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Michael Johnston: “We do have dollars that we have prepared to be able to use…”

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

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Denver Mayor Michael Johnston Addresses City's Financial Challenges and Strategic Plans

Published | Video Starts at 41:10

So we got. And that would really just help. Maybe in the 2025, one time fund gap will not help in the ongoing $200 million structural gap in terms of litigation. We do have dollars that we have prepared to be able to use for cases like this. Often our own city attorneys do cases like this. And oftentimes, like in the suit, we have other cities like Chicago that take lead, and we do not allocate resources to the litigation of them directly. (41:10–41:16)

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Asserts that Denver has funds prepared for litigation related to federal grant disputes.

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