Commissioners vote to enter executive session on public assistance legal issues and pending litigation
January 21, 2026 | El Paso County, Colorado
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The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to go into an executive session to receive legal advice and to discuss negotiation strategy related to public assistance program administration and pending federal litigation.
County counsel Kenneth Hodges requested the session under Colorado law, citing CRS 24‑6‑402(4)(b) and (e). The request said the discussion would cover federal and state laws, regulations and administration of public assistance programs — including the Colorado childcare assistance program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families — and would also address impacts from a pending federal lawsuit identified in the transcript as "State of New York et al. v. Administration for Children and Families et al." The board moved, seconded and approved the request by roll call, 5–0.
The motion and vote closed the public portion of the meeting for the stated legal‑advice and negotiation purposes. No substantive legal deliberations or outcomes from the executive session were reported back in the remainder of the public transcript.
County counsel Kenneth Hodges requested the session under Colorado law, citing CRS 24‑6‑402(4)(b) and (e). The request said the discussion would cover federal and state laws, regulations and administration of public assistance programs — including the Colorado childcare assistance program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families — and would also address impacts from a pending federal lawsuit identified in the transcript as "State of New York et al. v. Administration for Children and Families et al." The board moved, seconded and approved the request by roll call, 5–0.
The motion and vote closed the public portion of the meeting for the stated legal‑advice and negotiation purposes. No substantive legal deliberations or outcomes from the executive session were reported back in the remainder of the public transcript.
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