§ 16-4-404 — Types of meetings; notice; recess

Wyoming § 16-4-404

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 16: City, County, State and Local Powers
• Ch. 4: UNIFORM MUNICIPAL FISCAL PROCEDURES; PUBLIC
• Art. 4: PUBLIC MEETINGS

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(a) In the absence of a statutory requirement, the
governing body of an agency shall provide by ordinance,
resolution, bylaws or rule for holding regular meetings unless
the agency's normal business does not require regular meetings
in which case the agency shall provide notice of its next
meeting to any person who requests notice. A request for notice
may be made for future meetings of an agency. The request shall
be in writing and renewed annually to the agency.
(b) Special meetings may be called by the presiding
officer of a governing body by giving verbal, electronic or
written notice of the meeting to each member of the governing
body and to each newspaper of general circulation, radio or
television station requesting the notice. The notice shall
specify the time and place of the special meeting and the
business to be transacted and shall be issued at least eight (8)
hours prior to the commencement of the meeting. No other
business shall be considered at a special meeting. Proof of
delivery of verbal notice to the newspaper of general
circulation, radio or television station may be made by
affidavit of the clerk or other employee or officer of the
agency charged or responsible for distribution of the notice of
the meeting.
(c) The governing body of an agency may recess any
regular, special, or recessed regular or special meeting to a
place and at a time specified in an order of recess. A copy of
the order of recess shall be conspicuously posted on or near the
door of the place where the meeting or recessed meeting was
held.
(d) The governing body of an agency may hold an emergency
meeting on matters of serious immediate concern to take
temporary action without notice. Reasonable effort shall be made
to offer public notice. All action taken at an emergency meeting
is of a temporary nature and in order to become permanent shall
be reconsidered and acted upon at an open public meeting within
forty-eight (48) hours, excluding weekends and holidays, unless
the event constituting the emergency continues to exist after
forty-eight (48) hours. In such case the governing body may
reconsider and act upon the temporary action at the next
regularly scheduled meeting of the agency, but in no event later
than thirty (30) days from the date of the emergency action.
(e) Day-to-day administrative activities of an agency, its
officers and its employees shall not be subject to the notice
requirements of this section.