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Council eliminates Board of Health, amends rules and creates SPET subcommittee with mayor and two council members
Summary
Laramie City Council on Sept. 2 passed, by unanimous 7-0 votes, a second-reading ordinance eliminating the Board of Health, a resolution amending council rules of procedure, and a resolution creating a subcommittee to work on the 2026 specific purpose excise tax.
The Laramie City Council on Sept. 2 approved several governance changes by unanimous votes. The council passed second reading of original ordinance No. 2,107, eliminating the Board of Health as an official city board, and adopted a resolution amending its rules of procedure to add work-session formatting and a roll-call-order rule. Both measures recorded 7-0 votes.
Separately, the council passed a resolution creating a subcommittee to assist with implementation and renewal of the 2026 specific purpose excise tax (SPET). The council appointed Mayor Cumby, Vice Mayor Richardson and Councilor Lockhart to that subcommittee; the resolution passed 7-0.
The meeting recap does not provide ordinance text for the Board of Health change or detail on the rules amendment beyond the addition of work-session formatting and a roll-call order rule. The council recorded unanimous approval for each action.
