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Aurora council to study plan to stop prosecuting most criminal cases in city court, citing $7 million savings
Summary
Councilmember Bergan proposed phasing out municipal prosecution of criminal cases (retaining traffic, zoning and animal cases), an approach staff called the 'Centennial model'; council agreed to discuss the proposal at the next quarterly workshop to examine fiscal, victim‑access and county‑capacity implications.
Aurora City Councilmembers on April 20 agreed to move a significant proposal to a workshop after a council member proposed phasing out prosecution of most municipal criminal cases and keeping only traffic, zoning and animal matters.
Councilmember Bergan framed the idea as a response to a Colorado Supreme Court ruling and subsequent statutory changes that limit municipal sentencing, and estimated the city could save roughly $7 million annually by transitioning to a Centennial‑model court that no longer prosecutes criminal…
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