Title 15 — Title 15 — Cities And Towns
12 chapters · 547 sections in this title.
W.S. § 15-10-101 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this chapter: (i) "Area of operation" means the area within the boundaries of a municipality or county as the case may be or, in the case of combined operations of municipalities and counties, the area comprising the operating area of all the municipal…
W.S. § 15-10-102 Findings prerequisite to exercising authority
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Findings prerequisite to exercising authority. (a) No municipality or county shall exercise the authority conferred by this chapter until its governing body adopts a resolution finding that: (i) Unsanitary or unsafe or substandard inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the mu…
W.S. § 15-10-103 generally
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generally. (a) Powers of municipalities and counties Every municipality and county may: (i) Prepare, carry out and operate projects and provide for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, extension, alteration or repair of any project; (ii) Lea…
W.S. § 15-10-104 Property provisions inapplicable
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Property provisions inapplicable. No provision of law with respect to the acquisition, operation or disposition of property by public bodies is applicable to a municipality or county exercising powers under this chapter unless specifically provided by the legislature.
W.S. § 15-10-105 operation
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operation. Joint exercise of powers; increasing area of (a) Any powers capable of exercise by a municipality or county under this chapter may be exercised jointly with any other municipality or county or combinations thereof. (b) The area of operation of any municipality, county …
W.S. § 15-10-106 Dwellings for major disaster victims
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Dwellings for major disaster victims. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or any other provisions of law during the period a municipality or county determines there is an acute need for housing to assure the availability of dwellings for victims of a major disaster, th…
W.S. § 15-10-107 Tax exemption for public property; exception
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Tax exemption for public property; exception. The property of a municipality or county acquired or held pursuant to this chapter is public property used for essential public, governmental purposes and is exempt from all taxes and special assessments of any public body. This tax e…
W.S. § 15-10-108 Financing; borrowing; obligations authorized; security; debt provisions inapplicable; tax exemption
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Financing; borrowing; obligations authorized; security; debt provisions inapplicable; tax exemption. (a) A municipality or county may borrow funds and issue any types of obligations it determines are necessary for the purpose of financing housing for persons of low income, includ…
W.S. § 15-10-109 Financing; form and manner of issuing obligations; negotiability; presumptions
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Financing; form and manner of issuing obligations; negotiability; presumptions. (a) Obligations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized by resolution and may: (i) Be issued in a form and manner and subject to the terms and conditions the resolution provides; (ii) Be s…
W.S. § 15-10-110 Financing; exemption from judicial process; exception; waiver
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Financing; exemption from judicial process; exception; waiver. All property acquired or held by a municipality or county pursuant to this chapter is exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the property, n…
W.S. § 15-10-111 Financing; federal assistance
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Financing; federal assistance. Any municipality or county may borrow money or accept financial assistance from the federal government for any project or related activities. A municipality or county may include in any contract for financial assistance with the federal government a…
W.S. § 15-10-112 Power of eminent domain
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Power of eminent domain. (a) A municipality or county has the right to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain any real property or interest therein which it deems necessary for its purposes under this chapter after adopting a resolution declaring that the acquisit…
W.S. § 15-10-113 Powers of public bodies generally; agreements; effect thereof; notice
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Powers of public bodies generally; agreements; effect thereof; notice. (a) Consistent with the intent of this chapter, any public body, upon terms it determines, may: (i) Dedicate, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements or any other rights therein…
W.S. § 15-10-114 When investment in bonds authorized; duty of care; other restrictions inapplicable
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When investment in bonds authorized; duty of care; other restrictions inapplicable. (a) The state or any officer thereof, any political subdivision, any person carrying on a banking or insurance business and any fiduciary may legally invest any funds belonging to them or within t…
W.S. § 15-10-115 Powers which may be exercised by municipality or county or by authority
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Powers which may be exercised by municipality or county or by authority. (a) A municipality or county may exercise its housing project powers or, if its governing body determines such action to be in the public interest, may establish a housing authority pursuant to W.S. 15-10-11…
W.S. § 15-10-116 Housing authority; creation; form; commissioners; proceedings; officers, agents; proof of establishment
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Housing authority; creation; form; commissioners; proceedings; officers, agents; proof of establishment. (a) There is created in each municipality and county a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "housing authority" of a municipality or county. (b) If the governi…
W.S. § 15-10-117 Housing authority; removal of commissioners
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Housing authority; removal of commissioners. A commissioner of an authority may be removed by the mayor, or in the case of a county or regional authority, by the body or official which appointed the commissioner, for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office. A commis…