Section 1. MAINTENANCE OF THE MERIT SYSTEM.

   It is necessary for the optimum functioning of the Mayor-Council form of government that the city maintain a merit system governing the hiring, promotion, discharge and general regulations of employees. The Mayor and Council shall maintain by ordinance, and the Mayor administer, a merit system which shall include as a minimum, reasonable provisions establishing:

   (a)   Classified and unclassified service;

   (b)   Methods of service rating of classified employees;

   (c)   Methods of initial employment, continuation thereof and promotion, recognizing efficiency and ability as the applicable standards;

   (d)   Appropriate grievance and appeal procedures for classified employees; and

   (e)   An active personnel board composed of individuals not employed by the city.

Section 2. INVOLVEMENT IN PERSONNEL MATTERS.

   (a)   Councillors are prohibited from becoming involved in the hiring, promotion, demotion or discharge of any city employee, except those positions for which the Charter requires the advice and consent of the Council and those personnel who are hired by and directly responsible to the Council.

   (b)   Except to the extent necessary for the administration of the merit system, the Mayor is prohibited from becoming involved in the hiring, promotion, demotion, or discharge of any city employee except those personnel hired for unclassified positions directly responsible to the Mayor.

Section 3. DUAL POSITIONS.

   Effective January 1, 1993, employees of the city are prohibited from holding an elective office of the State of New Mexico or any of its political subdivisions, except employees of the city on October 3, 1989, who on that date hold elective office of the State of New Mexico or any of its political subdivisions may thereafter hold and be elected to the same elective office while serving as a city employee.

(Section 3 adopted at Regular Municipal Election, October 3, 1989, as Proposition #8; Article X amended at Regular Municipal Election, October 3, 1989, as part of Proposition #4.)

ARTICLE XI. ORDINANCES

Section 1. STYLE.

   The enacting clause of an ordinance of the City of Albuquerque shall be: "Be It Ordained By the Council, the Governing Body of the City of Albuquerque:".

Section 2. ADOPTION.

   If a majority of a legal quorum of the Councillors present at a Council meeting vote in favor of adopting the ordinance or resolution, it is adopted.

Section 3. MAYOR'S APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL; OVERRIDE VETO.

   The Mayor shall have presented for approval every proposed ordinance, resolution or act creating rights or duties, and if the Mayor approves, shall within ten days from presentation sign it and deposit it with the City Clerk, and if the Mayor disapproves, the Mayor shall likewise within ten days return it to the Council with objections and the proposal shall not be effective unless two-thirds of the entire membership of the Council at the next regularly scheduled meeting approve the proposal. If the Mayor shall fail to approve or disapprove any such ordinance, resolution or act within ten days after presentation it shall nevertheless be in full force and effect as if the Mayor had approved the same. The Mayor's veto power shall not extend to any measure approved by the voters in accordance with the initiative procedure of this Charter and such measure shall be effective on the date approved by the voters or on any other effective date as stated in the measure.

(Amended at Regular Municipal Election, October 3, 1989, as part of Proposition #4.)