Council moves to executive session to discuss negotiations, property and collective bargaining

Council moved into an executive session during the April 28 meeting to receive information related to negotiations and real property and to discuss collective bargaining strategy.

A council member read a motion invoking Colorado’s open‑meetings exception for negotiation strategy and property transactions (citing CRS provisions). The motion stated the purposes as “determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations and or instructing negotiators under CRS section 24‑6‑402(4)(e)(I), and to discuss the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer or sale of any real, personal or other property interest pursuant to CRS 24‑6‑402(4)(a).” The motion also identified an item for discussion as receiving information from PEDCO regarding a potential prospect and discussing the possible sale of commercial property related thereto. Later, an additional identification noted discussion of the 2026 collective bargaining agreement with the Pueblo Association of Government Employees.

The motion was seconded and council recessed into executive session; council indicated a return time during the meeting. No formal vote tally was recorded in the ground‑level meeting transcript provided, but council proceeded to the executive session and scheduled a return at the announced time. Because executive‑session discussions are by statute confidential, no details of negotiation positions or property terms were disclosed on the public record at the meeting.

Action summary: council approved moving into executive session to discuss negotiations, a potential commercial‑property transaction tied to PEDCO information, and the 2026 PAGe collective bargaining agreement. No public decisions or agreements were made in open session.