▁proposal ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁by ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁must ▁act ▁on ▁the ▁proposal ▁within ▁si xty ▁days . ▁ ▁City ▁Council ▁ ▁The ▁Al bu quer que ▁City ▁Council ▁is ▁the ▁elected ▁legisl ative ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁Council ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁adopt ▁all ▁ordin ances , ▁resolution s , ▁or ▁other ▁legisl ation . ▁Ord in ances ▁and ▁resolution s ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁are ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁Mayor ▁for ▁his ▁appro val . ▁If ▁the ▁Mayor ▁v eto es ▁an ▁item , ▁the ▁Council ▁can ▁override ▁the ▁v eto ▁with ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁ 9 ▁members , ▁elected ▁from ▁respective ▁districts ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁a ▁non part isan ▁basis . ▁M embers ▁hold ▁part - time ▁paid ▁positions ▁and ▁are ▁elected ▁from ▁the ▁nine ▁districts ▁for ▁four - year ▁terms , ▁with ▁four ▁or ▁five ▁Council ors ▁elected ▁every ▁two ▁years . ▁Each ▁December , ▁a ▁new ▁Council ▁President ▁and ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁are ▁chosen ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁Council ▁meets ▁two ▁times ▁a ▁month , ▁with ▁meet ings ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Vincent ▁E . ▁Gr iego ▁Council ▁Ch amb ers ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁level ▁of ▁Al bu quer que / B ernal illo ▁County ▁Government ▁Center ▁in ▁Dow nt own ▁Al bu quer que . ▁ ▁Police ▁Department ▁ ▁The ▁Al bu quer que ▁Police ▁Department ▁( AP