Paid time off allowance.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 18-125
in effectSec. 18-125. - Paid time off allowance.
The amount of PTO earned by eligible employees and officers working full-time shall be calculated as follows:
(a) Under six (6) months of consecutive service, ten (10) hours per month;
(b) At six (6) consecutive months of service, and up to five (5) years of consecutive service; twelve (12) hours per month;
(c) At five (5) consecutive years of service, and up to ten (10) years of consecutive service; fifteen (15) hours per month;
(d) At ten (10) consecutive years of service, and up to fifteen (15) years of consecutive service; eighteen (18) hours per month;
(e) At fifteen (15) or more consecutive years of service; nineteen (19) hours per month;
These amounts are demonstrated below:
Paid Time Off
Years of Service | Accrual Hours per Month | Hours per Year
From hire to 6 months | 10 | -
From 7 months to 1 year | 12 | 132
Years 1 to 4 | 12 | 144
At 5 years, <10 years | 15 | 180
At 10 years, <15 years | 18 | 216
At 15 years and beyond | 19 | 228
A proportionate amount shall be allowed eligible employees working part-time.
(Ord. No. 634-09, § 3, 11-2-09; Ord. No. 233-21, § 4, 3-30-21)
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_CH18EMOFPABE_ARTVLEHO_DIV1PATIOF_S18-125PATIOFALFetched: 10/27/2026