Denver officials want to make it easier to lay off employees who have traditionally been protected by seniority. Instead, the city wants to implement an entirely “merit-based” system for deciding who loses their jobs.

The push to “streamline” layoffs comes months before Mayor Mike Johnston will likely announce layoffs to help fill the city’s $250 million budget hole.

“The intention of this revision is to ensure that layoffs are implemented in a more streamlined manner that is consistent with the merit-based career service personnel system, serves the best interests and operational needs of the involved department or agency and provides due process protections to the affected employees,” the notice states.

The city will host a hearing June 18 for the public and city employees to weigh in

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