§ 15-5-122 — Fire and police services provided under cooperative agreements; exemption from civil service provisions; service credit

(a) The examination, preference and initial employment
criteria of W.S. 15-5-105 through 15-5-108 shall not apply to a
person employed in a fire or police department if:
(i) The person was employed by a fire, emergency
medical or police department of a county, special district,
joint powers board or municipality not subject to this article;
(ii) The person becomes employed by a municipality
subject to this article as a result of a contract or agreement
between the municipality and the person's previous employing
entity to jointly provide fire, emergency medical services or
police protection pursuant to W.S. 18-2-108, 16-1-101 or the
Wyoming Joint Powers Act; and
(iii) The new employing municipality agrees to apply
the provisions of this section to the person.
(b) A person meeting the conditions of subsection (a) of
this section shall:
(i) Be credited with his years of employment in his
position for the previous employing entity for purposes of
classification under this article, including, but not limited
to, the provisions of W.S. 15-5-109. Employment for the previous
employing entity shall not be credited for purposes of W.S.
15-5-115, except as between persons employed pursuant to this
section simultaneously;
(ii) Not be considered to be employed in violation of
the maximum age requirement for purposes of W.S. 15-5-204(d).