Mayor Mike Johnston didn’t say how many people will lose their jobs amid the city’s budget crisis, but a new letter to city employees specifies when they’ll begin in August.

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will deliver his annual State of the City address Monday evening, outlining the challenges his administration faces, the progress it has made, and what it hopes to achieve moving forward.

In an email to city employees Tuesday, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston provided an update on layoffs planned as the city faces a budget deficit. Johnston said in May that the city was implementing a hiring freeze and furloughs for city employees amid a $50 million budget deficit this year,