City Council members said Monday that they are ready to overrule Mayor Mike Johnston if he doesn’t put millions more dollars behind emergency rental assistance in next year’s budget.
Denver City Council member Stacie Gilmore advocated for more money for rental assistance in the city’s 2024 budget during a press conference on the steps of the City and County building on October 18, 2023. Denver City Council members said Monday that they are ready to overrule Mayor Mike Johnston if he doesn’t put millions
“I implore Mayor Johnston to either reconsider his stance or we have the votes there within council,” Gilmore said. “This is the time for us to bring forward the people’s voice and make sure that we’re protecting them, especially in regard to their housing.”for Johnston and his administration to alter the proposed 2024 budget. Those added up more than $81 million in additional spending. Johnston responded with $10.
“We actually estimated that $55 million would be the right amount to get this city over the hump of the eviction crisis that we’re seeing,” she said.this year, according to Denver County Court figures. That would be by far the most over the last five years. The previous high-water mark was 9,249 filings in 2019.
Council members are hopeful the additional money can be found by trimming other spending in the budget or decreasing how much the city sets aside for reserves.
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