Title 15, Title 15 — Cities And Towns

When authorized; vote required; transfer of assets. 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…

Disposition of assets; use by receiving city or town. 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 act. 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…

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 …

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 act. 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 b…

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…

Appointed officers; removal; conditions for appointive office or position. (a) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the clerk, treasurer, engineer, attorney, fire chief, police chief, municipal judges and department heads as specified by ordinance shall be appointed by the may…

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…

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 16-4-124. The books and accounts may be inspected at a…

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…

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…

Financial statements to be published. The governing body shall cause to be published a semiannual interim financial statement and an annual statement of the financial condition of the city.

Actions; when showing legal compliance required. If any suit is instituted by or against any city under the law governing cities of the first class, in any of the courts of this state, the city is not required to show its compliance with the provisions thereof, as to its organiza…

Actions; recovering penalty or fine; generally. All actions brought to recover any penalty or fine shall be brought in the corporate name of the city and the recoveries, when collected, shall be paid into the city treasury. The process in every such action shall be a warrant, and…

Actions; recovering penalty or fine; statement of complaining act. In actions brought to recover a penalty or fine under any law pertaining to cities of the first class, it is not necessary to file with the affidavit or complaint a copy of the ordinances or bylaws or sections all…

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…