The director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife resigned his position late last month to avoid being fired and was given another job with the state, documents show.

Jeff Davis agreed Nov. 22 to resign the top post at CPW as of the start of December on Monday, according to a settlement document obtained by The Denver Post through Colorado’s open record laws. The agreement stipulated that Davis would be on paid leave from Nov. 21 to Dec. 1.

As outlined as a condition in the settlement agreement, Davis transitioned at the end of that period to a role as a senior policy advisor to Dan Gibbs, the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, which oversees CPW. Davis will serve in the role until May 15, according to the agreement, which was first reported by 9News .

As part of the

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