{"id":41327,"date":"2023-03-30T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T22:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=41327"},"modified":"2023-03-31T10:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T17:48:05","slug":"city-councilor-elected-official-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/city-councilor-elected-official-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"City Councilor &#038; Elected Official Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"City Councilor &amp; Elected Official Pay | The Line\/Your NM Government\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l9sJ2hG0o6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.31.23 <\/strong>\u2013 A citizens\u2019 commission in Albuquerque on Wednesday voted to increase pay for city councilors and the mayor. The move comes as the governor weighs a bill that would increase judicial salaries around New Mexico. In their final segment, Gene and the Line debate the merits of increasing salaries for elected officials at various levels of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Gene Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line Opinion Panelists:<\/strong><br>Dede Feldman, former NM State Senator<br>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations<br>Andy Lyman, staff writer, Santa Fe Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/2585042\/citizencommissionwantsbigraiseforalbuquerquecitycouncilors.html\"><em>Albuquerque City Councilors Make $33,660 A Year. 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