Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Office Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address & Telephone
Mediation Request
To request mediation or to obtain more information please contact us.
CABQ Employees: Mediation Request
In creating the Alternative Dispute Resolution office in 1992, the City of Albuquerque has recognized the importance of utilizing Alternative Dispute Resolution to allow the parties in dispute to discuss and develop their own resolutions.
Mediation Program
In most instances, the parties have the flexibility to develop creative solutions. Alternative Dispute Resolution can also mend and/or improve the overall relationship between the parties.
Mission
The mission of the City of Albuquerque Alternative Dispute Resolution Program is to:
- Decrease direct and indirect costs associated with disputes affecting the employees and citizens of Albuquerque.
- Facilitate early, informal, efficient and cost effective resolution of conflict; and
- Provide Alternative Dispute Resolution educational and community outreach opportunities to the employees and citizens of Albuquerque.
Goals
The comprehensive goal of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Program is to implement an easily accessible Alternative Dispute Resolution process framework, complemented by trained individual dispute resolution knowledge, skills, and resources to promote the efficient and cost effective resolution of conflict.
Vision
The vision of the City of Albuquerque Alternative Dispute Resolution Program is to promote the utilization of Alternative Dispute Resolution to the maximum cost benefit for the City of Albuquerque by:
- Encouraging the resolution of Alternative Dispute Resolution appropriate disputes at the earliest stage possible;
- By the most expedient and least expensive method possible; and
- At the lowest organizational level.
Staff
- Tyson Hummell, Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator
- Krista Baca, Paralegal