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This website is produced by Paul Livingston, an employment attorney who has been representing City employees and fighting for good and open government for over 20 years. 

This an "unofficial government website," a resource providing access to news, information, and opinions about Albuquerque's government that is generally unavailable anywhere else. 

The City has its official website:  www.cabq.gov.  


CRISIS AT CITY HALL

Personnel Hearing Officers

Independent Hearing Officer

Labor-Management Relations

 


RELEVANT CITY ORDINANCES AND RULES

Accountability in Government Ordinance  

Independent Office of Administrative Hearings Ordinance 

Office of Inspector General Standards

Whistle Blower Ordinance

Administrative Instruction No. 1-6

Administrative Instruction No. 2-22


New Mexico Open Meetings Act, Sec. 28-1-2 NMSA

New Mexico Open Meetings Act Compliance Guide (7th Ed., 2010)

Boards & Commissions Ordinance

Labor-Management Relations Ordinance

Labor Board Rules and Regulations

Merit System Ordinance

PERSONNEL BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS

PERSONNEL BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR APPEALS


CITY EMPLOYMENT NEWSews 

City Lacks Functioning Labor Board (Albuq. Journal, Dan McKay, April 6, 2011)

Mayor Blocks Transit Union Election (VeritasNM, Peter St. Cyr, Mar. 25, 2011)

311 CCC Operators Ruled "at will" Employees (Opinion & Order, Feb. 23, 2011)

Former City Bus Driver Sues to Get Job Back (KOAT-TV-7, July 26, 2010)

Mayor to Reduce Employee Raises (Albuquerque Journal, July 9, 2010)

City's Drug Test Penalty in Limbo (KOAT-TV-7, March 1, 2010)


CCITY INFORMATION REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

 

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Current
Employee
Litigation


City Charter, Ordinances, and Rules and Regulations

City Drug Testing Policy - Administrative Instruction 7-1
(revised 2/7/2006)

Index/Links to City Ordinances       

Links to City Administrative Instructions


City Public Records Custodians

New Mexico Open Meetings Act, Sec. 28-1-2 NMSA

New Mexico Open Meetings Act Compliance Guide (7th Ed., 2010)

New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Sec. 14-1-2, NMSA

New Mexico Insp. of Public Records Compliance Guide (6th Ed., 2009)

City Public Records Access Ordinance

City Digital Information Access Ordinance 

City Accountability in Government Ordinance  

City Independent Office of Administrative Hearings Ordinance 
 


City Nuisance Abatement Ordinance

City Sex Offender Ordinance

City STOP (red-light camera) Ordinance


Boards & Commissions Ordinance

Labor-Management Relations Ordinance

Old Labor Board Rules and Regulations

Merit System Ordinance

PERSONNEL BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS

PERSONNEL BOARD RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR APPEALS


Employment Cases - Pending

Gonzalez, et al. (311-CCC Employees), v. City of Albuquerque

Salazar v. City of Albuquerque

Employment Cases - Appealed and Decided

Mascarenas v. City of Albuquerque
N.M. Ct. of App.

Kelley v. City of Albuquerque

Orr v. City of Albuquerque
531 F.3d 1210 (10th Cir. 2008)

Weaver v. Chavez
458 F.3d 1096 (10th Cir. 2006)

Maestas & Hort v. City of Albuquerque

Hardeman v. City of Albuquerque
377 F.3d 1106 (10th Cir. 2004)


City Labor Cases

City of Albuquerque v. Montoya (P.E.L.R.B.)
N.M. Ct. App., August 12, 2010

Granberry v. Albuquerque Police Officers Assn.
144 N.M. 595; 189 P.3d 1217; 2008 NMCA 94

Wessel v. City of Albuquerque and AFSCME, Local 624

Wessel v. City - Decision on Remand to U.S. District Court

Harrington v. City of Albuquerque and AFSCME, Local 624
Summary Judgment on violation of Fair Share

Harrington, et al., v. City - Class Action Certification

Albuquerque Drug Testing Cases (1994-1998)

Saavedra v. City of Albuquerque
859 F. Supp. 526 (USDC, 1994)

Saavedra 2 v. City of Albuquerque
917 F. Supp. 760 (USDC, 1994)

Saavedra 3 v. City of Albuquerque
73 F. 3d 1525 (10th Cir. 1996)

Rutherford v. City of Albuquerque
77 F. 3d 1258 (10th Cir. 1996)

Anaya v. City of Albuquerque
924 P.2d 735; 122 N.M. 326 (Ct. App. 1996)

Benavidez v. City of Albuquerque
101 F.3d 620 (10th Cir. 1996)

Strickland v. City of Albuquerque
130 F.ed 1408 (10th Cir. 1997)

P. Chavez v. City of Albuquerque
952 P.2d 474; 124 N.M. 479; 1998-NMCA-4

19 Solid Waste Mechanics v. City of Albuquerque
156 F.3d 1068 (10th Cir. 1998)

Silas Garcia v. City of Albuquerque
232 F. 3d 1068 (10th Cir. 1998)

Jaramillo v. City of Albuquerque
958 P.2d 1244 (Ct. App. 1998)

Lara v. City of Albuquerque
126 N.M. 455; 971 P.2d 846 (1998)

Other Appealed City Cases:

Buck v. City of Albuquerque
549 F. 3d 1269 (10th Cir. 2009)

Rio Grande Kennel Club v. City of Albuquerque
2008 NMCA 093; 190 P.3d 1131

ACLU v. City of Albuquerque  (Vehicle Seizures)
2008 NMSC 045; 188 P.3d 1222

Lessen v. City of Albuquerque
2008 NMCA 085; 187 P.3d 179

Albuquerque Commons Partnership v. Abq. City Council
2008 NMSC 025; 184 P.3d 411; 144 N.M. 99

ACLU v. City of Albuquerque (Sex Offenders)
2006 NMCA 078; 137 P.3d 1215

  Former Transit Director Arrested for DWI (Police Report, March 3, 2012)