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Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Commission (ABCGC)

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Intergovernmental Agreement

Meeting Time/Location

Meets on a regular basis. Please look below for commission and subcommittee meeting schedules.

For the latest member information, please visit the Boards+ page on the Meeting Portal at the link below:

Click here to see the current membership of the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Government Commission

ATTENTION: Starting from September 2016, all Boards and Commissions meeting times, agendas and minutes will now be found on the new Boards+ page of the Meeting Portal, which can be found at the link below. Past agendas and minutes on this page are retained for archival purposes.

See Albuquerque Bernalillo County Government Commission Meeting Times, Agendas, and Minutes

About ABCGC

Bernalillo County participates in a joint City/County Commission made up of elected officials for the purpose of discussing topics of common interest, long-range goals, community needs and other items as requested by the respective bodies. The ABCGC makes recommendations to those bodies. The Chair of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners appoints the four commissioners. The City Council President appoints the four city council members, subject to approval of the council; the Mayor also sits on this committee.The Chair of the ABCGC alternates each year beginning in January, between the city and the county. The ABCGC meets on a regular basis.

More Information

Meeting Schedule - 2021

Updated Feb. 10, 2021

Meeting Schedule - 2020

Updated Jan. 27, 2020

Meeting Schedule - 2019

Updated Sept. 25, 2019

Meeting Schedule - 2018

Revised June 12, 2018

Meeting Schedule - 2017

Updated Oct. 23, 2017

Agendas/Minutes - 2016

Agendas/Minutes - 2015

Behavioral Health Initiative

Bernalillo County, the City of Albuquerque and the State of New Mexico have committed themselves to improving residents’ lives and the public’s safety by strategically evaluating and enhancing resources for mental health and substance abuse treatment.

They have recognized that their behavioral health care system is fragmented, difficult to navigate and lacking a full complement of care options, at times leading to no or insufficient treatment, and taken action to build a better safety net and more effectively deploy community resources.

Officials and community members have taken important steps to address this situation, including voter approval of a gross-receipts tax in part to generate funding for care. This has led to creation of a business plan for a comprehensive system and continuum of complementary behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse) care, with oversight that coordinates services and funding streams.

On April 12, 2016, the Bernalillo County Commission approved a resolution that makes the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Government Commission (ABCGC) the group that will vet behavioral health projects and programs.

The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Government Commission created four subcommittees that will be presented with recommendations on behavioral health services in four areas: Crisis Services, Community Supports, Housing, and Prevention, Intervention and Harm Reduction. The subcommittees, which include community representatives, will come up with the recommendations to present to the ABCGC for review and evaluation.

Click on the links below for links to the subcommittee meeting schedules and agendas:

Click here for Behavioral Health Subcommittee Guidelines

Click here for comprehensive information about the Behavioral Health Initiative

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