DENVER v. FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL NO. 858

Supreme Court Case No. 12SC736.

320 P.3d 354 (2014)

2014 CO 15

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, and Alex J. Martinez, in his official capacity as Manager of Safety for the City and County of Denver, Petitioners v. DENVER FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL NO. 858, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

March 3, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioners: Douglas J. Friednash , City Attorney, City and County of Denver, Robert D. Nespor , Assistant City Attorney, Franklin A. Nachman , Assistant City Attorney, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: Buescher, Kelman, & Perera, P.C., Thomas B. Buescher , Denver, Colorado.

En Banc.


CHIEF JUSTICE RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 We granted certiorari to consider an issue of first impression: whether a proposed amendment to the fire department's disciplinary system is subject to collective bargaining under the Charter of the City and County of Denver ("Charter").1 See Denver, Colo., Code of Ordinances tit. I, subtit. B (2013). Construing the plain language of the Charter to create a harmonious...

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