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Appeals court hears dispute over mayoral hire, ratification and severance in Apple Valley case
Summary
A Utah Court of Appeals panel heard arguments over whether a mayoral contract hiring a police and fire chief took effect despite a failed council ratification. Appellate counsel said the hiring party reasonably relied on the mayor’s apparent authority and the city’s continued payment; city counsel countered that a statutory advice‑and‑consent requirement voided the contract.
The Utah Court of Appeals heard oral argument on whether a contract that led a man to relocate and serve as police and fire chief in Apple Valley took effect even though the town council failed to ratify it.
Appellant's counsel told the three‑judge panel that Mr. Muser relied on a written contract the mayor produced and on representations that “the majority sitting” had voted in his favor; counsel argued the city’s continued employment and payment created an expectation enforceable against the municipality. “You continued to…
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