CITY-SCHOOL COORDINATING COMMITTEE

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 2, art. VIII, div. 5

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-229 Legislative intent.

Sec. 2-229. - Legislative intent. The council hereby declares the legislative intent of this division is to achieve the most effective possible coordination and utilization of all resources of the city and the school district that may serve the recreational, educational, cultural, and social needs of the people of the city. The purpose of this division is to formalize the city's commitment to collaborate with School District No. 1 and nothing herein shall be construed to require participation or attendance by committee members. The committee shall not take any formal action and shall solely be utilized to study and recommend further opportunities for coordination and partnership between the city and School District No. 1. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-230 Establishment and membership.

Sec. 2-230. - Establishment and membership. There is hereby created a city-school coordinating committee which shall consist of the following members: (a) The mayor, or the mayor's designee; (b) The director of the office of children affairs or the director's designee; (c) Two (2) members of city council, appointed by the president of council; (d) Two (2) members of the board of education of School District No. 1, designated by the board; (e) The superintendent of School District No. 1, or the superintendent's designee; and (f) Three (3) residents of the city, as follows: (1) One (1) of whom shall be an educator in School District No. 1 appointed by the superintendent; (2) One (1) of whom shall be a principal or administrator in School District No. 1 appointed by the superintendent; and (3) One (1) of whom shall be a parent of a student currently enrolled in a school in School District No. 1, a student enrolled in School District No. 1, or a person under the age of twenty-five (25) formerly enrolled in a school in School District No. 1, appointed by the president of council. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-231 Term of committee members.

Sec. 2-231. - Term of committee members. (a) The members of the city-school coordinating committee shall serve for a period of two (2) years. (b) Committee members may be reappointed for successive terms. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-232 Vacancies.

Sec. 2-232. - Vacancies. Any vacancy which occurs on the city-school coordinating committee shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of section 2-230 and the new member so appointed to the committee shall serve the unexpired term of the person so replaced. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-233 Officers and bylaws.

Sec. 2-233. - Officers and bylaws. The city-school coordinating committee shall elect two (2) chairpersons from its membership who shall serve as co-chairs, each of whom shall be from a different category of membership as identified in section 2-230(a)—(f). Co-chair terms and other procedural or operational matters affecting the committee may be set by the committee's bylaws. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-234 Meetings.

Sec. 2-234. - Meetings. (a) The first annual meeting of the committee shall occur no later than March 31 of each calendar year. (b) The annual schedule of regular meetings of the city-school coordinating committee shall be established by a majority of the members present, but the commission must meet no less frequently than every two (2) months, except as provided in subsection (c). (c) The co-chairs of the committee may jointly determine to call additional meetings or cancel scheduled meetings as needed. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-235 Purpose.

Sec. 2-235. - Purpose. The purpose of the committee shall be to undertake, on a continuing basis, the study and discussion of all possibilities for cooperation between the city and the school district, which may be referred to the mayor, council, superintendent, and board of education for action by the members belonging to those respective entities, in their sole discretion, as follows: (a) To study and discuss the development, maintenance, and use of facilities or programs authorized by the city and the school district that serve the recreational, educational, social, and cultural needs of the people of the city, so as to avoid duplication of expenses and efforts and provide facilities and programs which can be used by the greatest number of people possible during the maximum periods of time; (b) To study and discuss needed policies, changes in present operations, practices or procedures, including safety policies and procedures; (c) To study and discuss legislative action designed to serve the recreational, educational, cultural, and social needs of the people of the city; (d) To study and discuss federal, state, local, and private funds that may be available for joint city-school district programs and activities; (e) To study and discuss alternative financing mechanisms that may be available for the purposes of joint city-school district programs and activities; and (f) To request assistance from other public agencies and higher educational institutions, as well as private organizations and agencies, concerned with the educational, recreational, social, and cultural needs of the people of the city. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-236 No penalty.

Sec. 2-236 - No penalty. The failure by any person to take any action required by this division shall not be subject to any penalty including the penalty set forth in section 1-13. (Ord. No. 1507-23, § 1, 11-13-23)

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_DIV5CIHOCOCOFetched: 10/27/2026