John Patterson

Former City Council member Craig Hedquist's appeal to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals marks the latest in the long-running dispute with the city and Chris Walsh.

U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson wrote Hedquist, who resigned in July 2015, was not able to marshal case law that showed former Police Chief Chris Walsh violated the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.

In October 2016, Kenneth King announced his retirement soon after apologizing for an email he called a joke about suppressing evidence in the Oct. 2015 Cole Creek Fire.

Hedquist claims the city violated his constitutional rights by trying to remove him from office without due process.

Chris Walsh's attorney Anna Marie Reeves Olson said she could not comment on Craig Hedquist's witness' report, but she will file her own list of witnesses in about a month.

Mayor Kenyne Humphrey said the city will need to meet with its legal counsel before responding to Debra Cheatham's request.

Interim City Attorney William Chambers said he wants to review the transcript of Judge Daniel Forgey's order before giving any advice to council.

Judge Daniel Forgey said the Wyoming Public Records Act and the Wyoming Public Meetings Act deal with separate issues.

In a strong mayor system, voters elect a person who works full time and oversees the city's operations like a city manager does. Cheyenne has such a system.

A couple of residents suggest Casper change from its council-manager system to a strong mayor system in which the mayor, not a city manager, oversees city operations.