5-5-39 PURCHASES OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
(A) Social services contracts shall be procured in accordance with written regulations promulgated by the Department of Health, Housing, and Homelessness, or a ...

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