Aurora Sentinel: Aurora’s newly seated city council is mapping out the creation of an oversight system for local law enforcement that they say must emphasize independence, effectiveness, and most of all, public trust.

“No two civilian oversight agencies are the same,” Councilmember Gianina Horton said during a Jan. 13 meeting she called to discuss the issue. “We have to tailor it to us.”

Horton, who previously worked for Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor, joined Councilmembers Amy Wiles and Alison Coombs in hosting a public forum to help residents better understand what police oversight might look like in Aurora. The event featured Lisabeth Pérez Castle from Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor and focused on the structure, challenges and limitations of civilian oversight models.

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