A judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction a former FEMA administrator and his nonprofit sought with respect to a lawsuit he filed over the county’s awarding of a debris cleanup bid after the Marshall Fire.
But the portion of the lawsuit filed by Demanding Integrity in Government Spending that claims Boulder County commissioners broke Colorado Open Meetings Law in convening executive sessions to talk about the debris removal contract that was awarded to DRC Emergency Services, LLC, based in Louisiana, will move forward and the judge will rule later this month.
In court Friday, the attorney for DIGS made arguments as to why open meetings law was violated during the process and how the plaintiffs believe the award process could cause FEMA to pull out of reimbursing funding, while the county argued that the evaluation committee involved in the vetting process is not a public body with decision-making abilities and that the final decision on the bid was up to the Boulder County commissioners.
Judge Howard said he would issue a written order sometime in the next two weeks and set a date of March 30 for the next hearing in the case. “There are hundreds of families in Louisville that are waiting on our debris removal program and waiting to begin, and this is an important step,” he said. “…I will let the court process play out. We are confident in our process here at the city. We are confident in our partners at the county, and we are thankful for the support and work of our state and federal partners in putting this effort together.
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