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Pitkin County commissioners review committee appointments, clarify staff lobbying role and outside lobbying requests
Summary
At a Jan. 7 work session the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners reviewed final chair, vice chair and committee appointments, discussed making a county staff member a registered lobbyist and considered outside lobbying partnerships and representative additions to intergovernmental bodies.
Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners members reviewed a final list of chair, vice chair and committee appointments at their Jan. 7 work session and discussed how a county staff member’s new status as a registered lobbyist would affect committee representation and outside meetings.
The board was presented a revised appointments list and agreed to remove a question mark next to Levi’s name as proxy for CCI committee assignments; commissioners said the board will formally adopt the appointments at their scheduled action on the following day, and that any changes would take effect the Tuesday after adoption.
Why it matters: the discussion touched on the practical effects of registering a county employee as a lobbyist and on who should represent the county in intergovernmental organizations. Commissioners flagged potential perception or bylaw…
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