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Cheyenne police outline budget increases and call for overtime to target traffic and noise issues
Summary
Chief Mark Francisco presented the Cheyenne Police Department’s budget, highlighting staffing shortfalls, crime reductions, equipment upgrades and a request for overtime funding to support targeted traffic enforcement and new specialty pay for drone operators.
Cheyenne Police Chief Mark Francisco told the City Council at a work session that the department is pursuing budget adjustments to reflect inflationary costs, new equipment and targeted overtime for traffic enforcement, while reporting recent drops in several crime categories.
The presentation is notable because council members pressed for immediate options — including overtime and possible fine adjustments — to address weekend speeding, excessive noise and group traffic violations they say are affecting neighborhoods and downtown businesses.
Chief Francisco described staffing and recent crime trends and then reviewed specific budget items. He said the department has several vacancies among sworn officers and civilian staff and that current staffing “equates to about 1.76 officers per thousand residents,” below state and national averages. He told the council the department saw a nearly 16%…
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