IF YOU’RE A MINIMUM WAGE EMPLOYEE IN UNINCORPORATED BERNALILLO COUNTY, YOU’LL BE GETTING A COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE ON JANUARY FIRST. THE WAGE WILL GO FROM 9-05 TO 9-20 AN HOUR. THE COUNTY’S MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE JULY OF 2013. IT MANDATES THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION VOTE EVERY YEAR ON WHETHER TO IMPLEMENT THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE.
