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Commissioner Wells’ signature on national refugee letter prompts call for formal city policy
Summary
A bipartisan national letter urging the president to maintain robust refugee admissions listed Matthew Wells as a signatory with his city title; commissioners said the commission should have a procedure when sitting officials use municipal titles on public endorsements and asked for a formal agenda item on a possible resolution.
Commissioner Matthew Wells told the Sept. 17 Fort Scott City Commission meeting that he individually signed a national bipartisan letter encouraging President Biden to maintain a substantive U.S. refugee admissions program. Wells said he signed in his personal capacity but acknowledged the letter listed his elected title, which prompted questions from other commissioners and members of the public about whether the commission had authorized any city endorsement.
Why it matters: Several residents contacted commissioners, asking…
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