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Public commenters say District 70 president abandoned Feb. 10 meeting and later appointed member without recorded vote
Summary
At a Pueblo County School District 70 meeting, public commenters alleged the board president left a Feb. 10 meeting before adjournment, that an appointment was later made by letter rather than at a meeting, and that the board failed to record the appointment in minutes as cited by speakers referencing state law. District staff said routine operations will continue.
Public commenters at a Pueblo County School District 70 meeting accused the board president of abandoning the Feb. 10 session and later appointing a replacement without following the board’s adopted appointment process or recording the action in the minutes. “The meeting is not adjourned because we did not vote,” one speaker said; another said, “The meeting was abandoned.”
Why it matters: Speakers argued the sequence of events raises legal and transparency concerns. Commenters repeatedly cited a state statute—repeated in public remarks as “Colorado revised statute 22 31 1 29”—saying appointments must be recorded in meeting minutes and that an abandoned meeting’s business should be resumed at the next session.
What speakers said: A commenter who identified themself as a board director or director’s colleague…
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