HB0288

Amends Wyoming law to allow city, town, county, and school district governing bodies to serve as boards of trustees for public recreation systems without meeting certain statutory requirements.

• Authorizes the governing body of a city, town, county, or school district to establish a system of public recreation either independently or jointly, and permits the governing body to sit as the board of trustees or appoint a board of trustees to control and maintain the properties. (W.S. 18-9-201(a), Sec. 1)
• Exempts a governing body that sits as the board of trustees for a public recreation system from complying with certain statutory requirements under W.S. 18-9-102(a), (b), (d), and (h). (W.S. 18-9-201(a), Sec. 1)
• Allows a governing body that appointed a board member to remove that member for cause, with the option for the trustee to request a public hearing before removal takes place. (W.S. 18-9-201(c), Sec. 1)
• Specifies that when a governing body serves as the board of trustees, vacancies are filled by the applicable governing body according to its own procedures, and when the board is separately appointed, vacancies are filled by the appointing governing body. (W.S. 18-9-201(c), Sec. 1)
• Clarifies that an appointed recreation board of trustees must have at least five members with staggered terms, unless the board consists of the governing body itself, and in joint recreation systems, the board cannot be comprised of a governing body and each participating entity must have at least one member. (W.S. 18-9-202(a), Sec. 1)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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