ALBUQUERQUE MAYOR TIM KELLER SUBMITTED HIS BUDGET PROPOSAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL … AND COUNCILORS MONDAY NIGHT APPROVED A BUDGET … WITH AMENDMENTS. THE BUDGET BASICALLY FOCUSES ON PUBLIC SAFETY … AND FUNNELS NEARLY HALF OF THE GENERAL FUND, ABOUT 47 PERCENT, INTO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THE COUNCIL MADE THREE AMENDMENTS CONNECTED TO AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, INCREASING IT BY 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS …. INCREASING WHAT GOES IN TO DOWNTOWN ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS BY 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS … AND ADDING THE REDISCOVER CENTRAL COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM. MAYOR KELLER SAYS THE BULK OF THE BUDGET TAKES ON CRIME AND HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY.
