Tag: City Council Governance Committee
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Denver committee advances change to Denver Health retirement plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City Council governance committee advanced a change to Denver’s retirement plan Tuesday despite opposition from Denver Health, the contractual entity that would be affected by the change. If passed by the full council, the ordinance would make Denver Health solely responsible for the costs…
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Denver’s first managed homeless camp on city property approved
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council governance committee unanimously advanced a license agreement Tuesday that would allow the establishment of the first managed homeless camp on city property. The agreement will now go to the full council for two final votes in the coming weeks. If passed,…
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Denver panel reports no issues since decriminalization of Psilocybin mushrooms
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A city panel reported no issues regarding Denver’s decriminalization of Psilocybin mushrooms in 2019, suggesting the city go further toward embracing the psychedelic drug. The Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel presented its findings Tuesday to the Denver City Council, as required by Initiative 301 that voters…
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City Council committee advances proposal to give $400 vaccine bonus to Denver employees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City Council will consider a proposal to give $400 bonuses to city employees in compliance with Denver’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate after a council committee approved the plan Tuesday. The proposal passed in a 4-2 vote after it was delayed in September due to criticisms…
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Denver City Council makes scathing proclamations against two ballot initiatives
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council made a pair of proclamations Tuesday announcing the council’s fervent opposition to two initiatives set to appear on the November ballot. The proclamations, presented at the governance committee, objected to Initiated Ordinance 303 and Initiated Ordinance 304 — Republican-backed initiatives regarding…
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Committee postpones vote on $400 vaccine bonus for Denver employees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Criticism from City Council members Tuesday delayed consideration of Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposal to give $400 bonuses to city employees vaccinated against COVID-19 . The council’s governance panel punted the proposal to a Sept. 28 meeting after over an hour of debate. City staffers were…
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Committee narrowly OKs first vote on measure to eliminate at-large council members
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents might get to vote on whether to keep at-large members in the City Council after the council governance committee narrowly passed a ballot measure to eliminate the position Tuesday. If passed, the ballot…
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City Council to vote on ballot measure to move up Denver’s municipal election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City Council governance committee approved a proposed ballot measure Tuesday that would move Denver’s municipal elections from May to April to address federal deadlines for mailing ballots to military and overseas voters. The proposal will go to the full council for two final votes…