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City attorney briefs Transportation Advisory Board: conduct public business in public, avoid serial meetings
Summary
Janet Michaels of the City Attorney’s Office told the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) that Colorado open meetings law bars decision-making outside noticed public meetings, cautioned against email 'reply-all' and serial contacts, and explained confidentiality for attorney‑client communications and limits on board authority.
City Attorney’s Office attorney Janet Michaels told the City of Boulder’s Transportation Advisory Board on Monday that boards and commissions must conduct official business in duly noticed public meetings and avoid informal decision‑making outside those meetings. "All business of the state should be conducted in a duly noticed public meeting," Michaels said during an orientation session.
Why it matters: TAB is advisory to City Council but frequently reviews policies and the transportation master plan; failure to follow Colorado’s open meetings law can void actions, produce mandatory attorney‑fee awards and other legal consequences.
Michaels outlined the legal framework that governs TAB’s work, saying the city charter sets the high‑level powers of the city, the Boulder Revised Code provides more specific duties for…
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