Thornton benefits from our proximity to downtown Denver, the Denver International Airport, and the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains, known to locals as the “Front Range”. Thornton is a homerule city of almost one hundred fifty thousand plus (150,000+) citizens located northeast of Denver in Adams County, Colorado, which includes four (4) wards. Thornton is projected to become the 5th largest city in Colorado within the next few years, with population growth projections exceeding two hundred forty thousand (240,000) citizens by 2065. Thornton is currently governed by an elected City Council of eight (8) members and its operations are managed by a City Manager who serves at the pleasure of the City Council.
The City of Thornton is seeking proposals for the Thornton Police Department for the purchase of four (4) new software systems. Thornton Police Department (TPD) is responsible for managing training for all members of the department. TPD and the North Metro Police Academy which is a Colorado P.O.S.T. approved academy. The TPD does not currently have software capable of managing all required areas of training records or asset tracking software.
