Commissioners approve March minutes and vote to enter executive session citing CRS 246-402

The Dolores County Board of Commissioners approved the record of proceedings for March 2, 2026 and then voted to hold an executive session to receive legal advice from the county attorney.

A commissioner moved to "approve the record of proceedings for March 2nd, 2026 as submitted," another commissioner seconded and three commissioners responded "yes," carrying the motion. The clerk had earlier described a small correction to the "those present" list that members agreed to mark before posting to the protest journal.

Later in the meeting a commissioner asked for an executive session "pursuant to CRS 246-402" to receive legal advice from counsel and stated that the attorney-client privilege would apply, meaning "no minutes or reportings would be kept" for that session. Another commissioner moved to enter executive session "as stated," the motion was seconded and votes were recorded in the affirmative.

Why it matters: approval of the record finalizes the minutes for public posting and the move into executive session indicates the board sought private legal counsel on a matter they did not discuss in open session. The transcript records the statute citation as "CRS 246-402" as spoken in the meeting; the commissioners did not state a subsection or further detail on the legal topic during the public record.

The board transitioned from the regular meeting to proceed with the board of health portion of the agenda and then into the closed executive session; no public action or formal decision beyond entry to executive session was recorded in the public transcript.