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Jackson Town Council votes 4-0 to appoint finalist to fill fifth seat
Summary
At a Jan. 24 special meeting, the Jackson Town Council voted unanimously to appoint the finalist named in its motion to fill the council vacancy for the remainder of the term ending January 2027 after executive-session deliberations and public interview rounds that drew 17 applicants.
The Jackson Town Council voted 4-0 on Jan. 24 to appoint the finalist named in the motion, Lisonbee Sperry, to the council to serve the remainder of a four-year term ending January 2027.
The vote capped a special meeting held to continue deliberations and to select a fifth council member after five finalists were interviewed in a process the council said began with 17 applicants. Council members recessed into executive session under Wyoming Statute 16-4-405(a)(ii) to consider the appointment before returning to public session to make the formal motion and vote.
Mayor Arne Jorgensen, who spoke during the public portion of the meeting, reviewed the five finalists and praised the overall applicant pool, saying the group of 17 “each bring value into this community” and noting the town had received “around 40 emails so far” from members of the public during the recruitment process. Jorgensen highlighted the finalist named in the motion as bringing “a new voice and new representation to the group.”
Councilwoman Beeman made the motion to appoint the finalist “to the Jackson Town Council for the remainder of the four-year term ending January 2027.” The motion was seconded and passed on an oral 4-0 roll call of aye votes; individual roll-call names were not recorded in the meeting transcript. Council members who spoke during the meeting emphasized that the five interviewed finalists were all strong candidates and that the body had used executive session to protect applicants who did not sign up to run in an election.
Members praised the staff and public for engagement in the process and said the appointment completes the town’s five-member council ahead of an upcoming council retreat. The council did not announce additional administrative steps in the meeting record; the town clerk’s office holds the official appointment documentation and spelling for the appointee.
The meeting record includes inconsistent spellings of the appointee’s name. In the motion transcript the finalist is named as “Lisonbee Spery/Sperry” while at the final announcement the name appears as “Allison Speer.” The council’s official appointment paperwork and the town clerk should be consulted for the certified spelling and any required oath-taking schedule.
