Lakewood City Council votes unanimously to enter executive session for city attorney annual review

Mayor Wendy Strom presided over a special meeting of the Lakewood City Council on April 6, 2026, and the council voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss personnel matters connected to the city attorney’s annual review.

The motion to move into executive session was made by a council member (transcript label S3) and seconded by Mayor Wendy Strom. The clerk led a roll-call vote in ward order; council members recorded “yes” votes from Mayor Wendy Strom and the following council members as called: Black, Cruise I, Cruz K, Furman, Labier/Labir, Low, Nystrom, Ryan, Sharzai and Sinks, producing an 11-0 tally to approve the closed-session motion.

The motion cited personnel-exception provisions under the Colorado Revised Statutes and section 2.15 of the Lakewood Home Rule Charter, and referenced City Council Policy 3.3 in connection with the city attorney annual review. After the vote, council staff announced they would turn off the YouTube and Channel 8 public feeds and give recording rights to Merpur Temrizai before proceeding into the closed executive session. Mayor Strom asked that staff remain available for any unexpected technical issues.

The action taken was procedural and relates to the council’s personnel authority; the council did not disclose details of the discussion in the public record. The meeting record indicates the council proceeded into the closed session after the roll-call vote; no further public action was recorded on the matter during the open portion of the meeting.