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Colorado Springs City Council, former mayors criticize Mobolade’s new vehicle use policy

Colorado Springs Gazette·Brennen Kauffman·6 months ago
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Two Colorado Springs City Council members and two former mayors have criticized the rule Mayor Yemi Mobolade recently enacted to regulate his use of protective details and a city-owned vehicle.

The regulation Mobolade approved last week stemmed from an investigation by the city auditor’s office into a tip on the city fraud hotline. The auditor’s report highlighted potential concerns with trips made by Mobolade’s security detail and his wife Abbey Mobolade’s use of a city vehicle, but said the city did not have a policy in place regarding those actions.

Councilmember Brian Risley introduced an ordinance at Monday’s council work session to add restrictions to the city’s Code of Ethics for elected officials.…

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