General Topics
Q: How do I sign up for City utilities?
A: You are able to sign up for utilities through a variety of means. You can visit in person at City Hall (1338 Rumsey Avenue) to fill out the service application, or you can call to obtain a mailed, faxed or e-mailed application. Once the application has been completed in full, signed and returned to the City (with the appropriate deposit or letter of payment history from a prior utility company) utilities will be set up in your name. It is a relatively quick process that begins when you contact the City and provide the necessary information.
Q: How can I apply for a job with the City?
A: The City accepts applications only when a position is advertised as open to the public. Once you see an advertisement in the Cody Enterprise or see that it is listed with the Wyoming Workforce Development office, there will be applications available at City Hall. They can be picked up, mailed, faxed or e-mailed. Applications almost always have a date specific deadline, so find out when it is due back to City Hall and make sure it is complete, accurate and signed before turning it in. The City does not keep applications if there isn’t an open position because the information contained in them is often outdated by the time an opening occurs. Your best options are to watch the newspaper and stay in touch with Workforce Development. The City does have some part-time temporary positions at the Paul Stock Aquatics and Recreation Center for which applications are almost always accepted. If you might be interested, please feel free to call City Hall for information.
Q: When does the City schedule its Spring Clean-up?
A: There isn’t a specific week set aside in the spring for the clean-up. However, it is generally held in April. The Cody Enterprise includes ads in advance of each clean up. The clean-up is your opportunity to dispose of any non-toxic items without an additional charge. The clean-ups are restricted to residential only customers within the City limits. You can leave appliances (if they contain Freon a certified technician must first remove the Freon and tag the appliance), wood, metal, furniture, branches, etc. Please be sure to set the items in the alley near a dumpster but not blocking the dumpster so the solid waste drivers can still access the dumpsters. Remember NOT to leave toxic items like paint, paint remover, pesticides and other dangerous items. Watch the newspaper for deadlines for setting items out so you don’t put them out after the clean-up has begun.
Q: What does the Recycling Center accept?
A: Located at 602 15th Street, the Recycling Center accepts materials the City is able to sell to regional recycling companies. This includes office paper, newspaper, cardboard, magazines and aluminum cans. During the past five years the residents and businesses in Cody have dramatically increased their recycling efforts. If you happen to be moving and don’t have a good source of boxes, you might check the Recycling Center. If they haven’t baled the boxes, there just might be some good ones available for your use.
Q: When does the Raw Water come on?
A: The Raw Water generally starts during the first ten days of May. The City must first wait for the canals to fill before we can begin to draw on the raw water system. It is important to remember to close your valves BEFORE the raw water system gears up to avoid flooding your yard and those around you. Please also remember that water conservation is essential. The City has information available that describes optimum watering for the type of grass and environment in the Cody area. Raw Water is generally shut down the first week of October.
Q: When and where does the City Council meet?
A: The City Council holds its regular meetings the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. They are held in Council Chambers at 1338 Rumsey Avenue and the public is welcome and encouraged to attend. If you are unable to make it to the meeting, you can also watch them live on public access channel 16. In addition to the regular meetings, the Council holds afternoon planning sessions the Thursday prior to a Council meeting at 4:30 in the afternoon at City Hall. During these planning sessions the Council reviews the agenda for the next regular Tuesday meeting, receives updates on a variety of City issues and provides reports from the committees on which they serve. These planning sessions are also open to the public and are generally held in a conference room at City Hall. They are not televised.
Engineering and Building Topics
Q: What is the difference between Mobile, Manufactured and Modular homes?
A: Manufactured Home- A single family residential structure transportable in one or more sections, which when assembled equals or exceeds twenty-four feet in width, and thirty-six in length. The structure is designed to be attached to a permanent foundation. It must have been constructed after January 15, 1976 and must have been built in compliance with either the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the Uniform Building Code, as adopted.
Mobile Home- A single family residential structure which is fabricated in one or more sections at a location other than the home site by assembly line type production techniques or by other construction techniques unique to an off-site manufacturing process. These structures are designed to be transportable in one or more sections on their own chassis, which when assembled are less than the following in either dimension-twenty-four feet in width, and thirty-six in length.
Modular Home- A residential structure transportable in one or more sections, which when assembled equals or exceeds twenty-four feet in width, and thirty-six feet in length. The structure and all additions added to it are designed to be attached to a permanent foundation, and are built in compliance with the Uniform Building Code, as adopted.
Q: What types of daycares can I operate in the City of Cody?
A: You can operate any legal daycares within the City limits under the licensing of the State of Wyoming. The City Ordinances describe the following daycares.
Child day care- A service provided by an individual, partnership, corporation or other business entity to keep or care for any minor child at the request of the parents, legal guardians or an agency which is responsible for the child.
Family day care home (FDCH)- A business providing child day care for three but not more than six children at any one time.
Group day care home (GDCH)- A business providing child day care for seven but not more than eleven children at any one time.
Group day care centers (GDCC)- A business providing child day care for twelve but not more than fifty children at any one time.
Q: Where can I find a legal description of my property?
A: The first place to start is at the Park County Courthouse at 1001 Sheridan Avenue. You can find the book and page for your property recorded in the in the Assessor’s office. Once you find that information, the Clerk and Records office can look up the deed for your property and provide the legal description.
Q: How do I know if there are any easements on my property?
A: This is another research project that begins at the Courthouse (unless you already have a copy of your deed and a plat for your property – any recorded easements should be shown). If you can not find your deed, you will again go to the Park County Courthouse to obtain a copy of your deed. If you still do not find any easements and you think one exists, you can come to City Hall and the Engineering staff will look through the computerized maps and help you determine if the City has any easements on your property. |
May 13, 2008
