丹佛市2027年48亿美元拟议预算进入听证：市长回应议会要求，补满10个911空缺并增拨丹佛健康200万美元
位于科罗拉多州的丹佛市县市长 Mike Johnston 提出的2027年拟议预算总额约48亿美元（按拨款基金计，不含转移与重复计算），市议会于10月26日至27日就该预算举行公开听证。市财政部10月26日的幕僚报告与市长对议会预算建议的正式回应显示，修改后的方案将拨款填满10个911接线员空缺、新增3名311接线员、2名公园巡护员与3名检查员，并向丹佛健康（Denver Health）增拨约200万美元。
按市长回应，911岗位的资金来自911信托基金预估的附加费收入，填的是既有空缺而非新设职位；3名311接线员预计花费236,000美元，2名公园巡护员预计173,300美元；另设2名公共卫生与环境检查员（约230,000美元，负责住宅健康、食品安全与大麻检查）和1名分区检查专员（约109,200美元）。对丹佛健康的支持包括140万美元用于能源系统改造、恢复一辆紧急服务巡逻车的资金、对运营协议覆盖员工2%绩效加薪的出资，以及对性侵护士检查员项目的支持。市府还提出给员工2%的绩效加薪。
市府公布的预算页面显示，2027年普通基金收入预计16.8亿美元，较2026年增长1.1%，主要由销售税收入走强带动，抵消其他收入来源的下降。Johnston 在10月16日致议会的信中说，这份预算优先核心市政服务、加强储备，并与议会多项最高优先事项对齐，包括与丹佛健康达成的增拨协议与200万美元的商业影响机会计划（BIO），用于支持受市政施工影响的商家。
按财政部的时间表，市议会可于11月2日提出修正案，预算须在11月9日前通过。议会10月9日的建议信还提出对青年暴力干预、独立监察员办公室与安全部沟通等事项的关切，要求市长办公室给出解决方案与推进路径。
Denver's $4.8 Billion Proposed 2027 Budget Heads to Hearings With 911 Hiring and Denver Health Funding
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's proposed 2027 budget for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, totals about $4.8 billion across appropriated funds, excluding transfers and duplicate amounts, and the City Council convened public hearings on the proposal on October 26-27. The Finance Department's October 26 staff report and the mayor's formal response to Council budget requests show the refined proposal would fund hiring to fill 10 vacant 911 positions, add three 311 call-takers, two park rangers and three inspectors, and provide about $2 million in additional support for Denver Health.
Under the mayor's response, the 911 funding comes from projected surcharge revenue in the 911 Trust Fund and fills existing vacancies rather than creating new jobs. The three 311 call-taker positions are estimated at $236,000 and the two park ranger positions at $173,300; the plan also proposes two public-health and environment inspectors, estimated at $230,000, for residential health, food-safety and cannabis inspections, plus a zoning inspection specialist estimated at $109,200. The Denver Health support includes $1.4 million for energy-system modifications, restored funding for an Emergency Service Patrol van, a contribution toward a 2% merit increase for staff covered by the city's operating agreement, and support for the sexual assault nurse examiner program. The budget also provides city employees a 2% merit increase.
The city's budget page says 2027 General Fund revenue is expected to total $1.68 billion, a 1.1% increase over 2026, driven by strengthening sales tax revenue offsetting reductions in other sources. In his October 16 letter to the Council, Johnston said the budget prioritizes core city services and bolsters reserves, and addresses many of the Council's highest-priority items, including the $2 million Denver Health increase and $2 million for the Business Impact Opportunity (BIO) program supporting businesses affected by city construction.
The Finance Department's timeline gives the Council an opportunity to amend the proposal on November 2 and sets November 9 as the adoption deadline. The Council's October 9 recommendations letter also raised concerns including youth-violence intervention capacity and communication between the Office of the Independent Monitor and the Department of Safety.
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