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Council adopts ordinance formalizing environmental advisory committee bylaws
Summary
The Laramie City Council approved an ordinance amending LMC chapter 2.32 to align the Environmental Advisory Committee’s bylaws with city code, clarifying mission, leadership terms and procedures.
The Laramie City Council on April 15 adopted original ordinance No. 2104 on second reading to amend Title 2.32 of the Laramie Municipal Code, updating code language to reflect newly adopted bylaws for the Environmental Advisory Committee.
City planning staff told the council the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) drafted bylaws during meetings in October and December 2024 and approved a first set of bylaws on Feb. 6, 2025. The ordinance changes the municipal code to prevent conflicts between the code and the committee’s bylaws and to clarify the committee’s mission, the timing and terms for chair and vice chair roles, and how topics are placed on the committee’s agenda.
Councilor K. O'Doherty moved approval on second reading; the motion was seconded. No public comment was offered. The roll call vote was 9-0 in favor.
Planning staff said the updates are primarily clarifying and grammatical and will make the committee’s procedures consistent with city administrative goals that all boards and commissions maintain bylaws.
The ordinance takes effect according to the standard schedule for municipal code amendments, and staff said it resolves discrepancies between existing code language and the EAC’s bylaws so the committee can operate under formally adopted rules.
By approving the ordinance, the council codified the committee’s mission and clarified internal procedures; staff emphasized the change does not itself create new regulatory authority but aligns practice and code.
