Tag: Timothy O’brien
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Denver still not tracking homeless camp enforcement costs
Denver’s homeless encampment enforcement program officials still do not know how much money has been spent on the program or if contracted providers are performing to agreed-upon standards, according to city auditors. In April 2023, Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien audited how city agencies responded to homeless encampments and identified several risks involving compliance with laws…
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Denver auditor gains power for wage theft protections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously voted to improve the city auditor’s power to investigate wage theft cases. In other action, a councilwoman from one of Denver’s most diverse council districts voted against a pair of bills that would provide money for sheltering illegal…
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Denver’s Mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election…
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Q&A With Timothy O’Brien | Auditing, dentistry and Einstein’s theory of insanity
Timothy O’Brien, who has served Denver Auditor since 2015, stands out from his predecessors because he is a certified accountant, a chartered financial analyst and a chartered global management accountant. He also served as the Colorado state auditor for nearly dozen years. That innate knowledge of accounting and experience come handy, he told Colorado Politics. …
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Escaped fugitive from Colorado apprehended in New Mexico
Authorities in New Mexico have arrested a 56-year-old Delta Correctional Facility inmate who escaped by cutting his electronic ankle monitor and stealing a vehicle, according to the Colorado Department of Corrections. Timothy O’Brien was apprehended in Farmington, New Mexico, on Saturday and is awaiting extradition to Colorado, according to the agent. O’Brien escaped on Saturday…