Mayor, Denver City Council vote to enter executive session over pending litigation

The mayor moved that the Denver City Council enter an executive session to discuss settlement of pending litigation and to receive legal advice related to federal responses to recent city actions, citing DRMC 2-34(a), sections 1, 3, 6 and 7. The council voted in favor and the meeting moved into executive session.

The motion was introduced by the mayor during the regularly scheduled joint meeting of the mayor and City Council. The mayor said the purpose was "discussing the settlement of pending litigation and legal advice related thereto and federal response to recent city actions." A roll-call style tally was not read into the record; the mayor called the vote and reported the motion carried with no opposition voiced on the floor.

The council did not take further public actions after the vote; the body proceeded into the closed executive session as authorized under the cited municipal code provision. The council did not disclose any specifics of the litigation or potential settlements in the open session.

The executive session was the final agenda item recorded in the public portion of the meeting.