Loveland Reporter-Herald: After three hours of discussion, tearful comments from the public and threat of further litigation from a new character in the drama, the Loveland City Council voted on Friday to hire a special prosecutor in the case of four members accused of violating the city charter.

“I consider this what we’re doing tonight to be probably the gravest of things that we may be called upon to do, and that’s to police ourselves,” Councilor Troy Krenning said in support of the hire. “And if we don’t police ourselves, who will? And the answer is nobody.”

The five councilors present for the unusual weekday special meeting voted unanimously to hire former city of Boulder attorney Kathy Haddock for the job, but did not put an end date or a dollar amount on her services.

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