Riverton Considers Repealing Meeting Ordinance

The Riverton City Council is considering repealing a city ordinance that allows officials to hold meetings without public notice. The city's code allows councilors to hold special meetings without advance warning and allows council members to conduct new and old business during them. That conflicts with the state's open meetings law which only allows unannounced meetings in limited circumstances and requires any action to be taken during an open and public meeting. City administrator Steven Weaver told the Riverton Ranger that the city clerk discovered the conflict when she read through the municipal codes. He said councilors haven't been using the ordinance to meet without public notice but city staffers have recommended repealing the section.