Finance committee recommends reappropriations totaling roughly $4.6 million across city funds

City Treasurer Robin Lochman presented the finance committee with the city’s third FY2026 reappropriation and walked members through several line-item requests.

Lochman said the packet requests $118,336 from general-fund reserves, including $18,336 for software subscriptions (ClickFix and Granicus) formerly paid with ARPA funds and $100,000 to modify contract 8267 for design services associated with renovation of the former Laramie County Senior Activity Center and municipal court second floor. She also listed new grant awards and reallocations that together produced a stated net budget increase of $4,596,257 across city funds.

Among the larger items in the reappropriation were $2,514,599 for renovation and abatement work at the High Plains Arboretum and smaller dedicated requests, including funding for storm-sewer projects, marketing grants to Visit Cheyenne and pass-through homeland-security funds for the 18th Street storm-sewer interceptor project.

Council members asked for clarification on reallocations from Lincoln Park to Optimus Park and on the recreation fund contribution for conceptual design. Jason Sanchez, director for recreation programs, said the rec camp serves about 290 kids with another 60 on a waiting list and that the $125,000 for conceptual design would be paid from program revenues because the program is self-sustaining.

Members of the public raised questions online about marketing and the botanical gardens; the treasurer confirmed the botanical-gardens funds are for building repairs and improvements and that the Visit Cheyenne grant is a separate marketing grant. Charles Miller, speaking online, criticized some priorities in public comment and was ruled out of order when he broadened his remarks.

After discussion, the committee voted unanimously to recommend the reappropriation package to the governing body for adoption.