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Council adds and holds executive sessions on Mesa County District Court case 25CV30060; mediation referenced
Summary
At the city attorney’s request the council added an executive session under Colorado Open Meetings Act authority for legal advice concerning Mesa County District Court case number 25CV30060; council convened multiple executive sessions that evening and noted the court-ordered mediation as a topic.
At the start of the June 17 meeting the city attorney asked council to add an executive session “pursuant to CRS section 24‑6‑402(4)(b) to receive legal advice, and develop strategies for negotiations regarding the Mesa County District Court case.” Mayor Matthew Bremen then identified the case number for the record as Mesa County District Court case number 25CV30060.
Council subsequently convened several executive sessions that evening under the statutory citations stated on the record to receive legal advice and confer with negotiators. Participants named in the public record for those executive sessions included the mayor and council members, City Manager Shannon, Assistant City Manager Dan Karas and City Attorney Mary Elizabeth Geiger; special counsel Dalton Kelly and others were invited to some sessions as needed.
When council returned to open session, members noted the matter required continued confidential negotiation and referred to the court-ordered mediation process that is part of the case management pathway. No substantive details of the litigation or confidential negotiation strategy were disclosed in open session, consistent with the statutory basis for the executive sessions.
Council took no open-session action on the litigation matter at the June 17 meeting; the public record reflects the addition of the executive session for legal advice and the council’s convening of multiple executive sessions that night.
