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Timnath council holds executive session to discuss potential real property acquisition
Summary
At a special session March 25, Timnath Town Council voted unanimously to move into an executive session under Colorado statute for discussion of potential purchase or acquisition of real property; the session was recorded and no public decision or vote on a transaction was reported.
The Timnath Town Council convened a special session March 25 and voted unanimously to move into executive session under Colorado statute for discussion concerning the potential purchase or acquisition of real property. The motion cited the statutory authority for the closed meeting: section 24-6-402(4)(a) C.R.S. (discussion of real estate transactions and negotiations).
Council asked the clerk/recording staff to make an official record that the executive session would be recorded; staff stated on the record that the session would be recorded because it was not for the purpose of receiving legal advice. The council recessed into executive session and later returned to open session; no public action, purchase, or binding direction related to a property transaction was disclosed in the ensuing public minutes.
The council’s use of executive session authority is consistent with the statutory procedure for confidential real-estate negotiations; where a transaction proceeds, any required public action (e.g., purchase authorization, funding approval or ordinance) would be expected to appear on a subsequent public agenda for formal council action and vote.
