City and County of Denver - File #: 19-1116

• File #: 19-1116
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/14/2019
• In control: Finance & Governance Committee
• On agenda: 12/2/2019
• Final action: 12/2/2019
• Title: A bill for an ordinance increasing the number of county judges from seventeen to eighteen. Amends Section 14-2(a) of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to increase the number of County Judges from seventeen to eighteen. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 10-22-19. This item was approved for late filing by Council President Clark.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2019	1	Council President	signed
12/3/2019	1	Mayor	signed
12/2/2019	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
11/25/2019	1	City Council	rules of procedure suspended to allow late filing	Pass
11/25/2019	1	City Council	ordered published on first reading
10/22/2019	1	Finance & Governance Committee	approved for filing	Pass

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

Date Submitted: 10-14-19

Requesting Agency: County Court
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name: Morgan Cali
Email: morgan.cali@denvercountycourt.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 increasing the number of county judges from seventeen to eighteen.
Amends Section 14-2(a) of the Denver Revised Municipal Code (DRMC) to increase the number of County Judges from seventeen to eighteen. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 10-22-19. This item was approved for late filing by Council President Clark.
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Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
For the past thirty-three years, the Denver County Court has experienced a significant increase in caseload, however the number of county court judges has remained at seventeen since 1986. In the 2018 and 2019 legislative sessions, the Colorado Legislature passed two bills that will result in a substantial increase in the caseload of the Denver County Court, specifically Senate Bill 18-056 increases the civil threshold from $15,000 to $25,000 and House Bill 19-1263 which changes the felony classification of some drug possessions to misdemeanors ...