Manager of Public Safety Accountability

JOB LOCATION

15151 E Alameda Pkwy Aurora, Colorado

It is an exciting time to work for the City of Aurora, we're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization, guiding the decisions of the individuals and the organization.

At the City of Aurora, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of:
Integrity
, Respect, Professionalism
, and Customer Service
, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day
• Diverse community
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded General Employees Retirement Plan
• Light rail station minutes away
• On-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs Internal educational programs to assist with career advancement
• Access to innovation work spaces

Salary to be commensurate with experience

The hiring range for this position is $130,000 - $160,000/annually

The full salary range for this position is $112,800 - $141,00 - $176,250/annually

The Public Safety Accountability Manager leads the City’s Public Safety Accountability Division and provides independent civilian oversight designed to strengthen transparency, accountability, public confidence, and continuous improvement across public safety services. This position monitors and reviews public safety functions, programs, operations, policies, accountability processes, investigations, critical incidents, and systemic trends, including matters involving police, fire, emergency communications, detention, sworn and non-sworn personnel, and other public safety agencies or activities.

The Manager serves as a trusted, objective, and impartial accountability leader who works with City Management, Public Safety Policy Committee, public safety departments, community members, oversight partners, and other stakeholders to ensure accountability processes are thorough, fair, transparent, and responsive to community needs.

• Leads the Public Safety Accountability Division, including development of division goals, work plans, procedures, performance measures, reports, and operational priorities.
• Provides independent civilian oversight of designated public safety accountability matters, including complaints, administrative investigations, use of force matters, officer‑involved shootings, in‑custody deaths, and other critical incidents involving sworn public safety personnel.
• Reviews and monitors complaint classification decisions, investigation processes, investigative findings, and discipline‑related recommendations to evaluate thoroughness, fairness, objectivity, consistency, and compliance with applicable laws, policies, procedures, and accountability standards.
• Conducts or coordinates complaint intake, community referrals, and explanations of the accountability and investigative process to complainants, community members, and other stakeholders.
• Identifies case‑specific and systemic issues through review of complaints, investigations, critical incidents, policy application, discipline outcomes, public safety data, and operational trends.
• Develops recommendations for improvements to policies, procedures, training, supervision, accountability systems, complaint processes, and public safety practices.
• Prepares written analyses, executive briefings, public reports, annual reports, statistical summaries, and trend analyses regarding accountability activities, while protecting confidential,…