Title 15 · WY
35-1-628.
Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 35-1-628
Section: 35-1-628
35-1-628.
(xxx) Divide the city or town into suitable districts for establishing a system of drainage including surface water drainage, sanitary sewers and water mains and:
(A) Provide and regulate the construction, repair and use of sewers and drains;
(B) Provide penalties for violations of regulations;
(C) Assess against the property concerned any penalty or costs and expenses in compliance with regulations.
(xxxi) Take any action to establish, alter and regulate as deemed necessary the channels of streams, water courses and any other public water sources or supplies within the city; (xxxii) Establish, maintain and in a manner the governing body determines provide for the housing of public libraries and reading rooms and in connection therewith or separately public museums and:
(A) Purchase books and other appropriate material;
(B) Purchase and receive as gifts or on loan any books, pictures, articles or artifacts relating to the history, resources and development of the United States and its parts and lands;
(C) Place a museum temporarily in charge of donors; and
(D) Receive donations and bequests for the museum, in trust or otherwise, and make contracts and regulations for the care, protection and government thereof.
(xxxiii) Grant franchises for such terms as the governing body deems proper to any utility company, and, for communication companies, in accordance with W.S. 15-1-131, provided no franchise may be entered into with any person in which that person is given an exclusive right for any purpose whatsoever and:
(A) Grant to any franchisee utility company the privilege to install and maintain necessary installations under or over any streets, alleys or avenues;
(B) Contract for a specified time period with any franchisee electric light or gas company for the necessary energy and service for the lighting of streets, public buildings or other requirements of the city or town;
(C) Upon renewal or initial grant or renewal after condemnation of a franchise, may provide in the franchise that the franchisee shall furnish a gas distribution system through which any supplier, including the franchisee, may sell and distribute natural gas as provided by subsection (b) of this section, to any person served by the distribution system, provided that before any city or town implements this subparagraph, the question of whether or not to do so shall be submitted to and approved by a majority of the electors of the city or town voting on the question at a one-time election called for that purpose.
(xxxiv) Establish and regulate a police department, pass ordinances relating to the department and adopt job descriptions for all department personnel;
(xxxv) Exercise the power of eminent domain and take property for public use within and without the city limits for any necessary or authorized public purpose as defined by W.S.