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Wyoming Statutes Title 9. Administration of the Government § 9-2-1003.1. Director of department; appointment; removal; cooperation with legislature and judiciary

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The administrative head of the department shall be a director appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Appointments for the director of the department shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.

(b) The governor may remove the director as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.

(c) The director may:

(i) Employ professional, technical and other assistants to work in the director's office, along with other employees necessary to carry out the purpose of this act;

(ii) Adopt reasonable rules to administer this act pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;

(iii) Formulate through the director's office the policies and programs to be carried out by the department.

(d) This act shall be construed to provide the governor, through the department, with a more coordinated and responsive system of management of the executive branch of state government, and to preserve and protect the separation of powers mandated by article 2, section 1 of the Wyoming constitution. The department shall cooperate with the legislature and the judiciary which may utilize the services and assistance of the department to achieve economy in government, but procedures affecting the administration of the legislature shall be determined by the legislature and the management council, and procedures affecting the administration of the judiciary shall be determined by the judges for their respective courts, and they shall not be bound by rules and regulations promulgated by the department.

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