§ 35-9-202 — Election of board of directors

Wyoming § 35-9-202

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 9: FIRE PROTECTION
• Art. 2: FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS

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(a) The election of the initial board of directors shall
be held by the board of county commissioners at the same time as
the election for formation of the district, or at the next
general election in the case of a district created pursuant to
W.S. 35-9-213. There shall be elected a board of directors
consisting of either three (3) or five (5) members, the number
of which is to be designated by the county commissioners
pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, who are residents
living within the district who shall serve without compensation.
Within ten (10) days after each election the board shall meet
and select a president and a secretary-treasurer. The first
elected board shall serve until the next director election as
provided in W.S. 22-29-112. At the first director election of a
three (3) member board, one (1) member of the board shall be
elected for two (2) years, and two (2) members for four (4)
years, for staggered terms. Thereafter, directors shall be
elected for four (4) year terms. At the first director election
of a five (5) member board, two (2) members of the board shall
be elected for two (2) years and three (3) members for four (4)
years. Biennial elections shall be held in accordance with the
Special District Election Act of 1994.
(b) The board is authorized to:
(i) Increase the number of directors to five (5) when
the assessed valuation of the property of the district exceeds
three million dollars ($3,000,000.00);
(ii) Divide the district into director districts and
provide for the election of a director from each director
district to be chosen by all voters of the fire protection
district. The board may provide for district directors to be
apportioned in any combination of single member, multi-member or
at-large representation; and
(iii) Fix the initial term of the additional
directors so that the term of not more than three (3) directors
shall expire in any one (1) year.
(c) Director districts and biennial elections shall be
approved by the board of county commissioners of the county in
which the district is located.
(d) Directors are subject to the conflict of interest
disclosure requirements of W.S. 6-5-106 and 16-6-118.
(e) The board of county commissioners may provide for the
election of an initial board of directors with five (5) members
if the assessed valuation of property of the district exceeds
three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) at the time the district
is formed.