City approves merit raises and planning department reorg
The budget funds a 5 percent merit increase for employees with satisfactory evaluations and restructures the planning and development department into three divisions led by a new director and team leaders. It adds two land use planners and an administrative assistant, raises gross receipts tax for capital projects, and increases lodgers tax by 1 percent to support public transportation. Cordova cites rising competition for state and federal funds and notes lodgers tax growth slowed to 0.9 percent year over year.
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Boyne Battles Over caseload and ouster in DA office
Boyne, the district attorney's top prosecutor, faced dismissal after managing over 80 open child abuse and domestic violence cases. A June memo from Frank Padilla ordered nine cases closed, sparking claims of a constructive firing and a clash with protocol.
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