TWO YEARS AFTER GRANTING HUGE PAY HIKES, THE CITIZEN’S INDEPENDENT SALARY COMMISSION HAS DECIDED TO KEEP THE PAY WHERE IT IS FOR ALBUQUERQUE’S MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IN 2015, COUNCILORS GOT A 71 PERCENT PAY RAISE TO 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE MAYOR’S SALARY WAS INCREASED 13 PERCENT TO 125-THOUSAND. THE PAY HIKES DON’T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL THE FOLLOWING ELECTION CYCLE.
THE SALARY COMMISSION WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN 2009 AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER.
