Finance committee advances multiple contracts and a labor agreement, including $281,007 landfill monitoring and a firefighters contract effective July 1

The Cheyenne Finance Committee on March 18 advanced a slate of contracts, a labor agreement and an updated investment policy for City Council consideration.

Robin Lochman, city treasurer, said the committee’s investment-policy committee recommended updates to the City of Cheyenne investment policy statement after a January 28 meeting that included the mayor, the city treasurer and two council members. “This investment policy statement is required by state statute for local governmental entities in Wyoming and outlines the objectives for managing and investing the city's funds responsibly,” Lochman said. The stated priorities are safety, liquidity, yield and local-government/community investments; Federated Hermes and a local adviser reviewed the…