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STATE OF WYOMING
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0157
County board dissolution-requirements.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Larsen, L
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to counties; specifying the conditions for
2 which county-created boards may be dissolved by a board of
3 county commissioners; making conforming amendments; and
4 providing for an effective date.
5
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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8 Section 1. W.S. 18-3-525(a)(i) and by creating a new
9 subsection (d) is amended to read:
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11 18-3-525. Dissolution of boards; procedure.
12
13 (a) Each board of county commissioners may dissolve
14 any board or district created under W.S. 18-10-103,
15 18-11-101 or chapter 9, article 1 of this title in
16 accordance with the following:
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2 (i) Before any dissolution authorized under this
3 subsection and subject to subsection (d) of this section,
4 the board of county commissioners shall at a regular
5 meeting disclose its intent to dissolve a specified board
6 or district. Not later than thirty (30) days before the
7 meeting required under this paragraph, the board of county
8 commissioners shall provide written notice of the date,
9 time and location of the meeting to the affected board or
10 district, which notice shall include an explanation
11 substantiating the reasons for the proposed dissolution.
12 The affected board or district shall be provided sufficient
13 opportunity at the meeting required under this paragraph to
14 respond to the proposed dissolution;
15
16 (d) A board or district specified in subsection (a)
17 of this section shall be dissolved only for one (1) or more
18 of the following reasons:
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20 (i) The purpose for which the board or district
21 was initially created no longer exists or has been
22 fulfilled;
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1 (ii) A majority of the appointed board members
2 determines that it is in the best interests of the
3 residents of the district or board that the board or
4 district be dissolved or liquidated;
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6 (iii) The board or district has neglected or
7 refused to perform its duties, including those prescribed
8 by statute, or has refused to comply with any applicable
9 rule or resolution of the board of county commissioners;
10
11 (iv) The board or district has engaged in
12 criminal conduct or other misconduct;
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14 (v) The board or district has engaged in
15 malfeasance or has misused public funds.
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17 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2023.
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19 (END)
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Statutes affected:
Introduced: 18-3-525