THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL CASTS ITS FINAL VOTE ON THE CITY BUDGET PROPOSAL THIS MONDAY. ON THURSDAY NIGHT, THEY PERFORMED THEIR MARK-UP ON THE BUDGET PLAN.
COUNCILOR KEN SANCHEZ TELLS US HE’S CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH 911 DISPATCHERS AT THE CITY’S POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS THE CITY IS LOSING DISPATCHERS AND HE HAD HOPED THE BUDGET WOULD INCLUDE 5-TO-7 PERCENT INCENTIVE RAISES FOR THEM.
THE BUDGET PLAN FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR NOW INCLUDES 2 PERCENT RAISES FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES. SANCHEZ HAD HOPED TO GET 5-TO-7 PERCENT RAISES FOR 911 OPERATORS. THERE’S ALSO 2-MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PLAN TO BUILD A NEW LIBRARY IN THE CITY’S INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT … AND ANOTHER 2 MILLION TO DESIGN A POOL FOR THE NORTH DOMINGO BACA PARK.
AMENDMENTS COULD BE MADE TO THE PLAN WHEN IT GOES TO THE COUNCIL MONDAY.
