DENVER—Denver police have agreed to delay their negotiated pay raises for 2010 and 2011, sparing officers from layoffs.
The vote Tuesday came after officers rejected similar concessions about a month ago. Mayor John Hickenlooper said then that if officers didn’t agree to the delay, he would have to lay off 92 officers to help close a $160 million deficit in the city’s general fund. The city projects spending $955 million next year from the fund.
Firefighters already agreed to delay their raises. Hickenlooper’s administration is still negotiating with the union that represents sheriff’s deputies to find similar savings.
Delaying the raises for police officers is expected to save the city $6 million next year and $3.9 million in 2011.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
