HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.001-26RESOLUTION 4001
(Series of 2026)
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 Law,
Colo. Rev. Stat. ("C.R.S.") Section 24-6401, 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 C.R.S. Section 24-6402(2)(c)(III), notices of all meetings of the
"local public body," which is defined by C.R.S. Section 24-6402 (1)(a)(I), to include "any
board, committee, commission, authority, or other advisory, policy -making, rule- making, or
formally constituted body of any political subdivision of the 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 %J 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 24-6402(2)(c)(I) requires that all public bodies subject to
the requirements of the law to annually designate the place for physically posting notices of
public hearings, if physical 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-
i 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 of the meeting at a designated location outside of the
Clerk's Office on the third floor of City Hall, 427 Rio Grande Place, Aspen, Colorado.
Section 2.
The City Clerk shall notify each board, committee, commission, authority or other
advisory, policymaking, rulemaking, 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 24-6401, et seq.
RFJSOL�EI�, APPROVED, ANI� AI�OPTEI� FINALLY by the City Council of the City
of Aspen on the 13t11 day of January 2026. ,
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 of Aspen,
Colorado, at a meeting held, January 13th, 2026.
Nicole Henning, City Clerk