City of Aurora, CO
08/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/18/2026 16:05
City begins public engagement and recruitment process for Public Safety Accountability Manager
AURORA, Colo. - The city of Aurora is looking for a leader to oversee its Office of Public Safety Accountability, an independent division dedicated to continuous improvement across all the city's public safety agencies.
The recruitment process includes ample opportunity for public engagement and feedback. A community survey is now available online at EngageAurora.org/AccountabilityManager, featuring open-ended questions about what community members are looking for in a Public Safety Accountability Manager. The job application opens on Monday, Aug. 24.
The city of Aurora is working with CPS HR Consulting for the initial recruitment process, with support and coordination from the city's Human Resources team.
The Public Safety Accountability Manager is a civilian position meant to strengthen transparency, accountability and public confidence in Aurora's public safety agencies and services. The position will monitor and review complaint investigations, critical incidents, public safety policies and systemic trends involving sworn public safety personnel.
The position, established by Ordinance 2026-27, is meant to continue many of the functions established under the consent decree the city entered with the Colorado Attorney General's Office in 2021. Aurora remains under the consent decree, with most of its mandates now in substantial compliance.
"Our plans to create this office and fill this position began in 2021 before the city entered the consent decree," Aurora City Manager Jason Batchelor said. "This is the natural next step in our commitment to continuous improvement. The Office of Public Safety Accountability is designed to integrate seamlessly with the Independent Consent Decree Monitor whose invaluable service to the city is expected to conclude in the next year."
Once hired, the Public Safety Accountability Manager shall have the ability to hire a full-time employee to assist with the work outlined in the ordinance.
Arapahoe County District Court must grant any requests from the Independent Consent Decree Monitor to conclude the consent decree process pursuant to the agreement reached between the city and the Colorado Attorney General's Office in 2021. An estimated termination date is not yet certain.
The recruitment process includes ample opportunity for public engagement and feedback. A community survey is now available online at EngageAurora.org/AccountabilityManager, featuring open-ended questions about what community members are looking for in a Public Safety Accountability Manager. The job application opens on Monday, Aug. 24.
The city of Aurora is working with CPS HR Consulting for the initial recruitment process, with support and coordination from the city's Human Resources team.
The Public Safety Accountability Manager is a civilian position meant to strengthen transparency, accountability and public confidence in Aurora's public safety agencies and services. The position will monitor and review complaint investigations, critical incidents, public safety policies and systemic trends involving sworn public safety personnel.
The position, established by Ordinance 2026-27, is meant to continue many of the functions established under the consent decree the city entered with the Colorado Attorney General's Office in 2021. Aurora remains under the consent decree, with most of its mandates now in substantial compliance.
"Our plans to create this office and fill this position began in 2021 before the city entered the consent decree," Aurora City Manager Jason Batchelor said. "This is the natural next step in our commitment to continuous improvement. The Office of Public Safety Accountability is designed to integrate seamlessly with the Independent Consent Decree Monitor whose invaluable service to the city is expected to conclude in the next year."
Once hired, the Public Safety Accountability Manager shall have the ability to hire a full-time employee to assist with the work outlined in the ordinance.
Arapahoe County District Court must grant any requests from the Independent Consent Decree Monitor to conclude the consent decree process pursuant to the agreement reached between the city and the Colorado Attorney General's Office in 2021. An estimated termination date is not yet certain.
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