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3RESOLUTION NO. 18-0813

COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE:

4SERIES OF 2018

FINANCE &
GOVERNANCE

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A RESOLUTION

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Amending the Denver City Council Rules of Procedure to provide for a censure
process.
WHEREAS, § 3.3.2 of the Charter authorizes the City Council to make rules governing its

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WHEREAS, Sec. 13-11.5 (a)(2), D.R.M.C., provides that the Council may adopt or amend

15its rules of procedure by resolution.
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17NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
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Section 1. The Denver City Council Rules of Procedure shall be amended to add a new

21Rule 9.7 as follows:
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Rule 9.7 Censure

24Censure is a disciplinary procedure that may be imposed upon a member of the Denver City Council for
25violating the Denver Charter, Denver Revised Municipal Code, or an officially adopted Council policy, in
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(1) Any member of City Council may request a censure resolution.
(2) If requested by a councilmember, the Clerk of Council (“clerk”), in consultation with legislative

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counsel, must prepare the censure resolution. The resolution may be accompanied by any reports for

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the City Council agenda for the next council meeting. The clerk must provide the reports to the

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councilmember who is the subject of the censure before he or she places the resolution on the agenda.
(3) At the meeting, any councilmember may move to adopt the censure resolution. After the motion is

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moved and seconded, the council may discuss the censure resolution. Following the discussion, the

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councilmember subject to the censure may rebut or otherwise comment on the resolution, for a time

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not to exceed ten minutes. Following the rebuttal, other councilmembers may respond to the rebuttal

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or otherwise comment, for a time not to exceed five minutes per member. Following the response

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period, the council shall vote on the censure resolution. Ten affirmative votes are necessary to pass the

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resolution.
(4) If a member of City Council offers an amendment that amends the censure resolution, that amendment

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must also be subject to debate. A member of the City Council may introduce a resolution of censure

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upon himself or herself and follow the procedures in this rule.

6If the Council President is the member subject to the censure, the President Pro-Tem shall preside over the
7censure resolution portion of the meeting.
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9 COMMITTEE APPROVAL DATE: July 24, 2018
10MAYOR-COUNCIL DATE: N/A
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12PASSED BY THE COUNCIL __________________________________________________ 2018
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14__________________________________________ - PRESIDENT
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16ATTEST: __________________________________ - CLERK AND RECORDER,
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EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE
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CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
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20PREPARED BY:

Kirsten J. Crawford, Legislative Counsel: July 19, 2018

21Pursuant to section 13-12, D.R.M.C., this proposed resolution has been reviewed by the office of
22the City Attorney. We find no irregularity as to form, and have no legal objection to the proposed
23resolution. The proposed resolution is not submitted to the City Council for approval pursuant to
24§ 3.2.6 of the Charter.
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26Kristin Bronson, City Attorney
27BY: ________________________________
28DATE: __________________
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