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NRS 266.605 Levy and collection of taxes. 1. The city council shall annually, at the time prescribed by law for levying taxes for state and county purposes, levy a tax not exceeding 3 percent upon the assessed value of all real estate and personal property within the city made ta…

NRS 266.610 Apportionment of money from road fund by county commissioners. The several boards of county commissioners in this state shall, from time to time, upon request of the city council, apportion to each incorporated city within the respective counties such proportion of th…

NRS 266.615 Ordinances to carry out revenue laws. The city council has full power to pass and enact all ordinances necessary or required to carry into effect the revenue laws in the city and to enlarge, fix and determine the powers and duties of all officers in relation thereto. …

NRS 266.620 Payment of fines, forfeitures and other money into city treasury. All fines and forfeitures for the violation of ordinances and all money collected for licenses or otherwise shall be paid into the treasury of the city at such times and in such manner as may be prescri…

NRS 266.660 Costs of municipal capital improvements to be paid from proper fund, including proceeds from bonds. The cost and expense of buildings and land for the use of the city shall be paid for from the proper fund of the city, including without limitation proceeds of bonds au…

NRS 266.775 Petition for disincorporation; publication of notice by district court; question to be submitted to voters at next city election; determination of registered voters. 1. Whenever one-fourth of the registered voters of any city now existing or hereafter created by gener…

NRS 266.780 Judgment of disincorporation. The vote must be taken and canvassed in the same manner as in other city elections, and return thereof made to the district court. If the court finds that a majority of the legal votes are cast “For Disincorporation,” a judgment must be e…

NRS 266.785 Creation of unincorporated town on disincorporation: Procedure. 1. If there is, at the time of the entry of the judgment disincorporating a city, a voting population of 600 or more therein, then all of the provisions of chapter 269 of NRS shall immediately apply there…

NRS 266.790 Procedure for completion of unfinished business of court. 1. If, at the time of the entry of the judgment disincorporating a city, the provisions of chapter 269 of NRS apply immediately to such disincorporated city, then any justice of the peace within the town, as pr…

NRS 266.795 Judgment disincorporating city: Duties of clerk of district court; delivery of copies; notice of entry; limitation of actions. 1. Immediately following the entry of the judgment disincorporating a city, the clerk of the district court shall: (a) Transmit certified cop…

NRS 267.010 Definitions. As used in NRS 267.010 to 267.140, inclusive: 1. “Commission form of government” means any form of municipal government not contrary to the Constitution and laws of the United States wherein either: (a) Both legislative and administrative authority is exe…

NRS 267.020 City may adopt commission form of government. Any incorporated city in the State of Nevada may adopt the commission form of government and frame its own charter therefor. [Part 1:192:1915; A 1919, 366; 1919 RL p. 2658; NCL § 1248]—(NRS A 1959, 126; 1987, 1706)

NRS 267.030 Petition for adoption of commission form of government; election of electors to frame charter. Whenever the qualified voters of any incorporated city desiring to adopt a commission form of government so declare their desire by filing with the governing body of that ci…

NRS 267.040 Nomination and election of electors to frame charter. Nominations of the electors must be made by petition of one-fifth of the qualified voters of the incorporated city. The petition must be filed with the governing body of the city at least 30 days before the day of …

NRS 267.050 Canvass of returns of election; issuance of certificates of election. Within 6 working days after the date of the election, the legislative authority of the incorporated city shall: 1. Meet and canvass the returns of the election. 2. Declare the result thereof. 3. Iss…

NRS 267.060 Elected persons to frame charter; publication and posting of charter; affidavits of publication and posting. 1. The persons elected as provided for in NRS 267.050 shall convene within 10 days and commence to frame a charter for the city and within 90 days thereafter t…

NRS 267.070 Election for adoption or rejection of charter: Publication of charter; form of ballot; alternative propositions. 1. The governing body of the incorporated city shall cause the proposed charter to be published once and posted for 30 days and provide for the submission …

NRS 267.080 Canvass and declaration of result of election; when charter becomes organic law of city. The officers conducting the election shall make returns thereof within the time and in the manner provided by the state election laws. The vote thereof shall be canvassed and the …

NRS 267.090 Certification of charter. If upon the canvass it is found that a majority of the votes cast at the election were cast in favor of the ratification of the charter, as provided in NRS 267.080, the mayor of the city shall thereupon attach to the charter a certificate in …

NRS 267.100 Recording and attesting of charter and amendments; judicial notice of charter and amendments. 1. Immediately after being certified as provided in NRS 267.090, the charter shall be recorded by the city clerk in a book to be provided and kept for that purpose and known …

NRS 267.110 Powers of city with commission form of government; contents of charter. 1. Any city having adopted a charter pursuant to the provisions of NRS 267.010 to 267.140, inclusive, has pursuant to the charter: (a) All of the powers enumerated in the general laws of the State…

NRS 267.120 General powers of a city with commission form of government. Any city adopting a charter under the provisions of NRS 267.010 to 267.140, inclusive, has all of the powers which are now or may hereafter be conferred upon incorporated cities by the laws of the State, and…

NRS 267.123 Public works: City’s powers subordinate to powers of regional planning agency. In any region of this state for which there has been established by interstate compact a regional planning agency, the powers of a city organized under NRS 267.010 to 267.140, inclusive, wi…

NRS 267.125 Land improvement fund: Creation by ordinance; composition; expenditures. 1. The governing body of a city having the type of commission form of government described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 267.010, which has acquired by the provisions of any federal or …

NRS 267.140 Election to terminate commission form of government: Notice; form of ballot; canvass and results. 1. The governing body of an incorporated city having a commission form of government may, on its own motion, and shall, upon receiving a written petition signed by a numb…

NRS 267.450 Definitions. Except where the context otherwise requires, the definitions in NRS 267.455 to 267.500, inclusive, govern the construction of NRS 267.450 to 267.530, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1969, 248)

NRS 267.455 “Acquisition” and “acquire” defined. “Acquisition” or “acquire” means the opening, laying out, establishment, purchase, construction, securing, installation, reconstruction, lease, gift, grant from the Federal Government, this state, any public body therein, or any pe…

NRS 267.460 “Drainage project” defined. “Drainage project” means any natural and artificial water facilities for the collection, channeling, impoundment and disposal of rainfall, other surface and subsurface drainage waters and storm and floodwaters, including without limitation …

NRS 267.465 “Federal Government” defined. “Federal Government” means the United States of America, or any agency, instrumentality or corporation thereof. (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)

NRS 267.470 “Governing body” defined. “Governing body” means the city council, city commission, board of supervisors, town council, town board or other local legislative or governing body of the municipality. (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)

NRS 267.475 “Improvement” and “improve” defined. “Improvement” or “improve” means the extension, widening, lengthening, betterment, alteration, reconstruction or other major improvement (or any combination thereof) of any properties pertaining to a project or an interest therein,…

NRS 267.480 “Municipal” defined. “Municipal” means pertaining to a municipality as defined in NRS 267.485. (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)

NRS 267.485 “Municipality” defined. “Municipality” means any incorporated city organized pursuant to NRS 267.010 to 267.140, inclusive, which has a population of 4,000 or more. (Added to NRS by 1969, 249; A 1979, 526; 1987, 1711)

NRS 267.490 “Project” defined. “Project” means the acquisition, improvement and equipment (or any combination thereof) of a drainage project, sewerage project or water project (or any combination thereof). (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)

NRS 267.495 “Sewerage project” defined. “Sewerage project” means facilities pertaining to a municipal sanitary sewerage system for the collection, interception, transportation, treatment, purification and disposal of sewage, liquid wastes, solid wastes, night soil and industrial …

NRS 267.500 “Water project” defined. “Water project” means facilities pertaining to a municipal water system for the collection, transportation, treatment, purification and distribution of water, including without limitation springs, wells, ponds, lakes, other raw water sources, …

NRS 267.505 Request by municipality for Federal Government to undertake project; approval by electors of incurrence of indebtedness. The governing body of any municipality, on its behalf and in its name, is authorized: 1. To request the Federal Government to undertake any project…

NRS 267.510 Repayment contracts: Powers of municipality. In the contracts, documents and other instruments designated in NRS 267.505, the governing body may: 1. Obligate the municipality to repay to the Federal Government the cost of the project undertaken by it for the municipal…

NRS 267.515 Cooperation with Federal Government. Any municipality may cooperate with the Federal Government in connection with any project undertaken by the Federal Government, including, without limitation, in the manner provided in the Federal Reclamation Law approved June 17, …

NRS 267.520 Validation and ratification of contracts outstanding on March 28, 1969. All outstanding contracts, documents and other instruments pertaining to any project, and all acts and proceedings had or taken prior to March 28, 1969, or purportedly had or taken, by or on behal…

NRS 267.525 Legislative authority for validation of contracts and projects. 1. This section and NRS 267.520 shall operate to supply such legislative authority as may be necessary to validate any such contracts, documents and other instruments pertaining to any project, to validat…

NRS 267.530 Liberal construction. NRS 267.450 to 267.525, inclusive, being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, they shall be liberally construed to effect their purposes. (Added to NRS by 1969, 252)

NRS 268.001 Legislative findings and declarations. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. Historically under Nevada law, the exercise of powers by the governing body of an incorporated city has been governed by a common-law rule on local governmental power known as Di…

NRS 268.0015 Definitions. As used in NRS 268.001 to 268.0035, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 268.002, 268.0025 and 268.003 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2701)

NRS 268.002 “City government” defined. “City government” means any public body, agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division, office or other unit of city government, or any officer or employee thereof, within the jurisdiction of the governing body of an incorporated c…

NRS 268.0025 “Incorporated city” and “city” defined. “Incorporated city” or “city” means a city organized pursuant to the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS or incorporated pursuant to a special charter. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2701)