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Outside counsel trains Lafayette council on quasi‑judicial hearings and risk‑management
Summary
Sam Light of the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency told Lafayette councilors that quasi‑judicial land‑use hearings are rules‑based adjudications, not popularity contests, and urged strict protocols on ex parte contacts, written records and deliberations to reduce legal exposure.
Sam Light, deputy executive director and general counsel for the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CRRSA), told the Lafayette City Council on March 24 that quasi‑judicial land‑use proceedings must be treated like adjudicatory hearings rather than political debates.
"Quasi‑judicial proceedings are not popularity contests," Light said, urging elected officials to base decisions only on the record and the legal criteria that apply to the specific application. He described CRRSA’s role as the city’s property and casualty insurance partner and framed the training as a risk‑management briefing for elected officials who serve as decision makers in zoning, special review uses…
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