2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-07711HB0288
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0288
Board of trustees-systems of public recreation amendments-
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Sponsored by: Representative(s) Lien
A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to public recreation and playgrounds;
2 authorizing the governing body of a city, town, county or
3 school district to act as a board of trustees for a system
4 of public recreation as specified; making conforming
5 amendments; and providing for an effective date.
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9. W.S. 18-9-201(a)(intro) and (c) and
10 18-9-202(a) are amended to read:
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15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07712HB02881 (a) The governing body of any city, town, county or
2 school district either independently or jointly through any
3 combination thereof, may establish a system of public
4 recreation as provided by W.S. 18-9-101(a)(i) through (iii)
5 and, if it does so, shall
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7 control, maintain and supervise the properties.
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11 In administering
12 properties under this section, the board may:
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14 (c) The governing body which appointed member
15 of the board of trustees may remove that member of the
16 board of trustees for cause without a public hearing unless
17 the trustee requests that the action be taken during a
18 public hearing.
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22acancies on the board of trustees shall be 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07713HB0288
1 filled by the governing body for the balance of the
2 unexpired term created by the vacancy.
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6 (a) The board of trustees appointed under W.S.
7 18-9-201(a) shall be comprised of not fewer than five (5)
8 members appointed in accordance with and serving staggered
9 terms in the same manner as specified under W.S.
10 18-9-102(a)
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13 recreation system is established jointly, the
14 membership shall
15 fewer than
16 five (5) members appointed in accordance with joint
17 agreement and each participating governing body shall have
18 at least one (1) member on the board. Any board appointed
19 under this article is a body
20 corporate. Liability of board members shall be governed by
21 W.S. 1-23-107.
22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07714HB02881. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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