Wyoming Record
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Eric Bingham

Councilor, Ward 42025-01-21 to 2028-12-01 (start 2025-01-21: appointed at the January 21, 2025 council meeting to the vacancy left by Brent Bettolo per SweetwaterNOW/Rocket Miner; month-level end: December 2028 [remainder of the seat Bettolo won in 2024; exact end of an appointee's term not confirmed from statute text])

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Dec 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
20
Total speaking time
54:47
Avg per meeting
2:44
Segments
771

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Top issues during term (14)(Taxes Budget)

high↑Jul 2026[22]

Closure of Housing Assistance Waiting Lists

No direct cost to the city — this is policy housekeeping for federal housing assistance.

high↑May 2026[14]

Historic Horse Racing Revenue and Permit Renewals

OTB revenues help subsidize Wyoming's live horse racing industry; no direct city cost cited.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Proposition 1 Property Tax Reduction

Could cut local property tax revenue roughly in half, hitting services and special districts like the fire district hard.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Property Tax Relief for Long-Term Homeowners

Eligible long-term homeowners can cut their property tax bill by half.

medium↓Mar 2026[5]

Public Transparency and Activity Reporting Policy

A one-time state grant of $3 million split across 32 call centers leaves 911 funding still short.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Workers' compensation drug and alcohol policy compliance

Could earn the city workers' compensation premium discounts once compliant.

critical↓Apr 2026[5]

Preliminary budget leaves $3.1 million general fund gap

A $10.7 million deficit is driving cuts that could trim services residents use.

medium↓Feb 2026[2]

Priority-Based Budget Policy

$15,000 per year for the software.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Public Transit and Health Service Funding

Together, that's about $105,900 of city money going to county-run transit and health services.

critical↓Feb 2026[1]

State legislative session update

Property tax repeal proposals could slash city revenue; SF 64 could add $30 million to the state housing fund.

low↓Apr 2026[1]

Google Cloud Platform trial

No cost now; any future rollout would be a separate decision.

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Updated business and peddler fees

Business license fees would be set by the city's fee schedule rather than tied to employee counts.

low↓Jan 2026[1]

No Tax on Overtime and Compensatory Time Policy

Affects how overtime and comp time are taxed for city employees.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Housing Authority federal funding

$398,849 in federal funds for housing authority properties, with no city funding involved.

Decisions during term (0)

Recorded while Bingham was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.

Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)

No votes found matching Taxes Budget.