Manager and personnel.
Denver City Charter, art. X, § 10.1.6
in effect§ 10.1.6 - Manager and personnel.
The property and personnel under control of the Board shall be referred to generally as Denver Water. The Board shall designate a Manager, who shall cause the Board's policies and orders to be executed and shall bring to the Board's attention matters appropriate for its action. The Board shall have power to employ such personnel, including legal staff, as it may deem necessary. The classifications of all such employees shall be fixed by the Board or in accordance with collective bargaining agreements. All such personnel shall be hired and dismissed on the basis of merit or in accordance with collective bargaining agreements. The Board shall define the duties of each of its employees and fix the amount of their compensation except employees whose compensation is set in accordance with collective bargaining agreements. It shall be the duty of the Board to carry out the intent and requirements of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado with respect to civil service for public utilities and works and to perform the customary functions of a Civil Service Commission with respect to its employees. In performing the functions of a Civil Service Commission, the Board or its designee shall have the power to conduct hearings, administer oaths and issue subpoenas enforceable in the County Court of the City and County of Denver. The Board may establish classifications of employment for persons outside the civil service system who serve solely at the pleasure of the Board except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. Such employees shall include the number of temporary employees the Board deems necessary and not more than 2 percent of all regular employees of the Board.
(Charter 1960, C4.19; amended May 19, 1959; amended November 3, 1998; Ord. No. 659, § 1, 8-26-02, elec. 11-5-02; Ord. No. 0716-24, § 1, 7-15-24, 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_ARTXBOWACO_S10.1.6MAPEFetched: 10/27/2026
