Opioid settlement funds appropriation
At a glance
- What: R-26-69 appropriates opioid settlement funds (Councilor Rogers, by request).
- Decision: Passed 9-0 on October 19, 2026. It includes about $2 million for Gateway behavioral health connections and $1.5 million for the second year of the Albuquerque Public Schools Crossroads program.
- Debate: Council President Peña's floor amendment to strike the schools money (unspent first-year funds and $250,000 for vape detectors) was withdrawn 9-0 after staff and Councilor Fiebelkorn said the unspent balance had already reverted. Councilor Fiebelkorn and Vice President Champine pressed the administration on treating Gateway costs as recurring; the CAO said the mayor's proposed budget will fund the full Gateway system and staff will provide a three-year funding outlook.
Votes in the official minutes (October 19, 2026)
- Peña moved Amendment No. 1, then Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1.
- Councilor Baca moved to call the question on the original amendment as is; the motion failed, 6 for (Councilor Baca, Councilor Fiebelkorn, Councilor Grout, Councilor Lewis, Councilor Rogers, Telles) and 3 against (Councilor Bassan, Champine, Peña). The captions say seven votes were needed to end debate.
- A motion to withdraw Amendment No. 1 to Amendment No. 1 carried 9-0. The captions describe the withdrawn item as the schools-funding amendment; the minutes record only the withdrawal of the sub-amendment.
- Councilor Rogers moved passage; R-26-69 passed 9-0 with all nine councilors voting yes.
Sources
- City Council action summary, October 5, 2026: https://legistar.granicus.com/cabq/meetings/2026/10/3172_M_City_Council_26-10-05_Action_Summary.pdf
- City Council action summary, October 19, 2026: https://legistar.granicus.com/cabq/meetings/2026/10/3176_M_City_Council_26-10-19_Action_Summary.pdf
- https://legistar.granicus.com/cabq/meetings/2026/10/3176_A_City_Council_26-10-19_Agenda.pdf
Discussion time
About 54 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - City Council | 54 |
Log
2026-10-19 - City Council
Passed 9-0 after about 54 minutes of debate; Peña's floor amendment on the schools program withdrawn 9-0 (a motion to end debate got 6-3, short of seven); Champine asked for a written three-year sustainability plan.
2026-10-05 - City Council
Reached at the end of the evening. Champine moved to extend the meeting to 10:52 p.m. (carried 7-2, Councilor Bassan and Peña against), then to 11:15 p.m. (failed 3-6). Councilor Rogers moved passage, but the meeting adjourned at 10:52 p.m. before the vote; the minutes say R-26-69 remained pending for October 19, 2026.
2026-09-14 - Finance and Government Operations Committee
Baca moved Do Pass; sent to Council 4-0 (Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles for; Peña excused).
2026-09-09 - President
R-26-69 introduced by Rogers, by request, and referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee.
2026-08-03 - City Council
EC-26-195 (social services agreement with New Mexico Veterans Integration Centers using opioid settlement fund appropriations per R-25-128) approved 9-0, along with EC-26-196 and EC-26-197 (FY27 substance use treatment voucher funding for Albuquerque Behavioral Health and Engender, Inc.), 9-0 each.
2026-08-03 - President
EC-26-195, EC-26-196 and EC-26-197 listed with immediate action requested.