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WACD District Procedures Manual

Quick Table of Contents
History and Role of Conservation Districts
District Law and Other Applicable statutes and regulations
District Operations and Supervisor Elections
District Policy, Planning and Reporting
Personnel Management
Funding
Presentations, Meeting Procedures and Media Relations
Financial Handbook
Contact Information
References
Index

Full Table of Contents

Section	Title and HTML Link		PDF or Other Document
1.	History and Role of Conservation Districts
	History of Conservation Districts
2.	District Law and other applicable statues and regulations
	Conservation District Law Wyoming § 11-16-101
	Other applicable state statutes and regulations
	Attorney General’s Opinions
	Administrative Procedures Act Wyoming § 16-3-101   Election Code Wyoming § 22-1-101 Environmental Quality Act Wyoming §35-11-101
		Chapter 1 – General Rules of Practice and Procedure Chapter 2 – Rules of Practice and Procedure Applicable to Hearings in Contested Cases Chapter 3 – Rules of Practice and Procedure Applicable to Rule-Making Hearings or Hearings By an Administrator of a Division of DEQ Chapter 4 - Rehearing Chapter 5 – Petitions for Award of Costs and Expenses under W.S. 35-11-437(f) Chapter 6 – Review by the Director Chapter 7 – Designation of Areas Pursuant to W.S. §35-11-112(a)(v) Chapter 8 – Small Business Voluntary Disclosure Incentive
	Intergovernmental Cooperation Wyoming § 16-1-101 Mine Reclamation  Wyoming § 35-11-1201 Open Meetings Act Wyoming § 16-4-403 Public Records Act Wyoming § 16-4-201 Special District Elections Act Wyoming § 22-29-101   Subdivision Permits Wyoming § 18-5-101 Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Wyoming § 16-4-101 Watershed Improvement District Law Wyoming § 41-8-101   Wyoming Nursery and Greenhouse Law Wyoming § 11-9-101
	Federal Laws and Regulations affecting districts Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C.  1251 et. seq Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and BLM CFRs Endangered Species Act 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and Fish and Wildlife CFRs Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) Forest Service 36 CFR 219 – Planning Forest Service 16 U.S.C. 1601-1615 (National Forest Management Act)   Hatch Act of 1887 7 U.S.C. 361a et. seq   National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321-43477 (Bobbie Note: Karen Budd Citations)
	Laws and Regulations affecting Employees and Employers Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 U.S.C. 1971   Equal Opportunity Employment 29 C.F.R 1600 through 1961 Fair Employment Practices Wyoming § 27-9-105 Fair Labor Standards Act 29 U.S.C. 201 Family and Medical Leave Act 29 U.S.C. 2601
3.	District Operations and Supervisor Elections
	Campaign reporting
	Changing a Conservation District Name
	Consolidation of Districts
	Dissolution of a District
	Elections
		Petition for Election
	Supervisor Role and Responsibilities
		Supervisor Oath of Office
		Sample Associate Supervisor Policy
	Supervisor Vacancy and Removal
	Watershed Planning Process
		Strategic Watershed Plan
	Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts Structure (WACD)
	Wyoming Department of Agriculture and Board of Agriculture Overview
	Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation Overview (WNRF)
4.	District Policy, Planning and Reporting
	Annual Reports
	Long Range Plan
	Plan of Work
5.	Personnel Management
	Compensation Time vs. Cash Overtime Pay
	Employee Policy
		Employee Eligibility Verification (IRS Form I-9)
		Sample Employee Bi Monthly Timesheet
		Sample Employee Timesheet by project area
	Family and Medical Leave Act Provisions
	Independent Contract Labor
		Sample Contract #1
		Sample Contract #2
		Sample Contract #3
	NRCS Supervision
	Personnel Supervisors’ Guide to Discipline
	Position Descriptions, Job Qualifications and Performance Reviews
		Sample Administrative Assistant Job Description
		Sample District Manager Job Description
		Sample Performance Review Evaluation Form
	Recruiting, Interviewing and Hiring Potential Employees
		Sample Employment Application
		Sample Interview Questions
	Training Needs
	Unemployment Insurance
	Workers Compensation
6.	Funding
	Forming a Political Action Committee
		Formation Form and Instructions from Secretary of State
		Political Action Committee Statement of Receipts/ Expenditures
		Political Action Committee Termination Report
	Grants
	Procedures for Obtaining a Mill Levy
		Inform and Educate your local public
		Sample Ballot Proposition
		Sample Letter to the Editor
		Sample Mill Levy Campaign Key Messages
		Sample Newspaper Ads
		Sample News Release
		Sample Power Point Presentation
		Sample Radio Advertisement – A
		Sample Radio Advertisement – B
		Sample Voter Postcard
		Voter Registration Product Order Form from Secretary of State
	State Funding Administration
		$4000 Appropriation Application
		Competitive Grant Funding Application
		Sample Contract from WDA for funding
		WOLFS Reimbursement form for travel ( water quality funding)
		WOLFS Reimbursement form for other (water quality funding)
	Tax Anticipation Warrant
7.	Presentations, Meetings Procedures and Media Relations
	Conducting Meetings
	Legislative Outreach
	Media Outreach and Effectiveness
	Open Meetings Act
	Parliamentary Procedures
	Writing Resolutions
	Wyoming Press Association
8.	Financial Handbook
	Audits and Financial Reports
	Budgets
		Department of Audit Budget Form
		Sample Budget Affidavit of Publication
		Sample Public Notice of Proposed Budget
	Bonds
	Checks
		Signature Facsimile Registration Form
	Donations and Gifts
	Employee Withholding Tax
	Inventories
		Sample Inventory Worksheet
	Local Government Liability Pool
	Minutes
		Suggested minutes format
	Purchasing from the State
	Records Management
	Sales Tax
	Unemployment Compensation – See Section 5, Unemployment Insurance
	Vouchers and Receipts
		Sample Blanket Voucher
	Workers Compensation  - See Section 5, Workers Compensation
9.	Contact Information
	WACD, WDA and WNRF Contact information
10.	References
	List of referenced documents and websites
11.	Index