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Aurora opens first public hearing on 2026 budget; residents urge review of policing costs and training
Summary
City staff held the first of two public hearings on the proposed 2026 budget. Several residents used the public comment period to call for auditing police spending, funding for training and attention to legal settlements related to police use-of-force incidents.
The Aurora City Council held a public hearing March 24 on the proposed 2026 city budget, hearing public comment and receiving a brief presentation from budget staff. The hearing was informational; no council vote on the budget occurred at the meeting.
Greg Hayes, budget officer in the city manager’s office, told the council the March hearing is one of two scheduled public hearings for the 2026 budget (the second…
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