Committee member urges council colleagues to review budget before next Wednesday

At a Rock Springs City Council meeting, a committee member said they attended firefighter union negotiations and urged fellow council members to examine the draft municipal budget before next Wednesday and meet to discuss ideas to balance it. The member said they had just participated in internal budget committee work with two colleagues and wants broader input ahead of the next meeting.

"I also attended the firefighter union negotiations," the committee member said, citing recent labor talks that could affect council considerations. They added that they had "made a call to a couple of the board members of the OTCC" to discuss options and expected more information "tomorrow."

The member said, "Yesterday, I was with Councilman Zadi and Bingham for our budget committee." They asked other council members to review the budget "preferably before next Wednesday" and to "sit with me" to share ideas for helping balance it, saying they would be "happy to include all that."

The remarks combined a brief update on labor negotiations and outreach to a local board with a procedural request that colleagues examine budget materials ahead of a near-term deadline. The member closed by saying there were no further items to report.

No motions or votes were recorded in the transcript excerpts provided. The committee member’s request sets a near-term timeline for internal review: council members were asked to examine budget documents and meet with the speaker before next Wednesday to propose balancing ideas.