2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 18 - COUNTIES
CHAPTER 3 - COUNTY OFFICERS
18-3-516. Publication of proceedings; publication of names, salaries and wages of certain officials and employees.

(a) Each board of county commissioners shall publish the entire proceedings of all regular and special meetings held by them one (1) time in a newspaper published in the county, if any. The county clerk of each county shall within twelve (12) working days after adjournment of every meeting for which the next scheduled meeting will be called to order in two (2) weeks time or less, or within eighteen (18) working days after adjournment of every meeting for which the next scheduled meeting will be called to order in more than two (2) weeks time, furnish the paper with a copy of the proceedings. Except for salaries and wages published under subsection (b) of this section, the copy shall include any bill presented to the board 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. The board shall if practicable publish notice of the time of all regular and special meetings.

(b) Each board of county commissioners shall publish separate from the minutes of the proceedings:

(i) During January and July of each year, the name, position and gross monthly salary of each chief administrative official, assistant administrative official and department head including those officials and department heads of boards and departments funded by the board of county commissioners and elected officials. The publication shall also include a list of all other full-time positions employed by the county without the name of the current employee, including the gross monthly salary for each position. A brief statement shall accompany the salary publication specifying that all salaries are listed as gross monthly salaries or actual monthly wages, not including any fringe benefits such as health insurance costs, life insurance benefits and pension plans. The statement shall also indicate that the salaries or wages do not include any overtime that the employee may earn which would be paid by the county; and

(ii) During March of each year, a complete list of all chief administrative officials, assistant administrative officials, elected officials, department heads and full-time employees of the county specified by name and position, excluding salaries.

(c) As used in this section, "department head" means any employee responsible for the operation of a major functional area of county government including any independently elected official.

(d) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to undercover personnel working in the law enforcement field.

(e) Any nonprofit corporation which receives at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its total annual budget from county funds, state funds or both in combination shall annually submit a list of all full-time positions employed by the corporation and the wages and salaries paid each position, without the name of the employee, to the commission, board, council or agency from which the funds are received.