AURORA | City council on Monday scrapped a plan to alter the rules for the civil service commission and make it harder for disciplined police and firefighters to appeal their punishment.
City Attorney Charlie Richardson had pushed for the changes, which would have required voter approval this fall. But at last night’s council meeting Richardson asked that council abandon the idea and council voted unanimously to table the proposal indefinitely.
Both the police and firefighters union opposed the changes, as did the current members of the commission.
Under the current rules, the burden of proof lies with city officials to prove to the commission that the discipline meted put by the chief was fair. Under Richardson’s now-scrapped proposal, the burden would shifted to the officer, who would be tasked with proving that the chief over stepped.
Very important decision for our Officers and Firefighters. Council now needs to really pay attention and not let Chief Oates bamboozle anyone anymore.
And, charlie pushed for this! I bet also, there were plenty of hands in this pot…. Ah, oates and licky pen richardson who cuts criminals $350k
to cop russian killers.