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Votes at a glance: Rawlins City Council approves routine items, authorizes mediator after executive session
Summary
At its April 15 meeting the Rawlins City Council approved routine agenda items, a catering permit and took several executive-session actions including authorizing a mediator and investigator. The council scheduled a special meeting April 23 on a liquor-license transfer and set dates for budget readings in May and June.
The Rawlins City Council on April 15 approved its meeting agenda and consent agenda, granted a one-day catering permit, reviewed a grant application by the Carbon County Fire Protection District, and authorized the city attorney to engage an outside mediator and investigator after an executive session.
The council’s procedural approvals included a motion to adopt the April 15 agenda and approval of the consent agenda. Council also approved a 24-hour catering permit for Rifleman Club Bar LLC to cater a Prohibition Exhibition music showcase at the Sinclair Historical Theater in Sinclair on April 19 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Council held an executive session at 8 p.m. under Wyoming Statute 16-4-405 to discuss matters the statute authorizes as confidential. Following the executive session the council voted to authorize City Attorney Mayberry to engage a third-party mediator and a third-party investigator and to incur associated costs.
The council also voted to have Mayor Jacqueline Wells sign a letter stating the council reviewed a Mineral Royalties Grant (MRG) the Carbon County Fire Protection District had applied for. City staff said the city had communications with the Wyoming Water Development Commission about a separate grant the city received and that the legislature cleared that grant.
Most votes at the April 15 meeting were routine and recorded by the city clerk as online votes. Several items with their recorded outcomes are listed below.
Votes (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Approve April 15, 2025 council agenda: motion moved by Council member Steve Sanger; online voting closed; recorded result: 7 ayes. - Approve April 15, 2025 consent agenda: motion moved by Council member Steve Sanger; online voting closed; recorded result: 7 yeas. - Appoint Madison Cross to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee for a term ending 12/31/2027: motion moved by Councilwoman Tanya Lumen; online voting closed; recorded result in transcript: 7 nays. - Approve 24-hour catering permit for Rifleman Club Bar LLC (dba Rifleman Club Bar), liquor license No. 59, for event at Sinclair Historical Theater on 04/19/2025, 7–10 p.m.: motion moved by Council member Steve Sanger; online voting closed; recorded result: 7 yeas. - Authorize Mayor Jacqueline Wells to sign a letter stating the council reviewed the Mineral Royalties Grant applied for by the Carbon County Fire Protection District: motion moved by Vice Mayor Garner; online voting closed; recorded result in transcript: 7 nays. - Enter executive session per Wyoming Statute 16-4-405 at 8 p.m.: motion moved by Councilwoman Lewin; online voting closed; recorded result: 7 yeas. - Authorize City Attorney Mayberry to engage a third-party mediator and a third-party investigator and incur associated costs: motion moved by Council member Steve Sanger; roll-call recorded; result: 7 yeas. - Approve executive session minutes of 04/01/2025 (as presented): motion recorded; online voting result in transcript: 6 yays and 1 abstention (vice mayor recorded as abstain).
No ordinance adoptions, land-use decisions or budget readings were finalized at the meeting; the manager noted the first official budget reading is scheduled for May 20, with subsequent readings on June 3 and June 9.
Ending: The council adjourned after confirming there were no objections from matters discussed in executive session. The next meeting listed on the agenda is a special city council meeting on April 23, 2025, at 6 p.m. to consider a liquor-license transfer.
