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Bannock County adopts individual-review press-release approval process

Bannock County Board of Commissioners · April 8, 2026
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Summary

Public information officer Emma Iannacon proposed two options for approving press releases; commissioners favored individual review by email to avoid a walking quorum and asked staff to bring a resolution next week. Legal staff said issuing press releases under the proposed process does not create a policymaking quorum.

Bannock County commissioners voted to adopt a standardized press-release and digital-communications approval process that routes draft releases to each commissioner individually rather than delegating approval to the chair.

Emma Iannacon, the county’s public information officer, presented a two-option plan: either circulate draft releases via…

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