Dayton City Council cancels special meeting

DAYTON — A special Dayton City Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, was canceled on January 30. The purpose of the meeting was to convene an executive session to discuss pending litigation against the city and Council Member Laura Aukerman.

A second agenda item for the meeting was for the council to consider a request from Aukerman that the city pay her legal fees in that case, US District Court Case No. 23-2-00790.

The request was made Washington State RCW 4.96.041 and requires the council’s approval.

The public could attend or log in to the meeting virtually. However, executi...