By Max Levy | The Sentinel
AURORA | Having finally shed his “deputy” and “interim” titles, Aurora City Manager Jason Batchelor said Wednesday that he’s focused on filling job openings and planning for Aurora’s future with the help of city lawmakers and employees.
“There’s always things that, as an organization, we can improve on,” Batchelor said Feb. 7. “I’m just trying to continue the good work that we do day in and day out.”
Aurora’s city manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the city as well as the hiring and firing of most city employees. They are also responsible for making sure the policy decisions of Aurora’s City Council are carried out by the rest of the city.
Wednesday marked 10 months to the day since Batchelor took over as the city’s top administrator — first on an interim basis, following Jim Twombly’s retirement in April, and lately as a permanent appointee, after Aurora’s City Council picked him for the job in November and watched him get sworn in three weeks later. As city manager, he’ll earn $330,000 per year.