Tag: Aurora Civil Service Commission
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Aurora civil service commission changes rules in response to police department concerns
The Aurora Civil Service Commission — which oversees the hiring of entry-level police officers and firefighters — voted to change some of its rules this month after the police department voiced concerns that the hiring process took too long and too easily disqualified candidates. Former interim police chief Dan Oates had been critical of the commission for…
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Aurora Police, civil service commission battle for hiring power
The Aurora Police Department chief of police blasted the city’s Civil Service Commission on Monday saying the group is crippling the agency’s ability to hire officers amid a staffing crisis. Interim Chief Dan Oates voiced strong support for a proposal to shift hiring power from the independent civilian commission back to the city’s fire and police…
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Proposal advances to give Aurora police, fire departments more hiring power
A proposal is in the works that aims to shift hiring power from Aurora’s civil service commission to the police and fire departments, giving them more control over which candidates for entry-level officer and firefighter positions enter the training academy. Already faced with scrutiny from the commission, the proposal will likely be the subject of…
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Aurora Commission upholds firing of officer who ignored upside-down detainee begging for help during drive to jail
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora Civil Service Commission upheld the firing of an Aurora Police Officer Tuesday who was fired for driving for over 20 minutes with a constrained woman stuck upside-down in his patrol car. Former Officer…