Tag: Strong Mayor
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Meet Jason Batchelor, Aurora’s now-permanent city manager
Jason Batchelor served as Aurora’s interim city manager for most of 2023. City Council members removed the “interim” late last year and he was sworn in as city manager — which with Aurora’s form of government makes Batchelor’s role akin to that of the city’s chief executive officer. The Denver Gazette sat down with Batchelor…
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Aurora’s ‘strong mayor’ proposal faces uncertain future
Aurora’s “strong mayor” ballot initiative faces an uncertain future, even after Mayor Mike Coffman, one of the initiative’s proponents, easily defeated a challenge to his reelection bid. “At this point, we have not made a decision if we will be moving forward with this,” Natela Manuntseva, who speaks for the strong mayor campaign, told The Denver…
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Aurora’s ballot questions ask voters about gender charter language, and police, fire rules
Along with mayoral and councilmember positions, Aurora voters will vote on four ballot questions: One seeks to change gender language in the city’s charter and three want to update hiring, promotions and probationary periods for Aurora police and fire employees. The City Council voted to send all four proposed amendments to the ballot. Question 3A…
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Aurora’s ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative delayed until 2025
Aurora’s “strong mayor” ballot initiative will not be on the November ballot after missing a deadline that proponents blamed on opponents. In a news release, proponents said the measure will appear on the 2025 ballot instead. Proponents blamed critics for the measure’s failure to make it to the ballot this year. In particular, they said…
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Aurora City Council officially opposes ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative
The second measure, which requires that future ballot initiatives strictly follow single-subject requirements, passed with nine “yes” votes
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Aurora’s ‘strong mayor’ campaign raises $150,000
Funding for the ballot proposal that seeks to change Aurora’s form of government to a “strong mayor” system has reached roughly $150,000, while the opposition has yet to report raising any money. Contributions mainly came from Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and Colorado Dawn, a group that has spent more than $2 million since 2022 on…
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Aurora faces lawsuit in ‘strong mayor’ ballot initiative debate
A former Aurora city council member filed a lawsuit Monday against the city and three residents who signed paperwork initiating a proposed ballot initiative to create a “strong mayor” form of government.
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Aurora’s ‘strong mayor’ proposal secures sufficient signatures to get on November ballot
The petition to amend the Aurora city charter and create a “strong mayor” form of government in the city has enough valid signatures, for now, to potentially hit the ballot in November.
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Aurora clerk evaluates ‘strong mayor’ petition, other charter amendments advance
The city clerk in Aurora will soon begin assessing whether an initiative to instate a strong mayor system in the city has secured enough petition signatures to put a question on the November ballot. The move requires amending the city charter, which must get voter approval. Meanwhile, voters will likely decide on three other charter…
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Controversy follows push for strong mayor system in Aurora
As petitioners gathered signatures for a proposed charter amendment seeking to instate a strong mayor system in Aurora, controversy quickly brewed. A group called “Term Limits for a Better Aurora” were given until Tuesday, June 6, to collect more than 12,000 valid signatures to make the November ballot. The proposal, if it makes the ballot…