Title 15 — Title 15 — Cities And Towns

Election procedure; notice. If the governing body of the city or town decides to submit the question of the sale of the property to a vote of the qualified electors, they shall publish, for a period of at least three (3) weeks before the election in a newspaper of general circula…

Contents of proposal. In submitting a written proposal for the purchase of any municipally owned electric light or power plant, the prospective purchaser shall specify the amount of his bid and the general terms and conditions of his offer.

received. Sale of power plant; disposition of monies All monies received from the sale of property under this article shall be kept in a separate fund and be first used as necessary to pay current bills and unsecured obligations outstanding on account of the operation of the plan…

Definition. As used in this article "public park" means any public ground of any city or town dedicated to public use and maintained as a municipal park, playground or recreation area.

Vacation from public use; authorization. The governing body of any city or town may vacate from public use any public park or part thereof located within the corporate limits of the city or town in the manner provided in this article.

Vacation from public use; hearing; notice; contents; objections. If the governing body considers it to be in the public interest to vacate any public park or part thereof from the public use to which it was dedicated, it shall set a time and place for a public hearing upon the pr…

Vacation from public use; hearing; how conducted; order; record. Any resident of the city or town, having filed his objections, may appear at the hearing and protest the proposed vacation. Any other resident of the city or town may appear at the hearing and offer evidence in supp…

disposal. Vacation from public use; cessation of duties; Upon the passage of an ordinance vacating the property from public use, the city or town is relieved of all obligations to the public for maintaining the property as a public park, and it may dispose of the property in any …

Establishment; powers and duties generally. Any city or town which owns and operates a municipal waterworks, a sanitary sewer system, a sewage disposal plant or an electric utility distribution system may establish a board of commissioners to be known as the board of public utili…

Appointment, qualifications, terms and removal of members; vacancies. The board of public utilities shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the governing body. Members appointed shall be persons of business experience, not les…

Officers; meetings; records; salaries. The board shall elect from their own number a president and a secretary and hold meetings at least once a month, and at the call of the president or three (3) members of the board. The board shall adopt its own rules of procedure and keep a …

Specific powers and duties; vouchers; civil service or pension system. (a) The board of public utilities has exclusive control of all municipally owned waterworks, sanitary sewer systems and sewage disposal plants, or any of them, as specified by ordinance. The board is charged w…

Director of utilities; superintendent; office manager; utility attorney. (a) The board of public utilities may select and appoint and fix the salaries of the following persons, who serve at the board's pleasure: (i) A director of utilities; (ii) A superintendent; (iii) An office …

Agents, servants and employees. (a) The board shall make all appointments and hire all agents, servants and employees of the departments, fix their compensation and determine their qualifications, considering only the relative capacity of applicants, their moral, physical and hea…

Consumer rates; depreciation. (a) The board shall fix the rates for water, sanitary sewer services and electric service furnished to customers, and any revision thereof is subject to the local governing body's review, modification and approval. The rates shall secure an income su…

Use of surplus water or sewage funds. The board of public utilities shall use any surplus funds arising from the sale of water or sewage services for the purchase and cancellation of any bonds issued to pay the purchase price of the water or sewer plants or the cost of their cons…

repayment. Meter deposit fund; investment; interest; The board of public utilities of any city or town engaged in the business of supplying water or electricity to its inhabitants which requires deposits to be made on water meters or electric meters furnished its customers, shall…

Treasurer; duties; bond. The treasurer of the city or town is ex officio treasurer of the board of public utilities. All funds and property in his hands belonging to these departments are subject to the board's control, and he shall receive and receipt for the money collected by …

Duty of city clerk. The clerk of the city or town shall furnish the board with copies of all ordinances, resolutions, agreements, contracts and other records the board requires.

Additional powers and duties. In so far as applicable the board of public utilities shall exercise all other powers and duties under acts and part of acts relating to water plants and sanitary sewer systems, including sewage disposal plants, in cities and towns.

Definition. As used in this article, "sewerage system" means a sewerage treatment plant, or plants, collecting, intercepting and outlet sewers, force mains, conduits, pumping stations, ejector stations and all other appurtenances or improvements, or any of them, necessary or usef…

generally. (a) General powers and duties; bonds and contracts Any city or town may: (i) Construct, reconstruct, improve and extend, or acquire, improve, extend and operate a sewerage system, within or without its corporate limits and may apply for and accept loans or grants or an…

Ordinance for construction; required and authorized provisions; existing bonds validated. (a) If the governing body determines to construct, reconstruct, acquire, improve or extend a sewerage system and to issue bonds under the provisions of this article to pay the costs, it shal…

Refunding revenue bonds; purpose; required procedure; exceptions thereto. (a) Any city or town may issue refunding revenue bonds: (i) To refund and discharge or extend or shorten the maturities of all or any part of the outstanding bonds of any one (1) or more issues, including a…

[Repealed or reserved.]

indebtedness. Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 62, § 2. Bonds payable from revenues and not considered All bonds issued under the provisions of this article are payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of the sewerage system and do not constitute an indebtedness of t…

Revenues; deposit in fund; uses thereof. (a) All revenues derived from the operation of the sewerage system shall be set aside as collected and deposited in a special fund to be used only for: system; (i) Paying the cost of operating and maintaining the (ii) Providing an adequate…

Rates; general; amounts; special. (a) Any city or town borrowing money or receiving grants and improving, constructing or acquiring and improving a sewerage system, shall collect a charge from the users of the system at a rate sufficient to: system; (i) Pay the cost of operating …

accounts. Change of rates; recovery of unpaid charges; (a) The charges for the use of the sewerage system may be changed from time to time and except as otherwise provided in W.S. 15-7-407 shall be fixed at a rate which equitably distributes the cost of service among the users. I…

Compelling officials to perform duties. The holder of any bond issued under this article, or of any coupon representing interest accrued thereon, by proper suit, may compel the officials of the city or town to perform all duties imposed upon them by this article.

Issuance of revenue bonds. Revenue bonds under this article shall be issued in accordance with the requirements of W.S. 15-7-102 insofar as it refers to submitting the proposition to a vote of the people and when not in conflict with the provisions of this article.

Special assessments; purposes; property included; amount; unplatted areas; nonpayment. (a) Any city or town may make special assessments for the construction of sewers and water mains. The assessments shall be made on all lots and pieces of ground to the center of the block, or i…

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 174, § 3.

Provisions cumulative. The provisions of this article are cumulative, conferring additional power on cities and towns and are not limitations upon their powers to construct, acquire and improve and operate sewerage systems.

[Repealed or reserved.]

service. Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204. Conditions on the connection of municipal sewer (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no city or town shall condition the connection of a municipal sewer system to a property on the inclusion of any deed restricti…

Extension of system; within corporate limits. Any city or town owning its municipal water system or plant may enter into agreements with the owners of lands who desire to have the water system extended to their property within the corporate limits of the city or town. The land ow…

Extension of system; outside corporate limits; rates; existing contracts; controversies; appeal. (a) All cities and towns owning their municipal water system or plant may enter into agreements with customers whose lands lie outside the corporate limits to supply water for their u…

Supplying federal government authorized; existing contracts confirmed. (a) Any city or town may enter into and fully perform contracts with the United States government, or any department or representative thereof, or road construction contractor working under a contract with the…

Supplying railroads authorized; ratification of existing contracts. (a) Any city or town may contract to furnish water at and adjacent to the city or town, for a term of years as agreed upon, to: (i) Any railroad company for use in its shops, locomotives and for any other railroa…

Purchase authorized. Any city or town may purchase water from outside its corporate limits upon terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties.

Use of surplus water funds. Any city or town shall use any surplus funds arising from the sale of water services for the redemption and cancellation of bonds, if any, issued to pay the purchase price of the water or the cost of the construction, extension and enlargement of the s…

Authority to construct; rights of operator; limitations; applicability. (a) The governing body of any city or town may grant the right to construct, maintain and operate a system of waterworks within the corporate limits of the city or town to any corporation organized under the …

Supplying water; contract; time limitation. The governing body may enter into a contract with the corporation to supply the city or town with water for protection from fire, the sprinkling of streets and for other purposes necessary to the health and safety of the city or town. T…

collection. Supplying water; charges; revision; time period; The corporation receiving the franchise to construct and maintain waterworks shall establish a schedule of prices to be charged for the use of water by consumers. The governing body shall revise or amend the schedule, i…

Extension of system and jurisdiction. The corporation constructing the waterworks may extend it beyond the corporate limits of the city or town. For the purpose of maintaining and protecting the system from injury and the water from pollution, the jurisdiction of the city or town…

Right to purchase. The franchise granting the privilege to any corporation to construct and maintain waterworks, shall contain the express condition that the city or town has the right to purchase the waterworks and the franchise with all appurtenances, within twenty (20) years f…

Right to appropriate and condemn. The corporation to which the right or franchise is granted may acquire by appropriation all surplus water in any stream, purchase prior water rights and hold and use the water so acquired for the purposes of the corporation. It may also obtain th…

Ordinances authorized; rights preserved. (a) The governing body may pass all ordinances necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. (b) The powers conferred upon a city or town by this article do not deprive them of any rights or powers conferred upon them by other law…

Existing franchises validated. All franchises previously granted by the governing body of any city or town for supplying water are valid.