ANOTHER ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL-APPROVED BUDGET BILL WILL GO BEFORE MAYOR R-J BERRY. COUNCILORS APPROVED THE BUDGET PACKAGE ON A 7-TO-1 VOTE LATE MONDAY AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING. THIS AFTER OVERRIDING THE MAYOR’S VETO OF THE FIRST BUDGET PLAN THEY SENT HIM.
THE NEW PROPOSAL ALLOWS FOR VETERAN APD OFFICERS TO CONTINUE GETTING LONGEVITY PAY ON JULY 1ST. IT ALSO ADDRESSES SOME OF THE GLITCHES COUNCILORS SAID EXISTED IN THEIR FIRST BUDGET PLAN. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS ONE OF THE GLITCHES WAS A BUDGET GAP ESTIMATED AT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3-MILLION AND 4-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
