Denver council moves into executive session to discuss pending litigation and intergovernmental agreements

The acting presider moved the Denver mayor and city council into an executive session to discuss settlement of pending litigation and to receive legal advice related to negotiations of intergovernmental agreements.

According to the transcript, the motion was made 'pursuant to Denver municipal code 2 dash 34 a sections 3, 6, and 7' and was put to a voice vote. The presiding official called for 'All in favor?' and members answered 'Aye.' No opposed votes or roll-call tally were recorded in the provided transcript, and no substantive details of the matters discussed in executive session were disclosed in the public portion of the meeting.

The transcript records the motion language nearly verbatim: '...move us into executive succession pursuant to, Denver advised municipal code 2 dash 34 a sections 3, 6, and 7 for the purpose of discussing the settlement of pending litigation and legal advice related thereto and receiving legal advice regarding negotiations of intergovernmental agreements.' The motion was approved by voice vote.

Because executive sessions address confidential legal matters and potential settlements, the public record in the transcript ends with the motion and its approval; the transcript contains no public deliberation, votes on settlement terms or documents arising from the closed session. The council proceeded into executive session as the next procedural step; the transcript does not record any subsequent public action or disclosure from that closed session.