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The government of Albuquerque is the government of Albuquerque, New Mexico as defined by its charter. The city has a mayor-council government, divided into an executive branch headed by the Mayor [1] and the nine-member City Council which holds the legislative authority. [2]
From 1916 to 1974, Albuquerque was governed by a city commission of at-large members. In the place of a president in the council, the mayor was known as the "Chairman of the Commission." [1] In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the commission system with a city council system. [2]
Some department heads, like the sheriff or district attorney, may be elected separately by the electorate; however, the board still controls these departments' budgets. In the City and County of San Francisco, a consolidated city-county government, the Board of Supervisors does dual duty as a county board of control and a city council, and the ...
Nov. 6—More than 10% of eligible voters already have cast votes as Election Day dawns Tuesday, with Albuquerque City Council and Albuquerque Public School Board seats at stake, along with a raft ...
Aug. 30—Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller confirmed to KOAT-TV this week that he plans to run for a third term in 2025, something he's been saying he would likely do for over a year. But the city's ...
He quickly became an audit supervisor and then an audit manager. He then left that role and worked for the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, where he served as CFO.
Members of the Albuquerque City Council serve part-time, paid positions and are elected from their nine respective districts for four-year terms, with four or five councilors elected every two years. [146] Elections for mayor and councilor are nonpartisan. [143]:
Dec. 29—The Albuquerque Police Department is once again in control of investigating the most serious use-of-force cases involving its officers — more than two years after oversight was handed ...