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City attorney flags, council removes obsolete language from Humane Society contract

Longmont City Council · January 14, 2026

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Summary

Staff pulled the Humane Society contract after City Attorney Eugene May identified three paragraphs referencing undocumented immigrants that remained from a state law since repealed; council approved removing the language and later approved the contract with the corrected language.

Longmont staff pulled a proposed contract with the Longmont Humane Society at the Jan. 13 City Council meeting after City Attorney Eugene May flagged three paragraphs on page 5 that referenced undocumented immigrants and that came from a now-repealed state statute.

May said staff were using an older contract template that still included language required by a state bill that has since been repealed; the paragraphs should be removed before executing the agreement. Council Member Prieto raised the concern; council agreed to remove the language and then voted to approve the corrected contract. The motion to approve the resolution authorizing the contract, with the removal of the obsolete paragraphs, passed unanimously.

Next step: staff will remove the paragraphs and proceed with contract execution.