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City Council Action Summary — May 18, 2026: FY2027 budget passed as amended; police oversight clarified; multiple appointments, grants, and appropriations approved

AlbuquerqueMay 18, 20263 min read

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Council passed the FY2027 operating appropriation ordinance as amended, approved an amendment clarifying the CPOA’s authority to investigate APD personnel, confirmed multiple appointments and board re-appointments, accepted a Youth Climate Action Fund grant for the Environmental Health Department, and approved several appropriations and contract actions. Several ordinance items (including a storm water utility ordinance and charter propositions) were postponed to June 1, 2026; one legal-department ordinance failed.

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R-26-17 (FY2027 operating appropriations) Passed as amended (vote: 7-2).
O-26-23 (Police Oversight Ordinance clarifying CPOA authority to investigate APD personnel) Passed unanimously (9-0).
R-26-32 (Acceptance of Youth Climate Action Fund grant and appropriation to Environmental Health Department beginning FY2027) Passed (9-0).
EC-26-121 Approved contract extension and price increase with DNA Labs International (DLI).
Multiple outside-counsel supplemental agreements approved (Modrall Sperling postponed to June 1; others approved).
EC-26-142 Mayor's appointment of Jeremy Sment to the Joint Air Quality Board Confirmed (For:7, Against:1, Recused:1).
Numerous mayoral appointments and re-appointments to boards and commissions were confirmed (including Energy Council, Balloon Museum Board, Library Advisory Board, Affordable Housing Committee, and others).
R-26-31 Appropriation to support Juneteenth activities Passed (9-0).
R-26-34 Supplementing grant appropriations and approving a new affordable housing project Passed (9-0).
O-26-26 (Storm Water Utility Ordinance) Postponed to June 1, 2026 (vote: 5-4).
O-26-29 (Amendment to Legal Department/City Attorney ordinance) Failed (4-5).
O-26-30 (Downtown Vacant Premises Ordinance) Amended and Postponed to June 1, 2026 (9-0).
P-26-2 and R-26-30 (Propositions regarding City Attorney/City Clerk appointment/removal and charter amendment submission) Postponed to June 1, 2026.

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