Retention of Hearing Officers by the Commission.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.3.7
in effect§ 9.3.7 - Retention of Hearing Officers by the Commission.
(A) Hearing Officers. The Civil Service Commission shall enter into contractual arrangements with at least three (3) persons and as many more as determined by the Commission to serve as Hearing Officers to hear disciplinary or disqualification appeals or to otherwise aid the Commission in its review function. The Hearing Officers shall not be employed by or considered employees of the City and County of Denver. Qualifications of Hearing Officers shall be prescribed by Commission rule.
(B) Selection of Hearing Officers. The Hearing Officers contracted with shall be selected as follows. The Commission shall compile a list of all qualified persons willing to be Hearing Officers. The list shall have at least seven (7) names unless fewer qualified persons have expressed a willingness to become Hearing Officers. The list shall be given to the Manager of Safety and the designated representatives of the Firefighters and Police Officers. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the list the designated representatives acting as a single entity and the Manager of Safety shall each strike not more than one-third (⅓) of the names on the list and each shall number the remaining names to indicate the order of preference. The Commission shall contract with those persons who have been approved on both lists, and in accordance with the designated order of mutual preference. This process shall be done at least once every three (3) years. The lists returned to the Commission by the Manager of Safety and the designated representatives shall be confidential and not disclosed to anyone by the Commission, its staff, the Manager of Safety, or the designated representatives.
(C) Designated representatives. The Firefighters and Police Officers shall each have a designated representative for purposes of Subsection (B) of this Section. Said representatives shall be the bargaining agents for the Firefighters and Police Officers pursuant to Sections 9.7.4 and 9.8.4.
(Charter 1960, C5.73-5; added November 4, 1986; amended April 29, 1991; Ord. No. 428-02, § 1, 6-3-02, elec. 8-13-02; Ord. No. 138-03, § 1, 2-24-03, elec. 5-6-03)
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_PT3CISECO_S9.3.7REHEOFCOFetched: 10/27/2026