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Council moves to executive session over Wadsworth contract dispute; city attorney reports no immediate action required
Summary
Council voted 8–0 to go into an executive session to receive legal advice and instruct negotiators on a contract dispute between the City of Wheat Ridge and Concrete Works Colorado involving the improved Wadsworth project. After returning, the city attorney said no immediate council action was needed.
On July 27 the council voted unanimously to enter executive session to consult with the city manager, city attorney, special counsel and appropriate staff "for legal advice and to instruct negotiators" regarding a contract dispute with Concrete Works Colorado tied to the improved Wadsworth project. The motion cited charter and Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS) provisions authorizing closed-session legal discussions.
Mayor Pro Tem Hulte moved the executive-session motion; it was seconded by Councilor Ohm and passed with "8 ayes, no nays". When the council returned to open session, City Attorney Dahl briefed the council and said no action was needed at that time and that any future actions required would be brought back to council for consideration.
The transcript records the motion and the statutory authority cited (CRS 24-6-402(4)(b) and (e)) and confirms that council members voted to go into closed session to receive legal advice and provide direction to negotiators. No further details of the dispute were disclosed in the open meeting.
