Tag: Denver Finance And Governance Committee
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Denver may drop citizenship requirement for police and fire fighter applicants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Finance and Governance Committee discussed a measure that would allow non-citizens to apply to become Denver Police Department officers and firefighters. As a charter amendment, the proposal must be referred to Denver voters for the November general election. Denver has struggled to fill…
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Denver committee OKs bond issuance for voter-approved infrastructure projects
Denver City Council’s Finance and Governance Committee authorized a bond issuance Tuesday afternoon to fund infrastructure projects approved by voters. While still subject to full City Council approval, this will allow a principal of up to $366.4 million, marking the first issuance for the RISE Denver program and the fifth for the Elevation Denver program. These…
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Concerns loom over new marijuana proposals in Denver before Monday’s final vote
The Denver City Council will hold its final vote on three bills Monday that could lead to what many consider the biggest shift in marijuana policy since Amendment 64, which made recreational marijuana legal in 2014. If approved, the laws would allow marijuana delivery, and marijuana hospitality businesses within the city and county. The city…