By Kyla Pearce | Colorado Politics, via The Denver Gazette
Aurora lawmakers officially passed an ordinance in a final vote Monday night that gets rid of requirements to provide shelter options and 72-hour notice before sweeping homeless encampments.
The ordinance, which was passed in an initial vote at the last council meeting and in a final vote Monday night, prevailed with three ‘no’ votes from councilmembers Alison Coombs, Ruben Medina and Crystal Murillo.
Previously, 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.”