Request for bargaining.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.9.15
in effect§ 9.9.15 - Request for bargaining.
(A) In order to begin the bargaining process, it is the obligation of the bargaining agent to serve written notice of request for bargaining on the Corporate Authorities no later than September 1 of the year before the contract period which will be the subject of the bargaining process. Bargaining shall begin no later than October 1. Notwithstanding the above, in any year in which the City may be required to bargain with more than one bargaining agent, the City Council may, before January 31, establish by ordinance a schedule for collective bargaining for Deputy Sheriffs. In no event shall the City Council modify the schedule as established in this paragraph by more than 30 days in either direction.
(B) All time limits for action contained in this Part 9, except the times for requesting and commencing bargaining set forth in this Section, may be waived by mutual consent of the parties.
(Charter 1960, C5.83-15; added March 20, 1995; Ord. No. 428-02, § 1, 6-3-02, elec. 8-13-02)
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=TITIHORU_SUBTITLE_BCH_ARTIXEM_PT9COBADESH_S9.9.15REBAFetched: 10/27/2026