Removal/vacancies.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 15-86
in effectSec. 15-86. - Removal/vacancies.
(a) Removal. Only the clerk and recorder may remove a member from the board. The clerk and recorder may remove a board member for inappropriate conduct before the expiration of the board member's term. Before removing a board member, the clerk and recorder will specify the cause for removal and will give the board member the opportunity to make a personal explanation. The executive committee may recommend removal of a board member for cause. If the executive committee recommends removal of a board member, it will specify the cause for removal and whether it gave the board member the opportunity to provide a personal explanation to the executive committee.
(b) Vacancies. Any vacancy, whether by removal, death, or resignation, occurring during the term of any member, will be filled within forty-five (45) days from the date that a seat becomes vacant. In the event of the death, removal or resignation of a board member, the succeeding appointment shall serve the unexpired portion of the term.
(c) Resignation for candidacy to elected office. Board members must resign from the board if the member becomes a candidate for any elected political office for which the DED will or may conduct the election (except for an election to the Denver Employee Retirement Board). If the board member does not resign, the member's resignation shall be deemed automatically tendered and accepted when the member publicly declares his or her intent to seek office. Board members must declare at a board meeting their association with any candidate, candidate committee, political party committee, issue committee, or political committee, and must abstain from consideration of any issue that comes before the board related to such association.
(Ord. No. 7-10, § 1, 1-4-10)
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_CH15EL_ARTVIIACANLAVOADBO_S15-86REVAFetched: 10/27/2026