Colorado’s auditor says the state agencies charged with reviewing discrimination complaints take too long to do their work and lack transparency.
The Civil Rights Division takes in complaints and passes them on to the Civil Rights Commission. The state auditor’s office says the commission improperly takes votes in closed-door meetings and fails to document its deliberations.
The auditor also criticizes the division, saying it takes too long to field complaints and that it needs to speed up reviews.
State lawmakers, including Senator Nancy Todd, are concerned by the findings.
“There needs to be a revisiting of the role of the commission in terms of transparency,” she said.
The audit says actions made by the commission prevent the public from knowing that it “operates in a fair and consistent manner."