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Pueblo County board moves into executive session to receive legal advice on multiple intergovernmental matters
Summary
Deputy County Attorney Gavin Walney requested an executive session under Colorado statutes to receive legal advice and discuss negotiation strategy on a range of matters including a coroner mutual-assistance MOU, agreements with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, a proposed Solon solar-array agreement at the jail, an IGA concerning a regional building department, volunteer/shared community space issues, and settlement negotiations (case 2024BAA719). The board approved the motion and entered executive session.
Deputy County Attorney Gavin Walney asked the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners for a motion to go into executive session near the end of the Sept. 25 work session to receive legal advice and instruct negotiators under Colorado statutory exemptions.
Walney read a lengthy motion citing Colorado Revised Statutes provisions for attorney–client privileged consultation and negotiations. He listed the specific subjects to be discussed in executive session: a memorandum of understanding with Fremont and El Paso counties for coroner assistance; the county’s agreement with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region; a proposed agreement with Solon for a solar array at the jail; an intergovernmental agreement with the city regarding a regional building department; matters relating to volunteers and shared community space at 4705 Santa Fe Drive in Colorado City; settlement negotiations in case number 2024BAA719; and specialized security arrangements for county buildings. Walney emphasized that no formal policy or rule adoption would occur in the executive session.
A motion to convene an executive session was made and seconded and the board then recessed into executive session; the public minutes record the board’s statement "We are in executive session." The transcript records the motion being moved (speaker identified earlier in the meeting as Miles Lucero) and seconded (speaker who identified themselves only by turn and not by name in the transcript). The board voiced 'aye' and then the meeting went into the closed session.
Next steps: the board will hold the closed deliberations in executive session consistent with the statutes cited; no public action was taken at that time and the transcript records that no formal action would be adopted in executive session.
