After the city of Denver cut the jobs of five parking magistrates to save money, eliminating the ability to protest parking tickets online, Denver City Council has now entered the fray and is asking Mayor Mike Johnston to restore the five positions at a cost of $575,000.

In an Oct. 10 letter to the mayor, the city council asked the jobs be restored writing, "These public facing roles are essential for managing increased parking enforcement and ensuring the timely resolution of citations".

Council members have heard from Denverites like Syl Morgan Smith, who found the new parking protest system more inconvenient, frustrating and difficult to navigate.

Syl Morgan Smith CBS

"I know the city is in the throes of budget cuts," Smith said. "Compassion is not in that budget. That's in God's

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