THE THREE-EIGHTS OF A PERCENT SALES TAX HIKE IS APPROVED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. MONEY GENERATED BY THE TAX HIKE WILL GO TO THE CITY’S DEFICIT AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION … SHAUN WILLOUGHBY … TOLD THE COUNCIL HE BACKS THE TAX INCREASE, BUT IT WAS A TOUGH VOTE FOR COUNCILORS.
IT WAS APPROVED ON AN 8-TO-1 VOTE, WITH BRAD WINTER THE ONLY NO VOTE AGAINST THE BIPARTISAN ORDINANCE CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILORS KEN SANCHEZ AND TRUDY JONES. COUNCILORS ALSO VOTED IN FAVOR OF AN AMENDMENT EARMARKING NO LESS THAN 60 PERCENT TO GO TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
