THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION NEXT WEEK IS EXPECTED TO CONSIDER IF ALBUQUERQUE’S SICK LEAVE QUESTION WILL GO ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. THE QUESTION IS TOO LONG … AND CITY COUNCILOR PAT DAVIS SAYS THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THE BILL’S ENTIRE LANGUAGE MUST GO TO THE COMMISSION.
AS COMPLEX AS THE ISSUE IS ALREADY, DAVIS THINKS THINGS COULD GET EVEN MORE COMPLICATED IF THE COUNTY DECIDES AGAINST PUTTING THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT. HE THINKS OPPONENTS WILL WANT TO TAKE THE ISSUE TO COURT. DAVIS ALSO SAYS IT’S VERY POSSIBLE THE ISSUE WILL GO THE SAME WAY THE MINIMUM WAGE QUESTION DID FOUR YEARS AGO: TO THE STATE SUPREME COURT.
DAVIS SAYS THE PROBLEM WITH SUMMARIZING THE SICK LEAVE QUESTION CONCERNS WHETHER IT WOULD MEET LEGAL STANDARD.
