A big helping of open-government resources
Check out the CFOIC’s new Resource pages, which include guides to accessing public information and a categorized directory of public data available online.
Open Meetings Laws
Jeffco PTA president: School board violates state transparency law
The president of the Jefferson County PTA says her organization is “shocked and appalled” that three new memers of the Jeffco Board of Education hired an attorney without involving other members of the board.
Journalist sues Archuleta County commissioner over secret meeting and loses, but would “gladly do the same thing again”
Bill Hudson, publisher of an online community magazine, is out nearly $1,500 after his lawsuit was dismissed. Did the county attorney mislead the court over the actual cost of his legal research in the case?
Littleton voters restrict City Council’s use of closed-door meetings
A city charter amendment, which passed with 74 percent of the vote Nov. 5, is much more restrictive than the Colorado Sunshine Law. It allows the City Council to meet behind closed doors for only two reasons.
Leadville newspaper explains why it’s suing the Lake County Commission
Because an “emergency executive session” of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners was held with no notice and because there was no true emergency, the Herald Democrat considers the meeting to be illegal.
Newly revised! Download the 2013 guide to Colorado’s open-government laws
The new edition of “Sunshine Laws: Guide to Colorado Open Meetings & Open Records Laws,” is now available on the Resources page.