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Wyoming County Commissioners Association Records, 1975-2013

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Wyoming County Commissioners Association
Title
Wyoming County Commissioners Association Records
Dates
1975-2013 (inclusive)
Quantity
46.82 cubic feet (52 boxes) + 5.22 GB
Collection Number
12616
Summary
Records of an organization created to promote cooperation among the county governments of the state of Wyoming.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA), founded in 1976, consisted of the Boards of County Commissioners in all 23 Wyoming counties. The purpose of WCCA was to provide a means of cooperation, ideas exchange, and state representation for the counties of Wyoming. The WCCA collaborated with the Wyoming State Legislature and other state agencies, as well as relevant federal agencies, on local government issues. Work of the WCCA was coordinated by an executive director.

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Content Description

The collection consists of WCCA organizational materials, proceedings from meetings, issue files, and materials relating to multi-year Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) grant programs to achieve state compliance with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act.

The files pertaining to WCCA operations consist of founding and governance documents; correspondence and memos between county commissioners, WCCA staff, legislators, and staff members of various state-based and regional organizations; outreach materials (newsletters, web page); participatory materials with the National Association of Counties (NACo); iterations of the county commissioner handbook; commissioner photographs; and financial records.

Files regarding WCCA meetings contain agendas, minutes, background information on current issues, legislative priorities, and cassette-taped recordings of meeting sessions.

Issue files include correspondence, reports, news clippings, memos, instructional manuals, presentations, and audiovisual materials regarding immediate and ongoing issues to be addressed within Wyoming state and local government, including taxation, revenue estimating, road construction and maintenance, economic development, public health and safety, and social issues. These files document WCCA's interactions with entities at the local, state, regional, and federal levels, in particular the Wyoming Legislature, the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service.

The juvenile justice grant materials include correspondence, memos, financial documents, instructional manuals, and reports detailing WCCA’s involvement in OJJDP grant programs.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the Wyoming County Commissioners Association at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The collection materials were donated by Kate Moriarty in 2015.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The material was processed by Leslie Waggener in August 2016.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Ad valorem tax.
  • Annexation (County government).
  • Child and youth services.
  • Child welfare -- Wyoming.
  • Civil defense--Wyoming.
  • County government.
  • County officials and employees.
  • Elections -- Wyoming.
  • Eminent domain.
  • Guardians Ad Litem Program (Wyo.).
  • Housing development.
  • Jails -- Administration.
  • Juvenile corrections -- Wyoming.
  • Juvenile delinquency -- Law and legislation.
  • Juvenile delinquency -- Wyoming.
  • Land use -- Wyoming -- Planning.
  • Law enforcement -- Wyoming.
  • Local elections.
  • Local government.
  • Mental health laws -- Wyoming.
  • Mineral and energy resources.
  • Mineral industries -- Law and legislation -- West (U.S.).
  • Mineral industries -- Political aspects -- United States.
  • Mineral industries -- Wyoming.
  • Mines and mineral resources -- Taxation.
  • Mining subsidies.
  • Organizations, Nonprofit -- United States.
  • Payment in lieu of taxes.
  • Private roads -- Law and legislation.
  • Public lands -- Wyoming -- Management.
  • Refuse and refuse disposal.
  • Right of property.
  • Roads -- design and construction.
  • Rural conditions -- Economic aspects.
  • Rural development -- Law and legislation
  • Rural roads -- Wyoming.
  • Rural transportation.
  • Sales tax -- Wyoming.
  • Severance tax.
  • Special districts -- Wyoming.
  • States' rights (American politics).
  • Substance abuse -- Wyoming.
  • Tax revenue estimating.
  • Water quality management -- Wyoming.
  • Wellhead protection.
  • Wilderness areas -- Law and legislation -- Wyoming.
  • Wildfires -- Prevention and control.
  • Wildlife management -- Wyoming.
  • Wind power -- Law and legislation.
  • Wind power -- Wyoming.
  • Zoning.

Personal Names

  • Karpan, Kathleen Marie, 1942-

Corporate Names

  • Equality State Policy Center.
  • Juvenile Justice Project of Wyoming.
  • National Association of Counties.
  • United States -- Bureau of Land Management -- Wyoming State Office.
  • United States -- Forest Service -- Rocky Mountain Region.
  • United States -- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
  • United States -- Office of Justice Programs.
  • United States -- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
  • United States -- Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
  • University of Wyoming -- Cooperative Extension Service.
  • Wyoming -- Legislature.
  • Wyoming -- Office of Homeland Security.
  • Wyoming -- State Board of Equalization.
  • Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts.
  • Wyoming Association of County Engineers and Road Superintendents.
  • Wyoming Association of County Officials.
  • Wyoming Association of Municipalities.
  • Wyoming Business Council.
  • Wyoming Heritage Foundation.
  • Wyoming Land Trust.
  • Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy.
  • Wyoming Open Spaces Initiative.
  • Wyoming Rural Development Council.
  • Wyoming State Community Development Block Grant Program

Geographical Names

  • Albany County (Wyo.)
  • Big Horn County (Wyo.)
  • Campbell County (Wyo.)
  • Carbon County (Wyo.)
  • Converse County (Wyo.)
  • Crook County (Wyo.)
  • Fremont County (Wyo.)
  • Goshen County (Wyo.)
  • Hot Springs County (Wyo.)
  • Johnson County (Wyo.)
  • Laramie County (Wyo.)
  • Lincoln County (Wyo.)
  • Natrona County (Wyo.)
  • Niobrara County (Wyo.)
  • Park County (Wyo.)
  • Platte County (Wyo.)
  • Sheridan County (Wyo.)
  • Sublette County (Wyo.)
  • Sweetwater County (Wyo.)
  • Teton County (Wyo.)
  • Uinta County (Wyo.)
  • Washakie County (Wyo.)
  • Weston County (Wyo.)
  • Wyoming -- Economic conditions.
  • Wyoming -- History -- 20th century.
  • Wyoming -- History, 1946-1999.
  • Wyoming -- History, Local.
  • Wyoming -- Officials and employees.
  • Wyoming -- Politics and government.

Processed by Leslie Waggener
2016

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