Commissioner Baker moved that the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners go into executive session under Colorado law; Commissioner Campbell seconded the motion, and the board approved it by voice vote.

The motion, read into the record by Commissioner Baker, cited sections 24-6-402(4)(b) and (e) of the Colorado Revised Statutes and said the board would develop strategy and instruct negotiators and receive legal advice regarding two matters: collective bargaining negotiations with AFSCME and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and a vested rights agreement for the Front Range Energy Storage Project. The motion also cited section 24-6-402(4)(b) to receive legal advice about a directive from the Colorado Department of Human Services regarding processing of SNAP renewals related to HR 1.

Under Colorado law, the cited provisions permit a public body to hold a closed executive session to receive legal advice and to discuss strategy with negotiators. The board’s motion did not include any further public discussion of the substance of the bargaining items, the energy project, or the CDHS directive; the record shows only the motion, a second from Commissioner Campbell and an affirmative voice vote.

The executive session itself is closed to the public, and no additional public materials or votes on the merits of the bargaining positions, the vested rights agreement, or SNAP processing were recorded in the transcript excerpt. The meeting then proceeded following the board’s entry into executive session.