§ 35-1-304 — Treasurer designated; fund to be created; composition and use of fund; preparation and submission of budget; tax levy authorized

(a) In the case of a county and/or city health department,
the county and/or city treasurer, as a part of his official
duties as county and/or city treasurer, shall serve as treasurer
of the department, and his official bond as county and/or city
treasurer shall extend to and cover his duties as treasurer of
the department. In the case of a district health department, the
county treasurer of the county in the district having the
largest population, as a part of his official duties as county
treasurer, shall serve as treasurer of the district department
and his official bond as county treasurer shall extend to and
cover his duties as treasurer of the department.
(b) The treasurer of a county and/or city or district
health department shall, upon organization of the department,
create a county and/or city or district health department fund
to which shall be credited:
(i) Any moneys that may be appropriated from the
general county fund or funds;
(ii) Any moneys received from state, federal or other
grants or donations for local health purposes;
(iii) Any moneys received from mill levies authorized
by this act.
(c) Any moneys credited to said fund shall be expended
only for maintenance and operation of the department and claims
or demands against said fund shall be allowed upon certification
by the health officer or a designated member of the board of
health.
(d) A county and/or city board of health shall, annually
before April 1st of each year, estimate the total cost of
maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year, and the
amount of moneys that may be available from unexpended surpluses
or from state or federal grants or other grants or donations.
The estimates shall be submitted in the form of a budget to the
board of county commissioners and/or city governing body and the
board shall provide any moneys necessary over estimated moneys
from surpluses, grants and donations to cover the total cost of
maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year. If the
city has chosen to have a biennial budget pursuant to W.S.
16-4-104(h), then the city board of health shall submit their
budget to the city on April 1 of every other year in accordance
with the city budget.
(e) A district board of health shall, annually before
April 1st of each year, estimate the total cost of maintaining
and operating the department for the ensuing fiscal year and the
amount of monies that may be available from unexpended surpluses
or from state or federal grants or other grants or donations.
The estimates shall be submitted in the form of a budget to a
committee composed of the chairmen of the boards of county
commissioners and/or city governing body of all counties and/or
cities comprising the district. The cost of maintaining and
operating the department, over estimated monies from surpluses,
grants or donations, shall be apportioned by the committee among
the counties comprising the district on a basis of population of
each participating county in proportion to the total population
of all counties comprising the district. The boards of county
commissioners of the respective counties shall provide any
monies necessary to cover the proportionate share of their
county. If the cities in the district have chosen to have a
biennial budget pursuant to W.S. 16-4-104(h), then the district
board of health shall submit their budget to the cities on April
1 of every other year in accordance with the cities' budget. If
all the cities in the district are not on the same budget
schedule, the district shall still submit a biennial budget.
However, for those cities who budget annually, they shall
appropriate an annual amount.
(f) A tax levy may be made by the board of county
commissioners specifically for the public health purposes on
assessed valuation.