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Dacono welcomed two new city council members to town hall on Monday evening, when Michelle Rogers and Tony Cummings took their seats after beating out two incumbents who were recalled by voters last month.

Dacono voters decided to recall two embattled city councilmembers in a special election Tuesday, according to preliminary unofficial results released by the city clerk.

Two candidates for Dacono City Council have thrown their hats into the ring for the upcoming recall election. They’re challenging two sitting councilmembers who face allegations of violating Colorado’s open meetings law.

More disruption with Dacono's city council comes on the heels of a recently-completed state investigation into possible open meetings law violations—as well as amid a voter-initiated recall election for two councilmembers.

Last month four Dacono city council members abruptly fired the longtime city manager without cause. The same four council members – Kathryn Wittman, Jackie Thomas, Jim Turini and Danny Long - blocked recent council discussions about hiring an interim replacement, in a move that seemed to cement opposing factions within the city council.

The long-time city manager of Dacono, AJ Euckert, was unexpectedly fired at a city council meeting last week. While the move appeared to be a coordinated effort among some council members, others were caught completely off guard.