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Rio Blanco County commissioners vote to enter executive session to receive legal advice on Colorado River matters
Summary
At a May 20 special work session, Rio Blanco County commissioners moved and approved an executive session under Colorado statute 24-6-402(4)(b) to receive legal advice on specific legal questions regarding the Colorado River; the motion passed on roll call and the meeting recessed to executive session.
Rio Blanco County commissioners on May 20 voted to move into an executive session to receive legal advice on specific legal questions related to the Colorado River, including matters raised during a joint discussion with Colorado River District officials.
“Madam chair, I would move that we go into executive session pursuant to 24‑6‑402(4)(b) for the purposes of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions regarding the Colorado River,” a commissioner said on the record. Another commissioner seconded the motion. The chair asked for a roll call; one roll-call response recorded in the transcript shows Commissioner Overton voting “Aye.” The meeting minutes state the motion passed and the board moved into executive session.
The motion cited Colorado’s Open Meetings statute subsection 24‑6‑402(4)(b), which permits a public body to recess into executive session to receive legal advice from its attorney on specific legal questions. County and River District staff indicated the items to be discussed in executive session likely involved legal advice and negotiation strategy on at least three matters identified earlier in the public portion of the work session.
Ending: Following the executive-session vote, the public portion of the special work session was adjourned at 12:27 p.m., per the transcript.
