Colorado Politics: Flouting Colorado’s state statutes has become a too-frequent occurrence among our elected officials related to our so-called Sunshine Laws. The Colorado General Assembly has had its sunshine problems. It’s apparent now a school district has also broken the sunshine rules, probably more than once.

Jessica Capsel, a resident of the Elizabeth School District, sued the district for failing to fully and timely post a controversial board meeting agenda item. The district contested her case in court. The district lost on April 17.

The court’s finding, as legal interpretations ought to be, was detailed in its examination of Colorado’s Open Meeting Law (OML) statute and precedents. The statute says public agendas must be posted 24 hours ahead of a public meeting to represent items up for discussion and action. This requirement allows interested parties to study and/or comment on issues up for consideration.

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