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Colorado Springs City Council votes to enter closed session on Melvin lawsuit settlement

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The City Council voted 6-2 during a July 29 special meeting to hold a closed executive session to consult the city attorney about negotiating a litigation settlement exceeding $200,000 in U.S. District Court case 20-cv-991, Estate of Melvin v. City of Colorado Springs.

The Colorado Springs City Council voted 6-2 on Tuesday, July 29, to enter a closed executive session to consult with the city attorney and determine positions for negotiation of a litigation settlement in excess of $200,000 in U.S. District Court case No. 20-cv-991, Estate of Melvin v. City of Colorado Springs. The vote took place during a brief special meeting called to consider the executive-session request. City Attorney Ben Bollinger read the legal basis for the session before the council voted.

The move matters because Colorado law and the city charter authorize closed sessions for privileged…

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