The Albuquerque City Council is the elected legislative authority of the city of
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding i ...
. It consists of nine members, elected from respective districts of the city on a non-partisan basis. The form of city government is
mayor–council government
The mayor–council government system is a system of local government that has a mayor who is directly elected by the voters serve as chief executive, and a separately elected legislative city council. It is one of the two most common forms of l ...
and
home rule municipality. It meets in the Vincent A. Griego Chambers at the Albuquerque City Hall in
Downtown Albuquerque.
History
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."
In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the commission system with a city council system.
Composition
The council is composed of nine members in nine districts, each elected by their individual district residents to a four-year term. The chairman of the council is elected by members of the council on a yearly basis, in votes the chairman is likely chosen by the majority party in control of the city council. Since 1975, there have been no "at-large" members, elections are non-partisan, but party registration is often mentioned through local media outlets and the respective parties usually endorse their candidates.
Current members
245px, City council districts
Political party strength and past composition
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.cabq.gov/council/
City Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...
New Mexico city councils
Organizations based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
1975 establishments in New Mexico
Government agencies established in 1975
