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When the economic downturn hit four years ago, council cut costs, didn't fill vacant positions, and froze wages among other measures.

According to a state report, Wyoming coal mines added five full-time jobs in 2017 after shedding nearly 1,000 workers during the 2015 downturn.

A similar policy was approved in Uinta County earlier this month.

The Cheyenne City Council on Monday night approved a resolution authorizing a one-time payment to full-time and permanent part-time city employees.

The city council hired Napier in part to find ways to resolve the budget crisis.

The affected employees are being notified this week, according to a Monday news release from UW.

Nichols says the cuts were designed to affect students as minimally as possible.

The Interior Department's inspector general says the division's supervisor should have known about and addressed some of the alleged misconduct.

Sheriff Jim Whalen says the main problem is the high cost of housing in Jackson Hole.

Employees who accept the offer would receive a cash payment of $50 for every month of continuous service up to 20 years and health care premiums paid through December.