Cheyenne secret meeting may have been illegal

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Feb 7, 2010 at 4:54 PM MDT

Story Updated: Feb 7, 2010 at 4:54 PM MDT

CHEYENNE, WYOMING - A newspaper is reporting that the Cheyenne City Council and Mayor Rick Kaysen appear to have held an illegal private meeting just days after the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled against the city for holding a previous secret meeting.

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that at least a portion of a Jan. 11 executive session does not appear to meet any of the exemptions that apply to the state's public meeting laws. And council members Jim Brown and Jack Spiker say in retrospect part of the meeting may have been illegal.

The executive session was called to discuss legal matters. But the newspaper obtained a leaked e-mail originally sent by Councilwoman Amber Ash, who refers to the meeting and a discussion about the city's budget and laying off workers.

Brown says someone should have warned the council they were "out of bounds" when the discussion veered from legal matters.

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