The City of Cheyenne announced an updated work plan that will be implemented beginning Monday and going until at least March 27.
Here is the plan by department list:
Mayor: Mayor Marian Orr and her staff will work from home. In person meetings are being postponed and rescheduled. Public speaking engagements to groups larger than 50 people, as well as visits to schools and nursing homes, are being postponed. Public information officer Michael Skinner will serve as the point of contact for communication regarding the coronavirus. Daily briefings will be sent to the media and posted to social media outlets.
City attorney: The city attorney’s office will work from home with the exception of the prosecuting attorney, who will attend appropropriate municipal court hearings.
Municipal and juvenile court: Municipal court hearings will continue as scheduled. It’s being taken into consideration that fines and fees be reduced if paid online to incentivize people not to pay in person. Juvenile court hearings are being taken care of on a case-by-case basis.
Engineering: New engineering plan reviews and projects will be accepted electronically. All questions and interaction of staff will occur over phone or email. Engineering plan and development reviews will be completed electronically as required.
City engineer Tom Cobb or deputy engineer Wes Bay will attend the city council, finance and public services meetings. Construction inspectors will be provided as needed and contacted via cell. Construction project management will be handled remotely and through email if possible. Attendance may be required for processing pay requests, on-site questions and more.
GIS personnel will be provided on an as needed basis. The department will remain flexible to accommodate requirements as needed.
Treasury: The treasurer’s office will work remotely with the exception of various payroll functions and the payable for the city council meeting on March 23. No customer invoices will be run until city offices are reopened. Purchasing pre-bid and bid openings will be postponed.
Planning and development/Metropolitan Planning Organization: The department will operate remotely. Both offices will be closed to walk-up customer traffic. During this time, both offices will continue to focus on review of existing projects and answering public questions. New projects will be accepted electronically. Staff will contact anyone with a pending application.
Community recreation and events: The Botanic Gardens is closed to the public for two weeks. Volunteers, seasonal and part-time staff aren’t currently working. Events and rentals for this time period have been cancelled. Full-time staff will either work from home or at the gardens to tend to the plants.
Forestry’s full-time staff will tend to essential duties that are primarily outdoors and have limited public contact. Part-time staff aren’t working.
The recreation division’s programs, classes and buildings have been cancelled for the next two weeks. Credits will be given on a pro-rata basis. Full-time staff will work with little public contact. Part-time staff aren’t working.
The Ice and Events Center will be closed for two weeks, as well the Kiwanis Community House.
The Cheyenne Aquatics Center’s pool was already closed for maintenance, but this will continue for another week.
The Cheyenne Civic Center has cancelled all shows until April 4. Full-time cemetery staff will continue working, but large gravesite services are suspended for the time being.
City clerk: The office will be closed to walk-up customer traffic. Business license and permit applications, if submitted electronically, will be accepted online and will be processed when the city offices reopen. City clerk Kris Jones or deputy clerk Kylie Soden will be present for certain public meetings.
Human resources: The department is prepared to work from home.
Youth Alternatives: Counseling and court staff will work remotely and will maintain phone contact with clients in the interim. The Mayor’s Youth Council activities have been cancelled through April 6.
Board of Public Utilities: Crews will continue to work as needed throughout the community.
