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City approves contract modification with Laramie County Community College for CDL training; questions on program terms answered
Summary
The governing body approved a modification to the city's contract with Laramie County Community College for CDL training. Public Works explained the program trains hires immediately, requires a two-year employment commitment to avoid repayment, and provided training counts from 2023–2025.
The City of Cheyenne governing body approved contract modification No. 1 with Laramie County Community College for the city's CDL "Your Truck" training program during the April 28 meeting.
Vicky Nemechek of Public Works explained the city's program hires candidates and immediately provides training with city buses and staff. She said participants sign an agreement committing them to two years of employment with the city in exchange for funded training. "Before they actually go to training, they're required to sign a contract that commits them to 2 years with the city in order to not have to pay that back," Nemechek said.
Nemechek provided counts of people trained under the program: 12 individuals trained in 2023, nine in 2024, and one so far in 2025. She also said the city invoiced at least one person for training costs after that individual did not appear for training.
Why it matters: the program allows the city to recruit and certify CDL drivers by underwriting training costs, subject to return-to-service commitments, which helps maintain transit and public-works operations.
Details: The contract modification was presented by the finance committee; Councilmember Layborn moved to approve and the council adopted the modification. The modification supports the city's ongoing in-house CDL training and retention strategy.
Next steps: the city will continue to hire, train and monitor program graduates under the two-year commitment; departments will follow their internal steps for invoicing and collections if participants do not meet the employment commitment.
