Most county employees to get 2% raise

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Most Bernalillo County employees will get a 2 percent raise next month.

The raises will come as their counterparts in city government endure pay cuts.

City workers are facing pay cuts of about 2 percent on average, though the amount varies by employee group.

The county's financial picture is a little rosier than the city's, partly because the county relies more heavily on property tax revenue for its operations.

That income source is steadier and not as vulnerable to the economic downturn as money from gross receipts taxes.

Bernalillo County's $215 million operating budget this year is roughly equal to what it spent last year.

The city of Albuquerque has seen its spending decline as the economy flags.

Information from: Albuquerque Journal