§ 2-372. Appointment, qualification, and removal of monitor and staff.

(a)

The mayor shall direct the recruitment for the monitor's position with the assistance of the Office of Human Resources or other entity designated by the mayor.

(b)

Prior to the appointment of any person to the position of monitor, the mayor shall appoint a screening committee to interview and evaluate candidates for the position. The screening committee shall consist of the following five (5) persons:

(1)

The chairperson of the board, who shall be the chairperson of the screening committee;

(2)

A member of city council as selected by the city council president;

(3)

A current or retired judge as selected by the mayor;

(4)

The Office of Human Resources Executive Director; and

(5)

A person with extensive knowledge of internal police investigations or the monitoring of internal police investigations but who has never been employed by the Denver police, sheriff, or fire departments as selected by the mayor.

(c)

The screening committee shall forward to the mayor the names of up to three (3) candidates, whose names shall be available to the public.

(d)

The mayor shall appoint the monitor from the list of names submitted by the screening committee, unless the mayor decides not to appoint any of those candidates, in which case the mayor shall request the screening committee to provide additional names.

(e)

The appointment of the monitor by the mayor shall not be effective unless and until confirmed by the city council acting by ordinance.

(f)

The monitor shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Prior to any removal of the monitor by the mayor, the mayor shall consult with the city council and the board regarding his or her intention to remove the monitor.

(g)

The staff of the monitor's office shall be hired by the monitor and shall serve at the pleasure of the monitor.

(h)

Neither the monitor nor any employees of the monitor's office shall have formerly been employees of the Denver police, sheriff, or fire departments.

(Ord. No. 730-04, § 1, 10-4-04; Ord. No. 661-12, § 2, 12-26-12)