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Cheyenne adopts $74.5 million 2026 budget after council amendment and split vote
Summary
The Cheyenne City Council on June 9 approved a $74,517,876 fiscal 2026 general fund budget with a substitute amendment to add funding for a part‑time intern; three council members voted no citing equity concerns over executive pay increases.
The Cheyenne City Council on June 9 approved the city’s fiscal year 2026 general fund budget of $74,517,876, adopting a June 5 substitute amendment that adds $10,977 to hire a temporary part‑time council intern for the coming year.
The substitute amendment — which added $10,000 for a temporary part‑time line item and $977 for associated benefits and offset those costs by reducing $6,900 from miscellaneous department insurance and $4,077 from miscellaneous general discretionary — was moved and adopted before the…
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