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§ 4-4-5 BILLY MOYA SR. AND EDDIE MOYA ROOM AT LOS ALTOS GOLF COURSE.
   The banquet/meeting room at the City of Albuquerque's Los Altos Golf Course is herby named the Billy Moya Sr. and Eddie Moya Room.
(R-2006-013, approved 2-16-06)
ARTICLE 5: SOCIAL SERVICES
Section
   4-5-1   Public library comprehensive plan
   4-5-2   Human Needs Strategic Plan
   4-5-3   Voter Assistance Program
   4-5-4   Enhance 911 Fund
   4-5-5   Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program
   4-5-6   Office of Veteran's Affairs
Cross-reference:
§ 4-5-1 PUBLIC LIBRARY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
   The Albuquerque Public Library Comprehensive Plan is hereby adopted by reference and is adopted as part of the city's guide for library development.
(Res. 117-1980, approved 5-22-80)
§ 4-5-2 HUMAN NEEDS STRATEGIC PLAN.
   (A)   The Human Needs Strategic Plan, attached as Exhibit A of Resolution No. 87-1993, is hereby adopted as the long-term plan for human services as required under of the City of Albuquerque Revised Ordinances.
   (B)   The Mayor shall take such steps as are necessary and feasible to meet the goals established by this plan.
   (C)   Adoption of this plan shall imply no obligation on the part of the city to provide appropriations to carry out activities called for under the Plan. However, any requests for appropriations for human services activities presented to the Council must meet at least one of the priorities established in the Plan or be establishing new goals to be incorporated into the Plan.
   (D)   The Department of Community Services shall be the lead agency in city government responsible for the implementation of the Plan. Where the Department does not have administrative authority over certain activities, it shall be responsible to review and coordinate with other city departments relative to the Plan.
   (E)   The Department of Community Services shall report to the Council biennially on the implementation of the Plan.
(Res. 87-1993, approved 6-25-93)
§ 4-5-3 VOTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   (A)   There is hereby established a Voter Assistance Program which shall be administered by the City Clerk. The responsibilities of the office of the City Clerk shall include: the planning and coordination of employee training and the distribution of voter registration affidavits to appropriate employees; overseeing the amendment of all intake forms as specified in division (E); developing and coordinating a system to insure that completed voter registration affidavits are submitted to the Bernalillo County Clerk; preparing a regular evaluation and progress report on the Voter Assistance Program including the number of new voter registered.
   (B)   City agencies which regularly come into face-to-face contact with the public, including, but not limited to the Library Department, the Parks and Recreation Department, the Personnel Services Department, the Public Works Department, the Transit/Parking Department, and the Human Services Department, shall be considered for inclusion in the Voter Assistance Program. The City Clerk shall specify which city agencies will participate in the Voter Assistance Program and how the program will operate within each of the agencies. The City Clerk shall explore the possibility of including agencies contracted to provide public services by the city Human Services Department in the Voter Assistance Program.
   (C)   During the hours and at the locations which the agencies are open to the public, specified employees of these agencies shall, as a part of their regular duties, assist persons in registering to vote by:
      (1)   Routinely asking persons using the agency if they want to register to vote;
      (2)   Providing those persons who want to register with voter registration affidavits;
      (3)   Assisting persons in completing voter registration affidavits and registering them to vote;
      (4)   Collecting completed affidavits and insuring their conveyance to the Bernalillo County Clerk's Office.
   (D)   Agency employees who are qualified electors and who participate in the Voter Assistance Program shall receive training from the Bernalillo County Clerk to be certified as Deputy Registration Officers and shall be certified as Deputy Registration Officers.
   (E)   All routine intake, application, and registration forms used by participating agencies shall be amended to include the following questions:
      (1)   Are you registered to vote where you now live?
               Yes          No       .
      (2)   Would you like to register to vote?
               Yes          No       .
   (F)   All agency employees shall maintain strict neutrality with respect to a person's political party affiliation. During all phases of the Voter Assistance Program, agency employees shall make it clear whenever necessary that the receipt of services does not depend in any way on whether a person is registered to vote or whether and how the person answers the questions in division (E).
   (G)   The City Clerk shall explore with the city Public Works Department the possibility of incorporating materials and advertisements in regular utility bills for the Voter Assistance Program, including appraising citizens of the many voter registration locations available.
   (H)   The City Clerk shall work with Bernalillo County officials to incorporate agencies into the Voter Assistance Program. Furthermore, the City Clerk shall explore joint voter registration programs with other private, public, and non-profit organizations such as the Albuquerque Public Schools, the University of New Mexico, and the League of Women Voters.
   (I)   City officials shall work with officials of the state of New Mexico to facilitate voter registration. These activities shall include, but not be limited to:
      (1)   Investigation of the following techniques to increase voter registration: mail-in registration, “motor” registration at the Motor Vehicle Division of the Taxation and Revenue Department, and the expansion of the city's Voter Assistance Program — as specified in divisions (C), (D), and (E) — to state agencies which come into face-to-face contact with the public.
      (2)   Exploration of the feasibility of “same day” registration and voting with the proper identification.
      (3)   Identification of administrative and legal barriers to voter registration and methods for eliminating them.
(Res. 50-1989, approved 4-14-89)
§ 4-5-4 ENHANCE 911 FUND.
   (A)   The City Council finds that participation in the “Enhance 911 Fund” and implementation of an enhanced 911 system is in the best interest of the citizens of the city and therefore the city elects to participate in the “Enhance 911 Fund.”
   (B)   The boundaries of the enhanced 911 service area shall be the boundaries of the city as shown on the map attached to Resolution No. 195-1989.
   (C)   The estimated cost of purchasing, installing and maintaining the equipment for one year for the city is $575,000.
   (D)   The proposed schedule for the purchase and installation of the equipment is shown on the attached schedule.
(Res. 195-1989, approved 11-27-89)
§ 4-5-5 SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM.
   (A)   The city and SANE jointly develop a SANE Program and coordinate the certification and training of an appropriate number of registered nurses to work in this program.
      (1)   Funding for the program shall be appropriated to the Albuquerque Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, and these funds shall be used, in whole or in part, to hire a Coordinator for the SANE program.
      (2)   The SANE Board of Directors shall hire a Coordinator for the SANE program who shall be accountable to the SANE Board of Directors.
   (B)   The following shall be the primary goal of Albuquerque's SANE Program for local sexual assault victims:
      (1)   To minimize the trauma of the forensic exam by initially having twenty highly trained nurse examiners conduct the examination with the assistance of Rape Crisis representatives, a physician director and various hospital staffs.
      (2)   To reduce the waiting time for the emergency evaluation and forensic evidence collection phases of care, to increase continuity of treatment, reduce fragmentation of care which victims currently experience.
      (3)   To ensure that appropriate follow-up care for the victim is coordinated and that clinical treatment is standardized through use of clinical pathways.
      (4)   To increase the number of victims who consent to the forensic exam, improve the quality of the forensic evidence collected, and improve the quality of clinical courtroom testimony to increase conviction rates, while at the same time giving the victim the choice about whether to report the crime to the Albuquerque Police Department or the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office.
      (5)   To provide crime prevention and a safer community by means of higher conviction/plea offer rates in order to get repeat violent offenders off our streets.
      (6)   Provide primary crime prevention through public education utilizing the community services collaboration.
   (C)   The initial SANE training will consist of a core group of registered nurses and a Nurse Coordinator involving a two-part program composed of classroom instruction and applied clinical experience with supervised forensic sexual assault exams and case management.
   (D)   The state of New Mexico currently provides funding for sexual assault nurse examinations in the approximate amount of $140,000 per year; that tentative financial commitments have also been received from local hospitals and other interested groups which commitments are expected to provide a substantial amount of funding for this program. Outside funding combined with city funds will be sufficient to implement the program.
   (E)   All avenues of additional funding, including grant funds, will be explored for future funding needs of this program.
   (F)   Although time is of essence in implementing an Albuquerque SANE Program, sufficient time is needed for collaboration between all interested organizations and completion of the appropriate nurse certification and training. All efforts to begin this program at the earliest possible date shall be pursued.
(Res. 49-1996, approved 4-30-96)
§ 4-5-6 OFFICE OF VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
   (A)   That the administration, using volunteers and existing resources, create an Office of Veteran’s affairs for the purpose of assisting veterans of the US Armed Forces through advocacy and referrals to ensure they and their families are not denied access to entitlements promised to them by our nation.
   (B)   That within 90 days of enactment hereof the Veterans Liaison post on the city’s website a list of services available to veterans and resources for transition assistance for veterans returning from combat, including housing, education, health care, employment, mental health, mentoring and networking.
   (C)   That the administration develop a comprehensive resource booklet for addressing the needs of returning vets, including housing, PTSD treatment, brain injury treatment, counseling, job placement and retraining.
   (D)   That the administration foster collaboration with community partners and veteran organizations to ensure returning veterans and their families have the tools necessary to access available federal, state, city, county, nonprofit and faith based resources.
   (E)   That the Administration report to the Council within six months regarding progress on the above and on the status of housing, counseling and job placement for returning veterans.
(R-2009-165, effective 11-19-09)
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