Tag: Denver Public Safety
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Denver to disclose non-monetary settlements
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a unanimous vote by the Denver City Council on Monday, the city’s Department of Public Safety must now disclose all non-monetary settlements to the Citizens’ Oversight Board (COB). Officials said that the amendment to the city code, which creates the city’s first formal policy…
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Denver City Council to consider non-monetary disclosure ordinance
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An ordinance aiming to increase transparency when it comes to non-monetary legal settlements made by the Department of Public Safety returns to the City Council on Monday. If it passes, the ordinance would amend Article XVIII of Chapter 2 of the city code and require…
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Denver Public Safety Director Armando Saldate III plans to depart
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Department of Public Safety Director Armando Saldate III may be leaving his post as executive director to take on a new role at the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. “Executive Director Saldate has accepted a conditional offer for a position with the Colorado Bureau of…
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Down on the farm: At-risk youth find their way on old Stapleton grounds
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the grounds of the old Stapleton Airport, something else is growing. The Urban Farm in Northeast Denver has partnered with the Denver Juvenile Justice Department’s Helping Youth Pursue Excellence program (HYPE) to give justice-involved youth the opportunity to learn hands-on skills and while participating…
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Denver police address downtown homelessness, violent crime in public safety meeting
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Denver Police addressed increasing violent crime and homelessness in a public safety meeting Thursday night, relaying challenges with strained resources and homeless encampment rules and asking for public feedback. The meeting was held at McGregor Square’s Rally Hotel at 6 p.m., as thousands of baseball fans flooded the area to attend the Rockies vs. Dodgers game…
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Denver’s 2022 city budget proposal dominated by public safety
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council continued its hearings Tuesday on Mayor Michael Hancock’s $1.49 billion budget proposal for 2022, meeting with the city’s various public safety agencies to discuss spending plans. Safety is taking up the largest chunk of the proposed budget, accounting for approximately 39%…