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County attorney requests executive session on collective bargaining, negotiations and legal advice; commissioners vote to convene
Summary
County Attorney Cynthia Mitchell requested an executive session under Colorado Revised Statutes §24‑6‑402(4)(b) and (e) to obtain legal advice and develop negotiation strategy on several matters, and the board voted to convene.
County Attorney Cynthia Mitchell asked the Board of County Commissioners to convene an executive session for the purpose of receiving legal advice and developing negotiation strategy under Colorado law.
Mitchell said the board should meet in executive session under Colorado Revised Statutes §24‑6‑402(4)(b) to receive legal advice on specific legal questions, including statutory interpretation of the County Employees Collective Bargaining Act (referencing Senate Bill 22‑230) and potential legislation concerning illegal gambling operations, as well as legal matters involving the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation and staff repayment plans. She also cited CRS §24‑6‑402(4)(e) to allow the board to determine positions and develop strategy for negotiations, including an intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Rye regarding road maintenance.
A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded. The board chair called for the vote; commissioners responded in the affirmative and the board convened the executive session.
The motion and recorded action at the work session: a motion to go into executive session for the legal and negotiation reasons Mitchell described; motion was seconded; the board voted in favor by voice (“aye”) and entered executive session. The work session record indicates the executive session occurred immediately after the motion.
