Specific Purpose Sales Tax Election Proposition

At a glance

• What: Resolution 6523 approving a proposition to impose the 1% Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax in Laramie County for specific purposes and amounts, to be voted on at the election on August 18, 2026.
• Where it stands: Adopted 9-0 on 2026-04-27, placing the proposition on the August 18 ballot.

Details

• Esquibel moved to adopt, seconded by White; carried with every member voting yes. Laybourn and Moody commented. The minutes list no amounts or projects.
• Related: the same night Council also referred to the Finance Committee a resolution appropriating excess funds from the November 2, 2021 One Percent Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax for the acquisition of real property (consent agenda, sponsor Aldrich); it was approved on the 2026-05-11 consent agenda (resolution 6531). For what voters approved, see Sixth-Penny Interfund Loans.

Sources

• City Council minutes, April 27, 2026 and May 11, 2026: https://www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/City-Council/Minutes-and-Agendas

Log

2026-04-27 - City Council

Adopted 9-0; proposition set for the August 18, 2026 election.