Wyoming Statutes Title 15. Cities and Towns § 15-7-404. Specific powers and duties; vouchers; civil service or pension system

(i) Hire and discharge all employees and agents of these departments and fix their compensation;

(ii) Purchase all machinery, tools and other appliances and all materials and supplies necessary for the purposes of the departments;

(iii) In the name of the city or town take and hold by lease, purchase, gift, devise, bequest or otherwise such franchises and property, either within or without the city or town, as may be necessary or convenient for carrying out the purposes of the board, including office space and equipment for carrying on the business of these departments;

(iv) Establish all reasonable rules and regulations to protect the rights and property vested in the city or town and under control of the board;

(v) Issue vouchers or warrants in payment of all claims and accounts incurred by the board for its departments. When the vouchers or warrants are approved by the board the city or town treasurer shall pay and charge them against the proper funds.

(i) Provide for either civil service status or pension system, or both, for its employees, which shall be under the supervision and subject to the order of the board;

(ii) Withhold two percent (2%) of the wages of its employees to be placed in a fund to be known as “utilities department pension fund”;

(iii) Set aside and place in the pension fund each month, an amount not to exceed three (3) times the total amount of two percent (2%) deducted each month from employees' wages for pension purposes.