Ouray County Plaindealer: Two Ouray County commissioners publicly reprimanded their fellow commissioner after discovering she secretly recorded an executive session last week. Portions of the audio from that executive session show Commissioner Lynn Padgett initially denied recording the closed-door meeting on her personal cellphone, but later admitted she did it to help her process information due to health problems she blamed on the air quality in county facilities. The meeting, which was held March 24 behind closed doors to discuss ongoing litigation, included the commissioners, County Attorney Leo Caselli and some county staff.

During a special meeting Monday, commissioners Jake Niece and Michelle Nauer read aloud prepared statements about the incident and shared concerns about Padgett’s behavior, then voted to censure her.

Padgett apologized but also argued she needed to record the private meeting with the county attorney because of her “brain fog” and other health challenges, which she alleged are caused by exposure to mold at two county facilities. She had an air purifier perched on the chair next to her in the meeting on Monday.

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