THERE’S A PLAN IN THE WORKS AT ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL TO BOOST THE NUMBER OF SWORN OFFICERS AT APD. THE PROPOSAL WAS TO GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NIGHT , BUT A VOTE WON’T HAPPEN FOR WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.
CO-SPONSOR KEN SANCHEZ DOESN’T THINK FILLING HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS WILL BE A PROBLEM. HE SAYS THERE ARE MANY INDIVIDUALS BORN AND RAISED IN ALBUQUERQUE WHO HE SAYS WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
UNDER THE PROPOSAL, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL IN OCTOBER, THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS AT APD WOULD GO FROM AROUND 830 TO MORE THAN 12-HUNDRED.
