Tag: City Budget
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‘Plan for flat revenue,’ finance officials warn city budget planners.
Plan for flat revenue in 2026. That’s the message city finance officials gave members of Denver City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee as preliminary efforts to organize and establish guidance for the 2026 budget planning process kicked off Monday. While sales and revenue taxes accounted for more than half (56%) of the city’s general revenue…
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Denver council advises mayor to focus on permanent housing, substance treatment
Outlining its budget priorities for next year, the Denver City Council on Thursday told Mayor Mike Johnston that providing temporary shelter to homeless people — the administration’s primary strategy — is insufficient. In a letter to Johnston, the council commended what it described as “laudable strides” under the mayor in getting thousands off the streets. “Yet,” the…
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Aurora city council deploys new snow removal funding source
The Aurora City Council greenlighted a plan Monday to start saving up more money for the city’s snow and ice removal services, including for residential streets. But some councilmembers cautioned residents against expecting their neighborhood streets to be cleared every year and emphasized the savings will be “a drop in the bucket” of overall snow…
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Public health to get 4% of Denver’s $1.49 billion 2022 budget proposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Department of Public Health and Environment is set to receive just over 4% of the $1.49 billion proposed city budget for 2022, the department presented Monday. This works out to $62.16 million spent on public health, with $28.35 million for the department directly…
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Denver Mayor Hancock proposes $1.49 billion city budget for 2022
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Michael Hancock submitted his 2022 budget proposal to City Council on Wednesday, comprised of $1.49 billion to be spent primarily on infrastructure, employment, housing and safety projects. The $1.49 billion budget is a 12% increase from the city’s budget in 2021, and a return…
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Denver City Council releases priorities for city’s 2022 budget
The Denver City Council released its priorities for the city’s 2022 budget Thursday as the council begins discussions regarding the budget drafting process. The council’s six core budget priorities – determined through council member suggestions during policy committee meetings – revolve around preventing gentrification, addressing homelessness, improving public safety and tackling climate change. The complete…
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City officials predict Denver revenue will nearly return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022
In the first discussions of the 2022 city operating budget, officials said they expect Denver’s revenue to recover significantly in the upcoming year, nearly reaching 2019 rates. According to the preliminary revenue forecast, Denver is expected to reach $1.372 billion by the end of 2021 and $1.405 billion in 2022. This is a big improvement…