By Kyla Pearce | The Denver Gazette
Aurora city councilmembers passed an ordinance Monday night that gets rid of the requirement to provide shelter options and a 72-hour notice before abating homeless encampments.
The ordinance, which was passed through a study session two weeks ago, prevailed with three ‘no’ votes from councilmembers Alison Coombs, Ruben Medina and Crystal Murillo.
Prior to the ordinance’s passage, city code read that “no city employee authorized to issue a citation shall issue a citation, make an arrest, or otherwise enforce this section against a person camping on public property unless the city has a shelter option available for the person ordered to move from the camp and the person has been offered placement in the shelter option.”