Appointment, qualifications, and terms.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-242
in effectSec. 2-242. - Appointment, qualifications, and terms.
(a) The Denver food commission shall consist of the following thirteen (13) commissioners: three (3) persons from the mayor's cabinet, or department heads, who shall be appointed to the commission by the mayor; two (2) members of city council, who shall be approved by city council; four (4) residents of the city, who shall be appointed to the commission by the mayor; and four (4) representatives of city-wide organizations or institutions engaged in food related activities, who shall be appointed to the commission by the mayor.
(b) In making appointments, the mayor and city council will give consideration to assure a balance of knowledge and skill including, but not limited to, experience with food, gardening, youth development, non-profit administration, public health, grant-making, and business development.
(c) The Denver food commission shall reflect the geographic, demographic, socioeconomic, and ethnic diversity and composition of the City and County of Denver.
(d) Each commissioner must live or work in the City and County of Denver, not currently be a volunteer or paid staff person of an organization applying for Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Initiative funding, and willing to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.
(e) Commissioners will serve without compensation.
(f) A commissioner may be removed by the mayor for cause. A commissioner may also be removed by ordinance for cause, provided that the councilmembers sponsoring the bill shall notify the commissioner in writing at least fourteen (14) days prior to the first reading of the bill. If the commissioner chooses, they may resign before the bill is introduced. If the commissioner does not resign, then they shall be permitted to address the council at a public meeting prior to final approval of the bill.
(g) The terms of the commissioners shall be three (3) years; the terms shall be staggered so that at least three (3) of the commissioner shall be appointed each year. In the event of the death, or resignation of any commissioner, their successor shall be appointed in the manner provided for original appointment, to serve for the unexpired portion of the term for which such commissioner has been appointed. No commissioner shall than two (2) terms.
(Ord. No. 302, § 8, 11-6-18; Ord. No. 532-21, § 1, 7-26-21)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH2AD_ARTVIIIBOCOCO_DIV6DEFOCO_S2-242APQUTEFetched: 10/27/2026