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Coroner appointment sparks heated exchanges as Pueblo County commissioners face transparency questions
Summary
Public commenters and commissioners clashed at a Sept. 18 special meeting after the board appointed an interim coroner; critics asked for an investigation and some commissioners accused a colleague of misrepresenting how they voted.
Public comment and an acrimonious exchange among commissioners dominated a Pueblo County special meeting on Sept. 18 after the board moved forward with an interim coroner appointment.
Several residents urged the commissioners to reconsider the appointment and sought greater transparency in the process. Dave DeCenzo told the board the selection “was slapdash,” saying “the verbal vote on record did not match the SurveyMonkey results” and asking for a revote or an investigation. Later in the meeting one commissioner repeatedly accused a colleague of misleading the board and the public, saying, “you lied,” language that the…
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