ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – With less money on hand, Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller’s next city budget is calling for some of the first cuts the city could see in years, so how exactly would that shake out for city jobs?
The mayor’s office said inflation, rising service and health care costs, and a drop in federal funding are fueling the potential cuts, but they stress that nearly all of their proposed job cuts are vacant positions and that no one is being laid off. “We acknowledge that revenue growth has been pretty flat, and we expect that it’s going to continue to be flat, and so we felt the need to tighten our belts, so to speak,” said Carla Martinez, Chief Financial Officer for the City of Albuquerque.
It’s time to get smarter with city funding. That’s what the Martinez said is driving the mayor’s latest budget, which includes hundreds of proposed job cuts. The Keller Administration’s $1.47 billion proposed budget is $35 million less than the current one…