Tag: Auditor
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Denver considers expanding city auditor’s subpoena powers to compel contractors’ records
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A few Denver councilmembers on Monday clashed with the city auditor over a proposal to give the latter powers to subpoena the city’s contractors and compel them to produce records. On a 9-4 vote, the City Council preliminary approved the proposal expanding the city…
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Denver City and County offices closed Monday for César Chávez Day
All City and County of Denver offices will be closed Monday for César Chávez Day, a city holiday. Chávez led a varied life, serving in the United States Navy for two years, as well as cofounding the National Farm Workers Association, which later evolved into the United Farm Workers labor union. In 1994, Chávez was…
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Denver mayoral candidates court voters in final days of election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From phone banks off Pecos Street to the doors of the Sunnyside and University neighborhoods, Denver mayoral candidates are making a final push to get Denverites out to vote — and choose them. For voters, deciding who to back among 17 names appearing on the…
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Who leads the Denver mayoral money race now? New campaign finance data reshuffles top fundraisers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Denver disbursed $4.2 million in matching funds to local candidates on Wednesday, creating a new leader in the money race among mayoral and city council aspirants. The latest release from the city’s Clerk and Recorder reshuffles the fundraising lead in the Mayor’s…
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Q&A With Timothy O’Brien | Auditing, dentistry and Einstein’s theory of insanity
Timothy O’Brien, who has served Denver Auditor since 2015, stands out from his predecessors because he is a certified accountant, a chartered financial analyst and a chartered global management accountant. He also served as the Colorado state auditor for nearly dozen years. That innate knowledge of accounting and experience come handy, he told Colorado Politics. …
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On first reading, Council votes to repeal bill giving auditor subpoena power
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council passed on first reading a motion to repeal an ordinance passed last May granting the city auditor subpoena power Monday night after he filed a lawsuit against the council saying an amendment made to it was unlawful. The plan is to start…