Sandoval County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to stop setting their own salaries — handing that authority to a new five-member citizen commission instead.
Ordinance 624-2610 creates the Sandoval County Elected Official Salary Commission, a resident panel that will set pay for all county elected officials, including commissioners themselves. The ordinance takes effect 30 days after Wednesday’s vote and commissioners are expected to begin recruiting members immediately.
“I don’t think it’s fair for the commission to sit up here and try to set their own salaries,” said Commission Chair Jordan Juarez, who co-authored the measure with Vice Chair Jon Herr. “This at least gives the public the ability to put in input.”…