City cuts a deal with team monitoring police reforms. Here’s how much it’ll make

Aug. 12—After a monthslong negotiation, the city of Albuquerque has agreed to pay more than $1 million over the next year to the team overseeing police reforms. In April, the city proposed a 40% pay cut for Independent Monitor James Ginger and his team, from just under $1.6 million annually to $960,000 a year. The monitoring team has been paid more than $10 million since its work began in …