City and County of Denver - File #: 19-0891

• File #: 19-0891
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/23/2019
• In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
• On agenda: 10/28/2019
• Final action: 10/28/2019
• Title: A bill for an ordinance amending Section 18-95 to increase the number of positions the district attorney is authorized to appoint. Amends Section 18-95 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to amend the number of positions the District Attorney is authorized to appoint in the combined classification of chief deputy and senior chief deputy district attorney from twenty-three attorneys to twenty-eight attorneys. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 10-10-19.
• Indexes: Emily Lapel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/29/2019	1	Council President	signed
10/29/2019	1	Mayor	signed
10/28/2019	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
10/21/2019	1	City Council	ordered published on first reading
9/25/2019	1	Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee	postponed to a date certain	Pass

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 8-23-19

Requesting Agency: District Attorney
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name: Beth McCann
Email: Beth.McCann@denverda.org

Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
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A bill for an ordinance amending Section 18-95 to increase the number of positions the district attorney is authorized to appoint.
Amends Section 18-95 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to amend the number of positions the District Attorney is authorized to appoint in the combined classification of chief deputy and senior chief deputy district attorney from twenty-three attorneys to twenty-eight attorneys. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 10-10-19.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
The current ordinance restricts the District Attorney to appointing no more than 23 attorneys in the combined classifications of chief deputy district attorney and senior chief deputy district attorney. The classifications are leadership and supervisory positions, which include the supervision of courtroom teams and units. The District Attorney has appointed the maximum number of chief deputy district attorneys allowed, ...