Bernalillo County commissioners this week denied a proposed change to the county’s so-called “cooling-off period.â€

Approval would have eliminated the cooling-off period, which doesn’t allow an elected official to accept certain county jobs until a year after leaving office.

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Noah Alcala Bach covers Albuquerque city government. You can reach him at nabach@abqjournal.com or (505) 823-3864.