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WY Stat § 15-4-310 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 4 - Alternative Forms of Government|Article 3 - Property, Financial Affairs, Contracts, Streets, Subdivisions and Utilities|Section 15-4-310 - Subdividing; Survey and Plat Required; Procedure; Streets; Layout and Grading.

15-4-310. Subdividing; survey and plat required; procedure; streets; layout and grading.| (a) If any person subdivides any parcel of ground within the city or town into building lots for the purpose of sale, he shall have it surveyed and platted in accordance with the general laws. When the survey and plats are completed and acknowledged, a copy shall be presented to the city engineer, who shall advise the manager whether it should be accepted or rejected, or a modification directed. The manager shall then present it to the governing body with the recommendation.  (b) When any plat is accepted by the governing body, the clerk shall so certify upon the face of the plat, and it may then be recorded as provided by the general laws relating to the making and filing of plats. Except as otherwise provided by law, all provisions of the general laws relating to the making and filing of plats apply to the city. No person is entitled to damages for laying out or extension of any street or alley over any lot or parcel of land sold or offered for sale contrary to law.  (c) The acceptance of the plat or addition of any ground, either within or outside the limits of the city or town, does not make it liable to grade the streets therein designated, or responsible for an insufficiency in a street, until the governing body directs they be graded and opened for travel.
WY Stat § 15-4-311 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 4 - Alternative Forms of Government|Article 3 - Property, Financial Affairs, Contracts, Streets, Subdivisions and Utilities|Section 15-4-311 - Removing Snow; Persons Responsible; Cost.

15-4-311. Removing snow; persons responsible; cost.| If the owners or occupants of property within the city fail to promptly remove accumulations of snow or other obstructions from the sidewalks, or streets or alleys on which their property abuts, when required to do so by ordinance, the manager may have it removed and the cost of removal assessed against the property. The cost of removal constitutes a lien against the property to be collected in the same manner as special assessments.
WY Stat § 15-4-312 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 4 - Alternative Forms of Government|Article 3 - Property, Financial Affairs, Contracts, Streets, Subdivisions and Utilities|Section 15-4-312 - Public Utilities; Installation.

15-4-312. Public utilities; installation.| The city or town may install, purchase, construct and operate any street railway and any gas, water, ice, heat, power, light or other plant for the furnishing of any commodity or service, or other public utility, and engage in the manufacture, production, purchase and sale of gas, water, ice, coal, heat, power, light or other commodities.
WY Stat § 15-4-313 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 4 - Alternative Forms of Government|Article 3 - Property, Financial Affairs, Contracts, Streets, Subdivisions and Utilities|Section 15-4-313 - Public Utilities; Manner of Disposal.

15-4-313. Public utilities; manner of disposal.| No public utility owned by the city, whether acquired prior to the adoption of this article or thereafter, may be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of and no real property may be sold unless the full terms of the sale or other disposition, together with the price to be paid, is published in the official paper of the city or town once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, before final action of the governing body. The proposition shall then be submitted to a vote of the people for ratification or rejection at the next general municipal election and ratified by at least two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of electors voting upon the question.
WY Stat § 15-4-314 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 4 - Alternative Forms of Government|Article 3 - Property, Financial Affairs, Contracts, Streets, Subdivisions and Utilities|Section 15-4-314 - Applicability of Article.

15-4-314. Applicability of article.| The provisions of this article shall apply to any form of alternative city government authorized under this chapter.
WY Stat § 15-5-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-101 - "Commission" Defined.

15-5-101. "Commission" defined.| As used in this article, "commission" means the fire department civil service commission or the police department civil service commission.
WY Stat § 15-5-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-102 - Establishment of Civil Service Commission or Personnel System.

15-5-102. Establishment of civil service commission or personnel system.| (a) There is established a fire department civil service commission in each incorporated municipality maintaining a paid fire department and having a population of four thousand (4,000) or more.  (b) The governing body in each incorporated municipality maintaining a paid police department and having a population of four thousand (4,000) or more which has not established a civil service commission may establish a police department personnel system in a manner as the governing body determines.
WY Stat § 15-5-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-103 - Composition of Civil Service Commission or Personnel System; Qualifications; Terms; Vacancies; Oaths.

15-5-103. Composition of civil service commission or personnel system; qualifications; terms; vacancies; oaths.| (a) Each commission consists of three (3) members who shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the governing body. Each commissioner shall be a qualified elector of the city and serve without compensation for a term of three (3) years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Of the three (3) commissioners first appointed, one (1) shall be appointed for a one (1) year term, one (1) for a two (2) year term, and one (1) for a three (3) year term. Not more than one (1) commissioner may be appointed from the governing body, and no officer or employee in the fire or police department is eligible to appointment or service as a commissioner. In the case of a vacancy or disqualification of any commissioner, the mayor, with the consent of the governing body, may appoint a person to serve during the unexpired portion of the term and until a commissioner is appointed and qualified.  (b) Before entering on the duties of their offices, all commissioners shall take and subscribe before the clerk of the municipality, an oath or affirmation that in no event will they appoint or remove any person because of his political opinions or for any reason other than the person's fitness or unfitness. The oaths or affirmations shall be filed with the city clerk.
WY Stat § 15-5-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-104 - Civil Service Commission; Offices; Clerk; Preliminary Expenses.

15-5-104. Civil service commission; offices; clerk; preliminary expenses.| The governing body shall furnish the commission's necessary offices, office furniture, books, stationery, blanks, printing, heat, light and any other supplies. The city clerk is ex officio clerk of the commissions without extra compensation. Expenses incurred before the adoption of the next budget following the organization of any commission may be defrayed from any funds available or included in the next budget.
WY Stat § 15-5-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-105 - Employment and Appointments Generally; Appointment of Chiefs.

15-5-105. Employment and appointments generally; appointment of chiefs.| (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, no person may be employed or appointed in the fire or police department except from the list of eligible persons certified by the commissions to the governing body.  (b) Appointment of a person to the office of chief of the fire department may be made from within or without the department and any appointment shall be based upon competitive examinations and merit. However, subject to equal qualifications, members of the department from the next lower grade shall be given preference for appointment to that office.  (c) This section does not apply to the appointment, tenure or office of the chief of police. However, if any member of the police department is appointed chief of police, he shall remain on the list of eligible persons certified and his classification remains the same at the end of his term as chief of police.
WY Stat § 15-5-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-106 - Commissions; Classification of Positions; Working Hours; Salaries; Exceptions; Examinations.

15-5-106. Commissions; classification of positions; working hours; salaries; exceptions; examinations.| (a) The commissions shall classify the various positions in the departments into classes or schedules based upon the nature of the service to be rendered or duties to be performed. The governing body shall then establish uniform working hours and wages for all employees in each class or schedule and may regulate the rate of wages and the number of employees in any class or schedule as necessary. Notwithstanding any other general law fixing salaries or granting authority to fix salaries, the minimum salary for full-time policemen and full-time firemen in any city or town having a population of more than four thousand (4,000) is four hundred twenty-five dollars ($425.00) per month, with an increase of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month for each year of service rendered until a monthly salary of five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525.00) is reached. Any city or town may pay a salary in excess of five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525.00) per month. Persons holding positions of higher grade or rank in these departments shall be compensated in accordance with the responsibility of the position held, but shall receive a total salary of not less than six thousand six hundred dollars ($6,600.00) per year.  (b) The commission shall examine the qualifications of all applicants for eligible ratings in any class or schedule. The examinations shall be supervised by the commission and may be conducted by any member or a person designated by the commission. All examinations shall be impartial and relate only to matters which test the fitness of the persons examined to perform the services required in the class or schedule covered by the examination. The percentage of proficiency and rating based upon examination are those approved by the commission.  (c) The salary provisions of this section do not apply to a special fireman or policeman temporarily employed, nor to firemen or policemen employed in a department having three (3) men or less.
WY Stat § 15-5-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-107 - Employment and Appointments Generally; Requirements; Veterans; Grading; Reexamination.

15-5-107. Employment and appointments generally; requirements; veterans; grading; reexamination.| Only those persons who are seventy-five percent (75%) or more proficient may be certified for employment. A local fire commission may establish a higher required proficiency, in which case only those persons meeting the higher standard shall be certified by the commission for employment. The examination requirements of this section shall not apply to a person meeting the conditions of W.S. 15-5-122(a) if the person is employed by a police department. The examination requirements of this section shall not apply to a person meeting the conditions of W.S. 15-5-122(a) if the person is employed by a fire department. All other things being equal, persons honorably discharged from the military service of the United States shall be given preference for employment over other candidates. Those examined shall be graded upon their examinations and their approved ratings or grades entered in a register. Eligible applicants for the fire department shall remain on the registers two (2) years, except the hiring authority of each department may choose the option of a one (1) year register. Applicants for the police department shall remain on the register one (1) year, without reexamination and certification. However, the commission, in its discretion, may require further examination as to physical fitness, health and age qualifications prior to certifying the applicant to the governing body for employment.
WY Stat § 15-5-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-108 - Employment and Appointments Generally; Manner of Filling Positions.

15-5-108. Employment and appointments generally; manner of filling positions.| If a position is to be filled in either department, the governing body or chief of the department shall request from the commission the names of five (5) eligible persons. Upon request, the commission shall certify for departments the names of the five (5) qualified applicants having the highest percentage of proficiency, one (1) of whom shall be employed. If all persons certified are unsuitable for the position, the commission shall certify additional names, but the reason for certification of the additional names shall be stated in the certificate. If there are no registered, eligible applicants, the commission may allow provisional employment, or it may authorize the appointive authority to select a suitable person for examination, and if qualified, that person shall be certified for employment.
WY Stat § 15-5-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-109 - Employment and Appointments Generally; Trial Period; Eligibility for Reemployment Following Force Reduction.

15-5-109. Employment and appointments generally; trial period; eligibility for reemployment following force reduction.| (a) The first year of employment of any person in a fire department is on a trial basis. A trial period of employment within a police department may be imposed as follows:  (i) For introductory employees, a period of not more than the first eighteen (18) months of employment;  (ii) For employees promoted, a period of not less than twelve (12) months.  (b) If the conduct of the introductory or promotional employee has been satisfactory during the trial period, he may be regularly employed or promoted, as applicable.  (c) Employees discharged because of a reduction in force are eligible for reemployment within two (2) years following the date of their discharge without further examination.
WY Stat § 15-5-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-110 - Filling Officer Vacancy.

15-5-110. Filling officer vacancy.| If any vacancy occurs in the grade of officers, except the chief of a police department, it shall be filled by a competent person from the next lowest grade. The commission shall determine the competency of the person to fill the vacancy.
WY Stat § 15-5-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-111 - Temporary Service; Emergency Employees.

15-5-111. Temporary service; emergency employees.| Employment for temporary service shall follow the same procedure as for permanent employees, except in case of emergency. No emergency employee may continue in service for more than ninety (90) days, and no reappointment or employment to the same position at the end of the period is allowed unless the emergency employee's name is certified by the commission as provided in W.S. 15-5-108. The official making an emergency employment shall report it to the commission within three (3) days, giving the reason and the probable period of emergency.
WY Stat § 15-5-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-112 - Retention of Positions; Discharge; Grounds and Procedure; Retirement of Firemen.

15-5-112. Retention of positions; discharge; grounds and procedure; retirement of firemen.| (a) All persons occupying positions affected by this article may retain their positions until discharged or reduced in grade under its provisions.  (b) Discharge from a department, or reduction in grade or compensation, or both, may be made for any cause, not political or religious, which will promote the efficiency of the service, on written notice and specifications filed with the commission and served upon the person affected by the authority requesting the discharge or reduction. The person whose discharge or reduction is sought is allowed a reasonable time to answer the charges in writing and demand a hearing. The commission, after hearing or investigation, shall determine whether the reason for discharge or reduction is sufficient and established. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section no person may be discharged or reduced in pay or rank without consent of the commission after a hearing, unless the action is pursuant to a classification program under W.S. 15-5-106. A copy of the specifications, notice, answer, consent and order of discharge or reduction are a part of the public records of the commission.  (c) In the case of a police department:  (i) A chief of police or his representative, after written notice, may suspend any regular employee without pay for disciplinary purposes. The chief or his representative shall file with the commission, on or before the effective date of the suspension, a written statement of the causes for such action;  (ii) A chief of police or his acting chief may discharge or reduce in grade any employee if he considers that the good of the service will be served thereby. Any employee who is discharged or reduced in grade has the right to answer in writing the statement of the chief as to the cause for his discharge or reduction in grade, as the case may be, and to file this and any other affidavits and exhibits in support of his statement with the commission.  (d) If any person in the fire department becomes sixty (60) years of age, the commission shall order that person retired from further service. However, if the person can pass annual mental and physical qualifications tests set by a physician chosen by the commission and governing body and given at no cost to the employee, he may be retained until he becomes sixty-five (65) years of age.
WY Stat § 15-5-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-113 - Retention of Positions; Review of Decisions.

15-5-113. Retention of positions; review of decisions.| The decision of the commission discharging or reducing any person in rank or pay may be reviewed by the district court pursuant to Rule 12 of the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.
WY Stat § 15-5-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-114 - Persons Not Eligible for Appointment; Criminal History Record Information.

15-5-114. Persons not eligible for appointment; criminal history record information.| (a) No person may be appointed or employed as a regular policeman or officer of the police department or as a fireman or officer of a fire department who:  (i) Has been convicted of, or against whom any indictment or information is pending for any offense, the punishment for which may be confinement in any penitentiary;  (ii) Is a notoriously bad character;  (iii) Is unable to read and write the English language; or  (iv) Lacks ordinary physical courage.  (b) A fire department may, as a condition for a position with the department, require applicants to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.
WY Stat § 15-5-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-115 - Order of Lay Off When Force Reduced; Reemployment of Firemen.

15-5-115. Order of lay off when force reduced; reemployment of firemen.| (a) If the force or schedule of employees of a department is reduced, the person last certified for employment in the department or employed in the department in accordance with W.S. 15-5-122 shall be the first laid off. If more than one (1) person were employed in accordance with W.S. 15-5-122 simultaneously, and those persons were employed after the person last certified for employment, the person with the least seniority for his previous employing entity shall be the first laid off.  (b) If a disabled, paid fireman, drawing a disability pension, becomes fit for active duty and his disability pension is discontinued within eighteen (18) months from the date of disability, he shall be returned to service in the department without any loss of rank, seniority or other privileges, provided he has not been discharged or reduced in grade for cause.  (c) Former firemen who have been laid off within two (2) years because of reduction in force, and firemen who have been on a disability pension for more than eighteen (18) months but who have thereafter become fit for active duty, shall be given a priority, in the order of their original employment, upon application for any vacancy which cannot be filled by personnel then within the department, provided that the former firemen and formerly disabled firemen are then persons of good standing and qualified for the vacancy.
WY Stat § 15-5-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-116 - Politically Related Activities Prohibited.

15-5-116. Politically related activities prohibited.| No officer or employee of a department shall discharge or change the amount of compensation of any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten to do so, for giving, withholding or neglecting to make contributions or perform services for any political purpose, nor shall any officer or employee solicit political contributions from any civil service employee.
WY Stat § 15-5-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-117 - Duties of Commission; Employee Roster.

15-5-117. Duties of commission; employee roster.| The commission shall keep at its office a roster showing the name, residence, position, date employed, compensation and duties of each person in the service. The commission has access to all public records and papers.
WY Stat § 15-5-118 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 15 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 5 - Fire and Police Departments|Article 1 - Civil Service|Section 15-5-118 - Duties of Commission; Employee Certification.

15-5-118. Duties of commission; employee certification.| The commission shall certify to the city clerk the names of employees in the service, stating in each case the character and date of commencement of service and any change in service. The governing body shall not allow a bill for service, nor shall the city clerk issue a warrant for the payment of any compensation to any person not so certified.