Finalists for Manager of Public Safety Accountability announced, meet and greet scheduled Nov. 16

The city of Aurora is moving forward with three finalists in its search for a Manager of Public Safety Accountability. The position will oversee the Office of Public Safety Accountability, an independent division dedicated to continuous improvement across all city public safety agencies.

John Hummel, Shenandoah Titus and Eric Williams will move forward to another round of interviews with city staff, the mayor and city council members and a community meet and greet.

The public is invited to meet the finalist candidates from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16, at Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway, Large Meeting Room. The meet and greet is meant to give community members a chance to learn about the candidates' experience and provide feedback to help inform the selection process.

The public is also invited to submit questions online for consideration during the candidate interview process by noon, Sunday, Nov. 15, at EngageAurora.org/AccountabilityManager. Following the submission deadline, members of the community advisory committee will review community-submitted questions and develop a standardized set of interview questions for all candidates. Recorded candidate interviews will be posted on the same website on Nov. 16, providing the public an opportunity to review candidate responses before the community meet and greet later that day.

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 and office were first considered in 2021, before the city entered a consent decree with the Colorado Attorney General's Office. Aurora remains under the consent decree, with most of its mandates now in substantial compliance and an expected end date in 2027. The Office of Public Safety Accountability is designed to integrate seamlessly with the city's Independent Consent Decree Monitor as the monitorship enters its final stages.

For more information, visit EngageAurora.org/AccountabilityManager.