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WY Stat § 15-5-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-119 - Duties of Commission; Rules; Other Powers.

15-5-119. 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 commission shall:  (i) Adopt rules for:  (A) The classification of employment; and  (B) Promotion on the basis of merit, experience and good record.  (ii) Prepare eligibility lists from which vacancies are to be filled;  (iii) Prescribe the procedure for the investigation of breaches of rules and regulations.  (b) The commission may compel the attendance of witnesses and do all other things necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this article.
WY Stat § 15-5-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-120 - Prohibitions With Respect to Examinations.

15-5-120. 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 examination or proper standing of any person examined, or aid in doing so;  (iii) Make any false representations concerning the examination or the person examined;  (iv) Furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person examined or to be examined, appointed, employed or promoted.
WY Stat § 15-5-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-121 - Penalties.

15-5-121. 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.
WY Stat § 15-5-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-122 - Fire and Police Services Provided Under Cooperative Agreements; Exemption From Civil Service Provisions; Service Credit.

15-5-122. 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 department if:  (i) The person was employed by a fire, emergency medical or police department of a county, special district, joint powers board or municipality not subject to this article;  (ii) The person becomes employed by a municipality subject to this article as a result of a contract or agreement between the municipality and the person's previous employing entity to jointly provide fire, emergency medical services or police protection pursuant to W.S. 18-2-108, 16-1-101 or the Wyoming Joint Powers Act; and  (iii) The new employing municipality agrees to apply the provisions of this section to the person.  (b) A person meeting the conditions of subsection (a) of this section shall:  (i) Be credited with his years of employment in his position for the previous employing entity for purposes of classification under this article, including, but not limited to, the provisions of W.S. 15-5-109. Employment for the previous employing entity shall not be credited for purposes of W.S. 15-5-115, except as between persons employed pursuant to this section simultaneously;  (ii) Not be considered to be employed in violation of the maximum age requirement for purposes of W.S. 15-5-204(d).
WY Stat § 15-5-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 2 - Firemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-202 - Pension Account; Creation; Administration; Donations; Investment; Dual Participation Prohibited.

15-5-202. 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 the board through the director. The board has full custody and control of the account with full power over its administration. The director of the state department of audit or his designee shall make a biennial audit of the account and the receipts thereto and disbursements therefrom and report his findings to the governor and the legislature. The account shall be administered without liability on the part of the state beyond the amount of the funds. All expenses of administration shall be paid from the account.  (b) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 69, § 2.  (c) The board is empowered to:  (i) Receive and credit to the account any and all gifts, donations and contributions as may be made by individuals and organizations for the benefit of the account;  (ii) Invest all account monies not immediately necessary for disbursements in any of the securities and in any amounts authorized by W.S. 9-3-408.  (d) No paid fireman shall participate as a member of the firemen's pension account established under this article and as a member of the volunteer firefighter, EMT and search and rescue pension account established under W.S. 35-9-616 through 35-9-628 if participation is based upon covered service with the same fire department.
WY Stat § 15-5-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 2 - Firemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-205 - Death Benefits to Surviving Spouse; Amounts; Limitations; Length of Payments.

15-5-205. 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 monthly benefit payable under W.S. 15-5-204(a) for twenty (20) years of active service. Benefits payable under this subsection shall be paid out of the firemen's pension account and shall continue for the spouse's life.  (b) If the fireman is a retired fireman drawing his pension at the time of his death, the board shall pay to the surviving spouse a monthly pension equal to the monthly benefit payable to the fireman under W.S. 15-5-204. Benefits payable under this subsection shall be paid out of the firemen's pension account and shall continue for the spouse's life.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 36, § 2.
WY Stat § 15-5-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 2 - Firemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-206 - Death Benefits to Dependent Father and Mother; Amounts.

15-5-206. 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 both, out of the firemen's pension account, a monthly amount equal to the pension the retired fireman was receiving if retired at the time of his death, or if in active service at the time of death, a monthly amount equal to the greater of the monthly benefit payable to the fireman under W.S. 15-2-204 at the time of his death or the monthly benefit payable under W.S. 15-2-204(a) for twenty (20) years of active service. If either the surviving mother or father dies after the payments have started, the board shall pay to the surviving parent the full amount as computed under this section.
WY Stat § 15-5-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 2 - Firemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-207 - Application for Benefits; Statement Filed; Determination; Review; Appeal.

15-5-207. 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 department of which he was a member, or some other proper person, shall apply by filing a complete and concise statement of the facts necessary to entitle the fireman or the fireman's surviving spouse or children or parents to the benefits or pension. The application shall be filed with the board upon forms it provides. The board is empowered to investigate the application and determine whether or not it should be granted and to hear evidence as to the justice of the application, or to require and receive affidavits as to the truth of the statements made in the application. If the application is refused, the matter may be taken, by petition, before the district court of the county in which the applicant resides. The court shall notify the board of the date set for hearing. The decision of the district court is binding upon the board and applicant unless appealed from according to the procedure provided under the Worker's Compensation Act.
WY Stat § 15-5-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 2 - Firemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-208 - Pension Application; Payments Thereafter; When Benefits Suspended.

15-5-208. 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 payroll of the city or town. No fireman or any of his survivors is entitled to any of the benefits of this article while the fireman or his survivors are receiving payments under the Worker's Compensation Act, but when the payments under the Worker's Compensation Act terminate, his or their rights to the benefits of this article attach. Any fireman who is entitled to the benefits of insurance paid for from the general fund of any city or town is not entitled to any of the benefits of this article until the insurance payments cease.
WY Stat § 15-5-209 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 2 - Firemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-209 - Payments; When and How Made; Protections; Nonassignability; Qualified Domestic Relations Order.

15-5-209. 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 drawn against the firemen's pension account and paid by the board out of the account. No payments made under this article are subject to judgment, attachment, execution, garnishment or other legal process and are not assignable nor shall the board recognize any assignment nor pay over any sum assigned.  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, payments under this article may be made in accordance with qualified domestic relations orders pursuant to W.S. 9-3-426.
WY Stat § 15-5-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 3 - Policemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-301 - Pension Fund; Establishment; Separate Accounts.

15-5-301. 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 pension fund. Any such fund established prior to July 1, 1981 shall be divided into two (2) separate accounts to be known as the existing account and the new account. The existing account shall consist of contributions from police officers employed prior to July 1, 1981 and city or town contributions made in those officers' behalf. The new account shall consist of contributions made from police officers employed after June 30, 1981 and city or town contributions made in those officers' behalf.
WY Stat § 15-5-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 3 - Policemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-302 - Pension Fund; Contributions; Salary Deductions; Unfunded Liability; City or Town and State Responsibilities; Adjustment of Contributions.

15-5-302. 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 officers' contributions, or contributions made on his behalf, will be sufficient to meet the normal costs of the account. The proceeds from the contribution shall be placed with the city treasurer in the existing account within the policemen pension fund. In addition, in accordance with subsection (f) of this section, the city treasurer may deduct from the salary of each police officer employed prior to July 1, 1981, an amount not to exceed eight percent (8%) of the monthly compensation payable to that officer and, if deducted, shall place it in the existing account within the policemen pension fund. In lieu of deducting from the salary of each police officer the amount specified in this subsection, the city treasurer may, upon approval by the governing body of the city or town, contribute a like amount into the policemen pension fund.  (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the city treasurer may deduct from the salary of each police officer employed after June 30, 1981 an amount specified by the board, which shall be actuarially determined. Each city or town shall contribute an amount equal to the amount contributed by each police officer, or by the city or town on behalf of the police officer, under this subsection. All contributions under this subsection shall be deposited in the new account within the policemen pension fund.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204.  (d) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 69, § 204.  (e) In addition to other contributions imposed under this section, each city or town and each police officer shall contribute an equal amount to the account, specified by the board, which shall be actuarially determined, to meet the costs to the account for providing benefits under W.S. 15-5-309.  (f) Annually, not later than November 1, based on an actuarial determination in writing, the board shall notify the city treasurer in writing of the amount of contributions to deduct from the salary of each police officer specified in subsection (a) of this section. Contributions shall be adjusted effective January 1 following, and in accordance with, the board's notice to the city treasurer. The contributions shall remain in effect for the next succeeding calendar year. In no case shall contributions be less than eight percent (8%) in any year, if the fund is not funded one hundred percent (100%) on an actuarial basis as certified to the board in writing by an enrolled actuary.
WY Stat § 15-5-303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 3 - Policemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-303 - Pension Board; Composition; Election and Term of Police Members.

15-5-303. 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 police department shall elect three (3) regular qualified members to the board every two (2) years. The election shall be held in the police headquarters on a date fixed by the secretary of the board, but not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before the regular municipal election. Written notice of the nomination of any member of the department for membership on the board shall be filed with the secretary of the board. Each notice of nomination shall be signed by not less than three (3) members of the department, and any member may sign more than three (3) notices of nomination. Notice of the dates upon which notices of nomination may be filed and for the election shall be given by the secretary of the board by posting a written notice in a prominent place in the police department headquarters. The secretary shall furnish printed or typewritten ballots containing the names of all persons nominated for membership and a ballot box for the election. The chief of the department shall appoint two (2) members of the department to act as officials of the election, and they shall receive their regular wages for the day, but no additional compensation. The polls shall open at 8:00 a.m. and remain open as long thereafter, not exceeding twelve (12) hours, as will afford each member of the department an opportunity to vote. Each member of the police department is entitled to vote for three (3) persons as board members. The three (3) nominees receiving the highest number of votes are elected as members of the board, and their terms commence on the same date as does the term of the mayor of the city or town.
WY Stat § 15-5-304 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 3 - Policemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-304 - Pension Board; Officers; Reports; Information.

15-5-304. 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 receipts and disbursements thereto, together with a complete list of the beneficiaries of the fund, and the amount paid to each. The city treasurer, from the records of his office, shall furnish the secretary with any pertinent information needed to compile the reports or to furnish the board with necessary information.
WY Stat § 15-5-305 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 3 - Policemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-305 - Pension Board; Meetings; Record and Quorum; List of Entitled Pensioners; Vouchers.

15-5-305. 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 majority of all the members of the board constitutes a quorum with the power to transact business.  (b) At each monthly meeting the board shall send to the treasurer of the city or town a list of all persons entitled to payment from the fund, stating the amount and purpose of the payments. The list shall be certified to and signed by the chairman and secretary of the board, attested under oath, and shall be filed by the treasurer in his office as a permanent record. The treasurer of the city or town shall then make out a regular city voucher for each of the persons named in the list, or a city voucher in the manner payrolls are handled in cities with the commission form of government, for the amounts specified, showing the purpose for which it is granted. The vouchers, without further individual certification, shall be approved by the governing body for payment from the available funds of the pension fund at the next meeting at which vouchers are handled. The vouchers shall be paid in the same manner in which other claims against the city or town are paid.
WY Stat § 15-5-306 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 3 - Policemen Pensions and Death Benefits|Section 15-5-306 - Board Powers and Duties.

15-5-306. 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 or any member of the board may administer oaths to witnesses.  (b) The board may provide for the payment from the fund of all necessary expenses and printing not to exceed five percent (5%) of the annual revenue. However, no compensation or emolument may be paid to any member of the board for any duty required or performed under this article.  (c) The board may make all necessary rules and regulations for its guidance in conformity with the provisions of this article.  (d) Upon recommendation of the board the governing body of each city or town may hire a professional investment counselor or management firm to make recommendations on the investment of monies in the fund, which may be invested in any securities specified in W.S. 9-3-408(b). The cost of such counselor or firm shall be paid from the fund.  (e) The board shall:  (i) At least once in every six (6) year period cause an actuarial valuation of the accounts within the fund to be made;  (ii) At least every two (2) years cause an actuarial investigation of all the experience under the accounts within the fund to be made;  (iii) Pay out of funds which shall be provided by the cities or towns the cost of the valuations and investigations under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection;  (iv) Reduce employee and employer contribution rates under W.S. 15-5-302(b), in an amount to be actuarially determined, if at any time the assets in the existing or new accounts of the fund exceed the liabilities in those accounts.