The declaration would have expired on Tuesday if Denver City Council had not extended it for the next four weeks.
DENVER — Denver City Council extended Mayor Mike Johnston’s state of emergency on homelessness during Monday's meeting on an 11-1 vote.
“It allows the executive branch to skip some steps. It allows the mayor to ask for more state and federal funding, predominantly federal funding, but it also allows us to spend into TABOR reserves," Councilman Chris Hinds said, explaining an emergency declaration. “We try to strike a balance between just constantly voting for extensions of emergency declarations and also making sure that we have three functioning branches of government.
Denver City Council extends emergency declaration on homelessness The one 'no' vote on Denver City Council came from Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer, who did not believe extending the declaration was the right decision without more concrete answers about the mayor's plan. The Follow UpWhat do you want Denver7 to follow up on? Is there a story, topic or issue you want us to revisit? Let us know with the contact form below.
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