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Aurora ballot will officially have 13 council candidates
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There are officially 13 candidates running for five Aurora City Council seats up for election this November, a number that dwindled from 20 after candidates submitted nomination petition sections to the City Clerk’s office. Nomination petitions were due at the end of August, and the Aurora City Clerk’s office released the certified list of candidates…
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Aurora council to vote on unmanned traffic cameras, dirt bike penalties
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At Monday night’s City Council study session and regular meeting, Aurora councilmembers will vote on speed enforcement camera rule changes, penalties for minors riding dirt bikes and interpreter fees for defendants who fail to appear in court. At the regular meeting Monday night, councilmembers will consider an ordinance changing city code to allow the operation…
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Aurora keeps youth, veterans commissions after backlash to cutting them
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Aurora’s City Council eliminated the Human Relations Commission on Monday night despite backlash from several community members, and kept the Youth and Veteran’s Commissions. The council also got rid of the Independent Review Board, which has not been meeting anyway, according to city officials. The Veteran’s Affairs and Youth Commissions were up for a vote…
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Aurora council to vote on consolidating, eliminating boards, commissions
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Aurora City Council members plan to vote Monday night on the removal of several boards and commissions in an effort to consolidate the significant number of them, 28. They will also vote on consolidating several other boards and commissions and amend membership provisions for two. The boards and commissions up for cut Monday night include:…
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Colorado Supreme Court wary of releasing Aurora council recording despite improper closed-door discussion
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Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court appeared hesitant on Wednesday to release a recording of an Aurora City Council closed-door session, even though the state’s second-highest court found — and the city admitted — its notice to the public failed to comply with the open meetings law. Although prior Court of Appeals decisions have ruled that…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up 2 cases implicating open meetings law
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced this month it will hear two appeals affecting the ability of individuals and organizations to hold government bodies accountable for decisions made in violation of the state’s open meetings law, including a review of the judicially created notion that public entities can fix their violation at a subsequent meeting. At least…
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Protesters take over Aurora council meeting after Kilyn Lewis ‘apology’ resolution removed from agenda
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Aurora councilmembers on Monday removed from the agenda a resolution that would have expressed the City Council’s “apology and condolences” to the family of a man killed by the police trying to arrest him for attempted homicide. The decision prompted a “sit-in” on the council floor and forced the council meeting to move to another…
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Aurora voters to decide whether to repeal ban on pit bulls
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Aurora councilmembers on Monday decided to ask voters in November whether to repeal the city’s pit bull ownership ban after a court deemed the council’s vote to do so in 2021 to be invalid. The decision is on appeal, but, in the meantime, the city could vote to put the question on the ballot, according to…
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Aurora councilmember presses for apology to family of man killed by cop
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Aurora’s policymakers are scheduled discuss opting out of a state law restricting firearms in government buildings on Monday, vote on a proposed ballot measure to retract the city’s pit bull ban and consider a proposal to issue an official apology to the family of a man who was shot and killed by police. Councilmember Alison…