Duty to Meet and Bargain Collectively.
Denver City Charter, art. IX, § 9.7.15
in effect§ 9.7.15 - Duty to Meet and Bargain Collectively.
(A) Whenever an employee organization has been certified pursuant to the provisions of this Part 7 as the sole and exclusive agent of the Fire Fighters, such employee organization and the employer shall meet at reasonable times and bargain collectively in good faith. Written notice of the intent of the sole and exclusive agent of the Fire Fighters to bargain must be received by the employer no later than March 1 of the year preceding the year in which a contract is to become effective. Any collective bargaining agreement reached shall be reduced to writing and shall become effective only after ratification of the agreement by enactment of resolution or ordinance and ratification by the membership of the employee organization. The obligations of this Subsection (A) shall not compel either party to agree to a proposal or to make a concession.
(B) Multiyear collective bargaining contracts shall be fully enforceable notwithstanding any other provisions of this Charter. Further, upon a showing that all administrative remedies have been exhausted, the provisions of collective bargaining agreements shall be enforceable in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure as they pertain to review of administrative actions.
(C) All time limits for action contained in this Part 7, other than the times for requesting bargaining set forth in this subdivision, may be waived by mutual consent of the parties.
(Charter 1960, C5.80-11; added May 15, 1979; Ord. No. 907-24, § 1, 7-29-24, 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_ARTIXEM_PT7COBAFI_S9.7.15DUMEBACOFetched: 10/27/2026