Cheyenne Recognizes Outgoing City Council Members and Mayor Welcoming New City Officials In Monday’s Sine Die & Swearing-in Ceremony

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Monday evening inside of Cheyenne’s Civic Center- a change in Cheyenne’s local government took place.

The Sine Die ceremony proceeded as Cheyenne’s out-going Mayor Marian Orr and City Council Members: Rocky Case, Dicky Shanor, Mike Luna & Dr. Mark Rinne attended their first meeting for the past several months and their last as sitting city council members.

Now former Mayor Marian Orr shared her words of gratitude and recognized the hard work each of the former city council members had accomplished during their terms.

The four former city council members and the Mayor- each gave a heartfelt speech and reflected on their career while also thanking the Mayor and other members for all their hard work.

Following the SIne Die Ceremony, Newly elected city officials were sworn into their positions and called to order their first meeting as the City of Cheyenne’s new city council.

The New Members of Cheyenne’s local government is as follows:

Mayor- Patrick Collins

City Council:

Ward I: Pete Laybourn and Jeff White

Ward II: Bryan M. Cook and Tom Segrave

Ward III: Dr. Michelle Aldrich and Richard Johnson.

The first order of business for the new members was the approval of the appointment of City Officials. In which all the candidates following were approved unanimously.

Charles Bloom: Planning & Development Director

Thomas Cobb: City Engineer

Ronald J. Jeffery: Juvenile Court Judge

Kristina F. Jones City Clerk/Assistant City Treasurer

John Kopper: Interim Chief of the Cheyenne Fire and Rescue Department

Robin Lockman: City Treasurer

Ashley Miller: Assistant City Treasurer (Board of Public Utilities)

Teresa Moore: Director of Community Recreation & Events

Vicki Nemecek: Director of Public Works

Michael O’Donnell: City Attorney

Anthony Ross: Senior Municipal Court Judge

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