§ 18-3-504 — Powers and duties generally

Wyoming § 18-3-504

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 18: Counties
• Ch. 3: COUNTY OFFICERS
• Art. 5: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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(a) Each board of county commissioners may:
(i) Make such orders concerning the property of the
county as they deem expedient;
(ii) Examine and settle all accounts of receipts and
expenses of the county and examine, settle and allow all
accounts against the county and issue county orders therefor as
provided by law;
(iii) Provide for the construction and maintenance of
county buildings and insure them in the name of the county
treasurer for the benefit of the county. If there are no county
buildings they may provide suitable rooms for county purposes;
(iv) Apportion and order the levying of taxes as
provided by law;
(v) Represent the county, including but not limited
to representing the county as a cooperating agency with special
expertise in matters related to the National Environmental
Policy Act and in federal land planning, implementation and
management actions as provided for by W.S. 18-5-208(a), care for
the county property and manage the business and concerns of the
county in all cases where no provision is made by law;
(vi) Lay out, alter or discontinue any road running
through the county and for such purpose acquire the use of lands
therein either by gift, prescription, dedication, the exercise
of the right of eminent domain, purchase or lease and perform
such other duties respecting roads as required by law;
(vii) Grant licenses for keeping ferries, toll
bridges and toll gates as prescribed by law;
(viii) Dissolve any board that the board of county
commissioners has created under this article, W.S. 18-11-101 or
under chapter 9, article 1 of this title in accordance with W.S.
18-3-525;
(ix) By resolution, prohibit or authorize and
regulate the operation of golf carts as defined by W.S.
31-5-102(a)(lxi) on public roads and streets within
unincorporated areas of the county.
(x) Perform such other duties as prescribed by law.
(b) Each board of county commissioners may provide snow
removal services on any roads within the county designated as
school bus routes by the board of trustees of any school
district in the county.
(c) Each board of county commissioners shall provide for
the burial or cremation of the human remains of any deceased
person not receiving personal opportunities with employment
responsibilities (POWER) assistance, supplemental security
income or Medicaid under the Wyoming Public Assistance and
Social Services Act at the time of death and without sufficient
means in his own estate or other resources to provide burial or
cremation. The amount paid under this subsection for burial or
cremation shall not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars
($1,500.00). Each board shall account for the county expenses
incurred under this subsection during a fiscal year. By August 1
of each year, a county may request reimbursement by the
department of family services for the expenses incurred under
this subsection for the preceding fiscal year. The department of
family services shall reimburse the expenses in accordance with
W.S. 35-1-428(c).
(d) Each board of county commissioners shall, after
receiving a proposed budget for a special district or other
specified entity under W.S. 18-3-402(d), ensure that the
proposed budget is posted on the appropriate area of the website
of the county. The posting of the budget shall include the
date, time and location of a special district budget session
during which final action will be taken on the proposed budget.
If a proposed budget is not provided to the county clerk as
required by W.S. 9-1-507(a), the board of county commissioners
may not approve funding of the special district mill levy. Upon
approval of the mill levy for each special district, the final
approved budget shall be posted on the appropriate area of the
website of the county.
(e) All bids and contracts for capital construction
projects shall be in accord with the Wyoming contractor
preference laws of title 16, chapter 6.