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Published on: 8/6/2009
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Pitkin County attorney John Ely said he felt the motion was adequate.
"I believe we complied with the language and the intent of the statute and gave as much detail as practicable and possible in the context of the motion," Ely said.
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Pitkin County attorney John Ely: "Yes."
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When asked if the topics in executive session included any active, threatened or potential litigation, Ely replied that "there was no active litigation for any of the items, I suppose the threat is always there depending on how events might transpire but the desire for an exec isn't really premised on litigation but just the desire, in this case, to confer with counsel."
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Ely, the county attorney, said he keeps a running list of topics to discuss with the commissioners in executive session after the topics are either suggested by the board, staff members or himself.
The commissioners regularly hold executive sessions before their Tuesday work sessions and Ely puts his list of topics on a printed agenda, usually on Friday.
Sometimes, as happened on Tuesday, additional topics are added at the last minute and are not on the printed agenda.
Ely said he often is not sure in advance what specific legal questions the commissioners may have about a topic on his list.