Former vice mayor Steve Cathey noted the citizens wanted electronic recycling and were willing to pay a 12-cent increase to the sanitation bills to pay for it.
Council member Chris Walsh said bar owners have told them the total ban has hurt their businesses by pushing customers to bars with smoking outside city limits.
Former Council member Craig Hedquist, who learned about the searches Sept. 9, is seeking actual and punitive damages from former Police Chief Chris Walsh and the City of Casper.