Rock Springs public meetings in 2020
5 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council Meeting
The Rock Springs City Council will hold public hearings and vote on resolutions affecting the Housing Authority, including revised admissions policies, flat rent schedules, and the Section 8 voucher plan. The council will also consider multiple grant agreements, job description updates, and a first reading of an ordinance allowing cemetery lot sell-backs at 75% of current price.
- Public hearings on Housing Authority ACOP, flat rents, and Section 8 plan (Resolutions 2020-193 to 195)
- Grant from Wyoming Office of Homeland Security: $18,519.90 for security doors and $38,197 for radios
- Grant from Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grants Program: $156,250 for First Security Bank Building
- Change orders with Shepard Construction: $1,268 for Fire Department restroom renovation
- Ordinance 2020-10: cemetery lot sell-backs at 75% of current price (1st reading)
Special City Council Meeting
The Rock Springs City Council will vote on six resolutions, mostly to accept CARES Act grant funds from the State of Wyoming and to approve related agreements. The total funding from three grants is $7,855,919, intended for COVID-19 response. Other items include software licenses and a media campaign agreement.
- Resolution 2020-187: Accept $7,411,972 CARES Act grant (CRF-324)
- Resolution 2020-188: Accept $260,004 CARES Act grant (CRF-325)
- Resolution 2020-189: Accept $183,943 CARES Act grant (CRF-326)
- Resolution 2020-190: Approve Airlink software license with Sierra Wireless
- Resolution 2020-192: Approve Peak Software Systems for Parks & Recreation software
City Council Meeting
The Rock Springs City Council will consider six resolutions, including a revised application for $7,411,971.59 in COVID-19 relief funding for payroll expenses. Other items include contracts for insurance, Verizon services, actuarial reports, a cemetery tractor, and a homeland security grant.
- Resolution 2020-185: Submit revised COVID-19 relief grant application for $7,411,971.59
- Resolution 2020-184: Contract with Stotz Equipment for cemetery tractor, $55,600
- Resolution 2020-186: Accept $119,237.28 homeland security grant for fire department
- Resolution 2020-182: Purchasing agreement with Verizon Wireless for city services
- Resolution 2020-181: Renewal proposal for Rock Springs Housing Authority insurance
City Council Meeting
The Rock Springs City Council will vote on several resolutions, including a major application for $9.9 million in COVID-19 relief funds for payroll expenses, plus smaller CARES Act grants. They will also consider approving the FY 2020 audit, health insurance plan changes, software purchases, and a hazardous duty pay policy for police officers.
- Resolution 2020-179: Apply for $9,917,668.76 COVID relief for payroll
- Resolution 2020-180: Apply for $183,942.61 COVID relief for payroll/other
- Resolution 2020-178: Apply for $260,004 for COVID equipment/storage
- IT software purchases: Harris Innoprise Cloud ($44,400) and Tyler ExecuTime ($6,090)
- Resolution 2020-173: Hazardous duty pay policy for police officers
City Council Meeting
The Rock Springs City Council will consider resolutions on airport terminal modernization funding, a tobacco age restriction ordinance, and several other items including budget revisions and grant agreements. The meeting includes presentations on the airport project, recycling center, and proclamations for Small Business Saturday and National Apprenticeship Week.
- Resolution 2020-162: Support for Wyoming Business Council grant application for airport terminal modernization, with city match of $425,000
- Ordinance 2020-09 (3rd reading): Raise tobacco possession/sale age from 18 to 21
- Resolution 2020-166: $31,680 agreement with GovQA for public records software, contingent on CARES Act funding
- Resolution 2020-160: Additional $1,598 for Housing Authority Capital Fund grant
- Request for six malt beverage permits for Encore Cinemas at Star Stadium Movie Theater