AURORA | Virtual versus in-person city council meetings have been an ongoing issue in Aurora for more than a year, prompting a small number of city council members to create their own version of a public meeting through an almost watch-party setup in person.

The question of whether the city council should return to public meetings was brought back to the table during a special meeting held before a city council fall workshop Saturday. The discussion came amid an event two weeks ago where three council members, Alison Coombs, Ruben Medina, and Crystal Murillo, decided to start hosting in-person events to view the regular city council meeting at various public locations throughout the city.

“There’s always going to be an element of friction in our representative form of government,” Mayor

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