A special meeting Wednesday intended for the Ouray City Council to consider what kind of message the city wants to put out to tourists in the midst of the COVlD-19 pandemic devolved into two councilors protesting that they had been cut out of the process and Ouray Tourism Office supporters trading barbs with the mayor pro tem.

Mayor Greg Nelson announced he, Mayor Pro Tem John Wood and City Attorney Carol Viner had drafted a document seeking proposals on digital marketing messaging. The draft RFP...