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Council approves $231,272 Community Partners Fund allocations and to consider fee‑for‑service for Winter Lights Festival
Summary
Council approved allocations from the Community Partners Fund totaling $231,272 after presentations from 34 applicants; council directed staff to prepare a possible fee‑for‑service agreement for the Winter Lights Festival (Tough Guys) outside the 34‑agency process.
On May 6 the Laramie City Council approved adjusted allocations from the Community Partners Fund totaling $231,272 for fiscal year 2025‑26 following presentations from 34 applicants at a March work session.
City Manager Jordan said staff had averaged nine council members’ individual scores to produce the amounts included in the resolution, which council could modify. The manager also confirmed the fund source is the local fifth‑penny general purpose tax, renewed by voters every four years.
Councilor Shumway proposed, and council supported, directing staff to prepare a fee‑for‑service agreement for the Winter Lights Festival (referred to as “Tough Guys”) instead of including that event among the 34 partners; staff indicated they would prepare a formal agreement for council review.
The resolution passed 9‑0.
