(a) A decision rendered by a local municipal or county appeals board pursuant to W.S. 35-9-121(d) may be appealed to the Council on Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety (Council) within thirty (30) days from the entry of a decision by the local board. The notice of appeal shall be filed with the Council on Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002.
(b) The notice of appeal shall include the following: - (i) A copy of the decision appealed from.
- (ii) Identification of the parties. The party who files the notice of appeal is the Petitioner. Any party who responds to the notice of appeal is the Respondent. The local board that rendered the decision under appeal shall not be a party absent the granting of a motion to intervene.
- (iii) A statement of the grounds for appeal, including the issues upon which the appeal is based and the errors alleged to have been committed by the local board.
- (iv) The relief sought by the Petitioner.
- (v) The notice of appeal shall be signed by the Petitioner or his attorney and shall contain the mailing address and telephone number of the Petitioner or his attorney.
- (vi) A certificate of service.
(c) Service. - (i) When a notice of appeal is filed with the Council, the Petitioner shall contemporaneously serve a complete copy of the notice on each party that appeared before the local board and shall also serve a copy on the local board that rendered the decision under appeal.
- (ii) The notice of appeal shall be served on each party and the local board by placing a true and correct copy in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or by hand delivery.
- (iii) A certificate of service shall be filed with the notice of appeal.
(d) Computation of time. The time period for filing a notice of appeal shall begin on the day after the local board's decision or on the day the decision was mailed, whichever is later, and shall conclude on the thirtieth (30th) calendar day. If the thirtieth (30th) day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period for filing runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.