§ 41-8-112 — Board of directors; eligibility; election; terms; officers

Wyoming § 41-8-112

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 41: Water
• Ch. 8: WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

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(a) Within thirty (30) days after a watershed improvement
district is created, the board of supervisors shall conduct an
election to be held for the election of a board of directors of
the watershed improvement district. Notice of the election shall
be given by the board of supervisors as provided in the Special
District Elections Act of 1994. The board of directors shall
consist of five (5) members. The first board of directors shall
determine by lot from among its membership, three (3) members to
serve terms of four (4) years and two (2) members to serve terms
of two (2) years until their successors are elected at a regular
subsequent director election. Thereafter, as these initial terms
expire, the members of the board of directors shall be elected
for terms of four (4) years. For a board of directors existing
prior to July 1, 2017, beginning January 1, 2018, at the first
regular subsequent director election, the board shall determine
by lot from among its membership, three (3) members to serve
terms of four (4) years and two (2) members to serve terms of
two (2) years. Thereafter, as these initial terms expire, the
members of the board of directors shall be elected for terms of
four (4) years. No current term of any director shall be
affected by any modification made under this subsection. The
board of supervisors of the conservation district shall conduct
these elections every other year. These elections shall be in
accordance with the Special District Elections Act of 1994.
Vacancies occurring before the expiration of a term shall be
filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the remaining
members of the board of directors with the approval of the board
of supervisors. The board of directors shall, under the
supervision of the board of supervisors, be the governing body
of the watershed improvement district.
(b) The board of directors shall annually elect from its
membership a chairman, secretary and treasurer. The treasurer
shall execute a surety bond for the faithful performance of the
duties of his office, which bond shall be approved by the board
of directors. Any premium for the bond shall be paid by the
watershed improvement district. The district shall be subject to
oversight of its accounts by the director of the state
department of audit or his designee, in accordance with W.S.
9-1-507(a)(iii) or 16-4-121(f), as applicable. The board of
directors shall file an annual report with the board of
supervisors before the first day of March containing a financial
statement, operation and maintenance activities for the
preceding year and their proposed developments for the current
year. A copy of the annual report shall be filed in the state
conservation commission by the board of supervisors.
(c) Applications for election may be filed with the board
of supervisors by candidates for directors of the watershed
improvement district as provided in the Special District
Elections Act of 1994. No person shall be eligible to be a
director of a watershed improvement district who is not an owner
of land within the watershed improvement district in which he
seeks election, or who is a supervisor on the conservation
district board.
(d) The board of directors shall hold joint quarterly
meetings with the governing board of supervisors to consult and
advise upon the activities of the watershed improvement
district, one of such quarterly meetings shall consist of an
inspection tour of the district by the boards jointly.