Tag: Colorado Springs City Government
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City audit report says staff felt ‘obligated’ to watch mayor’s children
A June report from the Colorado Springs City Auditor’s Office raises additional concerns about Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s use of his city-owned vehicle and new issues about him asking city staff to watch his kids during and after work hours. The report says that city auditors interviewed seven city employees who said they felt “implicitly obligated”…
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Severance payment to former Springs chief of staff nearly $140K, but not unprecedented
Colorado Springs is paying more than $130,000 for the severance package provided to Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s former chief of staff, Jamie Fabos, earlier this year. Fabos served as the chief of staff beginning shortly after Mobolade was elected in 2023 until February. The separation agreement for Fabos, provided to The Gazette via a record request,…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Mobolade signs off on new vehicle regulations after city auditor report
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade signed off on a new policy Thursday governing how the city’s elected officials can use security details and city-owned vehicles following an investigation by the city auditor into Mobolade’s travel in 2025. The report found five instances in which the mayor’s security detail joined him to pick up his children…
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Pikes Peak manager to lead Colorado Springs parks department
Mayor Yemi Mobolade has picked Skyler Rorabaugh, manager of Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain, to be the next director of the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, city officials announced Friday. Rorabaugh, who has worked for the city since 2022, would succeed Britt Haley, who led the parks department for three years before retiring at…
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Audit flags mayor’s personal use of security detail, city vehicle; calls for clearer policy
A new report by the Colorado Springs city auditor flagged multiple instances last year where Mayor Yemi Mobolade used his security detail and city vehicle for personal use. The report, written by City Auditor Natalie Lovell and approved by the city’s Audit Committee on March 26, identified five instances in 2025 when Mobolade’s security detail…
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New challenge to Colorado Springs’ April elections cites state Voting Rights Act
A new challenge is brewing to Colorado Springs’ practice of holding city elections at a different time of year than the state and federal races. The League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, Citizens Project and the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School sent a letter to the city Thursday morning. The…
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Former Colorado Springs City Councilmember Randy Helms tosses his hat into the ring for vacant District 2 seat
Former Colorado Springs City Councilmember Randy Helms is among 26 residents vying for the council seat vacated by Tom Bailey, according to applications The Gazette obtained through a public records request. Bailey resigned from the council this month after residents gathered enough signatures for a successful recall petition. Organizers launched a recall effort against Bailey…
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Colorado Springs City Council might redo vote on road closure for Palmer High School expansion
The Colorado Springs City Council is expected to reconsider its vote on Tuesday that blocked Palmer High School from moving forward with a planned expansion across Boulder Street. Councilmember Brandy Williams asked on March 13 to reconsider her vote against closing Boulder between Nevada Avenue and Weber Street, according to city records. Williams was on…
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Application process opens to be appointed to Colorado Springs City Council seat
Colorado Springs opened the application process Thursday morning to fill a vacant seat on the City Council. The seat representing District 2 opened on Tuesday after Councilmember Tom Bailey resigned rather than head to a special recall election. Residents in the northern district of the city had gathered enough signatures to force a vote on…
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Colorado Springs to close 10 park bathrooms due to budget cuts
City officials announced Friday that they will close bathrooms in 10 neighborhood parks and reduce landscaping on municipal property as park facilities feel the pinch from budget cuts this summer. The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department’s funding from the general fund dropped from $19 million to $17 million in the current budget after the…