Town Hall · Cody

Cody, WY town hall & government

Cody spent $31.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $3,124 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Cody's government.

Meetings

Coming up at Cody's town hall

  • Oct 6Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Workshop Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 15Thu · 12:00 pm
    Planning, Zoning and Adjustment BoardPlanning, Zoning and Adjustment Board Meeting1338 Rumsey Avenue, P.O. Box 2200 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 7:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 22Thu · 12:00 pm
    Contractor's Board1338 Rumsey Avenue, P.O. Box 2200 Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 5:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Workshop Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Cody's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Cody's money goes

Spent
$31.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$3,124
typical Wyoming cities: $2,551
Long-term debt
$6.9 million
$675 per resident
Water & other utilities
$14.1 million44%
Police
$4.8 million15%
Parks & libraries
$4.4 million14%
Sewer & trash
$3.4 million11%
Roads & transportation
$2.5 million8%
Administration & buildings
$1.6 million5%
Housing & development
$525,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$151,000<1%
Interest on debt
$29,000<1%
Other
$404,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 48%
  • From the state 19%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 7%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Sales taxes 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Cody

Full-time staff
123
40 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$69,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
26
full-time, with power of arrest
Parks & libraries
21 full-time38 part
Police
29 full-time1 part
Administration & buildings
28 full-time
Water & other utilities
15 full-time
Roads & transportation
14 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
14 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Park County School District 6

Cody's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,127
Wyoming: $20,645
Students
2,011
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wyoming districts overall: 39% local, 45% state, 16% federal

  • Local 43%
  • State 40%
  • Federal 17%

Of the $20,127 per pupil, $11,629 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Cody pay

Typical tax bill
$2,247
a year · Wyoming typical $1,767
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Wyoming 0.57%
Typical home value
$378,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Cody's government

🏛️ Official websitecodywy.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Cody →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Cody

Cody is represented in Congress by Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia M. Lummis and Representative Harriet M. Hageman. Mark Gordon is governor.

All of Cody's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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