We believe the budget that City Council passed is fair and equitable given our current financial situation.We would like to thank the City Council for working with us in achieving our collective goal in maintaining service delivery while still providing fiscal relief during this budget shortfall.

It is our intent to voluntarily amend our contract to help with our City’s budget shortfall prior to it expiring in June 2011. We look forward to working with the Mayor and hope to achieve a mutual agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding. We anticipate that the MOU will reflect the desires of the City Council as well as the hard working Fire Fighters of the Albuquerque Fire Department. We must all work together to preserve the integrity of the Fire Department’s work force and keep Albuquerque’s citizens as safe as possible.

Our next General Meeting is on June 10, 2010 @ 7:00pm.