The Denver Post:  Parents whose children have developmental disabilities are outraged after a community board that manages their benefit money walked out of a meeting while a father was speaking about his son’s treatment at a group home.

The walkout by the Foothills Gateway board in Fort Collins was recorded by an audience member and posted on YouTube, then distributed by e-mail to hundreds of parents.

In the video, board president John Haley  raises a hand and tells parent Keith Liddle that his “five minutes is up.” Liddle, a frequent speaker at board meetings, responds, “OK, let me go ahead and read this.” Haley repeats two more times that Liddle’s time is up and then abruptly calls for a recess.

The entire board stood and walked out of the room while Liddle continued reading his prepared remarks for three more minutes.

The exchange sparked uproar from parents and a letter to the board from Sen. Irene Aguilar, a Denver Democrat who sponsored legislation this year that requires periodic state audits of Colorado’s 20 community-centered boards that manage state and federal disability funds. The new law also requires boards to post financial documents on their websites and allow public comment at their meetings.

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