Members of the Denver City Council submitted a letter to Mayor Mike Johnston late Friday afternoon outlining their suggested improvements to his proposed 2026 spending plan, including funding for elections, public health, housing and immigrant services.
In the letter, dated Oct. 10, the council identified additional funding for the Office of Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul López as among the recommendations supported by a “supermajority” of its members.
“The Clerk has identified $1 million in unexpended 2025 funds,” the letter read. “The Clerk and Recorder needs $2.5 million, assuming they are allowed to roll over $1 million in unexpended 2025 funds. The Council urges the Mayor and the Clerk and Recorder to work collaboratively toward an acceptable resolution on this funding issue.”…