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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-123 - Prospective Operation; Existing Transactions Saved.

15-1-123. Prospective operation; existing transactions saved.
(a) This act applies to transactions entered into and events occurring after July 1, 1965, but may not be construed to affect any substantive or vested right.
(b) Transactions validly entered into before July 1, 1965, and the rights, duties and interests flowing therefrom remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, consummated or enforced as required or permitted by any statute or other law repealed by this act as though the repeal had not occurred, or at the option of the governing body, under this act as if commenced hereunder.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-124 - Employee Bonds.

15-1-124. Employee bonds.
The governing body of any city or town shall require the treasurer and may require any other official or employee to post bonds for the performance of their duties. The bonds shall be from a surety company licensed to do business in this state, in an amount as the governing body determines, payable to the city or town, and shall be filed with the city or town clerk. The city or town shall pay the bond costs and any filing costs.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-125 - Presentation and Payment of Claims; When Warrant Draws Interest; Exception.

15-1-125. Presentation and payment of claims; when warrant draws interest; exception.
(a) All claims and demands against any city or town shall be presented to the governing body by itemized invoice or other document from the vendor with a full account of the quantity and total cost for each item or for the services rendered. No payment shall be approved by the governing body unless the claim is certified under penalty of perjury by the vendor or by an authorized person employed by the city or town receiving the items or for whom the services were rendered. No claim or demand may be audited or allowed unless presented and certified as provided in this section, and no suit may be instituted against a city or town for any claim unless it has been first presented to the governing body and a reasonable time given to act upon the claim.
(b) Upon the allowance of any claim or demand by the governing body, the treasurer shall issue a check or warrant for the correct amount. The check or warrant shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the treasurer or any other person the governing body designates to countersign checks or warrants in the treasurer's absence. If there is not sufficient money in the treasury to pay the warrant, the treasurer shall endorse on the warrant the date and a statement that it has been presented for payment but has not been paid for want of funds. Thereafter, the warrant shall draw interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per year.
(c) This section does not apply to claims under W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-119 [ 1-39-120].
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-126 - Collecting City or Town Monies; Settlement Date.

15-1-126. Collecting city or town monies; settlement date.
Every officer and employee collecting or receiving monies belonging to the city or town shall settle with the treasurer on or before the last day of each month, or as directed by the governing body, and immediately pay all money into the treasury for the benefit of the funds to which the monies belong. If the last day of the month falls on Sunday, or a legal holiday, the payment shall be made on the next preceding business day.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-127 - Prohibitions; Interest in Contracts; Exception; Extra Pay; Compensation to Nonofficers; Exception.

15-1-127. Prohibitions; interest in contracts; exception; extra pay; compensation to nonofficers; exception.
(a) No qualified member of the governing body of any city or town or any member of that qualified member's immediate family may receive any monetary or other economic benefit from any contract to which the city or town or anyone for its benefit is a party. The obligation on the part of the city or town is void in any contract in which a monetary or other economic benefit will be received by a qualified member of the governing body or his family who does not comply with subsection (b) of this section. Any money paid on the contract may be recovered by the city or town from any persons by an action brought in the name of the city or town.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any qualified member of a governing body or any member of that qualified member's immediate family who may receive any monetary or other economic benefit from any contract made by the governing body if the qualified member complies with the following:
(i) The qualified member:
(A) Shall not participate in the consideration or discussion relating to the contract;
(B) Shall not attempt to influence the other members of the governing body in any way relating to the contract;
(C) Shall reveal the nature and extent of any monetary or other economic benefit he or any member of his immediate family may receive to the other members of the governing body prior to consideration of the contract;
(D) Shall not vote on the matter of granting the contract;
(E) Shall absent himself during the consideration, discussion and vote on the contract; and
(F) Shall not act, directly or indirectly, for the governing body in inspection, operation, administration or securing performance under the contract in which he or any member of his immediate family may receive any monetary or other economic benefit.
(c) The governing body, by ordinance, shall prescribe requirements governing conflicts of interest by any employee and any member of his immediate family and procedures by which any employee and any member of his immediate family may be exempt from those requirements.
(d) No qualified member of the governing body, officer or employee may receive any pay or perquisites from the city other than his salary for any work coming within the scope of his duties as provided by ordinance and the law. The governing body shall not pay or appropriate any money or other valuable thing to any person not a qualified member of the governing body, officer or employee for the performance of any act, service or duty which is within the proper scope of the duties of any qualified member of the governing body, officer or employee of the city or town, unless specially appropriated and ordered by a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all members elected to the governing body.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-128 - Officers and Employees; Prohibitions; Gratuities; Exceptions; Violations; Results Therefrom.

15-1-128. Officers and employees; prohibitions; gratuities; exceptions; violations; results therefrom.
(a) No officer or employee of any city or town shall:
(i) Solicit or receive any pay, commission, money or thing of value, or derive any benefit, profit or advantage, directly or indirectly, from or by reason of any improvement, alteration or repair required by authority of the city or town, or any contract to which it is a party, except his lawful compensation as an officer or employee and except as otherwise provided in W.S. 15-1-127(b) and (c);
(ii) Solicit, accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any public service corporation, or the owner of any public utility or franchise of the city, any pass, frank, free ticket, free service or any other favor upon terms more favorable than those granted the public generally, except that councilmen who are regularly employed by any public service corporation or owner of a public utility or franchise may receive free service or favor as is given to all other similar employees.
(b) Any officer or employee who violates this section shall be subject to removal from his position or other disciplinary action after hearing.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-129 - Contracts to House Prisoners.

15-1-129. Contracts to house prisoners.
The governing body of any city or town may contract with the sheriff of any county in Wyoming to house prisoners charged or sentenced for municipal ordinance violations in the county jail.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-130 - Prohibitions; Amateur Radio Antenna Regulation.

15-1-130. Prohibitions; amateur radio antenna regulation.
No city or town shall enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation that fails to conform to the limited preemption entitled "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2d 952 (1985)" issued by the federal communications commission. Ordinances or regulations may be adopted by a city or town with respect to amateur radio antennas which shall conform to the limited federal preemption entitled "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2d 952 (1985)" which states local regulations that involve placement, screening or height of antennas based on health, safety or aesthetic considerations shall be crafted to reasonably accommodate amateur communications. No ordinance or regulation adopted by a city or town under this section shall establish a maximum height for an amateur radio antenna of less than seventy (70) feet above ground.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Powers and Miscellaneous Matters › Section 15-1-132 - City and Town Prohibitions on Utility Connections.

15-1-132. City and town prohibitions on utility connections.
No city or town shall enact or implement any ordinance or policy that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, the connection or reconnection of an electric, natural gas, propane or other energy utility service provided by a public utility, municipality or cooperative utility.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Incorporation › Section 15-1-201 - Territories Which May Incorporate.

15-1-201. Territories which may incorporate.
(a) Any territory, including multiple territories within one (1) mile of each other and which are connected to a common culinary water system, not included in any incorporated city or town and not ineligible for incorporation under the provisions of W.S. 15-1-411, having a total resident population of not less than two hundred (200) persons and containing within its boundaries an area with a density of at least seventy (70) persons per square mile, may be incorporated as a town in the manner provided in this article. When territories connected to a common culinary water system are incorporated under this act, the pipelines connecting the territories shall be included in the town limits.
(b) For purposes of this article:
(i) "Census" means the census conducted pursuant to W.S. 15-1-202(a);
(ii) "Population" means the population as determined by the census conducted pursuant to W.S. 15-1-202(a).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Incorporation › Section 15-1-202 - Survey, Map and Census; Contents; Affidavits.

15-1-202. Survey, map and census; contents; affidavits.
(a) Any person intending to apply for the incorporation of a town shall:
(i) Have prepared an accurate survey and map of the territory intended to be embraced within its limits, which shall be made by a land surveyor registered under the laws of Wyoming and shall show the courses and distances of the boundaries of the territory, the quantity of land embraced and be accompanied by the affidavit of the surveyor. In preparing an accurate survey and map of the territory intended to be embraced within the town limits, a land surveyor registered under the laws of Wyoming may reference or adopt courses and distances of the boundaries of the territory from subdivision plats made by a land surveyor registered under the laws of Wyoming, platted in accordance with the provisions of W.S. 34-12-101 through 34-12-104;
(ii) Not more than forty (40) days prior to the time of presenting the application to the board of county commissioners, cause an accurate census to be taken of the resident population of the territory which shall show the name of every head of a family residing within the territory on the day the census was taken, the number of persons then belonging to every family and be accompanied by the affidavit of the census taker.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Incorporation › Section 15-1-203 - Survey, Map and Census; Examination; Filing; Notice.

15-1-203. Survey, map and census; examination; filing; notice.
The survey, map and census, when completed and verified, shall be left at some convenient place within the territory for not less than twenty (20) days for examination by anyone having an interest in the application. A copy of the survey, map and census shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the territory is situated. A notice which sets forth the boundaries of the territory, the time of making application and the place where the survey, map and census may be examined shall be posted in three (3) public places in the territory.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Incorporation › Section 15-1-204 - Application; Contents.

15-1-204. Application; contents.
(a) The application for incorporation shall be by petition subscribed by the applicant and not less than a majority of the electors residing within the territory proposed to be incorporated. The petition shall:
(i) Set forth the boundaries and quantity of land according to the survey, the resident population according to the census and the name proposed for the city or town;
(ii) Have attached thereto the affidavits of not less than three (3) of the electors verifying the facts alleged;
(iii) Be presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the territory is located at the time stated in the notice of application, or as soon as possible thereafter;
(iv) Be accompanied by a copy of the notice required to be posted and by an affidavit showing compliance with the posting requirements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Incorporation › Section 15-1-205 - Application; Hearing; Appointment of Election Inspectors; Duties Thereof; Style of Ballots.

15-1-205. Application; hearing; appointment of election inspectors; duties thereof; style of ballots.
(a) The board of county commissioners shall hear all parties interested in the application who appear and ask to be heard. If the board, after hearing, is satisfied that all the requirements of this article have been complied with and that the territory contains the required population, it shall make an order appointing three (3) inspectors.
(b) The inspectors shall:
(i) Call an election of all qualified electors residing within the territory to be held at some convenient place within its limits. The board of county commissioners shall determine the election date, which may be a date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103 or another date which is not less than thirty (30) days after the entry of the order under subsection (a) of this section;
(ii) Provide for a notice of the election which shall:
(A) Be published at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in some newspaper published within the territory, and posted in five (5) places within the territory, with the posting and publication occurring not less than three (3) weeks prior to the election;
(B) If there is no newspaper published within the territory, be posted not less than three (3) weeks prior to the election in eight (8) public places therein;
(C) Specify the place and time of the election; and
(D) Contain a description of the limits of the proposed city or town.
(iii) Act as judges and clerks of the election and shall qualify as required by law for judges and clerks at city and town elections;
(iv) Report the result of the ballot to the board of county commissioners by filing it with the county clerk.
(c) The ballots used at the election shall state "for incorporation" or "against incorporation".
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Incorporation › Section 15-1-206 - Notice of Election Results; Filing Thereof; Completion Date.

15-1-206. Notice of election results; filing thereof; completion date.
(a) If a majority of the ballots cast at the election are in favor of incorporation, the county clerk, immediately after the report has been filed in his office, shall publish the result in a newspaper published within the county, or if there is none, the clerk shall post the result in five (5) public places within the limits of the proposed city or town. A copy of the notice with proof of its publication or posting shall be filed in the office of the county clerk with the other documents relating to the incorporation.
(b) The incorporation is complete when all requirements have been complied with and officers for the city or town have been elected and qualified.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 - Incorporation › Section 15-1-207 - Procedure Where Territory to Be Incorporated Lies Within Two or More Counties.

15-1-207. Procedure where territory to be incorporated lies within two or more counties.
(a) If the territory to be incorporated lies within two (2) or more counties, the residents thereof may incorporate by following the procedure specified in this article, except that applications, notices, petitions, records and certificates shall be made to or by all counties within whose boundaries the territory to be incorporated lies.
(b) If the territory to be incorporated lies within two (2) or more counties, the board of county commissioners of each county shall appoint one (1) or more of the election inspectors, or the boards of county commissioners meeting together shall appoint the election inspectors.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-401 - Definitions.

15-1-401. Definitions.
(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Business day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday as established by the annexing municipality;
(ii) "Landowner" means the owner of real property in the territory proposed to be annexed who in the last calendar year was liable for a property tax thereon or was exempt by law from the payment of taxes on the property. Anyone having a right to purchase land under a written contract is the owner of that land for annexation purposes. For purposes of W.S. 15-1-402, 15-1-404 and 15-1-405 "landowner" shall include persons owning property which, as a result of the proposed annexation would then be brought within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate limits of a city which has exercised the authority granted under W.S. 15-3-202(b)(ii);
(iii) "Petition" means a legibly written document.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-403 - Annexing Territories; Initiation of Proceedings; by Landowners' Petition; Validity of Signatures; Determinations.

15-1-403. Annexing territories; initiation of proceedings; by landowners' petition; validity of signatures; determinations.
(a) The proceedings for annexation of eligible territory may be initiated by a written petition filed with the clerk of the city or town to which annexation of the territory is proposed, after compliance with the following conditions and procedures:
(i) The petition is signed and dated by a majority of the landowners owning a majority of the area sought to be annexed, excluding public streets and alleys and tax exempt property;
(ii) The petition contains the following detailed information:
(A) A legal description of the area sought to be annexed;
(B) A request that the described territory be annexed;
(C) A statement that each signer is an owner of land and a description of his land within the area proposed to be annexed; and
(D) A map of the area.
(b) No signature on the petition is valid if it is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing the petition with the clerk. No person signing a petition for annexation may withdraw his signature from the petition after it has been filed with the clerk.
(c) The clerk shall within ten (10) days from the date the petition is filed, determine if the petition substantially complies with this article.
(d) If the petition complies, the clerk shall certify compliance, and the procedure outlined in W.S. 15-1-402, 15-1-405 and 15-1-406 shall then be followed. If it does not comply the petitioner shall be notified that no further action will be taken on the petition until compliance is made.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-404 - Annexing Territories; Initiation of Proceedings; by Governing Bodies; Determination.

15-1-404. Annexing territories; initiation of proceedings; by governing bodies; determination.
(a) The governing body of any city or town may initiate proceedings to annex territory by the following procedure:
(i) Reasonable evidence shall be procured by the governing body indicating that a specific area meets the conditions and limitations of W.S. 15-1-402;
(ii) The governing body shall:
(A) Cause to be prepared a legal description, a listing of the current mailing address of each landowner as shown in the records of the county assessor and a map showing identifiable landmarks and boundaries of the area considered for annexation and the area which will, as a result of the annexation then be brought within one-half (1/2) mile of the new corporate limits of the city, if it has exercised the authority granted under W.S. 15-3-202(b)(ii);
(B) Determine if the area considered for annexation complies with W.S. 15-1-402;
(C) Prepare a proposed annexation report as required by W.S. 15-1-402(c);
(D) Prepare for each landowner or public utility so requesting in writing, the foreseeable changes to zoning, animal control and other health and safety requirements requiring immediate compliance by the landowner or public utility at the time of annexation. The request shall be made to the clerk of the annexing municipality not less than ten (10) days prior to the public hearing required under W.S. 15-1-405(a). The foreseeable changes shall be provided to the landowner or public utility prior to the hearing.
(b) If the area complies with W.S. 15-1-402, the governing body shall adopt a resolution certifying compliance, and the procedure outlined in W.S. 15-1-405 and 15-1-406 shall then be followed. If the area does not comply, no further action shall be taken on the proposed annexation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-405 - Annexing Territories; Public Hearing Required; Notice Thereof.

15-1-405. Annexing territories; public hearing required; notice thereof.
(a) In any annexation proceeding the governing body shall establish a date, time and place for a public hearing to determine if the proposed annexation complies with W.S. 15-1-402. The hearing shall be held not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the petition has been certified to be complete.
(b) The clerk shall give notice of the public hearing by publishing a notice at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory sought to be annexed. The first notice shall be given at least fifteen (15) business days prior to the date of the public hearing. The notice shall contain a location map which includes identifiable landmarks and boundaries of the area sought to be annexed and the area which will, as a result of the annexation then be brought within one-half (1/2) mile of the new corporate limits of the city, if it has exercised the authority granted under W.S. 15-3-202(b)(ii). The notice shall include a summary of the proposed annexation report prepared pursuant to W.S. 15-1-402(c). Upon written request to the clerk of the annexing municipality, the clerk shall provide a legal description of the area and the names of the persons owning property within the area.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-406 - Annexing Territories; Annexation Ordinance; Objections; Exception; Prohibition.

15-1-406. Annexing territories; annexation ordinance; objections; exception; prohibition.
(a) If after the hearing the governing body finds that the conditions required by W.S. 15-1-402 exist and that the required procedures have been met, it shall by ordinance annex the territory. Upon completion of annexation procedures, the clerk of the annexing municipality shall file with the county clerk a map of the area to be annexed and a copy of the ordinance approved by the governing body of the annexing municipality.
(b) If more than fifty percent (50%) of the landowners, or if a landowner or landowners owning more than fifty percent (50%) of the area to be annexed file written objections with the clerk of the annexing municipality within twenty (20) business days after the hearing under W.S. 15-1-405(a) no further action under W.S. 15-1-404 may be taken on any area within the proposed annexation within two (2) years.
(c) If seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the perimeter of the area to be annexed is contiguous to the corporate limits of the annexing city or town, the provisions of subsection (b) of this section do not apply.
(d) No annexation under W.S. 15-1-404 shall create an area which is situated entirely within the boundaries of the city or town but is not annexed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-407 - Annexing Territories; When Notice and Public Hearing Not Necessary; Statement Required.

15-1-407. Annexing territories; when notice and public hearing not necessary; statement required.
If the city is the sole owner of any territory whether or not contiguous that it desires to annex, the governing body, by ordinance, may annex the territory to the city or town without notice or public hearing as provided in W.S. 15-1-405 and without preparing the annexation report or providing the estimates required by W.S. 15-1-402(c) and (e) and 15-1-404(a)(ii)(C) and (D). All ordinances annexing territory without notice and public hearing shall contain a statement that the territory is solely owned by the petitioning city or town.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-408 - Annexing Territories; Effective Dates.

15-1-408. Annexing territories; effective dates.
The annexation of any territory is effective upon publication of the ordinance, unless another date is specified in the ordinance. The effective date of the annexation ordinance shall not be less than twenty (20) business days after the public hearing required by W.S. 15-1-405(a). For purposes of real and personal property taxation, the annexation is not effective until January 1 next following the effective date of the ordinance. If an appeal is filed and perfected by a person other than a utility, the effective date is January 1 next following the court's final decision of the matter. If an appeal of the franchise decision is filed and perfected by a utility, the annexation is effective upon the publication of the ordinance unless another date is specified in the ordinance, but the appealing utility shall be permitted to continue its present service in the annexed area until the court's final decision of the matter.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-409 - Annexing Territories; Appeal; Determination; Time for Review; Exclusiveness of Appeal Remedy.

15-1-409. Annexing territories; appeal; determination; time for review; exclusiveness of appeal remedy.
(a) If any landowner in the territory proposed to be annexed or any owner of real property in the annexing city or town, or utility is aggrieved by the acts of the governing body, he may appeal to the district court for a review of the acts or findings thereof.
(b) If the court determines that the action taken was capricious or arbitrary, or if it appears from the evidence that the landowner's right in his property is being unwarrantedly invaded or that the governing body abused its discretion, the court shall declare the annexing ordinance void. If the court determines the action of the governing body was proper and valid, it shall sustain the ordinance.
(c) All proceedings to review the findings and the decisions of the governing body or actions to determine the validity of the annexation ordinance pursuant to the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act shall be brought within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the annexation ordinance, and if not brought within that time are forever barred.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-411 - Incorporation of Territory Within Potential Urban Area.

15-1-411. Incorporation of territory within potential urban area.
All territory within one (1) mile of an incorporated city or town, as it now exists or may hereafter be established, is potentially an urban area. No territory within a potential urban area may be incorporated as a city or town unless the governing body of the city or town causing the potential urbanized area to exist, by resolution, approves the proposed incorporation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-412 - When Written Consent of Landowners Required for Annexation; Exception.

15-1-412. When written consent of landowners required for annexation; exception.
No tract of land or any part thereof, whether consisting of one (1) parcel or two (2) or more contiguous parcels owned by one (1) landowner or owned jointly by two (2) or more landowners as cotenants, which comprises forty (40) acres or more and which together with the buildings or improvements situated thereon has an assessed valuation in excess of forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) as of the current assessment for property tax purposes, may be annexed without the written consent of the landowner or landowners, unless the tract of land is situated entirely within the boundaries of the annexing city or town.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-413 - Survey of Boundaries; When and How to Be Made; Presumption Once Recorded.

15-1-413. Survey of boundaries; when and how to be made; presumption once recorded.
(a) If the boundaries of any city or town are uncertain or incapable of ascertainment and upon the change in boundaries of any city or town pursuant to any annexation under this chapter, the governing body, by ordinance, shall provide for a survey thereof. When the survey is made, the boundaries shall be marked by substantial monuments, and the person making the survey shall report to the governing body describing the boundaries by metes and bounds. The description as nearly as possible shall refer, if upon surveyed lands, to the corners or lines of the United States surveys. The person making the survey shall also file with the city or town clerk the field notes of his survey. The city or town clerk shall then file a copy of the report and a copy of the field notes certified by the mayor and clerk with the county clerk for the county in which the city or town is located.
(b) Any survey made and recorded as provided in subsection (a) of this section is presumptive of the boundaries of the city or town, and any copy thereof certified by the county clerk shall be received in evidence in any court of this state.
(c) The city or town clerk shall file a copy of an official map or legal description designating the geographical boundaries of the city or town or the changes to its geographical boundaries with the department of revenue, the county assessor and the county clerk in the county or counties within which the city or town is located in accordance with the department's rules adopted pursuant to W.S. 39-11-102(c)(xxiv) regarding tax districts, with any special district affected by the boundary change and as follows:
(i) Within ten (10) days after the effective date of formation; and
(ii) Within thirty (30) days if a city or town has changes to its geographical boundaries by annexation or de-annexation.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-414 - Survey of Boundaries; Oath Required; Filing Thereof.

15-1-414. Survey of boundaries; oath required; filing thereof.
(a) Any person making the survey who is not an officer of the city or town, before entering upon the work, shall subscribe an oath to:
(i) Faithfully, diligently and to the best of his ability make the survey;
(ii) Make field notes and report accurately the results of the survey and the description of the boundaries.
(b) The oath shall be filed with the city or town clerk and a copy thereof shall be attached to the certificate filed with the county clerk.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-416 - Landowner Petition to Exclude Tract From City or Town; Disposition Thereof; Exclusion of Land for Highway Purposes.

15-1-416. Landowner petition to exclude tract from city or town; disposition thereof; exclusion of land for highway purposes.
(a) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 158, 3.
(b) Repealed By Laws 1997, ch. 158, 3.
(c) The governing body may exclude from any city or town land sufficient for the construction of state highways. Notice of the intended action and the time and place of public hearing for objections shall be published once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the city or town. No action may be taken by the governing body to exclude land for highway purposes over the objection of any owner of property to be excluded.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-417 - Annexing Contiguous Cities or Towns; Procedure.

15-1-417. Annexing contiguous cities or towns; procedure.
(a) When any city or town desires to be annexed to another contiguous city or town, their governing bodies shall meet to determine the terms and conditions on which the proposed annexation might be made. If the governing body of each city or town approves of the terms and conditions proposed, the governing body of the city or town to be annexed shall circulate a written petition requesting annexation subject to the terms and conditions set forth in W.S. 15-1-403 among the city's or town's qualified registered electors. Once the petition is signed by at least a majority of the qualified registered electors residing in the city or town, as determined by the records of the county clerk, it shall be filed with the clerk of the annexing city or town.
(b) No signature on the petition is valid if it is dated more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date of filing the petition for annexation with the clerk. No person signing a petition for annexation may withdraw his signature from the petition after it has been filed with the clerk.
(c) The clerk shall refer the petition to the governing body which shall then, without undue delay, take appropriate steps to comply with W.S. 15-1-402, 15-1-404 and 15-1-405 and determine if the petition is in compliance with subsection (a) of this section.
(d) If the petition is not in minimum compliance, the governing body of the city or town desiring to be annexed shall be notified that no further action will be taken on the petition until compliance is made.
(e) As an alternative to the circulation of the petition as provided by subsection (a) of this section the town to be annexed may hold a special election on the question in accordance with W.S. 22-23-801 through 22-23-809.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-418 - Annexing Contiguous Cities or Towns; Annexation Ordinance; Filing.

15-1-418. Annexing contiguous cities or towns; annexation ordinance; filing.
(a) If after the hearing, the governing body of the annexing city or town finds that the conditions and procedures required by W.S. 15-1-402, 15-1-404 and 15-1-405 have been met and the terms and conditions in the written petition exist, it may by ordinance annex the city or town.
(b) A certified copy of the annexation ordinance including a legal description of the area and the map prepared pursuant to W.S. 15-1-402(c)(i) and in accordance with W.S. 33-29-801 shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the action has taken place.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-419 - Annexing Contiguous Cities or Towns; Effective Dates; Appeals.

15-1-419. Annexing contiguous cities or towns; effective dates; appeals.
(a) The annexation of any city or town is effective upon the publication date of the annexing city or town's annexation ordinance, unless a different date is specified in the ordinance. Thereafter the city or town to which the annexation is made shall pass ordinances, not inconsistent with law, as will carry into effect the terms and conditions of the annexation. For purposes of taxation, the annexation does not become effective until January 1 next following the effective date of the ordinance, unless an appeal is filed and perfected, in which case the effective date is January 1 next following the court's final decision.
(b) Appeals to the district court and limitations thereon are governed by W.S. 15-1-409 except that any registered and qualified elector as of the date of adoption of the ordinance shall also be able to appeal to the district court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-420 - Annexing Contiguous Cities or Towns; How Governed; Extension of Laws, Rights and Utilities; Dissolution of Annexed City or Town; Disposition of Assets and Liabilities.

15-1-420. Annexing contiguous cities or towns; how governed; extension of laws, rights and utilities; dissolution of annexed city or town; disposition of assets and liabilities.
(a) After the effective date of annexation, the city or town annexed shall be governed as part of the city or town to which it is annexed. The territory and inhabitants of the city or town annexed are subject to all the laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of the city or town to which annexed and are entitled to all the rights, privileges and franchise services afforded the inhabitants thereof including fire protection, sanitary facilities and utility service. If the inhabitants of the annexing city or town are furnished any utility service by the annexing city or town or under franchise, the annexed area may receive the same service.
(b) The annexed city's or town's municipal corporate assets including money, real and personal property, and rights, titles and interests of any nature, upon the effective date of annexation, without further conveyance, are the assets of the annexing city or town. The annexed city or town, without further action, shall be dissolved and the annexation ordinance shall so provide. The annexing city or town shall make provision for meeting all liabilities of the annexed city or town through assumption or by other lawful means. No such assumption or other action taken under this act shall materially impair existing obligations of contract of either the annexing or annexed city or town. Liabilities to be assumed by the annexing city or town shall include all revenue bonds and other special obligations which by their terms are not payable from ad valorem taxes. The revenue bonds and special obligations shall not become general obligations of the annexing city or town.
(c) The annexing city or town in the annexation ordinance shall allocate equitably the debts of the annexed and annexing city or town. The equitable allocation shall be according to benefits received by the annexed and annexing city or town from additional assets being brought into the combined city or town.
(d) Any such bonded indebtedness may be refunded by the annexing city or town under the laws of Wyoming existing at the time of this refunding.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-422 - Prohibited Acts.

15-1-422. Prohibited acts.
The granting of an exception to the area wide waste treatment management plan by any city or town to any person may not be conditioned upon any agreement by that person to annexation under this article.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 15 - Cities and Towns › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 4 - Annexation; Determination of Boundaries; Addition and Exclusion of Land › Section 15-1-423 - Municipal Growth Management Agreements.

15-1-423. Municipal growth management agreements.
(a) Following a public hearing which may be held jointly between the affected cities or towns, any city or town may mutually agree with one (1) or more cities or towns defining the future geographical growth and expansion areas for each respective city or town. Any agreement under this section shall be reduced to writing and approved by the governing body of each city or town which is a party to the agreement. No agreement under this section shall be amended, terminated or voided by any party thereto after its execution except by the mutual written agreement of the parties to the agreement.
(b) Any agreement entered into by and between any cities or towns under this section shall provide that the parties to the agreement shall not annex real property located in any other party's defined growth and expansion area unless the nonannexing city or town's governing body consents, in writing, to any such annexation.
(c) Any agreement entered into by and between any cities or towns defining their respective future geographical growth and expansion areas prior to July 1, 2007 is hereby ratified and approved and may only be amended, terminated or voided by the mutual written agreement of the governing bodies of the parties thereto.
(d) Nothing in this section shall supercede other requirements for annexation under this article.