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How much did the Colorado state government spend in 2022?
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Colorado spent more than $45 billion in fiscal year 2022, roughly half of which were federal dollars, according to a recent state audit. The Office of the State Auditor said that, for the most part, its review found unmodified or “clean” opinions on the financial statements of Colorado’s activities. “This means that these financial statements…
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Denver workers receive $1.1 million in restitution
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Denver’s workers will receive $1.1 million in restitution in 2022, due to Denver Labor’s enforcement activities and work with cooperative employers who raised wages due to the law, according to a news release. The Denver Labor Division of the Auditor’s Office will launch a tool to connect eligible workers to the money they are owed,…
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Q&A With Timothy O’Brien | Auditing, dentistry and Einstein’s theory of insanity
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Timothy O’Brien, who has served Denver Auditor since 2015, stands out from his predecessors because he is a certified accountant, a chartered financial analyst and a chartered global management accountant. He also served as the Colorado state auditor for nearly dozen years. That innate knowledge of accounting and experience come handy, he told Colorado Politics. …
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A LOOK BACK | Webb victory advances climb in Denver city politics
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Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: Wellington Webb’s election to Denver auditor, defeating opponent Bill Schroeder, came as a shock to few. The candidate had long been considered the favorite for victory and after claiming nearly 64% of the vote, Webb said his hopefulness had been rewarded. “I was always optimistic that I had a great…
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Denver City Council preliminarily votes to repeal auditor subpoena power
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Denver City Council passed on first reading a motion to repeal an ordinance passed last May granting the city auditor subpoena power Monday night after he filed a lawsuit against the council saying an amendment made to it was unlawful. The plan is to start over with a better ordinance addressing the matter. In May…
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Denver auditor calls homelessness programs fragmented, understaffed
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Denver’s efforts to help homeless people are fragmented, understaffed and lack a strategic plan, data analysis and a clear sense of who’s in charge, according to a Denver City Auditor’s report issued Thursday. “Homelessness is a high priority issue for Denver,” Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien said. “However, we could be using our resources more effectively…
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Denver looking to audit how it determines city staff’s salaries, pay scale
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Denver is set to audit how it determines the pay structure for jobs across the city. Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien is accepting proposals from firms to audit how the city’s Human Resources Department determines city staff’s salaries and pay scales. The winning firm will compare pay of city staff to their private-sector counterparts and gauge…
