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City Council changes ethics code in response to audits of Mobolade’s vehicle use
After two recent ethics reports looked into Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s use of his city-provided car, the Colorado Springs City Council is addressing the issue through the city’s Code of Ethics. The City Council approved new ethical rules concerning elected officials’ use of city vehicles 7-1 during its meeting Tuesday morning. Councilmember Nancy Henjum was the…
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Municipal camping bans do not violate Colorado Constitution, says appeals court
Municipal ordinances that ban people from living on public property do not violate the Colorado Constitution’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment, the state’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel agreed that it was appropriate to rely on the U.S. Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Eighth Amendment, which Colorado courts…
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City Council barely approves new Municipal Court fee to help fund police technology
Colorado Springs took a big step to implement a new municipal court fee to help cover a portion of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s technology costs. The police technology surcharge was barely passed 5-4 by the Colorado Springs City Council at the Monday morning meeting. Some of the Council’s fiscally conservative leaders opposed the fee…