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Board votes to enter executive session on HB24-1172 and potential county revitalization authority
Summary
On May 12 the El Paso County commissioners unanimously voted to go into an executive session to receive legal advice and develop negotiating strategy regarding Colorado House Bill 24-1172 and a request to form a county revitalization authority; county attorneys and economic-development staff were listed as participants.
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-0 on May 12 to go into an executive session at the request of the County Attorney’s Office to discuss Colorado House Bill 24-1172 and the option to form a county revitalization authority.
County Attorney staff read the statutory bases for the session and described the topics as: legal options associated with forming an authority, direction to negotiators on a specific request, and privileged attorney-client advice related to potential negotiations. Kenneth Hodes (County Attorney), Steven Klafkkey (chief deputy county attorney), and Crystal Latir (executive director, economic development) were identified on the record as participants authorized to attend.
The board moved and seconded the motion to enter executive session and recorded roll-call votes that carried unanimously. No substantive public deliberation or negotiation outcomes were disclosed in open session; the board proceeded to executive session per the statutory citations read into the record.
Next steps: any formal action or direction resulting from the executive session would be announced in open session when permitted by law.
