Legislation Details

File #: 14-0769    Version: 2 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 12/5/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/13/2015 Final action: 1/13/2015
Title: Designating the City Clerk's Office as the public place for posting of public notices for public meetings.
Attachments: 1. Colorado Sunshine Law.pdf
 
 
Title
Designating the City Clerk's Office as the public place for posting of public notices for public meetings.
 
Body
 From:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk
 
 Summary:
Designating the City Clerk's Office as the public place for posting of public notices for public meetings, in accordance with CRS 24-6-402.
 
 Previous Council Action:  
In accordance with CRS 24-6-402 (Colorado Sunshine Law; Open Meetings Law), City Council has annually designated the City Clerk's Office as the public place for posting all public meetings at its first regular meeting of each calendar year.
 
 Background:
Pursuant to the Colorado Sunshine Law; Open Meetings Law (CRS 24-6-402), any meetings at which adoption of a proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, regulation or formal action occurs or at which a majority or quorum of the body is in attendance, or is expected to be in accordance, requires notice of the meeting to be posted in a designated public place within the boundaries of the local public body not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting.
 
Additionally, the statute mandates that at its first regular meeting of each calendar year, the local public body must formally designate the public place for posting all public meetings.
 
 Financial Implications:
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 Board/Commission Recommendation:
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 Stakeholder Process:
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  Alternatives:
Do not designate the City Clerk's Office as official public place for posting of notices.
 
Recommended Action
 Proposed Motion:
Move approval to designate the City Clerk's Office as the public place for posting of public notices for public meetings.
 
Ordinance Language
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