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Every day City and County of Denver employees deliver vital services to Denver residents–maintaining our streets and parks, keeping our neighborhoods safe, and creating economic opportunities for our citizens and community.
Another special group of Denverites is hard at work behind the scenes, making recommendations to the City’s elected officials and departments. Approximately 1,000 Denver citizens serve on 125 City boards, commissions, task forces, and councils, which provide an opportunity for citizens to get more involved with local government and the community.
Advisory councils are the eyes and ears for the Mayor and the City for key issues in the community.
Appeals boards hear citizens’s complaints or requests for variances from city laws such as zoning or building codes.
Policy commissions act in an advisory capacity to City agencies about management, policies and budget.
Short-term task forces research specific issues to make recommendations to the City.
The African American community has many representatives on Denver’s boards and commissions, and Mayor Hickenlooper recently appointed former State Senator Penfield Tate to the Denver Water Board and attorney Hubert Farbes to the Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board of Directors.
Mayor Hickenlooper appointed Tate to a six-year term on the board of commissioners for Denver Water. Denver Water was established in 1918 and is Colorado’s oldest and largest water utility.
Penfield Tate
Tate is currently a partner in the Denver-based law firm of Trimble, Tate, Nulan & Evans, P.C., with a practice focused on public finance. A highly regarded Colorado state legislator, Tate served as District 8’s State Representative from 1997 to 2000 and as District 33’s State Senator from 2001 to 2003. Previously, he was also the president of Tate & Tate, P.C., the executive director of the Colorado Department of Administration, an aide to former Denver Mayor Federico Peña, and a trade regulation attorney for the Federal Trade Commission.
"Time and again, Penfield Tate has demonstrated his ability to bring people together to achieve common goals, experience that will serve us well in addressing our regional water challenges," Hickenlooper said. "His legal training and varied public- and private-sector experiences on the local, regional and statewide level make him uniquely qualified to serve on this important board."
Farbes is the newest member of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority Board of Directors. Denver Health, formerly known as Denver General Hospital, is the Rocky Mountain Region's academic Level I trauma center and the safety net hospital for the Denver area.
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"Hubert Farbes is not only considered one of the top lawyers in Colorado, but he is also well known for his many civic accomplishments and contributions," Hickenlooper said. "With his diverse community service and legal experience, he makes an outstanding addition to the Denver Health Board, bringing his leadership skills and ability to look at complex organizations and systems."
Attorney Hubert Farbes
As a shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt & Farber P.C., Farbes focuses on construction law, natural resource law, regulatory law and public utility law. He previously served as a Colorado Assistant Attorney General, was a past president of the Denver Bar Association, and was a three-term member of the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors.
Mayor Hickenlooper and the Denver Office of Boards and Commissions are seeking qualified and excited applicants for positions year-round. The Office of Boards and Commissions is currently accepting applications for the following vacancies:
Current Vacancies
--Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation District Board of Directors
--Four Mile Historic House Board of Directors
--Parks and Recreation Board
--Commission on Aging (seeking two City employees over 60 years of age)
--Denver Parking Commission
--Lowry Community Advisory Committee (seeking residents of Lowry)
Vacancies in November and December
--Cherry Creek North Design Advisory Board
--HIV Resources Planning Council
--Building Code Revision Committee
--Bicycle Advisory Board
--Board of Appeals
--Board of Environmental Health
--Botanic Gardens Board of Directors (must live within 1 mile of the Botanic Gardens)
--Business Improvement Districts--Downtown, Colfax, Cherry Creek North, Cherry Creek Subarea-Central Platte Valley, Old South Gaylord (must be a property owner or tenant in the Business Improvement District)
Maintenance Districts (must be a property owner or tenant in the Maintenance District)
--Mental Health Center of Denver
--Workforce Investment Board of Directors
--Zoo Foundation Board of Trustees
A member’s commitment and scope depends on the specific board or commission, which can meet yearly, monthly, or weekly. Most appointments are unpaid, voluntary positions.
If you are interested in applying, please visit the Boards and Commissions web site at www.Denvergov.org/boards_ and_commissions to learn about each board and its qualification requirements, meeting times, and locations. Send a one-page application, cover letter, and resume or bio to Chantal Unfug, board and commissions director, at Chantal.Unfug@ci.denver.co.us. If you have questions or want more information, she can be reached at 720-865-9032.
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