City Councilor, District 2· 2024-01-01 to 2028-01 (month-level start: January 2024 per Legistar OfficeRecord 2024-01-01; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term, up for re-election 2027 per Wikipedia)
Joaquín Baca
Albuquerque
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 19
- Total speaking time
- 2:10:30
- Avg per meeting
- 6:52
- Segments
- 2303
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Top issues during term (17)(Public Safety)
Opioid settlement funds for Gateway treatment connections
About $2 million of opioid settlement dollars will fund treatment connections, out of a projected $7.9 million in settlements over three years.
Robertson Park operations and encampment policy
Glue trap ban in Albuquerque
APD automated license plate readers
Police Oversight Expansion to Non-Sworn Personnel
Absorbed within existing oversight agency operational budgets.
Environmental Maintenance, Hospitality and Safety Services Contract
Contract value not stated in the minutes.
Ban on glue traps
Gateway Center Security Services
The contract cost wasn't detailed in the materials provided.
Harmony Road Recovery lease at 5400 Gibson Blvd SE
Lease terms not detailed in the introduction.
911 Dispatcher Forced Overtime
Involves public safety staffing, overtime, and wellness resource allocations.
Government Accountability and Inspector General Reform
heat emergency response
The city will spend more on staffing and operating cooling stations, but that’s likely cheaper than treating heat-related emergencies.
Fire Chief Confirmation and ALS Staffing Dispute
AFR is running about $7-8 million in overtime on a roughly $2 million overtime budget line within a ~$132 million operating budget.
APD Police Service Aide Program Expansion
New public safety leadership: Chief Barker and Executive Director Bujanda
The new public safety director position pays $187,000 a year, though it reuses an existing deputy CAO budget line.
ACS Connect to Care outreach
Safer Community Places Ordinance
The source doesn't put a price tag on it, but expect possible city costs for enforcement and potential fines or fees for people cited under the new rules.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Baca was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Passage of Public Safety Tax Advisory Board Ordinance (O-26-31)
Passage of Public Safety Gross Receipts Tax Proposition (R-26-29)
EC-26-82 Appointment of Raul Bujanda as Executive Director of Public Safety
R-25-205 quarterly public safety reports — postponed
R 205 — Quarterly public safety operations reports
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.