Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)
Date Submitted: 1/31/22
Requesting Agency: Mayor’s Office
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Subject Matter Expert Name: Skye Stuart
Email Address: skye.stuart@denvergov.org
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A resolution approving the Mayoral appointment of Armando Saldate as Executive Director of the Department of Safety, pursuant to Charter Section § 2.2.6 (D).
The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 2-9-22.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
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Charter Section § 2.2.6 (D) requires consent of City Council for the Mayoral appointment of Charter officers. Following a vacancy in the Executive Director position at the Department of Safety, the Mayor has advanced Armando Saldate as his nomination to lead Dept. of Safety. This Charter department provides civilian oversight and supervision of uniformed safety agencies as well as other administrative functions related to pre-trial and public safety needs. The department serves as the umbrella organization for Denver Police, Denver Fire, Denver 911, Denver Sheriff, Community Corrections, Public Integrity Division, Public Safety Youth Programs and the Gang Reduction Initiative of Denver. DOS also oversees the Public Safety Cadet Program.
Armando Saldate has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement, including 20 years with the Phoenix Police Department with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies to reduce gang violence and terrorism and increase public safety. Assignments included Federal Task Force Officer to the FBI Phoenix Division, where he served on the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force - National Security Squads, FBI Fusion Center/AZ Counter Terrorism Information Center, Organized Crime Bureau Intelligence Unit and FBI Violent Gang Task Force and throughout his career he has earned more than a dozen awards of appreciation and recognition.
Armando joined the city in 2014 with the Denver Sheriff’s Department, first serving as a senior investigator, then as Civilian Commander in the Internal Affairs Bureau and later as a supervisor in the department’s Data Science Unit. He currently serves as the department’s Assistant Deputy Executive Director and helped develop Denver’s Early Intervention and Street Enforcement teams, directed large-scale COVID-19 testing sites, and has overseen major events such as last summer’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Saldate brings to the Executive Director position exemplary leadership, progressive practices and data-driven methods to effectively direct public safety resources, staff, operations and policies.
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