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Wyo. Stat. § 15-1-101 (2026)

Definitions.

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(a)   As used in W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-11-302:

          (i)    "Any city or town" means any incorporated
municipality;

          (ii) "Councilman or councilmen" means the individuals
elected to comprise the governing body of any city or town;

          (iii) "Emergency ordinance" means an ordinance
operating for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, safety or welfare, in which the emergency is defined;

          (iv) "First class city" means any incorporated
municipality having a population of four thousand (4,000) or
more which has been declared a first class city or which has
taken the necessary steps to be and has been proclaimed a first
class city;

          (v) "Franchise" means the grant of authority to any
person or firm by the governing body of any city or town to
carry on the operation of a public utility;

          (vi) "Governing body" means the council or commission
constituting the elected legislative body of any city or town
including the mayor who is the presiding officer;

          (vii) "Local improvement" means any improvement made
within any city or town, the cost of which may be assessed
against the property specially benefited thereby;

          (viii) "Mayor" means the person elected, either by
popular vote or by vote of the governing body, to exercise the
powers of the office and to be presiding officer of the
governing body;

          (ix) "Ordinance" means a legislative enactment of
general effect validly adopted by the governing body of any city
or town;
          (x) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
corporation or other business entity, or the executor,
administrator, trustee, receiver, assignee or personal
representative thereof;

          (xi) "Public improvement" means an improvement made
within any city or town for which general bonded obligation may
be incurred;

          (xii) "Qualified elector" means any person possessing
the requisite qualifications to vote in any election conducted
within a city or town for the selection of mayors or councilmen;

          (xiii) "Qualified member" means any member of a
governing body who was elected or appointed thereto in
accordance with all applicable provisions of law;

          (xiv) "Town" means any incorporated municipality, not
a first class city;

          (xv) "This act", unless otherwise specified, means
W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-11-302.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1984–2013 · leading case: Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. v. Bldg. Code Bd. of Appeals, 2010 WY 2 (Wyo. 2010).
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Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. v. Bldg. Code Bd. of Appeals, 2010 WY 2 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 6× “Noting that the phrase "governing body" is not defined in the Act, it points out that, under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-101 (a)(vi) (LexisNexis 2009), "governing body" is defined as "the council or commission constituting the elected legislative body of any city or town including…”
K N Energy, Inc. v. City of Casper, 755 P.2d 207 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 8× “15-1-101 through XX-XX-XXX: * * * * * * "(v) `Franchise' means the grant of authority to any person or firm by the governing body of any city or town to carry on the operation of a public utility; * * *" The definition found there ostensibly is in accord with the generally…”
Carlson v. Bratton, 681 P.2d 1333 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 3× “The mayor has the power to remove any officer appointed under W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-10-137 for incompetency or neglect of duty.”
Hesse v. Town of Jackson, Wyo., 541 F.3d 1240 (10th Cir. 2008). “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-1-101 (2007). The Wyoming Supreme Court has examined the difference between an ordinance and a resolution, stating that “a resolution deals with matters of a special or temporary character; an ordinance prescribes some permanent rule of conduct or…”
Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters Local Union No. 279 v. City of Cheyenne, 2013 WY 157 (Wyo. 2013). “The term "governing body" is defined at § 15-1-101(a)(vi) as "the council or commission constituting the elected legislative body of any city or town including the mayor who is the presiding officer.”
Christensen v. Christensen, 2008 WY 10 (Wyo. 2008). “The order was final and conclusive upon entry and subject to challenge only as provided in the Idaho Uniform Probate Code, § 15-1-101, et seq. Any claim that the provision of Nora’s will restricting the transfer of 7-C stock was invalid was properly a matter for the Idaho…”
Collier v. Hilltop Nat'l Bank, 920 P.2d 1241 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. § 15-1-101 (1992). Reading Wyo.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 15-1-101(a)(vi) — 2 cases
Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters Local Union No. 279 v. City of Cheyenne, 2013 WY 157 (Wyo. 2013). “The term "governing body" is defined at § 15-1-101(a)(vi) as "the council or commission constituting the elected legislative body of any city or town including the mayor who is the presiding officer.”
Carlson v. Bratton, 681 P.2d 1333 (Wyo. 1984). “The mayor has the power to remove any officer appointed under W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-10-137 for incompetency or neglect of duty.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 15-1-101(a)(viii) — 1 case
Carlson v. Bratton, 681 P.2d 1333 (Wyo. 1984). “The mayor has the power to remove any officer appointed under W.S. 15-1-101 through 15-10-137 for incompetency or neglect of duty.”
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