Who We Are

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Who We Are

• A voluntary collaboration of 32 Mayors in the
  metro Denver region
• We provide a non-partisan vehicle for regional
  cooperation
• Financially funded through member dues based on
  population
• Collaboration and consensus based decision making

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The Catalyst for Formation

• Recognized a gap in agencies addressing regional
  problems
• Recognized a need for a forum that allowed
  non-confrontational setting to deal with regional
  problems that couldnt be solved on a
  jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis

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Mission Statement

• The Metro Mayors Caucus, founded by metro area
  mayors in 1993, represents 32 municipalities in
  the Denver region. Since its inception, the
  Caucus has nurtured an environment of cooperation
  among Caucus members, and among other
  governmental agencies and levels, as a key
  strategy for effectively addressing the complex
  issues facing the region today. To this end, the
  Caucus provides a non-confrontational arena for
  the discussion of common issues and
  multi-jurisdictional challenges.

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Core Functions

• The Caucus develops consensus positions on key
  issues facing the metro area and advocates their
  adoption by other levels of government
• The Caucus and its staff monitor policy at the
  local, regional, state and federal levels to keep
  members abreast of issues that affect their
  municipalities and the region
• The Caucus is a voice for regionalism in a time
  of growing awareness of the need for regional
  approaches to challenges such as affordable
  housing and transportation planning and finance

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Core Functions cont.

• The Caucus acts as a sounding board for actors
  and agencies from the private, non-profit and
  public sectors that seek to implement change at
  the local, regional and state levels
• The Caucus provides a forum for the resolution of
  differences among jurisdictions in the metro area
• The Caucus meetings provide opportunities through
  dialogue for enhancing personal relationships
  among the chief elected officials in the regions
  municipalities and building trust among members

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Significant Milestones

• Affordable Housing
• Mile High Compact
• Drought Response
• Colorado 64 Water Principles
• Local Government Water Stewards MOU

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Ultimate Goal

• That by maintaining good and regular access to
  and communicating with all levels of government,
  agencies and actors that affect the region, we
  will improve the quality of services and public
  policy solutions that Colorado citizens expect
  and deserve.