WHOEVER THE NEXT MAYOR OF SANTA FE IS, THAT PERSON COULD BE PULLING DOWN SOME SERIOUS MONEY. THE JOB GOES FULL TIME AFTER THE 2018 MUNICIPAL ELECTION. AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSION IS NOW TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH TO PAY A FULL TIME MAYOR.
THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE COMMISSION’S INITIAL RECOMMENDATION PUT THE PAY RANGE FROM 145-THOUSAND TO 1`75-THOUSAND, BASED, IN PART, ON WHAT OFFICIALS IN CITIES SIMILAR TO SANTA FE IN SIZE PAY THEIR MAYORS. BUT THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THE PAY WILL FALL WITHIN THAT RANGE. NOW, PUBLIC INPUT IS BEING SOUGHT BEFORE A FINAL DECISION IS MADE ON MAY 24TH.
ONE-HUNDRED-AND-FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR WOULD BE 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE THAN THE GOVERNOR MAKES, AND HIGHER THAN THE SALARY FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S MAYOR, WHICH IS 125-THOUSAND A YEAR.
