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Jack Wood

Council Member2025-01-06 – 2029-01-01 (oath of office Jan 6, 2025 per Jan 6, 2025 regular council meeting minutes item 7; month-level end: January 2029, first regular January meeting after the 2028 election per governing body handbook (updated 12/20/24) on sheridanwy.gov: council members serve staggered four-year terms, three elected each even-numbered year, sworn in at the first regular council meeting in January (handbook cites W.S. 22-23-404))

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At a glance

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Term ending Jan 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
18
Total speaking time
22:37
Avg per meeting
1:15
Segments
398

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

high↑Oct 2026[20]

All-way stop at North Scott Street and East Brundage Street

Cost limited to installing two stop signs; no striping or intersection reconfiguration planned.

medium↓Feb 2026[12]

Police and Fleet Vehicle Purchases

$176,512 total; fire's truck ran $6,853 over its $50,000 budget line but the account can absorb it.

high↑Mar 2026[12]

Pedestrian safety

About $50,000 from optional one-cent (GPET) funds already set aside in the FY26 budget.

high↓Jan 2026[11]

New Fire Engine Purchase via Mineral Royalty Grant

$1,250,609 total, with roughly $625,000-$627,000 reimbursed by a mineral royalty grant.

medium↓Apr 2026[8]

20 mph school zone beacon on Midland

high↓Jun 2026[8]

Special Event Policy

Event organizers face permit fees, a $100 late fee, and insurance costs that vary by provider.

high↓Aug 2026[7]

Municipal code updates on alcohol, camping, tobacco and pawn shops

Tobacco fines increase from $50 to $250.

medium↓Feb 2026[6]

Municipal Court Prosecuting Attorney Services

Roughly $66,000 a year, slightly below his recent ~$5,600/month average billing.

medium↓May 2026[6]

New Special Event Permitting Policy

No fees are set in the ordinance; any special event fees will live in the master fee schedule.

high↓Jan 2026[6]

Human Trafficking Prevention Month proclamation

The city's GPEP funds support Uprising's school-based prevention programs locally.

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Domestic violence services and victim support funding

The center spends about $35,000 a year on emergency assistance for victims fleeing violence, partly funded by city and county dollars.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Municipal court judge transition

None — Leininger's contract terms and fees are identical to the current judge's.

high↓Aug 2026[5]

Landfill equipment replacements (tractor and dozer)

About $431,300 combined, mostly from the landfill capital outlay budget, including a $190,000 trade-in credit.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Fire Prevention Week and lithium-ion battery safety

high↓Jun 2026[4]

WYO Rodeo Parade Chair Rules

Enforcement by existing police and public works staff; no new spending noted.

medium↓Feb 2026[3]

Firefighter Union Contract

Roughly 1.75%–2.25% annual raises for fire department staff over two years.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

AEDs in downtown Sheridan

AED units run about $2,000 each, funded via city/DSA/community partners.

low↓Apr 2026[1]

Public safety dispatchers recognized

high↓Apr 2026[1]

Sheridan County Emergency Operations Plan update

No direct cost, but adoption keeps local first-responder agencies eligible for state and federal emergency grants.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Wire-transfer scam targeting city permitting customers

Potential losses for residents or businesses fooled into wiring money — the city itself loses nothing.

Decisions during term (0)

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

No decisions found matching Public Safety.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.