Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Chief executive officer; powers and duties generally. In accordance with the Wyoming constitution, the governor is the chief executive officer of the state of Wyoming. The governor shall formulate and administer the policies of, and shall exercise general supervision, direction a…

Suspension of officer pending impeachment; filling vacancy. When the house of representatives impeaches a state or judicial officer other than the governor, the governor may suspend the officer from his official functions pending the trial and other proceedings in the impeachment…

Human services agencies. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Human services agency" means any division, institution and program within the department of health, the department of workforce services or the state department of family services and all institutions, boards and programs…

Authority of governor or legislature to require information from officers, commissions or boards; right of access to state offices for purpose of inspection. (a) The governor or either house of the legislature may require any state officer, commission or board of a state institut…

Administrative assistant; appointment; qualifications; term; compensation generally; duties; responsibility for acts. The governor may employ an administrative assistant, who shall be a qualified elector of the state. He shall receive the compensation appropriated by the legislat…

State planning coordinator; appointment; qualifications; term; removal; powers; duties. (a) The governor may employ a state planning coordinator, who shall be a qualified elector of the state and who may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202. (b) In fulfilling th…

Prior approval of governor required. (a) No state department, board, commission or agency whose director, board or commission members are appointed by the governor shall, without prior approval of the governor: (i) Apply for federal funds or private endowment funds; (ii) Contract…

Coordinator of state-federal relations; appointment; removal; employment of personnel; duties; information to be supplied by agencies. (a) The governor may appoint a special assistant to be known as "the coordinator of state-federal relations", hereinafter called "coordinator". T…

State authorized to accept gifts. The state, through the governor may accept gifts, grants, funds or assistance from any federal, state or local governmental agencies or from any private source.

Vacancy in office of governor; successor designated; order of succession; proclamation on succession. (a) If the governor is removed, dies, resigns or is unable to act, the state officer appearing highest on the following list who satisfies all constitutional qualifications for g…

Vacancy in office of governor; term of successor; when election held to fill unexpired term; requirements of elections; term of person elected. Whenever the powers and duties of the office of the governor of the state of Wyoming devolve upon any other person as provided in W.S. 9…

Governor's residence. The state shall furnish a site and buildings which shall be used exclusively for the residence of the governor of the state during his incumbency in office.

Impeachment of governor; suspension from office; performance of duties. When the house of representatives impeaches the governor, he is automatically suspended from performing the function of his office pending the trial and other proceedings in the impeachment. During the suspen…

Right of governor to attend meetings; effect on quorum; designation of special meetings. The governor may attend, participate in and vote at all meetings, both general and special, of all nonconstitutionally created boards and commissions of the state of Wyoming which are not exc…

Designation of agency or department to administer federally supported cooperative program. The governor shall designate and authorize a state agency or department to administer any federally supported cooperative program in this state.

Appointments to federally-required committees; removal; functions, powers and duties of committees. The governor may appoint electors of the state to any advisory, planning or action committee which is required by the state's participation in federally supported programs. The fun…

Appointment to boards, commissions, or other bodies; appointment districts; requirement; conditions for appointments based on political party affiliation. (a) When required by law, members of boards, commissions, councils and other governmental bodies shall be appointed from the …

Bond limit allocation authority. (a) The governor shall establish rules and regulations to provide for the allocation of the private activity bond limit or the unified volume limitation, whichever is established by the United States Internal Revenue Code, among the governmental u…

Tribal liaison program; qualifications of liaisons; removal; duties. (a) There is created a tribal liaison program. The purpose of the program shall be to encourage mutual respect, understanding and leadership between the state and the Northern Arapaho tribe and the Eastern Shosh…

Serve Wyoming; composition; powers and duties; definitions. (a) Serve Wyoming is transferred from the office of the governor to the department of workforce services and shall operate as a private not-for-profit corporation, as specified in this section. (b) The membership of Serv…

Collection of data; creation of a repository; dissemination of data. (a) The governor's office may supervise the collection of baseline scientific assessment data on public lands which may impact agricultural, mineral, geological, historical or environmental resources. The data c…

Custodian of state seal. The secretary of state is the custodian of the great seal of the state.

Powers and duties; custodian of public records; preservation of proclamations of governor; removal of public documents prohibited; exceptions. (a) The secretary of state is the custodian of, and shall preserve: (i) All the public records, documents, acts and resolutions of the le…

Powers and duties; affixing seal to and countersigning commissions and documents; certified copies of acts; file of commissions and appointments; publication of documents. (a) The secretary of state shall affix the great seal of the state to, and countersign: (i) Commissions; (ii…

Removal from state or impeachment; acting secretary of state; appointment; duties. In case of removal from the state, or impeachment of the secretary of state, the governor shall appoint an acting secretary of state, who shall take the oath herein prescribed and perform the dutie…

Fees; amounts; collection; exceptions. (a) The secretary of state shall collect the following fees in advance for: (i) Except as provided in W.S. 32-3-110(c), certificate and seal, ten dollars ($10.00); (ii) Filing any document, a minimum of three dollars ($3.00); (iii) Issuing a…

Secretary of state; employment of legal counsel. The secretary of state may employ legal counsel to review contracts entered into by the secretary of state in his official capacity and to perform other duties assigned by the secretary of state. Nothing in this section prohibits t…

Powers and duties; refusal to file documents; cease and desist orders. (a) The secretary of state may refuse to accept documents for filing pursuant to title 17 or title 34 of Wyoming statutes for up to five (5) years from any person or any entity if that person or entity: (i) Ha…

Seals of office; access to records; power to administer oaths; accounting records. (a) The treasurer and auditor shall each: (i) Keep a seal of office, which shall be used to authenticate all writings, papers and documents certified by either officer; (ii) Have free access to eac…

State auditor; duties generally. (a) The state auditor is the comptroller, chief accountant and the official custodian of the state's accounting records, accounts, vouchers, documents and all papers relating to the accounts and contracts of the state and its revenue, debt and fis…

State auditor; duties; prohibited acts; powers; investigative subpoenas. (a) The state auditor shall: (i) Audit and settle all claims against the state payable out of the treasury excluding claims required by law to be audited and settled by other officers and persons. Before set…

Specified claims against state to be presented within one year. Except as provided by the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, persons having claims against the state shall document the claim and submit it to the state auditor within one (1) year after the claim accrues, to be audite…

Setoffs in suits by state. (a) In all suits brought in behalf of the state no debt or claim shall be allowed against the state as a setoff unless: (i) The debts or claims were exhibited to the auditor and by him allowed or disallowed; or (ii) It is proved to the court that the de…

Taking evidence concerning settlement of accounts. Except as provided by the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, the state auditor may examine the parties, witnesses or others, on oath or affirmation, relating to any matters material to the settlement of accounts, including informat…

Certificate of auditor's decision; claims against state in absence of appropriation or authorization. (a) At the request of a person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the auditor on any claim, account or credit except as provided by the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, the…

Payment by auditor's warrants. (a) When accounts are audited and allowed against the state, or grants, salaries, pay and expenses are allowed by law, the auditor shall draw a warrant on the treasurer for the amount due if money is legally available to pay the claim. (b) Upon sati…

State treasurer; duties generally; demand accounts; state revenues paid to treasurer. (a) The state treasurer shall: (i) Receive and keep all monies of the state not required by law to be received and kept by another state official; (ii) Pay all warrants duly and legally issued b…

Receipts for monies paid into treasury. The treasurer shall issue receipts for all monies paid into the treasury. A copy of each receipt shall immediately be deposited by the treasurer with the auditor.

Offenses by auditor and treasurer; penalties. (a) If the state treasurer willfully refuses to pay any warrant lawfully drawn upon the treasury, the holder of the warrant may recover four (4) times the amount of the warrant in a civil action against the state treasurer and his sur…

Report of financial commitments. At the request of the state treasurer all state agencies and departments making financial commitments payable from the state treasury shall report to the state treasurer on forms prescribed by him the commitments made and the approximate date paya…

Collection of debts due the state; discharge of uncollectible debts. (a) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, any office or agency of the state may use the services of a collection agency licensed in Wyoming to assist in the collection of debts due the s…

Local investment pool. (a) Upon request by any county, municipality, school district or any other local governmental entity, and as provided in W.S. 9-3-503(a), the state treasurer shall invest funds of one (1) or more of those entities on a pooled basis in the same manner as the…

Interfund loans; repayment; maximum amount; interest. (a) The state treasurer and the state auditor may utilize interfund loans from the legislative stabilization reserve account, or the general fund if insufficient funds exist in the legislative stabilization reserve account, to…

Legislative stabilization reserve account loans; maximum amount; repayment. The state auditor is authorized to borrow from the legislative stabilization reserve account an amount not to exceed one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00) at any one (1) time to meet the obligatio…

Local government investment equities pool. (a) Upon request by any city, town, county, special district, school district or any other political subdivision, the state treasurer shall invest funds of one (1) or more of these entities on a pooled basis in the same manner as the sta…

Seal of office; adoption; effect of seal. With the approval of the governor, the director of the state department of audit shall adopt a seal and shall file an impression of the seal with the secretary of state. Every certificate, assignment and conveyance executed by the directo…