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Pueblo County board enters executive session to receive legal advice on two pending matters
Summary
At the June 10 meeting the board moved into executive session under Colorado statute to receive legal advice about pending litigation (Estate of Richard Ward v. Pueblo County Sheriff's Office) and an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Pueblo about the regional building department.
The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners moved into executive session at 1 p.m. June 10 to receive legal advice under section 24-6-402(4)(b) of the Colorado Revised Statutes regarding two specific matters: pending litigation in Estate of Richard Ward v. Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, and the county's intergovernmental agreement with the City of Pueblo concerning the regional building department.
A staff member read the statutory basis for the executive session on the record and asked the board for a motion. A motion to enter executive session was made and the board answered in the affirmative; meeting minutes show the board then convened in executive session. No further details of the legal advice or discussion were disclosed in the public portion of the meeting.
State law (C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b)) permits a public body to hold a closed session to receive legal advice on specific legal questions. The board recorded the statutory citation in the public minutes before entering the closed session.
