Title 15 — Title 15 — Cities And Towns

Bonds; limitations; terms and conditions; sale; expenses; negotiability. (a) No bonds issued by a municipality or county under this article may be general obligations of the municipality or county. Bonds and interest coupons do not constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liabilit…

Bonds; sources of security and limitations; mortgage provisions and limitations. (a) The principal and interest on any bonds issued under this article shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues of the project for which the bonds were issued and may be secured by a mortgage cove…

Leasing; prior determinations; record; agreement required; provisions thereof. (a) Before leasing any project the governing body shall determine the: (i) Project furthers the public purpose of providing health care facilities in the state or meets the following public purposes: o…

Refunding bonds; general procedure; limitations. (a) Any municipality or county may refund at any time any bonds issued under this article and outstanding, including without limitation short-term bonds issued in anticipation of the issuance of long-term bonds, by issuing refundin…

Use of bond proceeds for certain purposes; actual project costs. (a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this article shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued. Any accrued interest and premiums received on the sale shall be applied to…

procedure. Taxation or imposition of fee; amount; general (a) Notwithstanding that title to a project may be in a municipality or county, any project initiated or proceedings instituted prior to February 16, 1967, by the execution of a contract between any municipality and a less…

Advice and information. The executive director of the Wyoming business council and the University of Wyoming shall furnish advice and information in connection with a project when requested to do so by a county or municipality.

Alternative procedures authorized; other provisions applicable; form of transaction; exceptions. (a) Pursuant to this section and as an alternative to the procedures set forth in W.S. 15-1-701 through 15-1-708, a municipality or county may issue revenue bonds to defray the cost o…

Construction authorized; financing; security. (a) The governing body of any city or town may construct and provide off-street parking facilities to reduce street congestion. (b) A city or town may: (i) Appropriate by ordinance all or any portion of the revenues derived from the u…

Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 178, § 1.

Concerts and payment authorized; membership. Any city or town may provide public band concerts for the entertainment of their residents and pay the expense out of any monies in the general fund. The band concerts shall be given at a place designated by the governing body.

Tax levy. Any city or town when authorized may levy each year for band concerts, a tax not exceeding one (1) mill on the dollar of all taxable property within its boundaries. The revenue obtained therefrom shall be used only for band concerts.

Tax levy; petition for election thereon; form of question; vote required; limitation. (a) If a petition signed by fifteen percent (15%) of the qualified electors who are real property holders within the city or town is filed with the clerk requesting that the question of a levy f…

Tax levy; petition for election on discontinuing; form of question; vote required. (a) If a petition signed by fifteen percent (15%) of the qualified electors who are real property holders within the city or town is filed with the clerk requesting that the question of discontinui…

assets. When authorized; vote required; transfer of If the population residing within the corporate limits of any city or town is thirty-five (35) persons or less according to an accurate census made in the manner specified in this article, three-fourths (3/4) of the members of t…

Census; when taken; affidavit. In order to determine whether its resident corporate population is thirty-five (35) persons or less, the governing body or the persons of the last governing body shall cause an accurate census to be taken of the resident population of the city or to…

town. Disposition of assets; use by receiving city or The city or town receiving the assets becomes the absolute and unconditional owner of that property. The receiving city or town shall deposit all money so received to its general fund and may make expenditures thereof for any …

Disposition of assets; resolution and statement; when filed; contents. Any city or town disposing of all or any part of its assets, within sixty (60) days after the date of the first of such transfers, shall file a certified copy of its resolution of dissolution in the office of …

Certificate of dissolution; issuance and filing thereof; date of dissolution. (a) The secretary of state shall thereafter issue to the mayor, president of the council, or clerk or chairman of the former governing body a certificate of dissolution, together with a certified copy t…

Certificate of dissolution; presumption upon filing; escheat of assets. If the certified copy of the certificate of dissolution is filed, it is presumed that the dispositions of all municipal corporate assets was made in substantial compliance with this article. All other assets …

Definition. As used in this article, "quasi-municipal district" means any sanitary and improvement district organized pursuant to W.S. 35-3-101 through 35-3-107 and 35-3-109 through 35-3-121 or any water district, sewer district or water and sewer district organized pursuant to W…

Validation of prior organizations; generally. (a) The organization or reorganization of any quasi-municipal district by decree, order or amendment thereof entered prior to March 5, 1969, is validated. (b) All acts and proceedings prior to March 5, 1969, by or on behalf of any qua…

Validation of prior organizations; legislative authority; exceptions. This article provides necessary legislative authority to validate any organization or reorganization or act or proceeding which the legislature could have authorized in the laws under which the organization or …

Governing body generally. The governing body when organized is a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession, to be known by the name designated and is capable of suing and being sued and of pleading and being impleaded in all courts and places.

Officers; election, appointment and removal; conditions for appointive office or position. (a) The officers of a town are a mayor and four (4) councilmen, all of whom shall be elected. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the clerk, treasurer, marshal, attorney, municipal judg…

Officers; salaries. The governing body shall fix the salaries for the mayor and councilmen in towns not operating under the commission or city manager form of government. The salaries shall be fixed before their terms begin and shall not increase during the term for which they ar…

Mayoral veto; overriding thereof; failure to The mayor is entitled to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the governing body and to sign or veto any order, bylaw, resolution, award or vote to enter into any contract or the allowance of any claim. A veto may be overridden by a vo…

Fiscal year; appropriations; taxes; certification; expenditures; contracts and expenses; exception. (a) The fiscal year of each town begins July 1 in each year. Except as provided in W.S. 16-4-104(h), the governing body, within the last quarter of each fiscal year, shall pass an …

Renumbered by Laws 1985, ch. 152, § 3.

Treasurer's accounts; contents; report. The treasurer of the town shall keep his accounts so as to show when and from what sources all monies paid to him have been derived and to whom and when the monies or any part thereof have been paid out. His books, accounts and vouchers are…

Notice of receipts and expenditures; contents. (a) Immediately after the end of the fiscal year, the governing body shall publish in a newspaper, if one is published in the town, or if there is none then by posting in three (3) or more public places, an exhibit of the receipts an…

Population requirement; issuance of proclamation; receipt as evidence. If it is ascertained that any city or town has attained a population of more than four thousand (4,000) inhabitants and that fact is certified to the governor by the mayor of the city or town, attested by its …

Name; service of process. The corporate name of each first class city is the city of ...., and the city by that name has perpetual succession. All process whatever affecting any such city shall be served upon the mayor or acting mayor, or, in the absence of both, upon the city cl…

Rights to remain in effect. No right of property accrued to any city or town, corporation or person under any law previously in force is affected by a city or town becoming a first class city. All ordinances not in conflict with this chapter shall continue in force until amended …

Temporary continuation of existing government. The government of the city shall continue in authority until the reorganization, which shall be effected by the holding of a regular election under the provisions of law. The governing body may divide the city into not less than thre…

Mayoral veto; overriding thereof; failure to The mayor is entitled to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the governing body and to sign or veto any order, bylaw, resolution, award or vote to enter into any contract, or the allowance of any claim. A veto may be overridden by a v…

Jurisdiction beyond corporate limits; exception. (a) The mayor, from time to time, shall communicate to the governing body such information and recommend such measures as in his opinion may tend to improve the finances of the city, the police, health, comfort and general prosperi…

President of governing body; acting president; election; duties. The governing body may elect from their number a president who, in the absence of the mayor, shall preside at all meetings of the governing body. If the office of mayor is vacant, the president shall occupy the offi…

[Repealed or reserved.]

Salaries; minimum amounts. (a) The salaries of all officers shall be fixed by ordinance but the salaries of the following officers shall not be less than the following amounts per year: (i) Mayor, six hundred dollars ($600.00); (ii) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 8, § 2. (iii) Repeal…

Renumbered by Laws 1985, ch. 209, § 1.

Elected officers; qualifications; bonds. All elected officers shall be qualified electors of the city entitled to vote at all elections therein. Each officer shall give bond in an amount and upon conditions as are provided by ordinance.

Treasurer; failure to provide required reports; removal; vacancy. (a) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 152, § 4. (b) If the treasurer neglects or fails to provide financial reports as required by the governing body, the mayor may declare the office vacant and fill the vacancy by appoin…

Treasurer; receiving monies; books and accounts. The city treasurer shall receive all monies belonging to the city. The clerk and treasurer shall keep their books and accounts in the manner prescribed by W.S. 16-4-101 through

Treasurer; handling monies; restrictions; removal; vacancy. The treasurer shall not, either directly or indirectly, use the corporation money or warrants in his custody for his own use and benefit or that of any other person. If anyone violates this provision, the mayor may remov…

Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 152, § 4.

Engineer; duties; other employees; outside work. The city engineer shall keep records of all work done for the city and any other records the governing body requires. All such records are public records belonging to the city and shall be turned over to any successor to the office…

Change of emoluments during term prohibited. The emoluments of any elective officer shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he was elected. No person who has resigned or vacated any office is eligible to the same office during the time for which he was elec…

Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 152, § 4.

Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 152, § 4.