Under the ruse of saving city budget dollars and promoting efficiency, Aurora lawmakers last week recklessly agreed to silence one of the city’s most important voices.

By voting 6-4 to dissolve the decades-old Aurora Human Relations Commission, council members claimed they were saving staff time and taxpayer money. In reality, they eliminated one of Aurora’s most trusted forums for dialogue, education, and community-building at a time when the city is under fire for its police department abusing people of color, and glaring racism is gushing in from the Trump administration under the absurd guise of ending equity to create equity.

While it is true that Aurora faces a $6 million budget shortfall, the HRC’s annual cost of $9,000 and two hours of staff time per month is a pittance compared

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