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Rio Blanco County commissioners approve agenda, enter executive session on CSU MOU
Summary
At a special work session July 23, the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the meeting agenda and voted to enter an executive session to discuss a CSU memorandum of understanding related to salaries and budgeted expenses, citing Colorado Revised Statutes § 24-6-402(4)(e).
The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners approved its agenda and voted unanimously July 23 to enter an executive session to discuss a CSU agreement memorandum of understanding concerning salaries and budgeted expenses.
The special work session was called to order at 9:04 a.m. by the chair of the Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners. The chair said, “This meeting is not going to be streamed live on the RBC YouTube channel.” The chair also read aloud details about the agenda posting: “This is a tentative agenda which includes all information available as July as of 07/22/2025. The final tentative agenda will be posted at the RBC Historic Courthouse 555 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado, and at the Rangeley Town Hall 209 East Main Street, Rangeley.”
After brief procedural remarks, a commissioner moved to approve the agenda “including any changes for our 07/23/2025” meeting; another commissioner seconded. Clerk staff conducted a roll call; Commissioners O'Hara, Scrunchfield and Overton each voted “aye,” and the motion passed.
Later in the session a commissioner moved that the board go into executive session “pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes section 24-6-402(4)(e) to discuss positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, develop strategies for negotiations, and instruct negotiators specifically regarding the CSU agreement MOU regarding salaries and budgeted expenses.” A second was recorded. The board again held a roll call; Commissioners Overton, Scrunchfield and O'Hara each voted “aye,” and the motion passed. The chair said the board would go into the executive session and that the chair would announce when the session started and ended.
No substantive details of the CSU memorandum of understanding or salary and budget discussions were disclosed on the public record during this portion of the meeting. Before entering executive session, staff and commissioners discussed the logistics of the closed session connection; the chair asked a staff member about a Google Meet link for the executive session, and a participant replied he did not know whether it differed from the current meeting link.
The public record for the special work session includes the tentative agenda posting locations at the RBC Historic Courthouse in Meeker and Rangeley Town Hall in Rangeley. The board cited Colorado Revised Statutes § 24-6-402(4)(e) as the legal basis for holding the closed-door meeting. Any final actions or agreements resulting from the closed session, if required by law to be disclosed, will appear in subsequent minutes or public filings.
