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Martin Chávez is serving his third term as Albuquerque's Mayor. Mayor Chávez is dedicated to getting the City's financial house in order, beefing-up public safety, and laying plans for long-term economic development.
Are you a young person who is interested in working in the private sector?
Are you a private sector employer looking for motivated young employees?
Mayor Chávez is proud to announce the 2008 Mayor's Youth Jobs Initiative, a program designed to pair motivated youth between the ages of 16 and 21 with private sector jobs in their areas of interest.
Mayor Chávez is excited to provide educational experiences for today's youth so they can provide a brighter future for tomorrow.
For more information about the program, visit the Mayor's Youth Jobs Initiative page.
Dear Albuquerque Resident:
I am pleased to provide the just released report on Albuquerque's red light cameras and automated enforcement program (STOP) produced by an independent group of experts, after extensive study the last two months. I am committed to working with the Albuquerque City Council, State Legislature, and the public to ensure that the recommendations of the Study Group are implemented.
The main recommendation calls on the City to continue automated enforcement, based on their recommendations and analysis.
I look forward to seeing continued improvement in driver safety in Albuquerque. It is for the benefit of all of us and it is our responsibility to our fellow citizens.
With highest regards,
Martin J. Chávez
It was a happy holiday season for Albuquerque’s lonely pets – a total of 516 dogs and cats found families during the City’s “Home 4 the Holidays” adopt-a-thon event. 221 of the pets came from City of Albuquerque shelters.
“We essentially adopted out every adoptable animal that we had available that weekend.” says Jeanine Patterson, Director of the Animal Welfare Department.
Mayor Martin Chávez expressed appreciation to those who made the event a success saying, “I commend Director Patterson, the entire staff of the Animal Welfare Department and our community partners for their tireless work saving the lives of these animals and getting them into loving homes.”
2007 was a banner year for the Animal Welfare Department, which saved more animals than ever from euthanasia. In total, 14,677 left the shelter in the arms of new owners – more than 2500 more than in years past.
On average, the City of Albuquerque takes in 75 animals per day. In 2007, it accepted 27,312 animals in total. During the last two weeks of 2007, 80% of the animals that were taken into the shelter were adopted out to new families!
"My staff, they're working tirelessly to make sure we're saving the lives of these animals and getting them into loving homes," Patterson said.
In this video, Mayor Martin J. Chávez presents the World Leadership Presentation on Water Conservation. 12 min 16 sec
on
770 KOB
Renewable Hydrogen Forum to Albuquerque.
In the following video, Mayor Chávez welcomes visitors to his hometown. Enjoy
the sights and sounds of Albuquerque on its Tricentennial Anniversary in this
video developed for the Albuquerque Convention
and Visitor's Bureau.
3 min 55 sec
Watch more videos in the Mayor's Video Library
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