WY Stat § 18-3-504 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 18 - Counties|Chapter 3 - County Officers|Article 5 - County Commissioners|Section 18-3-504 - Powers and Duties Generally.

18-3-504. Powers and duties generally.| (a) Each board of county commissioners may:  (i) Make such orders concerning the property of the county as they deem expedient;  (ii) Examine and settle all accounts of receipts and expenses of the county and examine, settle and allow all accounts against the county and issue county orders therefor as provided by law;  (iii) Provide for the construction and maintenance of county buildings and insure them in the name of the county treasurer for the benefit of the county. If there are no county buildings they may provide suitable rooms for county purposes;  (iv) Apportion and order the levying of taxes as provided by law;  (v) Represent the county, including but not limited to representing the county as a cooperating agency with special expertise in matters related to the National Environmental Policy Act and in federal land planning, implementation and management actions as provided for by W.S. 18-5-208(a), care for the county property and manage the business and concerns of the county in all cases where no provision is made by law;  (vi) Lay out, alter or discontinue any road running through the county and for such purpose acquire the use of lands therein either by gift, prescription, dedication, the exercise of the right of eminent domain, purchase or lease and perform such other duties respecting roads as required by law;  (vii) Grant licenses for keeping ferries, toll bridges and toll gates as prescribed by law;  (viii) Perform such other duties as prescribed by law;  (ix) By resolution, prohibit or authorize and regulate the operation of golf carts as defined by W.S. 31-5-102(a)(lxi) on public roads and streets within unincorporated areas of the county.  (b) Each board of county commissioners may provide snow removal services on any roads within the county designated as school bus routes by the board of trustees of any school district in the county.  (c) Each board of county commissioners shall provide for the burial or cremation of the human remains of any deceased person not receiving personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) assistance, supplemental security income or Medicaid under the Wyoming Public Assistance and Social Services Act at the time of death and without sufficient means in his own estate or other resources to provide burial or cremation. The amount paid under this subsection for burial or cremation shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00). Each board shall account for the county expenses incurred under this subsection during a fiscal year. By August 1 of each year, a county may request reimbursement by the department of family services for the expenses incurred under this subsection for the preceding fiscal year. The department of family services shall reimburse the expenses in accordance with W.S. 35-1-428(c).  (d) Each board of county commissioners shall, after receiving a proposed budget for a special district or other specified entity under W.S. 18-3-402(d), ensure that the proposed budget is posted on the appropriate area of the website of the county. The posting of the budget shall include the date, time and location of a special district budget session during which final action will be taken on the proposed budget. If a proposed budget is not provided to the county clerk as required by W.S. 9-1-507(a), the board of county commissioners may not approve funding of the special district mill levy. Upon approval of the mill levy for each special district, the final approved budget shall be posted on the appropriate area of the website of the county.  (e) All bids and contracts for capital construction projects shall be in accord with the Wyoming contractor preference laws of title 16, chapter 6.