Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405 (2026)
Executive sessions.
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(a) A governing body of an agency may hold executive
sessions not open to the public:
(i) With the attorney general, county attorney,
district attorney, city attorney, sheriff, chief of police or
their respective deputies, or other officers of the law, on
matters posing a threat to the security of public or private
property, or a threat to the public's right of access;
(ii) To consider the appointment, employment, right
to practice or dismissal of a public officer, professional
person or employee, or to hear complaints or charges brought
against an employee, professional person or officer, unless the
employee, professional person or officer requests a public
hearing. The governing body may exclude from any public or
private hearing during the examination of a witness, any or all
other witnesses in the matter being investigated. Following the
hearing or executive session, the governing body may deliberate
on its decision in executive sessions;
(iii) On matters concerning litigation to which the
governing body is a party or proposed litigation to which the
governing body may be a party;
(iv) On matters of national security;
(v) When the agency is a licensing agency while
preparing, administering or grading examinations;
(vi) When considering and acting upon the
determination of the term, parole or release of an individual
from a correctional or penal institution;
(vii) To consider the selection of a site or the
purchase of real estate when the publicity regarding the
consideration would cause a likelihood of an increase in price;
(viii) To consider acceptance of gifts, donations and
bequests which the donor has requested in writing be kept
confidential;
(ix) To consider or receive any information
classified as confidential by law;
(x) To consider accepting or tendering offers
concerning wages, salaries, benefits and terms of employment
during all negotiations including meetings of the state loan and
investment board to receive education regarding and to interview
investment managers;
(xi) To consider suspensions, expulsions or other
disciplinary action in connection with any student as provided
by law;
(xii) To consider, discuss and conduct safety and
security planning that, if disclosed, would pose a threat to the
safety of life or property;
(xiii) To consider an individual student's
eligibility to participate in an interscholastic activity,
including the school activity eligibility commission's
determinative vote on the student's eligibility, pursuant to
W.S. 21-25-204, if the commission is in effect pursuant to W.S.
21-25-202.
(b) Minutes shall be maintained of any executive session.
Except for those parts of minutes of an executive session
reflecting a members' objection to the executive session as
being in violation of this act, minutes and proceedings of
executive sessions shall be confidential and produced only in
response to a valid court order.
(c) Unless a different procedure or vote is otherwise
specified by law, an executive session may be held only pursuant
to a motion that is duly seconded and carried by majority vote
of the members of the governing body in attendance when the
motion is made. A motion to hold an executive session which
specifies any of the reasons set forth in paragraphs (a)(i)
through (xii) of this section shall be sufficient notice of the
issue to be considered in an executive session.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 2000–2015 · leading case: Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008).
Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008). “§ 16-4-405. Executive sessions. (a) A governing body of an agency may hold executive sessions not open to the public: (i) With the attorney general, county attorney, district attorney, city attorney, sheriff, chief of police or their respective deputies, or other officers of the…”
Gronberg v. Teton Cnty. Hous. Auth., 2011 WY 13 (Wyo. 2011). “¶28] Although Appellants argued that they are entitled to the record of the March 1, 2007, TCHA executive session, they entirely ignored Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-4-405 (b). That statute provides: Except for those parts of minutes of an executive session reflecting a members'…”
Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters Local Union No. 279 v. City of Cheyenne, 2013 WY 157 (Wyo. 2013). “Section 16-4-405(a)(x) provides that "[a] governing body of an ageney may hold executive sessions not open to the public .”
Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. v. Bldg. Code Bd. of Appeals, 2010 WY 2 (Wyo. 2010). “" Under the Act, the only provision for closed meetings is for executive sessions as described in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 16-4-405 (LexisNexis 2009), which does not include quasi-judicial deliberations after a WAPA contested case hearing.”
Fontaine v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs of Park Cnty., 4 P.3d 890 (Wyo. 2000). “*894 Wyo. Stat. Ann § 16-4-405. The Board contends that its authority to meet in executive session, not open to the public, must be construed to justify its exelusion of the county clerk as the recorder.”
Mayland v. Flitner, 2001 WY 69 (Wyo. 2001). “It goes without saying the meeting of the County Commissioners was that of a governing body.”
Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. v. Bd. of Trs., 350 P.3d 266 (Wyo. 2015). “§§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (Lexis-Nexis 20183), which provides that all meetings of a governmental body of an agency are public meetings unless they fall within one of the exceptions authorizing executive sessions found in § 16-4-405. The Newspaper alleged the district…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(a) — 1 case
Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. v. Bd. of Trs., 350 P.3d 266 (Wyo. 2015). “§§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (Lexis-Nexis 20183), which provides that all meetings of a governmental body of an agency are public meetings unless they fall within one of the exceptions authorizing executive sessions found in § 16-4-405. The Newspaper alleged the district…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(a)(iii) — 1 case
Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. v. Bd. of Trs., 350 P.3d 266 (Wyo. 2015). “§§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (Lexis-Nexis 20183), which provides that all meetings of a governmental body of an agency are public meetings unless they fall within one of the exceptions authorizing executive sessions found in § 16-4-405. The Newspaper alleged the district…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(a)(ix) — 1 case
Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008). “§ 16-4-405. Executive sessions. (a) A governing body of an agency may hold executive sessions not open to the public: (i) With the attorney general, county attorney, district attorney, city attorney, sheriff, chief of police or their respective deputies, or other officers of the…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(a)(vii) — 1 case
Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. v. Bd. of Trs., 350 P.3d 266 (Wyo. 2015). “§§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (Lexis-Nexis 20183), which provides that all meetings of a governmental body of an agency are public meetings unless they fall within one of the exceptions authorizing executive sessions found in § 16-4-405. The Newspaper alleged the district…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(a)(vil) — 1 case
Sheridan Newspapers, Inc. v. Bd. of Trs., 350 P.3d 266 (Wyo. 2015). “§§ 16-4-401 through 16-4-408 (Lexis-Nexis 20183), which provides that all meetings of a governmental body of an agency are public meetings unless they fall within one of the exceptions authorizing executive sessions found in § 16-4-405. The Newspaper alleged the district…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(a)(x) — 1 case
Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters Local Union No. 279 v. City of Cheyenne, 2013 WY 157 (Wyo. 2013). “Section 16-4-405(a)(x) provides that "[a] governing body of an ageney may hold executive sessions not open to the public .”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(b) — 2 cases
Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008). “§ 16-4-405. Executive sessions. (a) A governing body of an agency may hold executive sessions not open to the public: (i) With the attorney general, county attorney, district attorney, city attorney, sheriff, chief of police or their respective deputies, or other officers of the…”
Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters Local Union No. 279 v. City of Cheyenne, 2013 WY 157 (Wyo. 2013). “Section 16-4-405(a)(x) provides that "[a] governing body of an ageney may hold executive sessions not open to the public .”
— Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-405(c) — 1 case
Worker's Comp. Claim of Decker v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Med. Comm'n, 2008 WY 100 (Wyo. 2008). “§ 16-4-405. Executive sessions. (a) A governing body of an agency may hold executive sessions not open to the public: (i) With the attorney general, county attorney, district attorney, city attorney, sheriff, chief of police or their respective deputies, or other officers of the…”
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