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Albuquerque (/ ˈ æ l b ə k ɜːr k i / ⓘ AL-bə-kurk-ee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke] ⓘ), [a] also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, [5] and the county seat of Bernalillo County.
The government of Albuquerque is the government of Albuquerque, New Mexico as defined by its charter. The city has a mayor-council government , divided into an executive branch headed by the Mayor [ 1 ] and the nine-member City Council which holds the legislative authority.
From 1916 to 1974, Albuquerque was governed by a city commission of at-large members. In the place of a president in the council, the mayor was known as the "Chairman of the Commission." [1] In 1975, due to large growth in the city, voters replaced the commission system with a city council system. [2]
Oct. 16—Albuquerque voters could increase the City Council's power this election. Or not. In June, the City Council passed three charters — one of which was vetoed by Mayor Tim Keller — that ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s a rare genetic disorder that impacts a small population, and due to limited research, much remains unknown about treating adrenoleukodystrophy. Now, there’s a ...
Oct. 20—New Mexicans have less than a month left to submit their thoughts on if the federal government should make an Albuquerque neighborhood with contaminated air a national cleanup priority.
Downtown Albuquerque is laid out in a standard grid pattern, with numbered north–south streets and named east–west avenues.Central Avenue (originally known as Railroad Avenue) is the main east–west thoroughfare through the center of Downtown, while Lomas Boulevard (originally New York Avenue) is a major east–west arterial through the north part of Downtown.
The Albuquerque Police Department underwent significant changes under Chief Paul Shaver (1948–1971) who remains the city's longest-serving police chief. [7] During his tenure, Albuquerque's population more than doubled from 96,000 to 250,000 residents, resulting in Albuquerque Police Department growing from 30 police officers to 380.