Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – Residents who life in Albuquerque are being asked to vote on changes to the City Charter. The questions are at the bottom of the ballot and many times voters forget to vote on these important changes.
The first question asks voters whether to repeal or not a section of the City Charter that forbids the city from spending more than $10 million on a performing arts center.
This was supposed to have been on the ballot last year, but it never got placed on the ballot due to a clerical error and no one from the city noticed until early voting began.
The other charter question is whether the position of Albuquerque Community Safety director or ACS should be elevated to ACS chief, just life the police and fire chiefs.
The other question proposes raising APD’s share of the Public Safety Tax by 1%, from 34% to 35%. It also proposes adding 4% to AFR’s budget, moving from 34% to 38%.
The other question would split the tax revenue, into specific departments. Proposing spending 8% on ACS, 8% on the city’s Health, Housing and Homelessness Department and 5% on Code Enforcement.
