Colorado Open Meetings laws

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Colorado state statute open meetings law sunshine law

Colorado Open Meetings laws are state statutes that require governmental bodies in Colorado to conduct their meetings transparently and provide public access to their deliberations and decision-making processes.

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Colorado Open Meetings laws canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Colorado state statute ⓘ open meetings law ⓘ sunshine law ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure public oversight of governmental deliberations ⓘ promote transparency in government decision-making ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Colorado Sunshine Law NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesInJurisdiction	State of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	boards, commissions, authorities, and other public bodies in Colorado ⓘ county governments in Colorado ⓘ municipal governments in Colorado ⓘ quorum of a public body when discussing public business ⓘ school boards in Colorado ⓘ special districts in Colorado ⓘ state agencies in Colorado ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	public business should be conducted in public ⓘ
covers	electronic or telephone meetings of public bodies when a quorum participates ⓘ in-person meetings of public bodies ⓘ
enforcedBy	Colorado courts NERFINISHED ⓘ civil actions brought by citizens or media organizations ⓘ
exempts	certain legal advice discussions from open session ⓘ certain personnel matters from open session ⓘ certain real estate negotiations from open session ⓘ
governs	meetings of local public bodies in Colorado ⓘ meetings of state public bodies in Colorado ⓘ
hasPurpose	to provide public access to governmental meetings in Colorado ⓘ
hasScope	meetings where public business is discussed or formal action may be taken ⓘ
legalBasis	Colorado Revised Statutes provisions on open meetings NERFINISHED ⓘ
permits	executive sessions under limited circumstances ⓘ
policyGoal	increase citizen participation in government ⓘ reduce secrecy in governmental decision-making ⓘ
prohibits	secret or unnoticed meetings of covered public bodies ⓘ use of executive sessions to adopt policy or take formal action ⓘ
providesRemedy	attorney fees for prevailing plaintiffs in some cases ⓘ injunctive relief ⓘ voiding of actions taken in violation of the law ⓘ
relatedTo	Colorado Open Records Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado public records laws ⓘ
requires	advance notice of meetings ⓘ announcement of the topic of executive sessions ⓘ governmental bodies to conduct meetings openly ⓘ minutes of meetings to be made available for public inspection ⓘ minutes of meetings to be taken ⓘ notice of meetings to be posted in a designated public place ⓘ open deliberations of public bodies ⓘ public access to meetings of covered public bodies ⓘ recording of executive sessions with limited exceptions ⓘ timely notice of special meetings ⓘ two-thirds vote of the quorum present to go into executive session ⓘ

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Telluride Town Council → subjectTo → Colorado Open Meetings laws ⓘ