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Council attorney: Casper’s straw poll practice is lawful; councilors defend annual legislators’ dinner
Summary
A public commenter asked that the council make the internal straw poll used to select mayor and vice mayor public. The city attorney said the straw poll is nonbinding and the council’s election of mayor/vice mayor in a public meeting complies with Wyoming law; councilors also defended a long-standing, modest annual dinner with state legislators.
A frequent public commenter raised concerns Nov. 4 about transparency in the council’s straw poll for selecting the mayor and vice mayor and asked who pays for the annual legislators’ dinner. The commenter suggested the straw poll — which the council traditionally takes in executive session — functions as the real vote.
City Attorney (Eric) answered that the city’s practice is lawful and that the short answer to whether the process is illegal…
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