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Denver Council Presses Public Safety Leaders Over 911 Response and Surveillance Spending
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Denver Council Presses Public Safety Leaders Over 911 Response and Surveillance Spending

By Nico Brambila | The Denver Gazette Longer 911 response times, police surveillance technology and the integrity of Denver’s crime lab drew scrutiny from the Denver City Council on Wednesday, as public safety officials defended their operations and outlined challenges facing their departments. Officials attributed longer response times in part to a sharp increase in employee leave, saying average leave hours reached 306 in 2025, compared with 170 previously. The issue, officials said, isn’t just staffing. “We can’t hire ourselves out of the ability to answer more quickly,” said Andrew Dameron, director of Denver 911. Councilmembers complained to Public Safety officials, saying they haven’t experienced the improved response times the d...
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Denver 911 proposes double fees to improve response time, keep operations afloat
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Approved, coloradopolitics.com, Local

Denver 911 proposes double fees to improve response time, keep operations afloat

By Deborah Grigsby | Colorado Politics Denver's public safety agency is pushing to roughly double the fee for 911 emergency services, arguing it's necessary to keep operations afloat and meet response time requirements.  The proposed fee hike — from $1.20 to $2.12 per month —  would apply to all residents who have a phone, whether landline or mobile, registered in the city.   “This change will allow us to maintain operations through the rest of 2025 and set us up for success in some of the infrastructure and staffing moves that we've been making over the last few years,” Dameron said. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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