Aurora Sentinel: A judge last week forced the City of Aurora to turn over a recording of a secret Aurora City Council committee meeting to the Sentinel, marking at least the second time since 2022 that the council or a subgroup of the council was found to have violated state law while meeting behind closed doors.

City lawmakers met without informing or admitting the public to discuss the performance and pay of the city’s four top appointed officials last October, including candid doubts about the court administrator and city attorney, whom they nonetheless recommended for raises.

The discussion between Mayor Mike Coffman and Mayor Pro Tem Dustin Zvonek, which also involved Director of Human Resources Ryan Lantz and Performance Management Administrator Doreen Falcon, took place during a virtual meeting of the Council Appointee Evaluation and Compensation Committee.

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