CLARIFICATION: It was Councilmember Francoise Bergan who moved to postpone final action until September on the question of whether to dissolve the HRC. Who sponsored the question was omitted from an earlier version of this story.

AURORA | After a tumultuous Aurora City Council meeting Monday night, lawmakers might not eliminate the Aurora’s Human Relations Commission after accusations were made that the proposed dissolution was just an act of “retribution.”

“This whole process started because Council directed staff to consolidate and or eliminate boards and commissions to save money,” Councilmember Curtis Gardner said during the meeting. “That’s clearly not what this is, because all the rest of the eliminations that were up for a vote last time, none of them moved forward, other than th

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