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Michael Johnston: “The total size of the budget gap is $200 million.”

Featuring: Michael Johnston, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Denver | Colorado

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Mayor Michael Johnston Discusses Denver's Budget Deficit and Strategic Investments

Published | Video Starts at 03:59

You were discussing furloughs for everybody. They're at the same time, we're discussing the entire budget. Yeah. And the total cost is about $200,000 for those increases. The total size of the budget gap is $200 million. And that $200 million gap is in part because the other 15,000 employees have regularly scheduled increases we will stay committed to. (03:59–04:02)

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