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RESOLUTION NO. 38
SERIES OF 2024
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING INDEPENDENT HEARING
OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD.
WHEREAS, Section 138:3 of the Englewood Home Rule Charter provides that the City
Council shall appoint independent hearing officers to preside over matters of disciplinary and
merit appeals;
WHEREAS, Title 3, Chapter 2 of the Englewood Municipal Code provides that the City
Council shall appoint independent hearing officers to preside over matters arising out of
Employee Organizations;
WHEREAS, Title 5, Chapter 1 provides that the City shall appoint an independent hearing
officer to preside over administrative appeals associated with licensing;
WHEREAS, Title 11, Chapter 1, Article A provides that the City Manager shall appoint
a hearing officer to determine disposition of unclaimed impounded vehicles;
WHEREAS, Title 15, Chapter 3 provides that the City Manager shall appoint a hearing
officer to preside over administrative appeals associated with nuisance code violations;
WHEREAS, Title 15, Chapter 5 provides that the City Attorney shall appoint a hearing
officer to preside over administrative actions associated with vested rights and takings
determinations;
WHEREAS, Title 1, Chapter 8 – Campaign Finance Complaints - because of a change in
law, campaign finance complaints that were previously handled by the Secretary of State’s Office
must be heard by the City, and the City must adopt a local process to handle such complaints; and
WHEREAS, the passage of this Resolution establishes a list of qualified individuals
eligible to serve as independent hearing officers when the services of an independent hearing
officer are requested by the City Council, City Manager, City Clerk, or City Attorney.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby approves the
following persons for appointment as independent hearing officers to serve at the request of
the City Council, City Manager, City Clerk, City Attorney or other authorized City employee
or department in accordance with the specific expertise required:
Kendra L. Carberry: general municipal matters
Karen Goldman: elections
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Kathie Guckenberger: liquor/marijuana licensing, general municipal matters
Claybourne Murray Douglas: general municipal matters
Kristin Nordeck Brown: ejection/exclusion/trespass, general municipal
matters
Elizabeth Barajas: code enforcement, liquor/marijuana licensing
Hollie Birkholz: civil service/career service, general municipal matters
Robert Widner: land use, open records/meetings, meeting procedures,
petition/application/document sufficiency, general municipal matters
Kathy Haddock: tax, elections, general municipal matters
Section 2. If none of the above are willing or able to serve as an independent hearing officer,
the City may appoint any attorney or judge that is duly licensed and in good standing within the State
of Colorado to preside over any matter requiring an independent hearing officer.
Section 3. The Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem (in the Mayor’s absence), and/or City staff are hereby
granted the authority to take all actions necessary to implement the provisions of Section 1 above.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of December, 2024.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that
the above is a true copy of Resolution No. 38, Series of 2024.
Stephanie Carlile
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