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Springdale council discusses when members should sign advocacy letters, agrees to distinguish individual views from town positions
Summary
Councilors agreed March 12 to allow members to sign state or national advocacy letters in personal capacity but to avoid implying the full council or town endorsement; staff said media inquiries should be handled with an emphasis on local impacts and that notification to the mayor and town staff is helpful when members speak publicly.
Springdale councilors on March 12 discussed how individual elected officials should handle requests to sign letters or give media comment on federal- and state-level policy matters, particularly items involving Zion National Park and federal land funding.
Staff said the town had received multiple requests from organizations and the media asking council members and the mayor to sign statements or comment on national park and public-lands funding. The council examined whether signatures should…
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