Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s $1.76B budget is a 0.6% increase from prior year

By Alexander Edwards | The Gazette, via Colorado Politics

The Denver City Council on Tuesday gave Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed $1.76 billion spending plan for next year the final nod.

The council approved the budget unanimously.

The approval is more a formality, as the city’s charter says if a vote is not taken by a certain date, the budget, as amended, is approved. The 800-page  plus document did not change much despite several councilmembers’ attempts to amend it last week.

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