Mayor Michael Wanner affirms March 4 closed Gunnison meeting was for real property negotiations
March 04, 2026 | Gunnison, Sanpete County, Utah
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Mayor Michael Wanner filed a sworn statement dated March 6, 2026, saying the Gunnison City closed meeting held on March 4, 2026, "was to discuss matters permitted under the following provisions of Utah Code § 52-4-205," and specifically cited Subsection 52-4-205(1)(f) covering "the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property when public discussion would disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration or prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms," the document says.
The statement, prepared under the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, affirms that those statutory grounds were the sole purpose for closing the March 4 session. "I affirm that these were the sole purposes for closing the meeting, and that the closed meeting was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act," Wanner wrote in the sworn statement.
The document is dated March 6, 2026, and shows the signature block for Michael Wanner as mayor; it is attested by City Recorder Valerie Andersen. The city contact block lists Gunnison City at 38 West Center Street, Gunnison, Utah, 84634, and provides a city phone number. The sworn statement also lists the mayor and council members by name: Mayor Michael Wanner and Council members Donald Childs, Stella Hill, Kim Pickett, Rohn Peterson and Brian Nielson.
The statement invokes the limited closed-session exemption in Utah Code § 52-4-205(1)(f) for negotiations about real property when public discussion could disclose appraisal or estimated values or otherwise prejudice the city's ability to complete a transaction on favorable terms. The document does not describe the property, provide appraisal figures, or report any vote or formal council action; it is a compliance record describing the legal basis for the closed session.
The sworn statement itself and the attestation by the city recorder form the record provided in the transcript.
The statement, prepared under the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, affirms that those statutory grounds were the sole purpose for closing the March 4 session. "I affirm that these were the sole purposes for closing the meeting, and that the closed meeting was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act," Wanner wrote in the sworn statement.
The document is dated March 6, 2026, and shows the signature block for Michael Wanner as mayor; it is attested by City Recorder Valerie Andersen. The city contact block lists Gunnison City at 38 West Center Street, Gunnison, Utah, 84634, and provides a city phone number. The sworn statement also lists the mayor and council members by name: Mayor Michael Wanner and Council members Donald Childs, Stella Hill, Kim Pickett, Rohn Peterson and Brian Nielson.
The statement invokes the limited closed-session exemption in Utah Code § 52-4-205(1)(f) for negotiations about real property when public discussion could disclose appraisal or estimated values or otherwise prejudice the city's ability to complete a transaction on favorable terms. The document does not describe the property, provide appraisal figures, or report any vote or formal council action; it is a compliance record describing the legal basis for the closed session.
The sworn statement itself and the attestation by the city recorder form the record provided in the transcript.
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