Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Executive Session topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board holds executive session for legal advice on ASCAG/Asking litigation; no action taken
Summary
The Park County commissioners met in executive session under a statutory provision to receive legal advice regarding pending litigation identified as ASCAG (transcript spelling inconsistent). The board reported at adjournment that legal advice was received and that no board decisions were made during the closed session.
Following public business on Aug. 13, the Park County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 to enter executive session pursuant to the statute cited in the meeting for the purpose of receiving legal advice regarding pending litigation identified in the record (listed in the transcript as “ASCAG” and later as “Asking”). The board convened an executive session with county counsel and, after returning to the public record, confirmed that legal advice had been received and that no decisions were made.
The chair moved for executive session citing the statute as read into the record; the motion and second carried 3-0. After the closed session the chair returned to the public record and stated the time and that the board had received legal advice on the pending matter and had not taken any action. The board then adjourned.
What the public should know: the board identified the statutory authority for a closed-session legal discussion in the record and later reported only that legal advice was received; the board did not disclose the content of privileged attorney-client communications and made no public decisions in the session.
