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The Position The City of Fort Collins, Colorado, is seeking a new Deputy City Attorney to be a senior leader within the City Attorney’s Office providing extensive expertise and strategic input on the management team while serving as general counsel to City officers and employees enterprise wide. This position serves as a manager and is responsible for administrative and business operation areas and staff within the office. The Deputy City Attorney is a senior leader within the City Attorney’s Office providing extensive expertise and strategic input on the management team while serving as general counsel to City officers and employees enterprise wide. The Deputy City Attorney analyzes and advises on complex municipal law, represents the City in negotiations and in administrative and court proceedings. Additionally, this position prepares legal opinions and other legal documents and provides oversight and feedback to legal and paralegal staff in doing the same. In the...

The Position The Independent Police Monitor leads the operations of the Independent Police Oversight Office. This civilian role reports to the City Manager and provides independent oversight aimed at preventing inefficient and unlawful police operations. The Independent Police Monitor continues to set the operational philosophy of the Office and develops and maintains standard operating procedures to ensure all matters are handled in a thorough, objective, fair, and impartial manner. They work with a small staff of Administrative Assistants and Interns and collaborate to establish and update criteria and policy around reviewing, monitoring, assisting, overseeing, and advising on the investigation of internal and citizen complaints and other administrative investigations. The Independent Police Monitor provides liaison activity to the Police Oversight Panel and partners with the co-chairs regarding the ongoing functions of the panel. They collaborate with panel members to...