| Rock Springs
is a First-Class Wyoming city with a Mayor-Council form of government.
The Mayor is elected by a city-wide ballot every 4 years. The council
is divided into 4 wards with 2 council seats per ward. The council
seats are staggered and one seat in each ward is up for election every two
years.
The Mayor appoints department heads with council approval. The
departments are created, and the department head salaries are set by statute.
The council meets regularly in public in the City Hall Council Chambers
at 212 D Street. Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday
of every month beginning at 7:00 pm.
The agenda are available before the meetings and the minutes are published
in the Rocket Miner and on this web page. The public is invited to
attend the meetings which are broadcast on local channel 13. Anyone
may speak during the Petition segment of the meetings.
The Mayor also appoints a number of board and commissions which act as
oversight and advisory boards for a number of community activities and ongoing
city functions. These appointments too are subject to council approval.
The council establishes law in the form of city ordinances and policy
is set by council resolution.
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