tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post8781236228288401199..comments2024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Secret Meeting Tapes To Be ReleasedAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-39062894846657256182009-08-04T03:35:17.677-06:002009-08-04T03:35:17.677-06:00Andrew, thanks for the link to our coverage, but I...Andrew, thanks for the link to our coverage, but I have to correct a misimpression here.<br /><br />The Colorado Independent has indeed sued the ethics commission to force release of executive session recordings, contending the meetings were convened illegally and the record shows the commission held forbidden discussions in secret, but that <b>lawsuit is still under way</b>, the judge hasn't ruled on anything yet.<br /><br />The commission has agreed to release <b>some</b> recordings, including two meeting's worth that don't include any of the material it wants kept confidential, and is busy redacting another five meetings' worth, which it plans to release later this week. The lawsuit seeks all the recordings.<br /><br />Chief Judge Naves could rule as early as the week of Aug. 17 whether the commission met its burden to prove it convened its meetings according to legal requirements. If not, he could order the release of records of those meetings, including the redacted portions the commission wants kept secret.<br /><br />A subsequent step in the lawsuit could be an "in camera" review of the recordings by the judge, where he listens to the meetings to determine if the commission deliberated or reached decisions in secret, which Colorado law forbids.<br /><br />In any case, watch The Colorado Independent on Tuesday. We'll be posting nearly six hours of executive session recordings released by the commission.<br /><br />-- Ernest LuningErnesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05164019649418857614noreply@blogger.com