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Denver Civil Service Commission picks a new leader after firing executive director in May
The city agency tasked with vetting people applying to be Denver police officers and firefighters has named a new executive director after the agency’s appointed board fired the previous director in May for undisclosed reasons.
The Denver Civil Service Commission will welcome Gracie Perez on Aug. 26, according to an internal announcement sent to the commission’s staff and other stakeholders earlier this month. That emailed announcement was shared with The Denver Post on Thursday.
Perez’s background includes serving as the director of state and regional operations for Texas Health and Human Services’ Access and Eligibility Services division, according to that email. In that role, she oversaw 6,000 employees and managed systems that processed eligibility for programs ranging from Medicaid to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.