Erie council votes to enter executive session to negotiate employment terms for new in-house town attorney

The Erie Town Council approved a revision to its agenda and voted to enter an executive session to discuss negotiation strategy for an employment agreement for a new in-house town attorney.

Council members approved the agenda change to move public comment ahead of the executive session and then confirmed there were no public commenters in person or online. Mayor Moore noted there was no public attendance.

An unidentified council member moved "to go into executive session to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, develop a strategy for negotiations, instruct negotiators pursuant to CRS 24-6-402(4)(e) regarding an employment agreement for the new in house town attorney," and the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The presiding official said the council would not return to open session and that the meeting would adjourn after the executive session.

The council’s stated basis for closing the meeting cites Colorado Revised Statutes §24-6-402(4)(e), which authorizes executive sessions to discuss certain personnel and negotiation matters. The transcript does not identify the mover by name and records only voice votes (ayes) with no roll-call tallies recorded in the public transcript.

No substantive public comment or testimony was received at the meeting; the clerk reported no online attendees. The council took no public votes on ordinances, contracts, or budget items in open session during the recorded portion of the meeting.

The next publicly recorded action is the start of the executive session; the meeting record indicates the session will conclude with adjournment and no return to open session.