Denver Regional Council of Governments

Researcher's note: This file is DRCOG's Board of Directors. Existing files cite it as party:denver-regional-council-of-governments.

Legal basis

• Articles of Association of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (as amended February 17, 2021) (2021-02-17) · governs source
• C.R.S. 30-28-105 · authorizes · Regional planning commission source

Appointed by

City Council. Each member government designates its own representative: a local elected official (and an elected alternate) named in writing by its chief elected official or governing body. For the City of Boulder, City Council names the representative and alternate in its annual committee assignments. The governor appoints three non-voting members and RTD's general manager one. source source source

How

Council discusses its outside assignments early each year and approves them by motion; the 2026 list (Speer, with Schuchard as alternate) was discussed January 8, 2026 and approved on the consent agenda January 22, 2026, 9:0. · annual · city-council source source source

Seats

64 source source as of 2026-09-22

Seat types

• Member-government representative: a local elected official designated by each member county, municipality or city and county (Denver has two) ×60 designated
• Elected alternate for each member representative alternate
• Non-voting member appointed by the Governor (one from CDOT) ×3 non-voting
• Non-voting member appointed by RTD's General Manager ×1 non-voting

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Term

No fixed term: a member representative serves until replaced, and only while holding local elected office. Boulder's council reviews its representative each year. source

Term limit

not applicable: The Articles set no term or term limit: representatives serve until their government replaces them, while they hold local elected office. source

Staggering

not applicable: No fixed terms, so nothing to stagger; each member government replaces its representative when it chooses. source

Powers

mixed. Decides: as the region's metropolitan planning organization, the Transportation Improvement Program and the allocation of federal transportation dollars; the regional plan for growth (Metro Vision) and the Regional Transportation Plan; federal support for aging programs. To council: no authority over the city's land use; the city competes for federal transportation funds through DRCOG's process, and council's representative votes for the city source source

Council liaison

not applicable: An outside regional body; the city holds a voting seat (see members) rather than sending a council liaison.

Staff liaison

not applicable: DRCOG has its own staff; no city department staffs its board. City staff support for council's outside assignments is part of the City Manager's Office workplan. source

Relations

• City Council member of Denver Regional Council of Governments · council appoints a member to this outside body (2026 assignments): Speer; Schuchard (alt) the City of Boulder is a member government; council designates its representative (2026: Speer; Schuchard, alternate) source source