16-4-111. Adoption of budget.
(a) Within twenty-four (24) hours of the conclusion of the public hearing under W.S. 16-4-109(b), the governing body of each municipality shall, by resolution or ordinance, make the necessary appropriations and adopt the budget, which, subject to future amendment, shall be in effect for the next fiscal year or two (2) fiscal years pursuant to W.S. 16-4-104(h).
(b) Prior to adopting the budget, the county commissioners may veto, in whole or in part, line items of budgets presented by boards which were totally appointed by the county commissioners.
(c) Boards, the members of which are appointed by the county commissioners, shall expend funds only as authorized by the approved budget unless a departure from the budget is authorized by the board of county commissioners.
(d) As provided by W.S. 39-13-104(k), a copy of the adopted budget, certified by the budget officer, shall be furnished the county commissioners for the necessary property tax levies. Certified copies of the adopted budget shall be on file in the office of the budget officer for public inspection. Copies of school district budgets shall be furnished to the state department of education and copies of community college budgets shall be furnished to the community college commission. This section also applies to entities described in W.S. 16-4-125(c) excluding incorporated cities and towns under four thousand (4,000) inhabitants.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 16 - City, County, State and Local Powers
Chapter 4 - Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures; Public Records, Documents and Meetings
Article 1 - Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures
Section 16-4-101 - Short Title.
Section 16-4-102 - Definitions.
Section 16-4-103 - Budget Requirements.
Section 16-4-104 - Preparation of Budgets; Contents; Review; Subsequent Authorized Projects.
Section 16-4-105 - Accumulated Retained Earnings or Fund Surplus; Capital Improvements Reserve.
Section 16-4-106 - Property Tax Levy.
Section 16-4-107 - Authorized Purchases or Encumbrances.
Section 16-4-108 - Limitation on Expenditures or Encumbrances; Documentation of Expenditures.
Section 16-4-109 - Budget Hearings.
Section 16-4-110 - Limitation on Appropriations.
Section 16-4-111 - Adoption of Budget.
Section 16-4-112 - Transfer of Unencumbered or Unexpended Appropriation Balances.
Section 16-4-113 - General Fund Budget Increase.
Section 16-4-114 - Emergency Expenditures.
Section 16-4-115 - Appropriations Lapse; Prior Claims.
Section 16-4-116 - Transfer of Special Fund Balances.
Section 16-4-117 - Interfund Loans.
Section 16-4-118 - Special Assessments.
Section 16-4-119 - Financial Statements and Reports; Public Inspection.
Section 16-4-120 - Prescribed Accounting Systems.
Section 16-4-122 - Required Annual Audits; Reports; Contents and Filing.