Who's going to be the next watchdog over Denver's police and sheriff departments? The search is starting over.
After interviewing with members of the Citizen Oversight Board, the three finalists not only met with city staffers, but fielded questions from service providers and faith leaders during two virtual community meetings held in February.
The City of Denver has been without an official independent monitor, who runs the office that serves as a watchdog overseeing the Denver police and sheriff departments, since Nick Mitchell, who'd been in the job since 2012, stepped down in late 2020. Before resigning to take a spot overseeing reform in the Los Angeles County jail system, Mitchell had just finished a report critical of the Denver Police Department's response to the George Floyd protests earlier that year.
The search for Mitchell's replacement marks the first time that the Citizen Oversight Board, rather than the Denver mayor, has been responsible for choosing the final candidate, who then must be approved by Denver City Council. That's because of a proposed charter change put on the November 2021 ballot by council, which voters approved.
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