Council President
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Meet Denver City Council President Amanda Sandoval
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Amanda Sandoval, the Denver city councilmember from District 1, was unanimously elected as council president on Monday. She replaced Jamie Torres, who served in that role for the previous year. Sandoval, the daughter of one of Denver’s most influential politicians, has been working within the halls of the Denver City and County Building since 2012,…
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Denver voters will decide whether to allow non-citizens to serve as police, firefighters
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Non-citizens are one step closer to being able to apply to become a Denver police officer or firefighter after the City Council unanimously approved a ballot measure seeking to change the city charter during Monday’s meeting. The proposed charter change requiring police and fire departments to drop a requirement that applicants be a U.S. citizen…