Tag: Civil Service Commission
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Denver Civil Service whistleblower sues city citing retaliatory firing
The former executive director of Denver’s Civil Service Commission, Niecy Murray, filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging she was fired in retaliation after speaking publicly about the lowering of standards for new police academy recruits. “My decision to file this lawsuit was not made lightly,” Murray said in a statement issued by her attorney…
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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 City Council votes to keep fired Denver fire captain on commission after claims of lying on application
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aurora City Council voted not to remove a recently appointed member of the city’s civil service commission following the revelation that he had been fired from the Denver Fire Department after saying he was retired. Harold Johnson, a former DFD captain fired in 2015,…