Fire and police services provided under cooperative agreements; exemption from civil service provisions; service credit.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 15-5-122
in effect(a) The examination, preference and initial employment criteria of W.S. 15-5-105 through 15-5-108 shall not apply to a person employed in a fire or police department if:
(i) The person was employed by a fire, emergency medical or police department of a county, special district, joint powers board or municipality not subject to this article;
(ii) The person becomes employed by a municipality subject to this article as a result of a contract or agreement between the municipality and the person's previous employing entity to jointly provide fire, emergency medical services or police protection pursuant to W.S. 18-2-108, 16-1-101 or the Wyoming Joint Powers Act; and
(iii) The new employing municipality agrees to apply the provisions of this section to the person.
(b) A person meeting the conditions of subsection (a) of this section shall:
(i) Be credited with his years of employment in his position for the previous employing entity for purposes of classification under this article, including, but not limited to, the provisions of W.S. 15-5-109. Employment for the previous employing entity shall not be credited for purposes of W.S. 15-5-115, except as between persons employed pursuant to this section simultaneously;
(ii) Not be considered to be employed in violation of the maximum age requirement for purposes of W.S. 15-5-204(d).
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title15.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026