Meeting Types and Rules for County Commissioners

The Board conducts the County's regular administrative and official business at 9 a.m. each Tuesday of each month in the Public Hearing Room at the Mesa County Old Courthouse Building, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO.

From time to time, the Board conducts such business at specially designated and properly noticed "remote'' locations.

When the designated meeting day falls on an official County holiday, the meeting will be held on the next regular County business day.

If there is insufficient business to warrant a meeting of the Board, such meeting may be canceled. Changes to or cancellations of Administrative Public Meetings will be posted on the County's website.

The Board conducts the County’s land use business at 9:00 a.m. each Wednesday of the month in the Public Hearing Room at the Mesa County Old Courthouse Building, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO.

When the designated meeting day falls on an official County holiday, the meeting will be held on the next regular County business day.

If there is insufficient business to warrant a meeting of the Board, such meeting may be canceled. Changes to or cancellations of Land Use Meetings will be posted on the County's website.

Upon prior notification to the entire Board, the Chair may call a special meeting of the Board. A special meeting is one in which County business may be conducted. The Chair shall designate the manner and location of any special meeting. At a special meeting, the Board may adopt any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, or regulation or take other formal action. Accordingly, minutes of the special meeting shall be kept. (See C.R.S. § 24-6-402(2)(d)(II)).

The Board conducts work sessions or briefing meetings with county staff or other entities each Monday at 1:15 p.m., unless noticed otherwise, in the Commissioners Board Room at the Mesa County Old Courthouse Building, 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, CO. Notice of all work sessions/briefing meetings will be provided in accordance paragraph (4) above. The purpose of a work session/briefing meeting is to share information with the Board and, often, to receive feedback, guidance or direction from the Board. The Board does not and will not adopt any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule or regulation, or take any other formal action at a work session/briefing meeting. Public comment will not be taken during this meeting. Accordingly, official minutes of work sessions are not kept.

From time to time throughout the year, two or more Commissioners may meet to discuss day-to-day oversight of County property and/or supervision of employees.

Such meetings are authorized by C.R.S. § 24-6- 402(2)(f) and prior notice may not be posted. No policies, positions, resolutions, rules or regulations are adopted at day-to-day business meetings, nor is any formal action taken. Accordingly, no official minutes of day-to-day business meetings are kept.

Upon prior notice to the entire Board, the Chair may call an emergency meeting of the Board. The Chair shall designate the manner and location of the emergency meeting.

If an emergency or extraordinary circumstances exist such that it would be contrary to the public interest to publish prior written notice of an emergency meeting, the Chair may authorize the meeting to commence without publication of notice as defined above.

At the commencement of an emergency meeting, a majority of the Board shall affirm that the meeting is necessary to preserve the health, welfare, and safety of the residents of Mesa County, Colorado. Minutes of any emergency meeting shall be taken. Any Board action taken at an emergency meeting shall be ratified by appropriate Board action at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.