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Council orders publication of supplemental appropriation after questioning city overtime and separation payouts
Summary
Council moved to publish a supplemental appropriation ordinance that includes approximately $11 million in supplemental appropriations; council members pressed city staff for detailed DPD overtime data and questioned separation payouts related to recent workforce actions.
Denver City Council on Monday ordered publication of a supplemental appropriation ordinance that includes funding for unbudgeted expenses and an $11 million supplemental request, prompting detailed questioning about Denver Police Department overtime and separation payouts.
Councilmember Parody raised concerns that DPD overtime hours appear to have increased markedly between 2021 and 2024 even as major crime and 911 calls fell, and asked why downtown patrol costs were appearing in the…
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