A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION TUESDAY NIGHT APPROVING ITS BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AND 2020. THE VOTE WITH 4-TO-ZERO. COMMISSIONER STEVEN MICHAEL QUEZADA WAS ABSENT.
THE 2019 BUDGET SETS UP A GENERAL FUND BUDGET OF NEARLY 295-MILLION DOLLARS WITH A TOTAL OPERATION AND INVESTMENT BUDGET OF MORE THAN 663-MILLION DOLLARS. INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET ARE SEVEN NEW FULL TIME POSITIONS FOR METRO DETENTION CENTER CUSTODIANS … AND FIVE PUBLIC WORKS JOBS.
THE 2019 BUDGET TAKES EFFECT IN JULY. THE 2020 BUDGET IS JUST UNDER 298 MILLION DOLLARS.
