Public Safety Survives Cuts as Denver Faces Budget Crunch
By Deborah Grigsby | The Denver Gazette
Day two of the public hearings for Denver’s proposed 2026 spending plan got underway on Tuesday with presentations from the city’s public safety agencies.
As representatives from the Denver Department of Safety, Denver Police, Denver Fire, Denver Sheriff and the Department of Public Health and Environment shared plans for helping the city tighten its belt, recurring themes included streamlining program functions, identifying new sources of revenue and shifting some positions out of the city’s general fund into alternate funding sources such as special revenue funds and grants.
Overall, agencies sought to protect core services and align with council priorities.
Here are some of the top takeaways for the day:
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