Governance and  
Intergovernmental  
Relations  
Minutes  
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 10:30 AM  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice-Chair: Serena Gonzalez-Gutierrez  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Melissa Mata  
Attendance  
7 -  
Present  
Absent  
Flynn, Vice Chair Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Torres, Chair Amanda Sawyer,  
Romero Campbell, Watson, Sandoval  
1 - Gilmore  
Action Items  
An ordinance submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of  
the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election on November  
3, 2026, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of  
Denver modernizing the sections concerning the Civil Service Commission  
and the Department of Safety.  
A motion offered by Vice Chair Gonzales-Gutierrez, duly seconded by Council  
member Flynn, that Council Bills 26-1048 and 26-1055 be approved for filing in a  
block, carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Flynn, Vice Chair Gonzales-Gutierrez, Torres, Chair Sawyer, Romero Campbell,  
Watson  
0
1 - Gilmore  
Absent:  
For an ordinance conforming the municipal code upon passage of a  
charter amendment modernizing the sections concerning the Civil Service  
Commission and the Department of Safety.  
A motion offered by Vice Chair Gonzales-Gutierrez, duly seconded by Council  
member Flynn, that Council Bills 26-1048 and 26-1055 be approved for filing in a  
block, carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Flynn, Vice Chair Gonzales-Gutierrez, Torres, Chair Sawyer, Romero Campbell,  
Watson  
0
Nay:  
1 - Gilmore  
Absent:  
Briefings  
State Legislative Wrap-up  
Council Presentation 26-1049 was heard in Committee.  
Consent Items  
Approves Classification Notices #1881, #1882, #1883, #1884, #1885,  
#1886, #1887, #1888, #1890, #1893, #1894, #1895, #1896, #1898.  
Council Bill 26-1040 was approved by consent.