Definitions.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.7.2
in effect§ 9.7.2 - Definitions.
As used in this Section and its subparts, the following terms shall, unless the context requires a different interpretation, have the following meanings:
(A) The term "Firefighters" shall mean the members of the Classified Service of the Fire Department of the City and County of Denver except the Chief of the Fire Department or Deputy Chief or the Division Chiefs.
(B) The terms "Corporate Authorities" or "employer" shall mean the proper officials within the City and County of Denver whose duty it is to establish the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours, working conditions, and other terms and conditions of employment of firefighters, excluding pensions.
(C) The term "impasse" means a situation when the employer and the sole and exclusive agent of the Firefighters have reached a point in negotiation over the provisions to be included in a collective bargaining agreement at which time their differences are so substantial that further meetings would be futile, and the time provided for collective bargaining has elapsed.
(D) The term "final offer" means the written offer made latest in time by a party authorized to make such offer in negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, provided that said offer is made not less than seven (7) days prior to the start of a binding arbitration.
(Charter 1960, C5.80-1; amended June 15, 1971; amended May 15, 1979; amended June 13, 1994; Ord. No. 428-02, § 1, 6-3-02, elec. 8-13-02; Ord. No. 138-03, § 1, 2-24-02, elec. 5-6-03; Ord. No. 0907-24, § 1, 7-29-24, elec. 11-5-24)
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_PT7COBAFI_S9.7.2DEFetched: 10/27/2026