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A motion to appoint Tharpe was made and seconded; the transcript records three \"Aye\" votes on the motion. A second motion to name the chair as the alternate likewise passed by unanimous voice vote.

Commissioners discussed the practical reasons for the appointment: multiple commissioners had been attending CCI meetings and voting without coordination, which staff said led to duplicate votes that delayed processing. Commissioners said they want coordinated input into CCI's development of legislative priorities and discussed holding a work session to review the proposed priorities before the CCI steering committee finalizes positions.

County Manager Candace Bryant and commissioners discussed logistics for preparing and submitting the county's input, including using the county's Canvas system or scheduling a work session the week before CCI votes. The board set a near-term internal deadline: the board's next meeting on Friday, Oct. 3, was mentioned as a date by which they wanted to finalize local direction on priorities that CCI will consider.

The appointments were framed as operational steps to ensure a single, coordinated Lake County vote at CCI rather than a change to who may attend meetings; several commissioners said any member may attend, but appointment designates who casts the county's official vote at CCI sessions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lake County CO 09.24.2025 BOCC Special Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Lake County Board of County Commissioners voted to appoint Commissioner Elsa Tharpe as the county's voting representative for Colorado Counties, Inc. legislative sessions and named the board chair as the alternate. The board discussed coordination and timing for reviewing CCI legislative priorities.","taxTitle","Lake County, Colorado","taxId",27576,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6460911,"Lake County commissioners hold closed session for legal advice on school-district agreement; no decisions announced",165,320,166215,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5826188-a0267cb9ee32e8fe8115b09abf71487d&start=0&end=166","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5826188-a0267cb9ee32e8fe8115b09abf71487d/thumbnail_320.jpg","/articles/6460911/Lake-County/Colorado/Lake-County-commissioners-hold-closed-session-for-legal-advice-on-school-district-agreement-no-decisions-announced","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460911-6c4ba5cb30a38cacc8aee750d0a69101/orig.mp4?Expires=1770681100&Signature=mStroTBHOinJukLd7K8~CkLUUlNjIDzwBBTjOLA-ORX9YG~QKdTU6mGTIq~SxPt~sbh0m-y3e~Kwjmwq4smqWZzfDfhQOBGN3SsOmDYm8tz~ZjCSNk7UaT~B~xhsPkSRu7P1M1aW6WuWKJ6O3b2~h9x-BZUCo~VXFrZBjkMzG6lbYYqHj1KtQ2bV2IOsiPs-Bh~0q1-kGrCRto9g5Uv3xaJPMF8oYg3hyNtG5LnTkuWLiJruJiD28QKVZBMU5MQ977stdgjjx3BdOklW3ZCHkvBp9PGBxyj1VErDIvCFHnYuBki1YmbzdlGazLxEYZ6Q-obAzvxp-~0DbkCBgCxERg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At about 12:11 p.m., the Lake County Board of County Commissioners convened a special meeting and entered an executive session to receive legal advice on a proposed intergovernmental agreement with the Lake County School District under Colorado law.

County Attorney Matthew Hobbs certified the executive session under the Colorado Revised Statutes, saying, “I as the county attorney certify the next portion of this executive session constitutes a conference with legal counsel for the purpose of receiving legal advice on the IGA with Lake County School District.” Hobbs stated the certification authorized stopping the public recording and that no record or minutes were required for that portion of the session.

The board later announced that no decisions were made during the executive session. Commissioners reconvened in public and confirmed for the record that no formal action occurred in the closed portion of the meeting.

Attendees identified during the session included three county commissioners, the county manager and county legal counsel. The commissioners left executive session and returned to the special meeting before taking other business.

The executive session was limited to receiving legal advice; the public record of the meeting notes that the county attorney certified the statutory basis for closing that portion of the meeting and that no minutes were kept for it.","The Lake County Board of County Commissioners convened a special meeting and went into executive session to receive legal advice on an intergovernmental agreement with the Lake County School District. The board later said no decisions were made and no minutes were required for that portion of the meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Lake County appoints Commissioner Elsa Tharpe as voting representative to CCI; chair named alternate

Lake County commissioners hold closed session for legal advice on school-district agreement; no decisions announced