Laramie Police Seek Modest Supplemental Increases for Training, Records Cloud Migration and Community Programs; Propose AI Parking Enforcement Pilot

Chief Brian Brown, Laramie Police Department, told the Laramie City Council on May 14 that the department is asking for four modest supplemental budget increases — for training, community engagement, cloud storage for records and equipment and operations — and described several program priorities including continuation of the Albany Cure Team, downtown parking enforcement options and an ongoing CAD/RMS cloud migration.

Brown said the department requested a $22,000 increase in its training budget, noting the city has not raised that line since 2016 and that training requirements have expanded to include firearms, use-of-force, taser and anticipated search-and-seizure instruction. He told the council the department also “received reimbursement through Wyoming Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs” totaling about $24,000 this year, and that the new request would be offset by that funding. “We will not discontinue our CIT program,” Brown said, referring to the department’s crisis intervention team training.

The chief reported ongoing staffing turnover: four recent retirements, a fifth expected in June and additional near-term departures. He said promotional testing for sergeants is May 28, lieutenant testing June 4 and assistant chief interviews June 11. Brown said a nationwide search for assistant chief produced 16 applicants and four finalists including one internal candidate.

On technology, Brown summarized a multi-year upgrade of the police department’s computer-aided dispatch…