DENVER — The City of Denver will begin laying off employees next month, and impacted personnel will be notified the week of August 18, according to an email from Mayor Mike Johnston sent Tuesday.
In May, Johnston announced the city was projecting a $50 million budget deficit for 2025 and a $200 million budget deficit for 2026. The mayor said his administration must consider layoffs to help the city balance next year’s budget.
Then, earlier this month, the city’s career service board approved changes to the city’s layoff procedures, making it easier to lay off longtime city employees by removing some of their protections.
- Denver7 Chief Investigator Tony Kovaleski sat down with Mayor Mike Johnston to reflect on two years in office, and took Denverites’ concerns straight to the man in charge. Watch the full interview in the story below:
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Denver7 Investigates goes 1-on-1 with Mayor Johnston after two years in office
The mayor began his email to city staff by thanking employees for “the way you’ve continued to show up” amid budget challenges. He said the “continual slowdown in the economy” has impacted the city’s budget, and “we need to build a budget that fits within the revenues we have.”…