Audit deems New Mexico staff payments unconstitutional
June 3, 2021
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) A state auditor in New Mexico has warned the Legislature that a plan to pay $300 to legislative staffers who worked in the Capitol this year is unconstitutional.
State Auditor Brian Colón said his office told the Legislature that the state Constitution prohibits giving extra compensation to a public servant after services are rendered, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
“I’ve got to hold everybody accountable when it comes to the law,” Colón said, noting that auditors have warned other public bodies that payments would violate the state Constitution.
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