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WY Stat § 15-1-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-101 - Definitions.

15-1-101. Definitions.| (a) As used in W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-11-302:  (i) "Any city or town" means any incorporated municipality;  (ii) "Councilman or councilmen" means the individuals elected to comprise the governing body of any city or town;  (iii) "Emergency ordinance" means an ordinance operating for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety or welfare, in which the emergency is defined;  (iv) "First class city" means any incorporated municipality having a population of four thousand (4,000) or more which has been declared a first class city or which has taken the necessary steps to be and has been proclaimed a first class city;  (v) "Franchise" means the grant of authority to any person or firm by the governing body of any city or town to carry on the operation of a public utility;  (vi) "Governing body" means the council or commission constituting the elected legislative body of any city or town including the mayor who is the presiding officer;  (vii) "Local improvement" means any improvement made within any city or town, the cost of which may be assessed against the property specially benefited thereby;  (viii) "Mayor" means the person elected, either by popular vote or by vote of the governing body, to exercise the powers of the office and to be presiding officer of the governing body;  (ix) "Ordinance" means a legislative enactment of general effect validly adopted by the governing body of any city or town;  (x) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other business entity, or the executor, administrator, trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof;  (xi) "Public improvement" means an improvement made within any city or town for which general bonded obligation may be incurred;  (xii) "Qualified elector" means any person possessing the requisite qualifications to vote in any election conducted within a city or town for the selection of mayors or councilmen;  (xiii) "Qualified member" means any member of a governing body who was elected or appointed thereto in accordance with all applicable provisions of law;  (xiv) "Town" means any incorporated municipality, not a first class city;  (xv) "This act", unless otherwise specified, means W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-11-302.
WY Stat § 15-1-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-102 - Prior Incorporations and Elections Legalized.

15-1-102. Prior incorporations and elections legalized.| All incorporations and proceedings to incorporate cities and towns and all elections held in cities and towns, whether pursuant to the laws of the territory of Wyoming, or the state of Wyoming, are legalized, notwithstanding any irregularity that may have occurred.
WY Stat § 15-1-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-104 - Authority to Carry Liability Insurance.

15-1-104. Authority to carry liability insurance.| (a) Any city or town may carry liability insurance in an amount the governing body deems necessary. The insurance shall be:  (i) On standard policy forms approved by the state insurance commissioner;  (ii) With companies authorized to do business in Wyoming;  (iii) Paid out of the general fund of the city or town.
WY Stat § 15-1-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-105 - Governing Bodies; Meetings; Quorum; Executive Sessions.

15-1-105. Governing bodies; meetings; quorum; executive sessions.| Public meetings of the governing body shall be held in accordance with W.S. 16-4-401 through 16-4-408. Special meetings may also be called by a majority of the qualified members of the governing body. A majority of all the qualified members of the governing body constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but any number may adjourn a meeting to compel the attendance of and punish absent members. If the nature of the business so requires, the governing body by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members present, may go into executive session and exclude the public therefrom.
WY Stat § 15-1-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-106 - Conduct and Journal of Governing Body's Proceedings.

15-1-106. Conduct and journal of governing body's proceedings.| The governing body shall determine the rules for the conduct of its proceedings, and shall keep a journal thereof which is a public record. The manner in which each member of the governing body votes on any matter upon which a vote is taken shall be entered in the journal.
WY Stat § 15-1-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-107 - Vacancies in Offices; Grounds; How Filled.

15-1-107. Vacancies in offices; grounds; how filled.| (a) A vacancy exists in the office of mayor or councilman if during the term for which elected any mayor or councilman:  (i) Except as provided in W.S. 22-23-103, fails the residency requirements as defined by local ordinance for the city, town or ward;  (ii) Is convicted of a felony;  (iii) Fails to attend four (4) or more consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the council without an excused absence as determined by a majority of the council according to procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section; or  (iv) Meets any other condition specified in W.S. 22-18-101.  (b) The governing body, by ordinance, shall specify the procedure for determining whether a vacancy exists.  (c) If a vacancy is determined to exist, the governing body shall appoint an eligible person to the office who shall serve until his successor is elected at the next general municipal election and qualified. If the entire council is vacant, the district judge for the district in which the city or town is located shall appoint a person to fill each vacancy and serve until the next general municipal election at which time a successor shall be elected to fill the unexpired portion of each term.  (d) A vacancy in the office of mayor shall be filled only from the governing body.  (e) Vacancies in appointive offices shall be filled in the manner provided for initial appointments.
WY Stat § 15-1-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-108 - Powers and Duties of Mayor; Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem.

15-1-108. Powers and duties of mayor; appointment of mayor pro tem.| (a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, the mayor shall:  (i) Preside at all meetings of the governing body, and in his absence a councilman shall be appointed to act as mayor pro tem;  (ii) Have superintending control of all officers and affairs of the city or town;  (iii) Take care that the ordinances and laws are complied with;  (iv) Administer oaths;  (v) Sign commissions and appointments and all bonds, contracts and other obligations required to be signed in the name of the city or town; and  (vi) Have one (1) vote on all matters coming before the governing body upon which a vote is taken, except a vote:  (A) To override a veto;  (B) To confirm an appointment other than a vote to break a tie vote of the governing body; and  (C) Pursuant to a hearing for removal or discharge as provided in W.S. 15-2-102(b)(iv)(C) or 15-3-204(b)(iv)(C).  (b) Repealed by Laws 1984, ch. 15, § 2.
WY Stat § 15-1-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-109 - When Clerk May Administer Oaths.

15-1-109. When clerk may administer oaths.| (a) The clerk of any city or town may administer oaths to persons for any city or town purpose for which an oath is required or authorized by law.  (b) In adding his jurat to any oath he administers, the clerk shall attach the official seal of the city or town to the jurat.
WY Stat § 15-1-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-110 - Minutes of Meetings and Titles of Ordinances Passed to Be Published; Exception; Contents; Publication of Salary Information of Specified Officials and Employees.

15-1-110. Minutes of meetings and titles of ordinances passed to be published; exception; contents; publication of salary information of specified officials and employees.| (a) The governing body of any city or town shall designate a legal newspaper and publish once therein the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the governing body and the titles of all ordinances passed. If a newspaper is not published in the city or town the proceedings or ordinances shall be posted for at least ten (10) days in the city or town clerk's office and in such other places as the governing body determines. The clerk of each city or town shall within twelve (12) days after adjournment of every meeting, furnish the newspaper a copy of the proceedings of the meeting. Except for salaries and wages published under subsection (b) of this section, the copy shall include any bill presented to the governing body stating the amount of the bill, the amount allowed, the purpose of the bill and the claimant. Claims for part-time employees may be summarized by department without listing each part-time employee. The newspaper shall publish the copy of proceedings within nine (9) days after receipt.  (b) A city or town required to publish minutes under subsection (a) of this section shall separately publish:  (i) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, the name, position, base annual salary of and amount of overtime pay paid to each full-time employee and each elected official. A brief statement shall accompany the salary publication specifying that all salaries are listed as base annual salaries or actual wages, not including any benefits such as health insurance costs, life insurance benefits and pension plans. The statement shall also indicate that any overtime the employee earned and was paid by the city or town is included;  (ii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 86, § 2.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 86, § 2.  (d) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to undercover personnel working in the law enforcement field.
WY Stat § 15-1-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-111 - Appropriations for Advertisement of Resources Authorized; Exception.

15-1-111. Appropriations for advertisement of resources authorized; exception.| (a) The governing body of any city or town may make appropriations from the city or town general fund for:  (i) Advertising the resources of the city or town;  (ii) Furthering its industrial development; or  (iii) Encouraging exhibits at fairs, expositions and conventions.  (b) No appropriation may be for the express aid of any private citizen, firm or corporation.
WY Stat § 15-1-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-112 - Manner of Disposing of Municipal Property; When Advertising and Bids Not Necessary.

15-1-112. Manner of disposing of municipal property; when advertising and bids not necessary.| (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and W.S. 15-1-113(a), before the sale of any property of any city or town valued at five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, an advertisement of the intended sale, describing the property and the terms of the sale, shall be published at least once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the community, announcing a public auction or calling for sealed bids for purchase of the property. The property shall be sold to the highest responsible bidder, unless the governing body of the city or town rejects all bids. The responsibility of the bidders shall be determined by the governing body of the city or town.  (b) Any city or town, upon terms the governing body thereof determines, without advertising the sale or calling for bids, and after a public hearing, notice of which shall include the appraised value of all real properties involved and notice of proposed terms of any contract with an independent agency pursuant to paragraph (iii) of this subsection and is published at least once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the city or town is located, may:  (i) Sell any property to:  (A) The state of Wyoming for the use of any agency or instrumentality thereof;  (B) Any agency or instrumentality of the state or federal government authorized to hold property in its own name;  (C) Any political subdivision of the state;  (D) Any person acquiring the property for a use which the governing body determines will benefit the economic development of the municipality.  (ii) Trade any real property the city or town owns for any other real property;  (iii) Contract with an independent agent to sell individual parcels of land for development as reasonable cost housing alternatives for prospective homeowners, provided the parcels have not been previously developed beyond the installation of basic utilities and a foundation.
WY Stat § 15-1-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-114 - Ordinances; Required for Legislation; Exceptions; How Proved.

15-1-114. Ordinances; required for legislation; exceptions; how proved.| (a) All municipal legislation shall be by ordinance, unless provided otherwise by law, except that licenses may be granted by resolution.  (b) All ordinances may be proved by the certificate of the clerk, under the seal of the city or town, and when printed or published in book or pamphlet form, and purporting to be published by authority of the city or town, shall be read and received in all courts and places without further proof.
WY Stat § 15-1-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-115 - Ordinances; Form and Style; Presumption; Manner of Enactment; Vote Required.

15-1-115. Ordinances; form and style; presumption; manner of enactment; vote required.| (a) All ordinances shall be in writing and passed pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the governing body. No ordinance, except one making appropriations or one for the codification or general revision of ordinances, may contain more than one (1) subject which shall be expressed clearly in the title. Ordinances making appropriations and ordinances relating to codification or general revision of ordinances shall be limited to those subjects. The style of all ordinances shall be: "Be it ordained by the governing body of the city (town) of ....".  (b) Every ordinance relating to the codification or general revision of ordinances which has been passed and adopted prior to the effective date of this section, and is otherwise in conformance with this section, is deemed to meet the requirement that an ordinance shall not contain more than one (1) subject which shall be expressed clearly in the title.  (c) Every ordinance shall be publicly read on three (3) different days. Public reading may be by title only. At least ten (10) days shall elapse between the introduction and final passage of every ordinance. For an emergency ordinance, the requirements of this section may be suspended by the affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the qualified members of the governing body. No franchise may be granted by emergency ordinance.  (d) Passage of an ordinance requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the qualified members of the governing body. Passage of an emergency ordinance requires the affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the qualified members of the governing body.
WY Stat § 15-1-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-116 - Ordinances; Publication Required; Exception; Attestation; Recodification or Revision.

15-1-116. Ordinances; publication required; exception; attestation; recodification or revision.| (a) Every ordinance before becoming effective shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, which maintains a physical office at which advertisements are accepted and which is open to the public during regularly set business hours within the boundaries of the city or town. The newspaper shall publish the ordinance within nine (9) days from the date of receipt. If there is no such newspaper, the ordinance shall be posted for at least ten (10) days in the city clerk's office and in such other places as the governing body determines. Emergency ordinances are effective upon proclamation of the mayor, and as soon thereafter as is practicable they shall be published and posted in the manner required of other ordinances.  (b) Every ordinance, within a reasonable time after passage, shall be signed by the mayor, attested by the clerk and recorded in a book kept for that purpose. The attestation of the clerk shall show that the ordinance was duly published and posted.  (c) A recodification or revision of ordinances shall be published by title only together with a brief summary of the recodification or revision, in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section for newspaper publication, provided that a copy of the recodification or revision shall be available to the public at all reasonable hours in the office of the city or town clerk.  (d) Ordinances adopted by the governing bodies of all incorporated cities and towns prior to the effective date of this act, which were posted for at least ten (10) days in the city clerk's office and in such other places as the governing body determined, are deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section.
WY Stat § 15-1-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-117 - Ordinances; Amendment and Repeal.

15-1-117. Ordinances; amendment and repeal.| Amendments and repeals of ordinances, or sections thereof, shall be by ordinance. An amending ordinance shall set forth the entire ordinance or section as amended. No vote of the governing body may be reconsidered or rescinded at any meeting unless there are as many members present as there were when the vote was originally taken.
WY Stat § 15-1-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-118 - Effect of Governmental Change on Ordinances.

15-1-118. Effect of governmental change on ordinances.| If any city or town acquires a new classification or changes its form of government, all ordinances, bylaws and resolutions shall continue in force until amended or repealed, except insofar as they may be inconsistent with the provisions of the law governing the new class or form of government.
WY Stat § 15-1-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-119 - Adoption of State Traffic Laws and Other Provisions by Reference Authorized; Procedure; Effect.

15-1-119. Adoption of state traffic laws and other provisions by reference authorized; procedure; effect.| (a) Any city or town may adopt by reference all or part of The Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways (W.S. 31-5-101 through 31-5-1214) and any national fire prevention, building, plumbing and electrical codes, and the Wyoming public works standard specifications published by the Wyoming public works council.  (b) If any acts, codes or standard specifications are adopted by reference, the ordinance shall state whether all of an act, code or standard specifications is adopted or describe the parts or sections adopted by specific reference to sections.  (c) It is not necessary for the city or town to publish the act, code or standard specifications adopted by reference, but the ordinance shall state that a copy of the act, code or standard specifications is on file in the office of the clerk of the city or town. The clerk shall keep on file in his office a copy thereof for examination.  (d) If any act, code or standard specifications, or part thereof, is adopted by reference, it constitutes an adoption of the act, code or standard specifications as then enacted. Any subsequent additions or amendments to the code adopted by reference are not effective until adopted by ordinance.
WY Stat § 15-1-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-120 - Effect of Governmental Change on Territorial Limits.

15-1-120. Effect of governmental change on territorial limits.| If any city or town changes its form of government, the territorial limits and all rights, powers and property under the former organization shall remain the same under the new organization. No existing right or liability, or suit or prosecution may be affected by a change in the form of government unless otherwise provided by law.
WY Stat § 15-1-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-121 - Fire Protection Agreements Authorized; Limitation; Liability.

15-1-121. Fire protection agreements authorized; limitation; liability.| (a) Every city, town and county may enter into negotiations with each other or with the board of directors of a fire district for the purpose of:  (i) Establishing a mutual aid agreement for fire protection; or  (ii) Executing a contract in which the city, town or county agrees unilaterally to provide fire protection for another city, town or fire district upon conditions and for consideration as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties.  (b) At no time under any agreement or contract executed pursuant to this section shall any city, town, county or fire district entirely deplete its fire defenses in providing assistance unless specifically authorized to do so by its governing body.  (c) No city or town is liable for damages to persons or property resulting from the operation or presence of fire fighting equipment outside the corporate limits pursuant to an agreement or contract under this section.  (d) Entry into an agreement or contract pursuant to this section does not create a new or reorganized taxing entity as provided in W.S. 39-13-104(m).
WY Stat § 15-1-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters|Section 15-1-122 - Special Charters Repealed; Rights Preserved.

15-1-122. Special charters repealed; rights preserved.| All special charters in effect on July 1, 1965 are repealed. However, any property right or vested interest that may have accrued by virtue of its charter is preserved to the city or town.