Complaints or inquiries to the board of ethics.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-55
in effectSec. 2-55. - Complaints or inquiries to the board of ethics.
Any person may file an official written complaint or inquiry with the board of ethics asking whether a current officer, official, or employee has failed to comply with this code of ethics. The executive director may file an official written inquiry with the board of ethics asking whether a current officer, official, or employee has failed to comply with this code of ethics. Subject to section 2-56 and the rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 2-56, the board of ethics shall:
(1) Conduct a hearing in a meeting, which shall be open to the public on all official written complaints or inquiries which have not been dismissed pursuant to paragraph (6) of section 2-56 or resolved under paragraph (7) of section 2-56.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this article, make public written findings and recommendations, if any, on complaints or inquiries. Board findings should characterize the seriousness of the violation, if any.
(3) Inform the person who is the subject of the complaint or inquiry and the person who submitted the complaint or inquiry of its findings, and recommendations; and
(4) If the person who is the subject of the complaint or inquiry is an employee, non-elected officer, or appointed official, and if the board feels corrective action may be necessary, notify the person's appointing authority and recommend that the appointing authority take action, appropriate to the finding, including discipline. If the person who is the subject of the complaint or inquiry is an elected officer, the board may propose actions appropriate to the finding, ranging from a recommendation that the person abstain from further action on the matter or seek a waiver, to adopting a resolution reprimanding the person, or referring the matter to the appropriate authority.
(Ord. No. 96-01, § 1, 1-29-01; Ord. No. 523-02, § 1, 7-1-02; Ord. No. 631-04, § 4, 9-7-04; Ord. No. 382-07, § 3, 7-30-07; Ord. No. 698-09, § 2, 11-30-09; Ord. No. 1202-16, § 5, 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_S2-55COINBOETFetched: 10/27/2026