DENVER — The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $2 million grant agreement which will pay for mental health services rendered to people experiencing homelessness in the city.
The council also approved the preservation of an historic structure in the Washington Park neighborhood.
The $2 million grant agreement was called out by District 8 Councilwoman Shontel Lewis due to a concern over the oversight of the money being spent. Under current city rules, the City Council must approve any contract that may require it to spend $500,000 or more, according to a 2020 executive order.
Lewis wants to change that threshold, though her office could not provide further details.
"I'm calling this out now not because I doubt that (Denver Department for Public Health and the Environment) will find qualified contractors, but rather because this is the last time this is going to come before city council," Lewis said. "And I'm concerned about the oversight of this money... One of my main budget proposals this year is to rethink how the city does contracting to provide us with more oversight."
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