The Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) Board of Trustees at their May 13, 2025 meeting announced their intention to continue the levy of one additional mill within Eastern Wyoming Community College District as authorized by W.S. 21-18-303(b) for the two-year period beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2027. A public hearing on this matter is scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., on EWC’s main campus, Tebbet Classroom Building, Dolores Kaufman Board Room (Room 274).
Eastern Wyoming College Board of Trustees
By: Kwin Wilkes, Vice President for Administrative Services
Dated: April 29, 2025
21-18-303. District board generally; powers; board approved additional mill levy.
(b) In addition to the levy imposed under W.S. 21-18-304(a)(vii) and any levy imposed under W.S. 21-18-311(f), the community college district board may approve up to one (1) additional mill levy on the assessed value of the district for a period not to exceed two (2) years for the regular support and operation of the college. A determination by the board shall be made at a regular or special meeting following a public hearing announced by the board. Notice of intent to levy all or a portion of the additional one (1) mill shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least thirty (30) days before the hearing date. Upon approval, the board shall report the additional levy to the board of county commissioners of each county within the district in the same manner the necessary levy under W.S. 21-18-304(a)(vii) is reported. Any tax imposed under this subsection may be renewed by the board for additional two (2) year periods subject to public hearing requirements specified under this section and shall be levied, collected and distributed separate from the tax imposed under W.S. 21-18-304(a)(vii) and any additional levy imposed under W.S. 21-18-311(f). Revenues collected under this subsection shall not be restricted by the commission in any manner but shall be identified in the biennial funding report of the college under W.S. 21-18-205(b).
Public Notice No. 9329 published in The Torrington Telegram on May 21, 2025.
