Laramie seeks volunteers for city boards and commissions

Laramie is looking for residents who want a direct hand in city decisions, with a May 14 call for volunteers on boards and commissions and an online application portal that city officials say is mobile-friendly. Questions go to the City Clerk’s Office at clerk@cityoflaramie.org.

The most immediate openings are on the Downtown Development Authority and the Albany County Tourism Joint Powers Board, both listed as opening in June. The city’s boards-and-commissions page says these bodies provide communication between City Council, the city’s administration and the community, making them one of the few places where residents can weigh in before ideas become policy.

Applications are being accepted on a continuing basis for a long list of panels that touch daily life in Laramie, including the Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment, Traffic Safety Commission, Human Rights and Relations Commission, Laramie Advisory Commission on Disabilities, Laramie Regional Airport Joint Powers Board, Laramie Police Advisory Board, Laramie Youth Council, Ranch Advisory Commission, Parks, Tree, and Recreation Advisory Board, Urban Renewal Agency and Urban Systems Advisory Committee. Board and commission meetings are held in a hybrid format, so members and the public can participate in person or virtually.

That matters because these boards help shape the issues that reach City Hall first: downtown development, traffic safety, neighborhood planning, public spaces, airport decisions and community standards. The city’s May calendar showed the Ranch Advisory Commission and Traffic Safety Commission meeting on May 14, along with a City Council work session, and the council’s next regular meeting was set for May 19. That same rhythm shows how often these volunteer seats feed into the city’s broader agenda.

The city’s handbook describes boards and commissions as essential to the operation of Laramie and says they bring citizen expertise, time, perspective and professionalism into local government. A 2026 ordinance review also noted that the last revision to the city code chapter governing board and commission members dated to 1986, underscoring how long these volunteer structures have been part of Laramie’s governing system.

The city’s website says its mission is building the community through respect, integrity, teamwork and stewardship. For residents who want a practical entry point into civic life, these appointments are one of the most immediate ways to help steer how Laramie grows, regulates itself and responds to change.