Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has postponed until fall a measure that would have raised the salaries of a dozen top executives.

The proposed adjustments would have raised the salaries of 12 agency directors by nearly 44% on July 1, totaling nearly $500,000 in additional expenditures, most of which would have been absorbed by the city's General Fund.

"Shifting this discussion to the fall will allow for a more complete conversation as we work through the nuances and specifics of an uncertain economic year for Denver and the country," the Mayor's office said in a statement Saturday morning.

The proposed new salaries were as follows:

Nicole Doheny, chief financial officer: $266,162 (+43.6%)

Anne-Marie Braga, Denver Human Services: $231,923 (+31.9%)

Al Gardner, General Services: $221,470 (+2

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