Officials

City & County Officials

Sidney is a First Class city with a mayor-council form of government that hires a City Manager to administer the responsibilities of the daily operation of the city.

Sidney is the county seat of Cheyenne County

Cheyenne County has 37 townships.

The county is a member of the Panhandle Area Development District along with 11 Panhandle counties.

Sidney City Officials

Office

Method of Selection

Term of Office

City Manager

Gary Person
POB 79
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-7002
[email protected]

Hired by Council

Indefinite

Mayor

Vice Mayor

Housing Chairman

Housing Vice Chairman

Suzanne Moore
308-254-4412

Dave Weiderspon
308-254-0755

Leonard Hendrick
308-254-3052

E.C. �Pete� Petroff
308-254-2810

Loren Avey
308-254-2873

Five members elected by Public� Chairmanships nominated and elected by Council,
which include Mayor, Vice-Mayor, Housing Chairman & Housing Vice-Chair

4 years

Clerk-Treasurer

Geri Anthony
POB 79
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-5300

Appointed by Council

Indefinite

Airport	Ed Nelson	Appointed by City Manager
Attorney	Jordan Ball	Appointed by City Manager	Indefinite
City Inspector	Jim Pelster	Appointed by City Manager
City Public Services	Steve Lloyd	Appointed by City Manager	Indefinite
Economic Development Director	See City Manager	Appointed by City Manager
Electric Generation / Power Plant	Dave Halligan	Appointed by City Manager
Electrical Distribution	Rod Fries	Appointed by City Manager	Indefinite
Fire Chief	Keith Stone	Elected by Fire Department	1 year
Golf Course Superintendent	Chuck Haupt	Appointed by City Manager
Golf Manager	Dick Yahn	Appointed by City Manager	Indefinite
Handibus	Jim Benzel	Appointed by City Manager
Housing Director	George Niekum	Appointed by Housing Authority
Library Director	Vacant	Hired by Library Board
Parks, Cemetery & Pool	Tom Von Seggern	Appointed by City Manager	Indefinite
Police Chief	Larry Cox	Appointed by City Manager
Solid Waste/ Recycling	Kent Haupt	Appointed by City Manager
Streets	Jeff Wernsman	Appointed by City Manager
Water/Sewer	Don Farnsworth	Appointed by City Manager	Indefinite

Cheyenne County Officials

Chairman of the Board

Harold Winkelman

Elected by Commissioners

1 year

Clerk of District Court

Edie Baumbach
308-254-2814

Elected by Public

4 years

County Agent / Extension Services

Connie Hancock
920 Jackson, St
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-4455

Hired by University

Indefinite

County Assessor

Norma Rogers
308-254-2633

Elected by Public

4 years

County Attorney

Paul Schaub
742 Jackson St.
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-6060

Elected by Public

4 years

County Clerk

Beth Fiegenshuh
Cheyenne CO. Courthouse
POB 217
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-2141

Elected by Public

4 years

County Commissioners

Earl Stalnaker
Roy "Bud" Rankin

Elected by Precinct

4 years

County Economic Development

Gary Person
POB 79
Sidney, NE 69162
308-254-4444

Appointed by Commissioners

Indefinite

County Highway Superintendent

Howard Kurth
2383 Illinois St
Sidney, Ne 69162
308-254-4294

Appointed by Commissioners

1 year

County Planning Comm.

Appointed by Commissioners

County Sheriff

Darrell Johnson
308-254-2922

Elected by Public

4 years

County Treasurer

Clara Benisek
308-254-2733

Elected by Public

4 years

Emergency Director

Larry Collins

Appointed by Commissioners

1 year

Fair Board

Dave Wiederspoon

Appointed by Commissioners

3 years

Judge

Tom Dorwart

Appointed by State.

Indefinate

Veteran's Service Officer

Jim Bricker

Appointed byCounty Commissioner

1 year

Weed Superintendent

Roger Brown

Appointed by Weed Board

1 year