Tag: 2026 Budget
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Denver’s 5-year revenue outlook depends on 2026 budget
Denver’s financial outlook for the next five years relies heavily on its five-year revenue forecast. And that forecast, in turn, depends on the final numbers approved in the city’s 2026 spending plan, which is expected on Nov. 10. City budget officials said they first started seeing “a lot of anomalies” in revenue projections back in…
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Denver 311 service hours reduced, ‘Sunny’ chatbot takes on more
The City and County of Denver announced on Monday that it is reducing service hours for its Denver 311 non-emergency service, which helps visitors and residents navigate the city and its services, and is relying more on “Sunny,” an AI-powered chatbot. According to a post from the city’s official social media account, the new hours…
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Denver Parks and Rec to trim programs amid budget cuts
When it came to digging up money to run Denver’s Parks and Recreation Department (DPR) next year, Executive Director Jolon Clark said his department was “looking under every couch cushion” to make the 2026 budget numbers work. Like other agencies across the city, DPR is grappling with cuts to the general fund and employee layoffs…
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Denver budget hearings focus on public safety
Day two of the public hearings for Denver’s proposed 2026 spending plan got underway on Tuesday with presentations from the city’s public safety agencies. As representatives from the Denver Department of Safety, Denver Police, Denver Fire, Denver Sheriff and the Department of Public Health and Environment shared plans for helping the city tighten its belt,…
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Denver budget hearings get underway
Staring down a $200 million deficit, Denver kicked off its week-long series of budget hearings on Monday with more than 19 agencies slated to make presentations and nearly every department facing a cut. But at a time when the city would most likely need to bring in new businesses and create more jobs, one of…