Revising, reenacting, and amending ordinances.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 13-4
in effectSec. 13-4. - Revising, reenacting, and amending ordinances.
(a) Any bill for an ordinance that amends an appropriating ordinance to appropriate additional funds, to rescind funds, or to transfer funds shall show the manager of finance accounting code of the affected agency or appropriation account, the appropriation account's or agency's name, and the amount to be appropriated, rescinded or transferred.
(b) Any bill for an ordinance that amends an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of capital equipment to alter the list of items that an agency is authorized to acquire shall contain the manager of finance accounting code of the affected agency, the agency's name, and the items being added or deleted.
(c) Any bill for an ordinance, other than those listed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, that amends, revises, or reenacts an existing ordinance shall set forth at length the section, subsection, or lesser subdivision that is being changed by the bill. No bill shall amend or revise an existing ordinance by reference to the title only or by merely striking, substituting, or adding words.
(d) Bills for ordinances that amend or revise the Revised Municipal Code shall indicate the proposed changes in the code in formats agreed to by the city attorney and the city council president. Bills referring charter amendments to the voters shall indicate the proposed changes in the charter in formats agreed to by the city attorney and the city council president. The city attorney and council president may provide for this requirement to be waived for certain bills or types of bills.
(Ord. No. 572-21, § 6, 7-19-21)
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_CH13COEG_ARTIICOPR_S13-4REREAMORFetched: 10/27/2026