Aurora’s city manager this week asked Chief Vanessa Wilson to meet to discuss an exit strategy more than two years after she was selected to lead and reform the city’s embattled police department, the chief’s attorney said Friday.
Monday’s call was unexpected as city staff the previous week had told Wilson that her job was secure, the chief’s attorney Paula Greisen said. Wilson was leaving town to go on vacation when the city manager, Jim Twombly, requested an urgent meeting, Greisen said.
Wilson has faced criticism from some of her officers for her efforts to reform the department, which attracted international attention during a series of high-profile controversies. The chief also has faced criticism from some members of the City Council as Aurora experienced staggering increases in some types of crime as well as difficulty retaining officers.The discussions were thrust into the public view Wednesday night whenGreisen said Wilson had no such plans.
after she beat out three other candidates for the job. She has been with the department since 1996 and is the department’s first female chief. When she took the top position, Wilson pledged to improve the department and to restore public trust.
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