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WY Stat § 37-13-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-111 - Public Hearing; Changes in Proposed Improvements or in Area of Improvement District.

37-13-111. Public hearing; changes in proposed improvements or in area of improvement district.| (a) At the time and place specified in the notice, the governing body shall meet and proceed to hear and pass upon all objections and protests to the creation of the proposed district, the making of the proposed improvements, and the benefits accruing to any tract, lot or parcel of land therein. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time to a fixed future time and place. If at any time during the hearings, it appears to the governing body that changes in the proposed improvements or the proposed district should be made, which, after consultation with the public utilities concerned, appear to affect either the cost or feasibility of the improvements, the hearing shall be adjourned to a fixed future time and place and a new cost and feasibility report prepared on the basis of the contemplated changes.  (b) If at any time during the public hearing the governing body is presented with a petition signed by more than fifty percent (50%) of the property owners of the proposed district protesting the proposed improvement and the petition is still outstanding at the close of the public hearing the district and project shall be abandoned.  (c) After the hearing has been concluded and after all protests and objections have been considered, the governing body may make changes in the proposed improvements or in the area to be included in the district as it may consider necessary or desirable, provided the changes are not substantial. Notice and an opportunity to protest shall be given if substantial changes are desired by the governing body. The governing body shall either abandon the district and project or adopt a resolution establishing the district and authorizing the project, either as described in the notice or with changes made as above authorized. The resolution shall be published in the manner provided in W.S. 37-13-110 but need not be mailed.  (d) If a resolution is adopted establishing the district, the resolution shall conclusively establish the regular organization of the district against all persons, unless an action contesting the validity of the organization is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the resolution. Thereafter, any action is barred and the organization of the district shall not be directly or collaterally questioned in any suit, action or proceeding.
WY Stat § 37-13-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-112 - Waiver of Objections.

37-13-112. Waiver of objections.| Any person who has real property within the boundaries of the proposed district who fails to appear before the governing body at the hearing and make any objection he may have to the creation of the district, the making of the improvements and the inclusion of his real property in the district, shall be deemed to have waived every objection. However, the waiver shall not preclude his right to object to the amount of the assessment at the hearing provided for that purpose.
WY Stat § 37-13-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-113 - Proposed Assessment List.

37-13-113. Proposed assessment list.| After the resolution creating the district is adopted, the governing body shall cause an assessment list to be prepared detailing the total cost to be assessed, the specific properties assessed, and the amount of assessment on each piece of property. The total cost of the improvement shall include the cost of construction as determined from the costs and feasibility report, legal and fiscal fees and costs, the cost of publication of notices and all other costs properly incident to the construction of the improvement and the financing thereof.
WY Stat § 37-13-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-114 - Proposed Assessment Resolution.

37-13-114. Proposed assessment resolution.| After the preparation of the proposed assessment list, the governing body shall cause to be prepared for adoption at the assessment hearing a resolution incorporating the proposed assessment list and declaring what share, if any, of the total cost is payable from voluntary contributions or governmental sources other than the imposition of assessments.
WY Stat § 37-13-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-115 - Board of Equalization and Review.

37-13-115. Board of equalization and review.| Before the governing body shall propose to levy any tax under any provision of this chapter, it shall sit as a board of equalization and review for the purpose of making corrections in the proposed assessments. After concluding the assessment hearings the governing body shall prepare a report of any changes or corrections made by it in the assessment list together with its finding that each piece of property within the improvement district will be benefited in amounts not less than the assessment to be levied against the property.
WY Stat § 37-13-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-116 - Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Assessments.

37-13-116. Notice of public hearing on proposed assessments.| Notice of a public hearing on the proposed assessment resolution shall be given. At least twenty (20) days before the date fixed for the hearing, the notice shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper in which the first notice of hearing was published. Notice shall also be mailed to each owner of real property whose property will be assessed for part of the cost of the improvement at the last known address of the owner as shown on the last completed real property assessment rolls of the county wherein the affected property is located. In addition, a copy of the notice shall be addressed and mailed to "owner" at the street number of each piece of property affected by the assessment. Each notice shall state that at the specified time and place the governing body will hold a hearing upon the proposed assessments and that the owner of any property to be assessed pursuant to the resolution will be heard on the question of whether his property will be benefited by the proposed improvement to the amount of the proposed assessment against his property and whether the amount assessed against his property constitutes more than his proper proportional share of the total cost of the improvement. The notice shall further state that the owner or owners of any property assessed must file a written objection pursuant to section 37-303 [§ 37-13-131] of the statutes if the owner or owners wish to do the trenching and backfilling on their own property outside of utility easements and thereby not be obligated to pay the public utility therefor, if such is permitted by the district and public utility tariff. The notice shall further state where a copy of the proposed resolution levying the assessments against all real property in the district is on file for public inspection, and that subject to such changes and corrections as may be made by the governing body, it is proposed to adopt the resolution at the conclusion of the hearing. The published notice shall describe the boundaries or area of the district with sufficient particularity to permit each owner of real property therein to ascertain that his property lies in the district. The mailed notice may refer to the district by name and date of creation and shall state the amount of the assessment proposed to be levied against the real property of the person to whom the notice is mailed. In the absence of fraud, the failure to mail any notice does not invalidate any assessment or any proceeding under this chapter.
WY Stat § 37-13-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-117 - Public Hearing on Proposed Assessment Resolution; Corrections.

37-13-117. Public hearing on proposed assessment resolution; corrections.| (a) At the time and place specified in the assessment hearing notice, the governing body shall hear all arguments relating to the benefits accruing to any tract, lot or parcel of land therein and the amounts proposed to be assessed against any tract, lot or parcel. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time to a fixed future time and place. After the hearing has been concluded and all persons desiring to be heard have been heard, the governing body shall consider the arguments presented and shall make the corrections in the assessment list as may be considered just and equitable. The corrections may eliminate, increase, or decrease the amount of the assessment proposed to be levied against any piece of property. However, no increase of any proposed assessment shall be valid unless the owner of the property is given notice and an opportunity to be heard.  (b) After the corrections have been made, the governing body shall make a specific finding that no proposed assessment on the corrected assessment list exceeds the benefit to be derived from the improvement by the piece of property to be assessed and that no piece of property listed will bear more than its proper proportionate share of the cost of the improvement.
WY Stat § 37-13-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-118 - Adoption of the Assessment Resolution; Civil Action; Statute of Limitations.

37-13-118. Adoption of the assessment resolution; civil action; statute of limitations.| After the public hearing has been concluded and all corrections made to the assessment list, the governing body shall proceed to adopt the assessment resolution. The resolution and supporting findings shall be conclusive against all persons unless an action contesting the validity of this law or the acts contemplated by this law shall be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the assessment ordinance. Thereafter, any such action shall be barred and the organization of the district, the assessment levied pursuant thereto, or any other act authorized by this statute shall not be directly or collaterally questioned in any suit, action, or proceeding. The statute of limitations provided herein shall be an additional limitation to and supplement any requirements of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act or any rules issued thereunder. If the contest is unsuccessful, the court may order the plaintiff to pay the costs thereof, and, in its discretion, may require a bond in a sufficient amount to cover the costs at the commencement of the action. The burden of proof to show that the special assessment or part thereof is invalid, inequitable or unjust shall rest upon the party who brings the suit.
WY Stat § 37-13-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-119 - Payment of Assessment.

37-13-119. Payment of assessment.| The amount of the assessment is due and collectible without demand within thirty (30) days after the final publication of the assessment resolution and if it is not paid within such time it shall commence to bear interest at a rate fixed by the governing body. The published resolution shall specify the date when interest will commence, the rate of interest, and the period of years over which installment payments may be made. If not paid within the thirty (30) days allowed, it will be conclusively presumed that the owner exercises the right to pay the amount due in equal annual installments bearing interest at the rate specified in the resolution and extending over the period of years not exceeding ten (10) specified in the resolution. The first installment shall become due one (1) year from the date when interest commenced and one (1) installment shall become due on the same day of the same month annually thereafter.
WY Stat § 37-13-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-120 - Failure to Pay Installments; Sale of Property; Return of Sale; Certificate of Sale.

37-13-120. Failure to pay installments; sale of property; return of sale; certificate of sale.| (a) The failure to pay any installment including interest when due shall cause all other installments and the interest thereon to become due and payable and the governing body shall, within thirty (30) days from the date of default, by general ordinance providing for the sale of the property, proceed against the property for the collection of the total amount due including interest plus five percent (5%) additional on unpaid principal and interest as penalties and costs of collection.  (b) The governing body shall cause notice of sales for delinquent assessments and make the sales thereof in the same manner as is provided for sales of property by a treasurer of a city or town for delinquent assessments as provided in W.S. 15-6-410.  (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 and effect as provided therein.  (e) The governing body shall be custodian of such certificates, may sell and transfer any such certificate and generally may act with the same powers and authority as provided in W.S. 15-6-412(b).
WY Stat § 37-13-121 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-121 - Redemption of Property Sold for Assessment; Deed.

37-13-121. Redemption of property sold for assessment; deed.| Any property sold for an assessment as provided in W.S. 37-13-120 shall be subject to redemption from the governing body and a redemption deed shall be executed after two (2) years from the date of the sale in the same manner as is provided for redemption in W.S. 15-6-418.
WY Stat § 37-13-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-122 - Assessment Lien.

37-13-122. Assessment lien.| Special assessments levied hereunder are equal with taxes levied against the property by the state, the county and all other taxing districts, and are superior to any other lien or encumbrance created before or after. No sale of property for the nonpayment of taxes or other special assessments shall extinguish any lien other than the taxes or special assessments for the nonpayment of which sale is had.
WY Stat § 37-13-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-123 - Proceeds of Sale.

37-13-123. Proceeds of sale.| The proceeds of the sale of any property for nonpayment of special assessments shall be applied in the discharge of the assessments, the interest, costs and penalties thereon. If there are outstanding any special improvement bonds issued pursuant to the improvement in question, proceeds of the sale shall, after the payment therefrom of the costs of collection, be applied to the cost of redemption prior to maturity of as many of the outstanding special improvement bonds as can be retired with the amount available.
WY Stat § 37-13-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-124 - Property Bid in by City, Town or County to Be Held in Trust; Trust Discharged by Payment of Assessment.

37-13-124. Property bid in by city, town or county to be held in trust; trust discharged by payment of assessment.| When any property is bid in by or stricken off to any city, town or county the property shall be held in trust by the city, town or county for the fund of the improvement district for which the assessment was levied to the extent of the unpaid assessment for which the property was sold, with penalty, and all accrued interest and interest owed in the future. However, the city, town or county may after receiving a deed pay the fund the amount of the delinquent assessment for which the property was sold, any penalties owed, and all accrued interest and interest to the time of the next call for bonds issued against the assessment fund at the rate provided, and thereupon take and hold the property discharged of the trust.
WY Stat § 37-13-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-125 - Sale of Property Held in Trust; Notice.

37-13-125. Sale of property held in trust; notice.| (a) After the period of redemption has expired and a deed has been issued to a city, town or county, it may sell the property at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. No bid may be accepted for less than the amount set forth in the deed plus accrued interest to date of sale computed on the assessment for which the property was sold from the date of the execution of the deed and all delinquent assessments and taxes against the property with accrued interest, penalties, costs and other charges. The city, town or county shall pay into the fund for which the property was held in trust an amount necessary to fully discharge the assessment for which the property was sold, together with all interest and penalties.  (b) Any sale shall be conducted only after notice has been given, describing the property and stating that the treasurer will on the day specified sell the property at the front door of the building in which the governing body holds its sessions, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The notice shall be published at least five (5) times in a daily newspaper published within the district or if there is none, at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The sale cannot be less than fifteen (15) days after the date of the last publication of the notice.
WY Stat § 37-13-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-126 - Advance Payment of Assessment Installations.

37-13-126. Advance payment of assessment installations.| The governing body, in the resolution levying the assessments, may provide that all unpaid installment assessments levied against any property may be paid, but only in their entirety, prior to the dates on which they become due if the person paying the installments pays all interest which would accrue thereon to the next succeeding date on which interest is payable on the bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of the assessments. In addition, the person must pay the additional amount of interest as in the opinion of the governing body is necessary to assure the availability of money fully sufficient to pay interest on the bonds as interest becomes due, and any redemption premiums which may become payable on the bonds in order to retire, in advance of maturity, bonds in a sufficient amount to utilize the assessments thus paid in advance. If no bonds have been issued then all unpaid installments of assessments levied against any piece of property may be paid in their entirety prior to the date upon which they become due by paying the principal amount due and the interest accrued thereon to the date of payment.
WY Stat § 37-13-127 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-127 - Issuance of Bonds.

37-13-127. Issuance of bonds.| After the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of the adoption of the resolution levying the assessments, the governing body may issue negotiable interest-bearing bonds in a principal amount not exceeding the unpaid balance of the assessments levied. The bonds shall bear interest payable semiannually or annually and shall mature serially over a period not exceeding twenty (20) years, but in no event shall the bonds extend over a longer period of time than the period of time over which the installments of special assessments are due and payable and ninety (90) days thereafter. The bonds shall be of a form and denomination and shall be payable in principal and interest at times and places and shall be sold, authorized and issued in a manner, as the governing body may determine. The bonds shall be dated no earlier than the date on which the special assessment shall begin to bear interest and shall be secured by and payable from the irrevocable pledge of the funds derived from the levy and collection of the special assessments in anticipation of the collection of which they are issued. Any premium received on the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the fund for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds. The bonds shall be callable for redemption from the proceeds of the sale of property sold for the nonpayment of special assessments but not otherwise unless the bonds on the face thereof provide for redemption prior to maturity. The governing body may provide that the bonds shall be redeemable on interest payment date or dates prior to maturity pursuant to notice and at premiums as it deems advisable. The bonds shall be signed by a member of the governing body designated by the governing body and shall be countersigned by the city recorder or the clerk of the board of the town trustees or the clerk of the board of the county commissioners, whichever is applicable, and one (1) of the signatures may be a facsimile signature. Interest may be evidenced by interest coupons attached to the bonds and signed by a facsimile signature of one (1) of the individuals who signed the bond.
WY Stat § 37-13-128 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 37 - Public Utilities|Chapter 13 - Local Improvement Districts|Section 37-13-128 - Errors or Irregularities Not to Void Assessment; Civil Action to Adjudicate Grievance; Action to Test Validity of Resolution Authorizing Bond Issue.

37-13-128. Errors or irregularities not to void assessment; civil action to adjudicate grievance; action to test validity of resolution authorizing bond issue.| No special assessment shall be declared void or set aside in consequence of any error or irregularity permitted or appearing in any of the proceedings under this chapter, but any party feeling aggrieved by any special assessment or proceeding may bring a civil action to adjudicate the grievance if the action is commenced prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days after adoption of the assessment ordinance. Every person whose property is subject to the special assessment and who fails to appear during the public hearings on assessments to raise his objection to the tax shall be deemed to have waived all objection to the assessment except the objection that the governing body lacks jurisdiction to levy the tax, which objection must be raised within thirty (30) days after adoption of the assessment ordinance. Whenever any enactment authorizing the issuance of any bonds pursuant to the improvement contemplated is adopted, the resolution shall be published once in a newspaper in which the original notice of hearing was published. For twenty (20) days thereafter, any person whose property has been assessed and any taxpayer in the district may institute litigation for the purpose of questioning or attacking the legality of such bonds. After the expiration of twenty (20) days, all proceedings by the governing body, the bonds to be issued pursuant thereto, and the special assessments from which the bonds are to be paid, shall be final and no suit challenging the legality thereof may be instituted in this state, and no court shall have the authority to inquire into such matters.