City and County of Denver - File #: 17-0895

• File #: 17-0895
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/1/2017
• In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
• On agenda: 8/21/2017
• Title: A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election to be held in conjunction with the coordinated election of November 7, 2017, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver concerning the Department of Environmental Health. Refers a question to the November 2017 ballot to amend the Charter to change the name of Department of Environmental Health to Department of Public Health and Environment to better reflect agency responsibilities and increase the size of its Board from 5 seats to 9 to allow for more diverse representation. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 8-9-17.
• Indexes: Debra Bartleson

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/30/2017	1	Council President	signed
8/29/2017	1	Mayor	signed
8/28/2017	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
8/21/2017	1	City Council	ordered published on first reading
8/9/2017	1	Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee	approved for filing	Pass

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

Date Submitted: 08-01-17

Requesting Agency: Mayor's Office
Division:

* Name: Skye Stuart
* Phone: 720-865-9058
* Email: Skye.Stuart@denvergov.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 submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election to be held in conjunction with the coordinated election of November 7, 2017, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver concerning the Department of Environmental Health.
Refers a question to the November 2017 ballot to amend the Charter to change the name of Department of Environmental Health to Department of Public Health and Environment to better reflect agency responsibilities and increase the size of its Board from 5 seats to 9 to allow for more diverse representation. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 8-9-17.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide?

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
This referred measure is proposed to be submitted to the voters at the November 7, 2017 election.

The Department of Environmental Health was created through a Charter amendment in 1996 precipitated by a change in state law that made Denver General Hospital and its' clinics an independent entity, the Denver Health and Hospital Authority. ...