Denver Mayor Mike Johnston presented his 2026 budget to city employees on Monday morning before he made the announcement city-wide. CBS Colorado Investigator Brian Maass was able to sit in on the meeting for city employees. This story is based on his live tweets on the social media platform X.

In a slideshow, Johnston reiterated the $200 million budget gap for next year's city budget but said he will maintain citywide priorities. He said the savings from previously announced layoffs will make up $118 million from the previous estimate of $104 million.

There will also be a $10 million reduction in IT contracts, and new property tax statements will be postcards instead of letters to save money. In other ways to save money, the city will reduce marketing campaigns around marijuana use preve

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