HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.001-21 RESOLUTION NO. 1
(SERIES OF 20 21)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,
DESIGNATING THE PUBLIC PLACE FOR POSTING NOTICES OF PUBLIC
MEETINGS.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, deems it in the public
interest to provide full and timely notices of all its meetings; and
WHEREAS,the Colorado state legislature amended the Colorado Open Meetings
Laws, C.R.S., Section 24-6-401, et seq.,to relieve a local government of the requirement to
physically post meeting notices; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such amendment set forth in C.R.S., Section 24-6-
402(2)(c)(III), as of July 1,2019, a local public body shall be deemed to have given
full and timely notice of a public meeting if the local public body posts the notice,
with specific agenda information if available, no less than twenty-four hours prior to
the holding of the meeting on a public website of the local public body; and
WHEREAS, the City of Aspen maintains a website and currently posts within
such website, consistent with Section 24-6-402(2)(c)(III), notices of all meetings of
the "local public body," which is defined by C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(1)(a)(1), to include
"any board,committee,commission,authority,orother advisory,policy-making, rule-
making, or formally constituted body of any political subdivision ofthe state and any public
or private entity to which a political subdivision,or an official thereof,has delegated a
governmental decision-making function but does not include persons on the administrative
staff of the local public body;" and
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(2)(c)(III)the local public body
shall designate a public place within the boundaries of the local public body at which it
may post a notice no less than twenty-four hours prior to a meeting if it is unable to post a
notice online in exigent or emergency circumstances such as a power outage or an
interruption in internet service that prevents the public from accessing the notice online;
and
WHEREAS, C.R.S., Section 24-6-402(2)( c)(I) requires that all public bodies
subject to the requirements ofthe law to annually designate the place for physically posting
notices ofpublic hearings, ifphysical posting is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN,COLORADO,THAT:
Section 1.
Full and timely notice of a public meeting held by the City Council of the City of
Aspen and each meeting of any other board, committee, commission, authority, or other
advisory, policy-making, rule-making, or formally constituted body of the City of
Aspen, shall be deemed to have been given by posting the notice, with specific
agenda information, if available, no less than twenty-four hours prior to the holding
of the meeting, on a public website of the City of Aspen. The notice shall be
accessible at no charge to the public.
In the event of exigent or emergency circumstances, as defined in C.R.S.
Section 24-6-402(2)(c)(III),notice of a public meeting shall be posted by the City
Clerk at least twenty-four hours prior to the holding ofthe meeting in the front
vestibule of City Hall, 130 South Galena Street,Aspen,Colorado.
Section 2.
The City Clerk shall notify each board, committee, commission, authority or
other advisory, policy-making, rule-making, or formally constituted body of the City of
Aspen of the contents of this resolution and the other general requirements of the
Colorado Open Meeting Law, C.R.S., Section 24-6-401 et seq.
INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the 12`h
day of January 2021.
Torre, Mayor
I,Nicole Henning, duly appointed and acting City Clerk do certify that the foregoing is a true
and accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City meeting held
January 12, 2021.
Nicole Henning, City e