§ 21-18-303 — District board generally; powers; board approved additional mill levy

(a) The community college district board may:
(i) Sue and be sued in the name by which the district
is designated;
(ii) Hold and convey property for the benefit of the
district in the name by which the district is designated;
(iii) Employ legal counsel and bear the cost of
litigation;
(iv) Construct or otherwise provide bookstores,
vehicular parking facilities, recreational, or other facilities
necessary and incidental to the community college, and may fix
rates and provide for the collection of same;
(v) Issue general obligation bonds for community
college purposes as specified in this act;
(vi) Issue revenue bonds for the purposes, and in the
manner specified in this act;
(vii) Establish and collect charges, and rentals and
student fees for services and facilities furnished, acquired,
constructed, or purchased from the proceeds of revenue bonds;
(viii) Charge and collect fees and tuition;
(ix) Enter into agreements with any public or private
agency, institution, person or corporation for the performance
of acts or for the furnishing of services or facilities by or
for the community college district or for the joint performance
of an act or function or the joint furnishing of services and
facilities by the district and the other party to the agreement;
(x) Insure against loss of property or revenue from
any cause;
(xi) Insure against public liability or property
damage concerning the facilities authorized by the governing
board, and insure and hold harmless from liability all
administrative and teaching personnel, and all other employees
of the community college district;
(xii) Establish criteria for appointments to fill
vacancies in the board not inconsistent with the provisions of
this act and provide for the removal of a board member for cause
or change of residence;
(xiii) Call special meetings at the discretion of the
board president or a majority of the board without the necessity
of publication of formal notice;
(xiv) Contribute to the financial support of the
commission in funding or in-kind services as determined through
consultation between the community college boards and the
commission;
(xv) Employ, at its own discretion, an assistant to
the treasurer of the community college district board, who shall
be subject to the same bonding and fiduciary regulations as are
imposed upon the treasurer and who may be empowered to satisfy
debts of the district as they become due and owing;
(xvi) Confer degrees and certificates, including
applied baccalaureate degrees approved by the commission, and
grant diplomas as are usual for community colleges and
authorized under its accreditation by the regional accrediting
agency;
(xvii) Subject to all applicable laws and rules,
determine the qualifications and responsibilities of bidders or
respondents on contracts for the construction of public
projects, facilities or structures over which the board controls
the bidding process, through the use of standard forms and
procedures adopted by the board;
(xviii) Enter into student learner agreements as
defined by W.S. 27-14-102(a)(xxxiv) with any employer pursuant
to W.S. 27-14-110.
(b) In addition to the levy imposed under W.S.
21-18-304(a)(vii) and any levy imposed under W.S. 21-18-311(f),
the community college district board may approve up to one (1)
additional mill levy on the assessed value of the district for a
period not to exceed two (2) years for the regular support and
operation of the college. A determination by the board shall be
made at a regular or special meeting following a public hearing
announced by the board. Notice of intent to levy all or a
portion of the additional one (1) mill shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation within the district at least
thirty (30) days before the hearing date. Upon approval, the
board shall report the additional levy to the board of county
commissioners of each county within the district in the same
manner the necessary levy under W.S. 21-18-304(a)(vii) is
reported. Any tax imposed under this subsection may be renewed
by the board for additional two (2) year periods subject to
public hearing requirements specified under this section and
shall be levied, collected and distributed separate from the tax
imposed under W.S. 21-18-304(a)(vii) and any additional levy
imposed under W.S. 21-18-311(f). Revenues collected under this
subsection shall not be restricted by the commission in any
manner but shall be identified in the biennial funding report of
the college under W.S. 21-18-205(b).
(c) The community college district board shall procure the
professional services of architects, engineers and surveyors in
accordance with W.S. 9-23-105(f) through (h) and 9-23-106(g).