Tag: City Council Meeting
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Denver finalizes $100M spending plan for federal COVID recovery funds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council gave final approval Monday to spend nearly one-third of its $308 million in COVID-19 recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. The city will allocate over $100 million of the funds in 2022, with $73.6 million going to recovery efforts,…
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Denver City Council OKs 5-year homeless plan, affordable housing complex
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council unanimously approved the city’s new five-year strategic plan to address homelessness on Monday, in addition to a new affordable housing project in the city. The plan was put forward by the Department of Housing Stability with the intention of decreasing homelessness…
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Mayor Hancock’s $1.49 billion city budget for 2022 gets final approval
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After several months of debates and edits, Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.49 billion city budget for 2022 was granted final approval by the Denver City Council Monday. The budget amounts to $1.49 billion split among more than a dozen departments, with the most significant delegations being…
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Council advances spending plan for $100 million of federal COVID recovery funds
The Denver City Council approved a plan Monday to spend nearly one-third of its $308 million in COVID-19 recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, advancing the plan for a second and final vote next week. If passed, the plan would allocate over $100 million of the funds in 2022, with $73.6 million going…
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Denver City Council votes down all amendments to proposed 2022 city budget
“Congratulations council members, you made it through our job to amend the budget without a single amendment,” Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca said in Monday’s City Council meeting. During the meeting, the council voted down 14 amendments to Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposed $1.49 billion 2022 city budget. Monday was the council’s last opportunity to suggest amendments to…
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Denver council OKs $1.2 million settlement for teen who was beaten by police
A man who was beaten and tased by Denver police when he was 17 years old is set to receive a $1.2 million settlement after the Denver City Council approved the funds Monday. Malow Mayek, now 20, sued the city last year, arguing that police used excessive force against him and violated his civil rights…
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Denver council advances 2022 city budget proposal amid community criticism
The Denver City Council advanced the proposed 2022 city budget without amendments Monday, following a public hearing filled with criticism and anger from community members. Council members offered no questions, comments or amendments to Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposed $1.49 billion city budget on Monday. This hearing comes after Hancock approved 10 of the council’s 12…
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Denver city employees to receive $400 COVID vaccine bonus, hazard pay
Eligible city employees are set to receive $400 COVID-19 vaccine bonuses and up to $2,500 in pandemic hazard pay after the Denver City Council approved the pair of proposals Monday. While the hazard pay proposal passed unanimously without comment, the vaccine bonus split the council with an 8 to 3 vote, with two council members…
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Denver OKs $9 million expansion of supportive housing program for homeless
The Denver City Council approved a more than $9 million addition to a supportive housing program Monday, expanding housing placement and treatment for homeless residents. This will bring the current $1.2 million contract with Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to over $10.2 million, funding the housing services through the end of 2023. The council unanimously…
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Denver advances $400 COVID vaccine bonus, hazard pay for city employees
The Denver City Council advanced a pair of proposals Monday that would provide $400 COVID-19 vaccine bonuses and up to $2,500 in pandemic hazard pay for some city employees, sending the proposals on to a final vote on Oct. 25. While the hazard pay proposal advanced unanimously without comment, the vaccine bonus split the council…