Denver mayor agrees to more rent assistance funding and a new parking appeal system in city budget

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has agreed to increase funding for elections, eviction assistance, an appeals system for parking tickets and more — but he stopped far short of matching all the budget requests of other city leaders.

Johnston responded on Monday to 16 budget amendments proposed by the Denver City Council. The council’s requests would have added $18.7 million to Johnston’s $1.66 billion budget proposal.