1. United States
2. Colo.
3. Letter

I urge you to support Denver charter amendments that would strengthen democratic oversight: lowering the veto override threshold from 9-of-13 to 8-of-13, requiring council approval for all surveillance and AI technology contracts regardless of dollar amount, lowering the $500,000 contract approval threshold that was exploited to bypass the council on the Flock camera contract, and requiring council confirmation of key cabinet appointments including the Chief of Police. Denver is the only major Colorado city with a strong-mayor system, and the current structure concentrates too much power in the executive at the expense of democratic accountability.