EAGLE — A former Basalt police chief’s decision to share a secret report about his professional conduct with a prospective employer has forced the town government to reconsider whether it wants to continue fighting a court battle to keep the document from the public.
Roderick O’Connor’s decision to share the report with the Aspen Police Department, where he is trying to get a job, blindsided Basalt Town Attorney Tom Smith.
“This is all so new to us and all so surprising,” Smith said.
The Aspen Times filed a lawsuit Dec. 8 against Basalt to try to force the town to turn over an investigation report on O’Connor’s professional conduct and a settlement agreement resulting from his resignation Nov. 23. At the second day of a hearing Wednesday, Smith told Eagle County District Judge Mark Thompson that a delay was necessary because “new information” came to light.
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