The City Council uses the Legislative Information Portal (Legistar) to keep track of legislation and meetings. This on-line service features full text search of legislation, bill status, dates, actions, and attachments. There is also a calendar of City Council and Council Committee meetings, with agendas and action summaries attached.

Other public meetings are not listed on this site. For information about the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC)or the Design Review Board (DRB), please visit the Planning Department website.

Note: This on-line service is best viewed with Internet Explorer (Version5.5 or later).Please contact the City Council office at (505) 768-3100 if you are having trouble finding what you are looking for.

To view and print the text of a bill:

1. Go to the Legislative Information Portal (Legistar).
2. Click on Legislative File Search.
3. Type in the complete bill number (ie. O-05-151) or any key words, then click on Search.
4. Once you have found the bill, click on the File ID link to go to the Master Detail Report.
5. On the Master Detail Report you will see Attachments listed. Select the attachment with a suffix of .doc to download the Word file of the bill.

To view all bills adopted on a specific date (and print the final version text of each adopted bill):

1. Go to the Legislative Information Portal (Legistar).
2. Click on Legislative File Search.
3. Click Advanced>>.
4. In the Final Action Date field enter the specific date using mm/dd/yy (for example: 06/19/06).
5. Then click on Search.
6. A list of all legislation adopted on the specified date will appear on your screen. You can then click on the File ID link to go to the Master Detail Report.
7. On the Master Detail Report you will see Attachments listed. Select the attachment having the word "final" in the document name. This will then download the Word file of the final version of the bill.

Note: The final versions of adopted bills are available in Legistar 7-10 days following each Council meeting.

Please note that Official Copies must still be obtained from the City Clerk's Office, 768-3030.

To view and print the history of a bill, which includes voting details:

1. Go to the Legislative Information Portal (Legistar).
2. Click on Legislative File Search.
3. Type in the complete bill number (ie. O-05-151) or any key words, then click on Search.
4. Once you have found the bill, click on the File ID link to go to the Master Detail Report.
5. Toward the bottom of the Master Detail Report, you will see the Legislative History.

To view the City Council Meetings Calendar, and obtain agendas and action summaries for each meeting:

1. Go to the Legislative Information Portal (Legistar).
2. Click on Legislative Calendar.
3. Meetings for the current year will appear. If you would like to view a prior year, select the year you would like to view.
4. Select the meeting you would like to view, and the available reports will be posted.