AURORA — After five months of online meetings, Aurora City Council returned to an in-person format on Monday evening.

In June, Aurora City Council voted 7-3 to move their meetings online and do away with public comment sessions. By July, public comment sessions were reinstated in the virtual meetings.

The suspension was expected to last until a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Kilyn Lewis was settled. According to both the City of Aurora and Lewis' family, a settlement has not been reached.

Lewis, a Black man, was unarmed when he was shot and killed by an Aurora SWAT officer on May 23, 2024 . Mayor of Aurora Mike Coffman said city council meetings were disrupted by protesters in the year following Lewis' death.

In response to the suspension of public comments, the E

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