Administrative inspection warrants

Returned to argue the words 'determine' and 'discover' create an unconstitutional fishing expedition under the Wyoming Constitution and asked for her case-law filing to be entered in the record.

Thanked Laybourn and Aldrich for a community meeting and proposed a definition of 'area' and changing 'or' to 'and' to tighten the ordinance.

Asked what protects residents, said existing processes already cover these situations, and urged the council to table the ordinance entirely.

A business owner asked whether home-based businesses could be inspected; the fire marshal clarified only licensed home businesses like daycares are inspected.

The realtor board president, speaking for himself, thanked the council for the work and urged passage on third reading.

Argued 'discover' is a constitutional non-starter creating litigation liability, urged striking the words and adding a sunset clause.

Asked why arson can't be handled with criminal warrants and whether the tool would be used frequently; the mayor said it would be rare.

Said a law used five times in twelve years isn't needed, suggested holding fire-damaged property instead, and asked again for the ordinance to be tabled.

Said the substitute is better but asked the council to remove 'determine' and 'discover' in good faith; later supported Moody's 'area' definition.

Added her voice in support of striking the contested words, saying residents' voices need to be heard.

Ward 1 resident argued administrative warrants violate the Fourth Amendment because they bypass an independent judge and erode public trust.

State Representative for House District 43 supported emergency access but said the ordinance sweeps in routine code enforcement and should be limited to genuine safety emergencies.

Laramie County resident asked the council to postpone even if amendments arrive, comparing the ordinance to 18th-century British general warrants.

18-year Cheyenne resident urged a two-week postponement and presented an attorney-drafted corrected version with constitutional guardrails; also criticized the chamber's decorum double standard.

Precinct committeeman said existing safety ordinances already cover the problem and a duplicate rule breeds suspicion.

Resident worried the ordinance is a step toward bigger government that could expand into home inspections.

Ward 1 resident thanked the council for taking two weeks to add sideboards to the ordinance.

Ward 1 attorney flagged a clause allowing routine periodic area inspections of every property in a district, calling it the definition of a general warrant.

Ward 1 resident (online) asked the council to table the ordinance entirely and redo it from scratch, citing a past Laramie County prosecutorial misconduct case.

State representative thanked the council for postponing and asked for checks like utility and tax records before deeming property abandoned.

Submitted an amendment fixing 'three fatal flaws': particularized probable cause, circuit court judges, and incorporation of Wyoming's anti-secret-search statute.

Said he asked for two years of concrete examples justifying the ordinance and got none; urged the council to table it and start over.

Ward 2 realtor questioned whether the council honestly discharged its duty by refusing outside expertise, and announced he would vote against it if he could.