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Cheyenne finance committee recommends FY2026 carryover reappropriation after questions on railcar and event transfers
Summary
The committee voted to recommend adoption of a fiscal-year 2026 carryover reappropriation that moves FY2025 encumbrances and unspent balances forward, and adds $49,543 in new general-fund spending. Councilors asked for details on a $433,676 EDA match for a Fifteenth Street railcar project and on transfers to the Civic Center.
City Treasurer Robin Lochman presented the city’s first FY2026 carryover reappropriation Oct. 21, detailing FY2025 encumbrances and unspent general-fund balances to be carried forward and a small number of newly approved expenditures.
Lochman said detailed reports show FY2025 purchase order encumbrances of $3,101,885 in the general fund and $13,045,327 across all city funds. She listed general-fund carryforwards totaling $1,488,566, including $45,650 for city council discretionary funds; $15,081 for police firing range improvements; $94,000 for cold-trap area overtime; $86,947 for noise and speed enforcement overtime; $666,100 for improvements on city properties and rights-of-way; $142,400 for planning and development pocket annexations; and $433,676 for the Fifteenth Street railcar experience EDA grant match requirement.
Lochman also identified three recently approved general-fund expenses totaling $49,543: a $2,950 historic pump-house appraisal for the mayor’s office, a $35,123 Urban SDK Insight software subscription for the police department, and $11,470 for four Stalker lidar radar detectors for the police department. She said Director Jason Sanchez requested $366,371 in transfers from the general fund to support the Civic Center, the ISEN event center and Fridays on the Plaza through budget reversions.
Council members asked for clarification on several items. Councilor Esquivel asked what the $433,676 for the Fifteenth Street railcar project would fund; staff confirmed it is for railcar renovation. Councilor Moody said he would vote no at the committee level and asked that the item be discussed further by the full council, citing outstanding questions about the Fifteenth Street project and other aspects of the reappropriation. Lochman said she would provide a ward-level breakdown for council discretionary funds on request.
A motion to recommend adoption was moved by Councilor Esquivel and seconded by Councilor Moody. After discussion and a brief, split response during the voice vote, the chair recorded a deciding vote and the committee will forward a recommendation to adopt at Monday’s city council meeting.
