Publication of municipal ordinances.

WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0373

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0161

Publication of municipal ordinances.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Martin, Barnard, Berger, Latta, Powers, Semlek and Walsh and Senator(s) Cooper and Sessions

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to publication of municipal ordinances; providing for publication as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 15
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101(a) by creating new paragraphs (xv) and (xvi) and by renumbering (xv) as (xvii), 15
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110(a) and 15
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116(a) and by creating a new subsection (d) are amended to read:

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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in W.S. 15
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101 through 15
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117:

(xv)

"Legal newspaper" means a newspaper capable of publishing legal notices as provided in W.S. 18
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519;

(xvi)

"Newspaper business office" means a physical office of a legal newspaper wherein advertisements are accepted and composed and which is open to the public during set business hours;

(xv)
(xvii)

"This act", unless otherwise specified, means W.S. 15-1-101 through 15
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117.

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110.

Minutes of meetings and titles of ordinances passed to be published; exception; contents; publication of names, salaries and wages of specified officials and employees; "department head" defined.

(a)

The governing body of any city or town
in which a legal newspaper is generally circulated and maintains a newspaper business office

shall designate a legal newspaper and publish once therein the minutes of all regular and special meetings of the governing body and the titles of all ordinances passed. If
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there is no legal

newspaper
is not published in
which maintains a newspaper business office within the boundary of
the city or town the proceedings or ordinances shall be posted for at least ten (10) days in the city or town clerk's office and in such other places as the governing body determines. The clerk of each city or town shall within twelve (12) days after adjournment of every meeting, furnish the newspaper a copy of the proceedings of the meeting. Except for salaries and wages published under subsection (b) of this section, the copy shall include any bill presented to the governing body stating the amount of the bill, the amount allowed, the purpose of the bill and the claimant. Claims for part-time employees may be summarized by department without listing each part-time employee. The newspaper shall publish the copy of proceedings within nine (9) days after receipt.

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116.

Ordinances; publication required; exception; attestation; recodification or revision.

(a)

Every ordinance before becoming effective shall be published at least once in a
legal

newspaper of general circulation
which maintains a newspaper business office

within the
boundary of the

city or town. The newspaper shall publish the ordinance within nine (9) days from the date of receipt. If there is no such
legal

newspaper

which maintains a newspaper business office within the boundary of the city or town
, the ordinance shall be posted for at least ten (10) days in the city clerk's office and in such other places as the governing body determines. Emergency ordinances are effective upon proclamation of the mayor, and as soon thereafter as is practicable they shall be published and posted in the manner required of other ordinances.

(d)

Ordinances adopted by the governing bodies of all incorporated cities and towns prior to March 15, 2005 which were posted for at least ten (10) days in the city clerk's office and in such other places as the governing body determined, are deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section.

Section 2.

This act is effective March 15, 2005.

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