Title 15, Title 15 — Cities And Towns

Governing body; composition; powers; manner of adopting motions; president; vice-president; duties. (a) The governing body of each city and town operating under the commission form of government consists of the mayor and two (2) commissioners, each of whom has the right to vote o…

Departments; powers; administrators. (a) The executive and administrative powers, authority and duties in cities and towns adopting this form of government shall be distributed among three (3) departments, as follows: (i) Department of public affairs and safety, to be administere…

Officers and assistants; election and removal; vote required; duties. (a) The governing body, at its first meeting, or as soon as practicable thereafter, shall elect by majority vote the following officers or as many thereof as may be necessary: (i) City clerk; (ii) Attorney; (ii…

Officers and employees; offices; office hours; salaries. (a) The mayor, commissioners and other officers as provided by ordinance shall have offices in the city hall and shall maintain regular office hours to be fixed by ordinance. The compensation of the city officers shall be p…

Officers and employees; salaries; verified payroll. In cities operating under a commission government, payment of wages and salary of city officers, laborers, firemen, police officers and other employees or officers of any city department may be made upon approval by the governin…

Finances; first commission's appropriative powers. The first commission elected in a city under the provisions of this article has the power, by ordinance, to revise, repeal or change any appropriations made for the current fiscal year prior to the beginning of their term of offi…

Recall of officers. (a) Any elected officer may be removed at any time by the qualified electors in the following manner: a petition signed by at least twenty-five percent (25%) of all the registered electors and demanding an election of a successor of the person sought to be rem…

Council officers; election; duties; compensation. (a) The council, at the first meeting after the first election under this article and at the first meeting after each regular election thereafter, shall elect from their number a president of the council to be the mayor and a vice…

Employees; manager; employment, salary, vacancy; attorney; other positions; salaries, duties; municipal judges; experts; exception. (a) The governing body, as soon as possible after the first election, shall employ a city manager and a city attorney and fix their salaries. The ci…

Manager; duties; generally. (a) In addition to his specific duties, the manager shall: (i) See that all laws and ordinances are observed and enforced; (ii) Attend all meetings of the governing body and may recommend necessary and expedient measures; (iii) Prepare and submit to th…

Manager; duties; public health; garbage. The manager shall enforce all statutes, ordinances and regulations relative to the public health, comfort and safety. If the owner or occupant of property deposits or allows the accumulation of garbage, offal, manure or rubbish of any kind…

Management and control of municipal public utility. Unless a board of public utilities has been established as provided in chapter 7, article 4, the manager shall control and manage any public utility owned and operated by the city or town. Subject to the laws relating to public …

Management and control of municipal public utility; powers and duties as to employees; exception. (a) The manager shall control and manage the fire department and the police department and may appoint a chief of the fire department, a chief of the police department and any other …

Officers and employees; public property; delivery to successor; penalty; enforcement. Every person, upon the expiration of his term of office or employment, shall deliver to his successor in office all property in his possession belonging to the city or town, or pertaining to the…

Finances; warrants; use for disbursements; exception; limitations; contents; procedure. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, all disbursements shall be made by check or warrant signed by the manager and countersigned by the mayor or by using an electronic payment method or fu…

Finances; issuance and sale of bonds generally; purposes; amounts; limitations; exception. (a) The city or town may by ordinance issue and sell bonds or certificates of indebtedness as follows: (i) To pay, fund or refund any of its debts; (ii) To purchase, construct, extend, impr…

Claims; appeals; exception; definition. Except as provided by the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act, if any claim against the city is disallowed in whole or in part, the claimant may appeal from the decision of the governing body to the district court of the district in which the c…

Streets; vacation; petition required; consideration. The governing body has the exclusive power and, by ordinance, may vacate any highway, street, lane or alley, or portion thereof. No vacation may be ordered except upon petition of a majority of the owners owning a majority of t…

Construction or reconstruction of sidewalks and curbs; landowner's duties; notice; assessment; establishing grade and parking width. (a) All owners of land adjoining any street, lane or alley shall construct or reconstruct a sidewalk and curb along the street, lane or alley next …

Construction or reconstruction of sidewalks and curbs; conditions causing injury; liability and proceedings generally. Any person who renders a street insufficient or unsafe for travel by any excavations or obstructions not authorized by law or ordinance, or is negligent in the m…

Conditions causing injury; defects. No action may be maintained against the city or town on account of injuries received by means of any defect in the condition of any bridge, street, sidewalk or thoroughfare except as provided by the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act.

Conditions causing injury; obstructions by railways. No railway company or street railway company, when cleaning their track, may pile up snow or other material and leave it piled upon any street in the city or town. Any such company is liable to any person injured as a result of…

Subdividing; survey and plat required; procedure; streets; layout and grading. (a) If any person subdivides any parcel of ground within the city or town into building lots for the purpose of sale, he shall have it surveyed and platted in accordance with the general laws. When the…

Removing snow; persons responsible; cost. If the owners or occupants of property within the city fail to promptly remove accumulations of snow or other obstructions from the sidewalks, or streets or alleys on which their property abuts, when required to do so by ordinance, the ma…

Public utilities; installation. The city or town may install, purchase, construct and operate any street railway and any gas, water, ice, heat, power, light or other plant for the furnishing of any commodity or service, or other public utility, and engage in the manufacture, prod…

Public utilities; manner of disposal. No public utility owned by the city, whether acquired prior to the adoption of this article or thereafter, may be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of and no real property may be sold unless the full terms of the sale or other disposition, t…

Applicability of article. The provisions of this article shall apply to any form of alternative city government authorized under this chapter.