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Centennial council enters executive session for legal advice on housing legislation
Summary
At a special meeting, the Centennial City Council voted to go into executive session under Colorado law to receive legal advice on implementation of housing legislation; the meeting later resumed and adjourned, with the regular council meeting scheduled to begin at 07:15.
Mayor Pico moved the Centennial City Council into an executive session to receive legal advice on questions about implementing housing legislation, saying, "Tonight during our special meeting, we are going into executive session pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes section 24-6-402(4)(b) for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions regarding implementation of housing legislation." The council voted to enter the closed session following a second to the motion; the transcript does not record a formal vote tally.
The move closed part of the special meeting to the public under Colorado law. The statute cited, Colorado Revised Statutes section 24-6-402(4)(b), authorizes a public body to meet in executive session to receive legal advice on specific questions. Council members present for the roll call were Council member Tharpe, Council member Karnes, Council member Sweetland, Council member Mauer, Council member Southerland, Council member Holt, Council member Allston and Council member Sheehan (eight members present). Miss Lovelace was called to conduct the roll.
The transcript records that the motion to enter executive session was moved and seconded, but does not name who made the motion or who seconded it, nor does it provide a roll-call vote with yes/no tallies. After about 69 minutes, the council returned from the executive session; the meeting record shows: "We have returned from our special meeting and have no other additional business for this meeting, so this meeting is adjourned. Thank you, and we will begin our city council meeting at 07:15. Thank you." The transcript does not include details of the legal advice given during the closed session or any formal direction to staff on the record.
Because the discussion occurred in an executive session, the public record in the transcript is limited to the motion to meet privately, the statutory basis for closing the meeting, the list of members present at roll call, and the announcement that the council returned and adjourned the special meeting. Any substantive legal guidance or staff direction discussed during the executive session is not recorded in the public transcript and therefore is not included here.
