El Paso County commissioners end executive session; attorney says no formal decisions were made

The El Paso County Board of Commissioners exited an executive session and voted 4-0 to end the closed portion of the meeting, then received a statement from the county attorney that legal advice had been provided and that no formal decisions were reached.

The chair opened the public record by saying, "We are exiting executive session, and I do need a motion to come out of executive session." A motion to end the executive session was made and seconded, and the chair called the roll "beginning with vice chair." The roll call recorded Vice Chair Nelson, Commissioner Applegate, Commissioner Williams and the chair each responding "Aye," producing a 4-0 tally to end the session.

After the roll call, the county attorney addressed the board: "The board is exiting executive session at which legal advice was provided and no formal decisions were made." Following that statement the chair said the agenda had concluded and adjourned the meeting.

The transcript does not specify who moved or seconded the motion to exit executive session. The record also does not include details of the topics discussed during the executive session; the attorney framed the closed session as one in which legal counsel was provided and explicitly stated that no formal decisions were made in that closed session. The meeting then immediately adjourned.