Denver Mayor Mike Johnston backtracked late Friday, withdrawing a measure that would have given a dozen of his appointees hefty salary raises, a move that sparked considerable backlash.
The Mayor’s office emailed the dozen appointees late Friday afternoon, writing, “We made the hard decision to not file the ordinance increasing salaries for the 12 executive directors that are in the City Charter.”
CBS News Colorado reported on those proposed salary increases earlier this month. Those raises included:…