Title 15 — Title 15 — Cities And Towns

Bonds; cost assessment; payments; interest. If any city or town issues bonds to pay the cost and expense of any local improvement, the cost and expense shall be assessed against the lots, tracts and parcels of land and other property liable. The ordinance levying the assessment s…

Bonds; action for nonpayment. If the city or town fails, neglects or refuses to pay the bonds or to promptly collect any assessment when due, the owner of any bonds may proceed in his own name to collect the assessments and foreclose the lien in any court of competent jurisdictio…

Bonds; remedy for nonpayment. No holder or owner of any bond issued under this chapter has any claim against the city or town, except from the special assessment made for the improvement for which the bond was issued, or from the local improvement fund of the city or town. His re…

Bonds; payment of principal and interest; redemption call. The city or town treasurer shall pay the principal and interest on bonds issued out of the respective local improvement funds from which they are payable. If there is sufficient money in any local improvement fund over th…

Bonds; indebtedness. The indebtedness created by the issuance of any warrants or bonds provided in this chapter is not within the limitation of indebtedness of any city or town.

Bonds; revolving fund authorized; source of monies; limitation. If the governing body determines that improvements constructed in any local improvement district confer general benefits on the city or town, it may create concurrently a fund to be known as the revolving local impro…

Bonds; transfer to and between funds. The city or town shall withdraw annually from the revolving fund and deposit in the local improvement district fund sufficient money to meet the difference between the principal amount of assessments due that year and the amount of assessment…

Payment of assessments; redemption from liability; notice; bonds; use of sums. The owner of any lot, tract or parcel of land or other property charged with any assessments may redeem it from all or any portion of the liability for the contract price of the improvement by paying t…

Payment of assessments; installment collection. Unless the assessment against any parcel is paid within thirty (30) days after the notice, or the thirty (30) day period has been waived by the legal owners of record of all of the property assessed in the district, the assessment s…

enforceable. Assessments and contracts; when valid and (a) If the governing body has made any contract for any local improvement or makes any assessment against property within any local improvement district and has in making the contract or assessment acted in good faith and wit…

lien created. Right of paying joint owner to contribution; If any local assessment or installment thereof is paid, or any certificate of sale redeemed, or any judgment paid by any joint owner of any property assessed for any local improvement, the joint owner, after demand and re…

When paid assessment recoverable. If any person through error or inadvertence pays any local assessment, or installment thereof, upon the lands of another, the payor, after demand and refusal, by an action in the district court, may recover from the owner of the lands the amount …

Correction of mistakes; payment of contractor. (a) The governing body, by any subsequent proceedings, shall correct any mistakes, errors or irregularities in any of the proceedings mentioned in this chapter. (b) After any local improvements have been commenced, the city or town e…

Governing body; hearing continuance; jurisdiction retained. (a) The governing body may continue the hearing upon any petition, resolution or remonstrance provided for in this chapter and shall retain jurisdiction until it is fully disposed of. (b) The governing body does not lose…

Extra work; performance; cost; payment. Extra work in connection with any local improvements not particularly provided for in the plans, specifications, estimates, bids and contracts shall be performed by the contractor at the direction of the city engineer at a cost of labor and…

Property description; proportional payment; notice to purchasers. It is sufficient in any case to describe the lot or piece of ground as it is platted or recorded, or described in any official record, although it belongs to several persons. The owner of any part may pay his propo…

Contracts for construction. Any first class city or any town having a population of four thousand (4,000) or more may provide by ordinance for letting to the lowest responsible bidder for any period not exceeding one (1) year, as prescribed by the ordinance, a contract for the co…

Assessment; costs included; property affected. The total cost of all sidewalks constructed by the city contractor under this article, which includes that of the sidewalk proper as well as that of any notice, curbing, grading, handrailing, private crossing and all other necessary …

Assessment; when payable; warrants; collection; interest; treasurer's duties. (a) All costs and expenses of building any sidewalk under this article shall be defrayed by special assessment payable in installments and extending over a period of four (4) years. The governing body m…

Other provisions applicable. Any city or town authorized by this article may proceed in the matter of sidewalk construction either under this article or under the provisions of law already in force in regard to sidewalk construction, or partly under the provisions of this article…

costs. Authorization; installation and maintenance The governing body of any city or town having a population of more than eight thousand (8,000) may create lighting districts in the business portions thereof embracing any street or avenue or portion thereof and abutting property…

Assessments; proportion; limitation. (a) The entire cost of erecting and maintaining the posts shall be borne by the owners of property which abuts upon a street or avenue within the district. Each parcel of land so abutting shall be assessed in the proportion which the street fr…

Creation; contents of resolution; notice; hearing; installation and maintenance of posts. (a) If the governing body desires to create a special lighting district, it shall propose a resolution designating the number of the district and describing its boundaries. The resolution sh…

Creation; assessment; contents; notice, hearing and objections; final resolution. (a) The governing body shall estimate the cost of erecting and furnishing the posts and on or before the first Monday in November of each year adopt a resolution levying and assessing all of the pro…

Manner of maintaining and paying. The lighting system in each district shall be maintained at the expense of the city or town by contract in the manner in which the governing body provides, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the fund which the governing body designates.

Lien; creation; enforcement; when vitiated. (a) Any special assessment levied together with all costs and penalties constitute a lien upon the property assessed from the date of the final passage of the resolution levying the assessment. The lien may be enforced as provided by la…

Existing remedies applicable. All remedies, provisions and means provided by existing laws or by the ordinances of any city or town availing itself of the provisions of this article, for the correction of errors or omissions in the adoption of any resolution or proceeding, or in …

Posts already installed. If before the creation of any lighting district, posts conforming in size, character and location to the governing body's requirements have been installed at the expense of any owners of property therein, the governing body may adopt those posts and out o…

Discontinuation. If at any time after the creation of any special lighting district, a petition is presented to the governing body, signed by the owners or agents of more than one-half (1/2) of the total number of linear feet of the property fronting or abutting upon any street o…

(c) The governing body shall make a return of sale in the same manner as is provided in W.S. 15-6-411. (d) The governing body shall make out such a certificate and deliver the same as provided in W.S. 15-6-412 and said certificate and the lien thereof shall have the same validity…

Purposes. (a) In addition to all other powers provided by law, any city or town may make public improvements as follows for which bonds may be issued to the contractor or be sold as provided in this chapter to: (i) Pave any street or streets in front of or adjacent to any public …

Borrowing and issuance of bonds; generally; sewerage systems; elections. (a) A city or town may borrow money and issue bonds in either coupon or registered form to any amount not exceeding the limitation provided in W.S. 15-7-109 for the purposes enumerated in this article. The a…

facilities. Borrowing and issuance of bonds; recreational A city or town may borrow money and issue coupon bonds in an amount which, together with the municipal indebtedness, but not including sewerage, water supply and school bonds, does not exceed four percent (4%) of the asses…

prevention. Borrowing and issuance of bonds; fire A city or town may borrow money and issue the coupon bonds in an amount not exceeding at one (1) time, four percent (4%) of the assessed valuation of the city or town to acquire and purchase supplies, equipment and apparatus for f…

Bonds; endorsed certificate; registration book. (a) The clerk of the city or town shall endorse a certificate upon every bond or evidence of debt issued, stating that it is within the lawful debt limit of the city or town and is issued according to law. He shall sign the certific…

Bonds; notice; receiving bids; exception; limitation; private sale. (a) After any bonds to be issued for any of the purposes set forth in this article, other than special improvement bonds, have been approved by a vote of the people, the governing body shall give notice by advert…

Bonds; tax; interest; sinking fund; redemption. A tax to be fixed by ordinance shall be levied each year to pay the interest on the bonds and to create a sinking fund for their redemption. The money that may be on hand at any time belonging to the sinking fund, until there are bo…

Bonds; cancellation. The city or town treasurer shall, as soon as the coupons of bonds are paid, cause the word "paid" to be cut into them, and when the bonds are paid cause the word "paid" to be cut in the body of the bond.

Limitations on indebtedness; exceptions. No debt in excess of the taxes for the current year may be created by any city or town, except local improvements as provided by law, unless the proposition to create the debt is approved by a vote of the people. No city or town may create…

Custody of funds. The city or town treasurer is the custodian of all monies arising from the sale of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter. He shall give any additional bond or bonds as the governing body requires for safekeeping and disbursing of all such funds.

procedure. Bonds for municipal improvements; exception; (a) Any city or town may issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of creating, purchasing, leasing, constructing, maintaining, expanding or improving the following types of municipal improvements: (i) facilities; Municip…

generally. Borrowing and issuance of bonds for airports; In addition to all other powers, a city or town may borrow money and issue coupon bonds in an amount not exceeding, at one (1) time, four percent (4%) of the assessed valuation of the city or town to acquire, lease, purchas…

Borrowing and issuance of bonds for airports; notice; receiving bids. If a majority of the votes are "for the bonds," the governing body shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town, and any other newspapers published in other places as deemed …

Borrowing and issuance of bonds for airports; tax; payment; cancellation. (a) A tax to be fixed by ordinance shall be levied for each year to pay the interest and principal of the bonds as they become due and payable. (b) If any bonds or coupons are paid, the treasurer shall caus…

Supplying consumers outside corporate limits. Any city or town which may acquire or construct an electric light or power plant may supply electric current to persons, corporations and municipal corporations outside the corporate limits and enter into the necessary contracts upon …

prohibition. Joint board; agreement; purpose; powers; (a) Two (2) or more cities or towns may enter into an agreement pursuant to W.S. 16-1-102 through 16-1-109 for a joint powers board to supply their need for electric power. The joint powers board may expand, finance or operate…

Existing contracts ratified. Any contracts entered into by any city or town for supplying electric current outside its corporate limits are ratified and confirmed as valid and binding contracts, any other act or law to the contrary notwithstanding.

(a) General powers. Any city or town may: (i) Purchase electric current from outside its corporate limits upon terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties; (ii) Construct an electric transmission line or electric power line upon and over all public roads and state highways if…

Line fund established; use. All funds derived from the sale of electricity or electric current shall be placed in a separate fund to be known as "electric line fund," and be used only for paying the expenses of operating, maintaining or extending the electric transmission line, i…

vote required. Sale of power plant; election procedure; ballot; (a) If a written proposal to purchase a city or town owned works or plant for generating or distributing electrical energy for light, heat or power, is filed with the city or town clerk by any bona fide manufacturer …