Right to organize and bargain collectively; mandatory, prohibited, and permissive subjects of bargaining.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.8.3
in effect§ 9.8.3 - Right to organize and bargain collectively; mandatory, prohibited, and permissive subjects of bargaining.
(A) Police Officers shall have the right to bargain collectively with the City and to be represented by an employee organization in such negotiations.
(B) The following shall be mandatory subjects of bargaining for Police Officers:
(i) Compensation;
(ii) Fringe Benefits;
(iii) The number of hours in the work week;
(iv) The definition of "seniority";
(v) Personal safety and health equipment;
(vi) A bargaining agent recognition clause;
(vii) Procedures relating to labor/management cooperation and communication that shall reasonably include participation by groups other than the bargaining agent;
(viii) The notice and the time intervals regarding changes of a Police Officer's shifts and the emergency exceptions thereto;
(ix) The collective bargaining agreement severability clause;
(x) The duration of the collective bargaining agreement;
(xi) Procedures and notice relating to the layoff and recall of Police Officers, but not the decision of whether to lay off or recall;
(xii) Payment of fees as set forth in Subsection 9.8.17(D);
(xiii) A check-off clause; and
(xiv) Grievance and grievance arbitration procedures for matters included in the agreement.
(C) The following shall be prohibited subjects of bargaining:
(i) Any proposal that would conflict with a State or Federal law;
(ii) Any proposal that would conflict with the City Charter, including any subsequent amendments to the Charter;
(iii) Any proposal over which the City has no authority to act because of State or Federal law;
(iv) Civilian review or supervision of the Police Department or Police Officers;
(v) The missions of the Police Department, the Department of Safety, and the City;
(vi) The standards of service of the Police Department, the Department of Safety, and the City;
(vii) Staffing of the Police Department, the Department of Safety, and the City;
(viii) The tables of organization of the Police Department, the Department of Safety, and the City;
(ix) The budgets of the Police Department, the Department of Safety, and the City;
(x) Facilities of the Police Department, the Department of Safety, and the City;
(xi) The number of shifts and times the shifts begin and end;
(xii) Civilianization;
(xiii) Procedures for internal investigations and procedures for discipline;
(xiv) Assignment of work to Police Officers; and
(xv) Training.
(D) The following shall be permissive subjects for bargaining:
(i) Pensions;
(ii) Non-pension benefits for retired officers and their dependents;
(iii) The number of hours in a work shift;
(iv) The method of assignment of Police Officers to work shifts;
(v) Off-duty employment;
(vi) Physical, mental, drug, and alcohol testing;
(vii) Police Officer safety and health matters except as provided in 9.8.3(B)(v);
(viii) A clause defining the collective bargaining agreement as the sole and entire agreement between the parties; and
(ix) All other terms and conditions of employment not listed in (B) and (C) above.
(Charter 1960, C5.82-3; added March 20, 1995)
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_PT8COBAPO_S9.8.3RIORBACOMAPRPESUBAFetched: 10/27/2026