Board votes to enter executive session to discuss collective bargaining, negotiations and potential settlements

The Board moved and unanimously approved a motion to go into executive session under Colorado law to receive legal advice and instruct negotiators on several matters. "I move that the board go into executive session pursuant to sections 24 dash 6 dash 4 0 2 parenthesis 4 b and e of the Colorado revised statutes to develop strategy and instruct negotiators and receive legal advice regarding 1, collective bargaining, negotiations with AFSCME and FOP, and 2, negotiations with Aurora Economic Development Council regarding an incentive payment agreement for a food distribution and retail store," Commissioner Carrie Warren Gully said when making the motion.

The motion further listed additional subjects covered in the executive session: interpretation of an issue regarding DEI, potential settlement of the Aboris notice of claim, potential settlement of the Chapman notice of claim, and a proposed airport grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. After a second, the chair called for a voice vote and commissioners responded "aye," and the board entered executive session.

Why it matters: The items named include collective bargaining, intergovernmental economic development negotiations and potential legal settlements, all of which the statute cited permits the board to discuss in executive session with legal counsel and negotiators. The motion was moved by Commissioner Carrie Warren Gully and seconded; a roll-call vote was not recorded on the public transcript beyond the voice "aye" response.

No substantive details from the closed session were discussed on the public record during this meeting.