Cheyenne County commissioners approve agenda, enter executive session for legal advice

The Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners met on March 6, 2026. Commissioner Ronald Smith called the meeting to order at 2:58 p.m.; Commissioners R.J. Jolly and Rick Pelton, County Administrator Marcy Brossman and Clerk Allison Brown were present.

The board recited the pledge and recessed at 3:00 p.m. It reconvened at 3:05 p.m., at which time County Attorney Kelly Lowery joined the meeting by telephone.

Commissioner R.J. Jolly moved, with a second from Commissioner Rick Pelton, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed; the minutes record the outcome as "Motion passed" but do not specify a roll-call tally.

At 3:07 p.m., Jolly moved, with a second from Pelton, that the board go into executive session pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b) for attorney legal advice on a specific question. The motion passed and the board met in executive session. The minutes record that the phone conference ended and the board came out of executive session at 3:38 p.m.

Commissioner Pelton moved, with a second from Commissioner Jolly, to adjourn the meeting; the board adjourned at 3:40 p.m. The minutes do not record any public votes or additional discussion in open session beyond the motions noted.

Attendance and procedural notes in the minutes: County Attorney Kelly Lowery participated by telephone for the executive session; Administrator Marcy Brossman and Clerk Allison Brown were recorded as present. The minutes cite C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b) as the legal authority for the executive session.