BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBBIE O'MALLEY SAYS SHE'S CONSIDERING CALLING FOR A "NO CONFIDENCE" VOTE ON TREASURER MANNY ORTIZ. O'MALLEY TELLS 770 KKOB THE COUNTY NOW HAS DIMINISHED CASH RESERVES BECAUSE ORTIZ HAS PUT TOO MUCH MONEY INTO LONG TERM INVESTMENTS.
OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE EXPRESSED SIMILAR CONCERNS RECENTLY. ORTIZ SAYS THE COUNTY HAS ENOUGH CASH TO PAY ITS BILLS. O'MALLEY SAYS A SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING WILL LIKELY BE HELD LATER THIS WEEK.