Monday, November 3, 2003

Denver Charter Changes for the November 2003 Ballot Mayor Hickenlooper and Councilwoman Kathleen MacKenzie are trying to get voters to pass Referred Question 1A on tomorrow's ballot. Here's a story about the Career Service Authority and employee evaluations from the Rocky Mountain News [November 3, 2003, "Making the grade"]. The methods used in evaluating employees are not part of the charter, as the article makes it sound, but are written into Career Service rules which are set by the Career Service Board. The mechanism for annual reviews is in the Charter and will be removed by the amendment, along with a similar mechanism for elected officials. Charter language that establishes the Career Service and it's governing board will be largely unchanged. This confusion has dogged the issue since the Mayor began asking for reform. 5:55:31 AM

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