Selection and recognition of bargaining agent.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.8.4
in effect§ 9.8.4 - Selection and recognition of bargaining agent.
(A) The sole and exclusive bargaining agent for the purpose of bargaining shall be the sole and exclusive representative of all of the Police Officers, if the majority of the Police Officers voting in an election vote for such bargaining agent.
(B) Questions concerning the selection or removal of a bargaining agent may be raised by petition of any Police Officer, group of Police Officers, or employee organization representing or wishing to represent Police Officers but only if such petition is signed by at least thirty-three (33) percent of the Police Officers. Such a petition may be submitted at any time to the American Arbitration Association (or its successor organization) provided that in the event there is a bargaining agent then certified or recognized by the City, no petition may be filed within twelve months of the bargaining agent's certification by the American Arbitration Association; and provided further that no petition may be filed during the term of an existing agreement, except during the period from January 1 to January 31 of the final year of such agreement.
(C) When a petition is filed concerning the selection or removal of a bargaining agent, the American Arbitration Association (or its successor organization) shall promptly send the petition to the Department of Safety for determination of whether it contains the requisite number of signatures. The Department of Safety shall promptly make that determination and notify the American Arbitration Association (or its successor organization) of its conclusion. If the petition has the requisite number of signatures, the American Arbitration Association (or its successor organization) shall determine the question of selection or removal of any bargaining agent by taking a secret ballot of Police Officers and certifying in writing the results thereof to the Corporate Authorities and the person, persons, and employee organizations involved. The secret ballot election shall be conducted not less than fifteen (15) days nor more than thirty (30) days from the date of filing the petition. The American Arbitration Association (or its successor organization) shall certify the results of the above-described election within three (3) days of the close of the polls. The cost of running the election shall be borne equally by each organization on the ballot.
(D) The employee organization selected by the majority of the Police Officers voting in an election conducted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision shall be recognized by the Corporate Authorities as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all Police Officers unless and until the American Arbitration Association or its successor certifies a different organization.
(Charter 1960, C5.82-4; 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_S9.8.4SEREBAAGFetched: 10/27/2026