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Cheyenne engineer seeks modest budget increases as staff shortages, revised storm standards swell backlog
Summary
City engineering director told the council the department faces workforce and supply-chain constraints, an updated storm-intensity standard that raises project costs, and a roughly $400 million backlog; he asked for targeted FY27 increases and new software to improve project tracking.
Director Cobb told the Cheyenne City Council at a work session that the engineering division needs modest budget increases for fiscal 2027 while grappling with staffing shortages, material delays and a large backlog of deferred projects. Cobb framed his presentation around safety, asset preservation and stewardship of taxpayer funds, and outlined a request that would raise the division’s general-fund budget by about $340,152 for next year.
Cobb said the department has about 18 active full‑time equivalents across its sections and is proposing an additional GIS hire; the engineering core currently lists roughly eight FTEs directly in engineering, three in GIS and several staff in related units and consultants. “We’ve got 18 active FTEs,” Cobb said, and added the city relies heavily on…
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