35-9-202. Election of board of directors.

(a) The election of the initial board of directors shall be held by the board of county commissioners at the same time as the election for formation of the district, or at the next general election in the case of a district created pursuant to W.S. 35-9-213. There shall be elected a board of directors consisting of either three (3) or five (5) members, the number of which is to be designated by the county commissioners pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, who are residents living within the district who shall serve without compensation. Within ten (10) days after each election the board shall meet and select a president and a secretary-treasurer. The first elected board shall serve until the next director election as provided in W.S. 22-29-112. At the first director election of a three (3) member board, one (1) member of the board shall be elected for two (2) years, and two (2) members for four (4) years, for staggered terms. Thereafter, directors shall be elected for four (4) year terms. At the first director election of a five (5) member board, two (2) members of the board shall be elected for two (2) years and three (3) members for four (4) years. Biennial elections shall be held in accordance with the Special District Election Act of 1994.

(b) The board is authorized to:

(i) Increase the number of directors to five (5) when the assessed valuation of the property of the district exceeds three million dollars ($3,000,000.00);

(ii) Divide the district into director districts and provide for the election of a director from each director district to be chosen by all voters of the fire protection district. The board may provide for district directors to be apportioned in any combination of single member, multi-member or at-large representation; and

(iii) Fix the initial term of the additional directors so that the term of not more than three (3) directors shall expire in any one (1) year.

(c) Director districts and biennial elections shall be approved by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located.

(d) Directors are subject to the conflict of interest disclosure requirements of W.S. 6-5-106 and 16-6-118.

(e) The board of county commissioners may provide for the election of an initial board of directors with five (5) members if the assessed valuation of property of the district exceeds three million dollars ($3,000,000.00) at the time the district is formed.