Robert Choi requests executive session on Aspen Acres response, funding and pretrial services contract

Robert Choi, CEO, formally requested the board enter an executive session to consult with the county attorney, saying, "I am asking for a executive session to hold a conference with the county attorney to receive legal advice on specific legal questions pursuant to CRS 20 four-six-four 24 b regarding eligible use of 1 a funding, county employee performance reviews, and the roles and responsibilities of the county in response to the Aspen Acres fires, and to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing a strategy for negotiations and or instructing negotiators pursuant to CRS 2464E, concerning a contract for pretrial services with Recovery Monitoring Solutions, and concerning state and federal contracting requirements related to the Aspen Acres fires." The request named four discrete subjects for legal advice and for negotiation strategy: the eligible use of 1a funding, employee performance reviews, the county's response responsibilities related to the Aspen Acres fires, and a pretrial services contract with Recovery Monitoring Solutions.

The Chair then asked for a motion to move into executive session. The transcript records a motion, a second, two "Aye" responses and the Chair's announcement, "We are in executive session." The transcript does not identify who moved or seconded the motion, and individual vote names were not recorded; the voice vote as captured resulted in the board entering the executive session for the reasons cited. No substantive discussion or additional public detail about the contract, funding amounts, or specific employee matters appears in the public record provided.