CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL
NO. F/S O-20-13
ENACTMENT NO. O-2020-019
SPONSORED BY: Diane G. Gibson, by request
ORDINANCE
AMENDING Article XII, Section XIII, Section 1 of the City Charter; article xiii, sections 4, 5, 9, and 10 of the City Charter; article xvi, sections 6 and 16 of the City Charter; chapter 2, article 3, section 8, roa 1994; and Chapter 2, Article 4, section 13 ROA 1994 to: modify the frequency the board of ethics must meet; eliminate the board of ethics required report submitted to the mayor and city council and the need for the board to contract with outside counsel to write advisory opinions; grant the board of ethics chairman authority to avoid dismissal of an unresolved complaint upon a showing of good cause; Remove the mandatory meeting between candidates and the board of ethics and campaign practices on the friday before an election; update when and with whom campaign material is to be filed; changing the requirements for the campaign and election auditor; update the enforcement provisions to remove duplication with the rules of the board of ethics and to clarify that a candidate is subject to the enforcement provisions for failure to pay a penalty to the city clerk; clarifying when applicant candidates can accept seed money; removing the matching funds provision of the city charter; aligning lobbyist disclosures with their required quarterly activity reports; adjusting deadline for mayoral and cOUNCILOR candidates to submit qualifying petitions to the city to account for changes in state law.
HCS Pub. July 3, 2020
