Outside employment or business activity.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-63
in effectSec. 2-63. - Outside employment or business activity.
The purpose of this section is to avoid possible conflicts of interest and time conflicts between city jobs and outside employment or business activity.
(a) All officers other than elective officers and all employees shall report existing or proposed outside employment (excluding unpaid volunteer activity) or other outside business activity annually in writing to their appointing authorities and obtain their appointing authority's approval thereof prior to accepting initial employment or outside business activity. All officials shall immediately report any change in employment status to their appointing authorities which could give rise to a conflict of interest.
(b) If the appointing authority or the officer, official or employee believes that there is a potential conflict of interest between the person's public responsibility and their possible outside employment or outside business activity, he, she or they are encouraged to consult the board of ethics.
(c) An officer or employee who has received the written permission of the appointing authority may engage in outside employment or other outside business activity. If, however, the board has rendered an advisory opinion to an officer, employee or official and/or an appointing authority, and the board has reason to believe that the officer, employee or official has not complied with the opinion, the board shall notify the appointing authority and the appointing authority shall report to the board in executive session regarding the action, if any, taken with respect to the person.
(d) Copies of documents arising from this section shall be placed in each officer's or employee's departmental personnel file.
(e) City resources may not be used for any outside employment or outside business activity.
(Ord. No. 96-01, § 1, 1-29-01; Ord. No. 631-04, § 11, 9-7-04; Ord. No. 382-07, § 7, 7-30-07; Ord. No. 698-09, § 8, 11-30-09; Ord. No. 1202-16, § 11, 3-6-17; Ord. No. 401-21, § 1, 4-26-21)
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_ARTIVCOET_S2-63OUEMBUACFetched: 10/27/2026