THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE WEDNESDAY ON A PLAN TO SPLIT UP A PACKAGE OF FIVE BALLOT ISSUES VETOED BY MAYOR BERRY LAST WEEK. COUNCIL PRESIDENT KEN SANCHEZ IS CO-SPONSORING A BILL TO INCLUDE THREE OF THE ITEMS…INCLUDING A PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD IN ALBUQUERQUE. HE SAYS IT WOULD CHANGE IT TO WHERE THE ONLY TIME SUCH AN ELECTION COULD BE HELD WOULD BE DURING THE GENERAL OR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
IN HIS VETO MESSAGE, BERRY SAID HE OPPOSED TWO OF THE BALLOT MEASURES…ONE CALLING FOR A TAX INCREASE TO FUND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, THE OTHER FOR A PUBLIC VOTE ON MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION.
