DENVER – Mayor Mike Johnston on Thursday nominated a new leader to oversee the city’s emergency services departments which includes Denver police, fire and sheriff departments, as Executive Director of Public Safety.
Al Gardner, who in January of this year – was appointed by Johnston as Denver’s deputy mayor for a one-year term – has served since November 2023 as executive director of Denver’s Department of General services.
Gardner’s nomination must be approved by the City Council and he would replace former director Armando Saldate III, who left the position earlier this summer to lead the Colorado Bureau of Investigation…