Denver’s Civil Service Commission fully implemented 12 of 14 recommendations from an earlier hiring audit, according to a November 5 follow-up from Auditor Timothy O’Brien. The remaining two recommendations were only partly implemented.
The commission tightened its hiring workflow, developed a communications plan with public-safety departments and required city-issued laptops for background investigations. The auditor said all 17 investigators had received the devices.
One issue remained: candidate information existed both in Workday and external spreadsheets, creating a risk of redundant, missing or inaccurate data. The report credited the improvements while making clear that a partially completed recommendation was not the same as a fully resolved finding.
