Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Cheyenne public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
6 issues in public safety
Police equipment purchases
On the consent agenda, the council approved up to $853,980 for two BearCat G3 armored vehicles (General Fund reserves and federal forfeiture funds) and referred a purchase of 26 sets of ballistic body armor funded by a homeland security grant to Finance Committee.
Municipal court judgeship
Magistrate Andrew Sickenberger was appointed and sworn in as municipal court judge, over one dissent questioning his relative youth at the bar.
School Resource Officers Program MOU
A new memorandum of understanding between the city, police department and the school district for the SRO program went to the consent agenda but was referred to Finance rather than approved outright.
Frontier Days city support praised
Multiple council members and the mayor praised city staff and volunteers for handling Cheyenne Frontier Days, including emergency responses that likely saved lives and round-the-clock street cleaning.
Firefighter union contract negotiations
The new firefighters' contract passed, but a fight over a footnote documenting management's position that minimum staffing should be 22 (contract says 20) failed to be removed — the union said it never agreed to it.
Oversized vehicle / RV street parking enforcement
The tightened ordinance counts deflated tires as inflated and shifts enforcement to police. Business owners pleaded for stronger enforcement; an attempt to ban ALL RVs from streets year-round failed for lack of public notice.