The Joint Committee on Intergovernmental and Legislative Relations shall have the express authority to do the following:
(A) Promote cooperation and encourage coordination between the city, the federal, and state and local governments;
(B) Attend such meetings of other governmental entities as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article;
(C) Prepare for submission prior to October 1st of each calendar year a state legislative program resolution that includes the Mayor's, the City Council's and City Councilors’ requests for capital outlay and policy initiatives. The Mayor, the Council and/or individual Councilors may submit requests as additional capital outlay needs are identified.
(D) Represent the city and coordinate its legislative efforts at any general or special session of the legislature of the state;
(E) Prepare by December 1st for approval by the committee, and adoption by the Council at the following Council meeting, a federal program resolution for the City of Albuquerque's grant, policy initiative, and program requests to the federal government. The Mayor, the Council and/or individual Councilors may submit requests as additional grant and program needs are identified. The resolution and additional requests shall be submitted to the members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation and agencies of the federal government, as needed;
(F) Adopt and promulgate rules, regulations and orders necessary to implement any authority delegated to the committee by this article;
(G) Represent the city and coordinate its federal and state legislative programs in Washington, D.C. and at the State Capitol and with state agencies;
(H) Work with the New Mexico Municipal League to coordinate the activities of the city with the programs and activities of other municipalities throughout the state including reviewing and approving the City of Albuquerque's annual membership to the league and any initiatives proposed between the City of Albuquerque and the Municipal League; and
(I) Engage and manage the services of representatives at the state and federal level to assist the committee in carrying out its responsibilities provided in this article including reviewing and submitting for approval to the City Council proposed contracts and legal obligations between the City of Albuquerque and such representatives.
('74 Code, § 1-13-3) (Ord. 50- 1976; Am. Ord. 19-1995; Am. Ord. 2023-001)