WESTMINSTER — Details about a hefty severance package for former Westminster City Manager Don Tripp are now coming to light following a public records request.

The information shows, and a spokesperson for the city confirmed, that Tripp’s salary and severance totaled $380,000. That package is in addition to a cash leave amount of $75,524 for city employees — for a total compensation package of $455,000 which will come out of the city’s general fund.

Tripp resigned earlier this month, a day after the city announced its police chief resigned amid a workplace review that found policy violations committed during his tenure, The Denver Post reported.

When Denver7 asked the Westminster city spokesperson for a statement or interview, he responded that the city does not comment on personnel matters. Mayor Anita Seitz declined comment, and other members of the Westminster city council either ignored requests for comment or declined interviews.

“I think it’s ridiculous. It’s way beyond what it should be,” said Bill Christopher who retired as Westminster city manager in 2001 after a 23-year career with the city.

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