Aurora has announced three candidates—John Hummel, Shenandoah Titus and Eric Williams—to lead the newly created Office of Public Safety Accountability, which will oversee the city’s police, fire, detention and 911 departments.
Community engagement and interview process
The finalists will face another round of interviews with city staff, elected officials and the public. A meet‑and‑greet is set for 6:15 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the large community room at the Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway. Residents may submit questions online at EngageAurora.org/AccountabilityManager by noon on Nov. 15, and recorded interviews will be posted on the same site before the event.
Candidate backgrounds
John Hummel, an attorney with Franklin D. Azar & Associates in Denver, previously served as the elected district attorney for Deschutes County, Oregon, and handled officer‑involved use‑of‑force investigations. Shenandoah Titus, founder and chief counsel of Police Oversight USA, brings more than two decades of investigations and oversight experience at municipal, state and federal levels. Eric Williams, deputy vice president of investigations for the U.S. Center for SafeSport, is a former deputy director of Denver’s Department of Public Safety and a former FBI investigator.
Role and next steps
The manager will be a civilian oversight position responsible for monitoring complaint investigations, critical incidents, policies and systemic trends involving sworn personnel. The office will assume duties from the city’s contracted consent‑decree monitor, IntegrAssure. Salary is listed at $130,000‑$160,000. City Manager Jason Batchelor will make the final appointment, reporting administratively to his office and providing information to the city council’s public safety committee.
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