§ 16-1-105 — Joint agreements

Wyoming § 16-1-105

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 16: City, County, State and Local Powers
• Ch. 1: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
• Art. 1: IN GENERAL

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(a) Any two (2) or more agencies may enter into agreements
with each other for joint or cooperative action pursuant to this
act. No agreement hereunder nor amendment thereto is effective
until:
(i) The governing body of each participating agency
has approved the agreement or amendment;
(ii) The agreement or amendment is submitted to and
approved by the Wyoming attorney general who shall determine
whether the agreement or amendment is compatible with the laws
and constitution of Wyoming; and
(iii) The agreement or amendment is filed with the
keeper of records of each participating agency.
(b) Agreements shall provide:
(i) The duration of the agreement;
(ii) The organization, composition and nature of any
separate legal entity created and the powers delegated to the
entity;
(iii) The purpose of the agreement;
(iv) The percent ownership of any facility by each
participating agency, unless the facility is to be owned by a
joint powers board, in which case the agreement shall indicate
the interest of each participating agency in the services or
product of the joint powers board or the method by which the
interest may be determined;
(v) The joint operation and maintenance of any
facility unless delegated to an entity pursuant to paragraph
(ii) of this subsection;
(vi) The manner of financing the joint or cooperative
undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget
therefor;
(vii) The partial or complete termination of the
agreement, dissolution of any entity provided therein, and
distribution of any facilities, improvements or other property
upon partial or complete termination of the agreement;
(viii) Any other necessary and proper matters.
(c) If the agreement does not establish a separate legal
entity to conduct the joint or cooperative undertaking, the
agreement may provide for an administrator or administrative
board responsible for administering the joint or cooperative
undertaking and representation of participating agencies on any
administrative board.