Title 15, Title 15 — Cities And Towns

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.

"Commission" defined. As used in this article, "commission" means the fire department civil service commission or the police department civil service commission.

Establishment of civil service commission or personnel system. (a) There is established a fire department civil service commission in each incorporated municipality maintaining a paid fire department and having a population of four thousand (4,000) or more. (b) The governing body…

Composition of civil service commission or personnel system; qualifications; terms; vacancies; oaths. (a) Each commission consists of three (3) members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the governing body. Each commissioner shall be a qualified elector of the c…

Civil service commission; offices; clerk; preliminary expenses. The governing body shall furnish the commission's necessary offices, office furniture, books, stationery, blanks, printing, heat, light and any other supplies. The city clerk is ex officio clerk of the commissions wi…

Employment and appointments generally; appointment of chiefs. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may be employed or appointed in the fire or police department except from the list of eligible persons certified by the commissions to the governing body. (b) Appointm…

Commissions; classification of positions; working hours; salaries; exceptions; examinations. (a) The commissions shall classify the various positions in the departments into classes or schedules based upon the nature of the service to be rendered or duties to be performed. The go…

Employment and appointments generally; requirements; veterans; grading; reexamination. Only those persons who are seventy-five percent (75%) or more proficient may be certified for employment. A local fire commission may establish a higher required proficiency, in which case only…

Employment and appointments generally; manner of filling positions. If a position is to be filled in either department, the governing body or chief of the department shall request from the commission the names of five (5) eligible persons. Upon request, the commission shall certi…

Employment and appointments generally; trial period; eligibility for reemployment following force reduction. (a) The first year of employment of any person in a fire department is on a trial basis. A trial period of employment within a police department may be imposed as follows:…

Filling officer vacancy. If any vacancy occurs in the grade of officers, except the chief of a police department, it shall be filled by a competent person from the next lowest grade. The commission shall determine the competency of the person to fill the vacancy.

Temporary service; emergency employees. Employment for temporary service shall follow the same procedure as for permanent employees, except in case of emergency. No emergency employee may continue in service for more than ninety (90) days, and no reappointment or employment to th…

Retention of positions; discharge; grounds and procedure; retirement of firemen. (a) All persons occupying positions affected by this article may retain their positions until discharged or reduced in grade under its provisions. (b) Discharge from a department, or reduction in gra…

Retention of positions; review of decisions. The decision of the commission discharging or reducing any person in rank or pay may be reviewed by the district court pursuant to Rule 12 of the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Persons not eligible for appointment; criminal history record information. (a) No person may be appointed or employed as a regular policeman or officer of the police department or as a fireman or officer of a fire department who: (i) Has been convicted of, or against whom any ind…

Order of lay off when force reduced; reemployment of firemen. (a) If the force or schedule of employees of a department is reduced, the person last certified for employment in the department or employed in the department in accordance with W.S. 15-5-122 shall be the first laid of…

Politically related activities prohibited. No officer or employee of a department shall discharge or change the amount of compensation of any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten to do so, for giving, withholding or neglecting to make contributions or perform service…

Duties of commission; employee roster. The commission shall keep at its office a roster showing the name, residence, position, date employed, compensation and duties of each person in the service. The commission has access to all public records and papers.

Duties of commission; employee certification. The commission shall certify to the city clerk the names of employees in the service, stating in each case the character and date of commencement of service and any change in service. The governing body shall not allow a bill for serv…

Duties of commission; rules; other powers. (a) The commission, together with a committee of three (3) designated by the mayor from the governing body shall adopt, and the commission shall enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the government of their proceedings. The com…

Prohibitions with respect to examinations. (a) No person shall willfully or corruptly, by himself or in cooperation with anyone else: (i) Defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in respect to his rights to examination; (ii) Falsely mark, grade, estimate or report upon the examinat…

Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00), or imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days, or both.

Fire and police services provided under cooperative agreements; exemption from civil service provisions; service credit. (a) The examination, preference and initial employment criteria of W.S. 15-5-105 through 15-5-108 shall not apply to a person employed in a fire or police depa…

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 41, § 3. (ii) "Benefit unit" means each of the following: (A) Each paid fireman; (B) Each person receiving a monthly pension under W.S. 15-5-204; (C) Each person receiving a disability pension under W.S. 15-…

Pension account; creation; administration; donations; investment; dual participation prohibited. (a) There is created a firemen's pension account for the purpose of paying the awards, benefits and pensions under the provisions of this article. The account shall be administered by…

Firemen and employer contributions; imposition at discretion of board; amounts; how and when collected, suspended and reinstated. (a) In addition to the amount appropriated to the firemen's pension account by W.S. 15-5-202, every paid fireman may, at the discretion of the board, …

Pensions; amounts; qualifications; when paid; disability benefits; disqualifications; examinations; disallowance; actions; adjustment; rehiring. (a) Any person qualifying may retire from active service and receive a monthly pension of seventy-five percent (75%) of the maximum mon…

Death benefits to surviving spouse; amounts; limitations; length of payments. (a) If any paid fireman dies from any cause, the board shall pay to the surviving spouse a monthly pension equal to the greater of the monthly benefit payable to the fireman under W.S. 15-5-204 or the m…

Death benefits to dependent father and mother; amounts. If any paid fireman dies, leaving no surviving spouse or children, but leaves a surviving dependent father or mother or both, the board shall pay to the mother if there is no father, to the father if there is no mother or to…

Application for benefits; statement filed; determination; review; appeal. If any fireman, his surviving spouse, dependent children or dependent parents are entitled to any pension or benefits under this article, the fireman, or in the event of his death, the chief of the fire dep…

Pension application; payments thereafter; when benefits suspended. Application for pension may be made prior to actual retirement upon statement of the intention to retire, but payment shall not begin until the applicant has actually retired and his name is stricken from the payr…

Payments; when and how made; protections; nonassignability; qualified domestic relations order. (a) Payments made under this article shall be made to the beneficiaries on or before the fifth day of each month and shall be made by voucher approved by the board or its designee draw…

Fire A pension plan legislative findings. (a) The legislature finds: (i) The paid firemen's pension plan was established in 1935 and restructured in 1981. In 1981 with the restructuring of the paid firemen's pension plan, the original firemen's pension plan became known as "paid …

Pension fund; establishment; separate accounts. The governing body of any city or town maintaining a paid police department and having a population of more than four thousand (4,000), after ten (10) days published notice and a public hearing thereon, may establish a policemen pen…

Pension fund; contributions; salary deductions; unfunded liability; city or town and state responsibilities; adjustment of contributions. (a) The city or town shall contribute annually to the existing account an actuarially determined amount which combined with the police officer…

Pension board; composition; election and term of police members. If a policemen pension fund is established, the governing body and three (3) members elected from the police department constitute the policemen pension board to manage the fund as provided in this article. The poli…

Pension board; officers; reports; information. The mayor is ex officio chairman of the board, and the members of the board shall elect the other necessary officers. The secretary of the board shall make annual reports to the governing body on the condition of the fund, the receip…

Pension board; meetings; record and quorum; list of entitled pensioners; vouchers. (a) The board shall meet at least once each month as scheduled by the board and otherwise upon the call of the chairman. It shall keep a record of its proceedings, which is a public record. A major…

Board powers and duties. (a) The board has the power to compel witnesses to attend and testify before it upon all matters connected with the operation of this article in the same manner as provided by law for the taking of testimony in courts of record in this state. The chairman…