From the Center Post-Dispatch: During their regular session Tuesday, Saguache County Commissioners heard from County Attorney Ben Gibbons concerning a letter Gibbons received from Colorado Press Association attorney Steven Zansberg regarding open meetings.

Zansberg told Gibbons in his letter that according to reports received, “Saguache County has, for quite some time now, been conducting meetings, including executive sessions, in violation of Colorado’s Open Meetings Law, (COML);” § 24-6-402, C.R.S. He further described the violations of the COML as “rather straightforward and uncontestable.”

The letter laid out the parameters of what are considered open meetings and stated that it is believed the county has not been recording executive sessions as required by law. Gibbons denied this, commenting, “I don’t think that is correct. The only ones not recorded are those for legal consultation.”

Zansberg said: “Numerous related violations of the COML have been committed.”

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