Twisp Town Council listens to Kathleen Manseau on July 22, 2025. From left to right: Katrina Auburn, Will Menzies, Mayor Hans Smith, Tim Matsui, and Wyatt Lundquist. Tim McGuire will assume the seat next to Lundquist at the next town council meeting. Screenshot from virtual meeting by Julia Babkina.

Twisp Town Council discussed the mayor’s draft proclamation to replace the controversial Resolution #25-745, which the council approved by a vote of 3-0-2 on May 13. The town’s lawyer and county sheriff subsequently said Resolution #25-745 creates liability by putting the onus on interpreting the Constitution on town employees.

In her remarks, the resolution’s public proponent, Kathleen Manseau, again insisted that Resolution #25-745was not controversial and described the discussion that followed “off the…

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