ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILORS NOW HAVE MORE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AT THEIR DISPOSAL. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS THEY VOTED MONDAY TO QUADRUPLE DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS … BUT ALSO PLAN TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY IS SPENT. THE COUNCILORS’ CONSTITUENT OUTREACH FUNDING HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO 20-THOUSAND A YEAR.
THE AMENDED VERSION OF THE CURRENT RULE REMOVES THE WORD “TRAVEL” AS A USE FOR THE EXPENSE TO “POTENTIAL USES,” WHICH INCLUDES DISTRICT MEETINGS AND SMALL EVENT SPONSORSHIPS OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES.
