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NV Rev Stat § 269.0171 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.0171 - Members of town board: Election when initiative proposal submitted to electors; filing of notice of intention to become candidate.

  1. If the establishment of a town board form of government is proposed by initiative petition, and the proposal is submitted to the electors, the prospective members of the town board must be elected at the same general election in which the proposal is submitted to the electors.  2. Any person who is a resident, is a qualified elector and desires to become a candidate for the position of member of a town board must, within the time specified by subsection 3, file in the office of the county clerk a notice of intention to become a candidate. The notice of intention must show that the person possesses the qualifications required by this section. Each person filing the notice of intention as required by this section is entitled to have his or her name placed on the official ballot.  3. The notice of intention required by subsection 2 must be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday in May of the year in which the election is held.  4. If the proposal to establish a town board form of government is approved at the election, members of the town board elected pursuant to this section serve as members until the next general election.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 1116; A 1993, 30, 1045)
NV Rev Stat § 269.018 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.018 - Members of town board: Terms of office; vacancies.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the term of office of a member of the town board is 4 years and begins on the first Monday in January following the general election at which the member is chosen.  2. The initial members of the board elected at a general election shall, at the first meeting of the board after their election and qualification, draw lots to determine which members serve terms of 2 years and which serve terms of 4 years. The drawing must result in, as nearly as possible, the election of half of the members of the board at each subsequent election.  3. A vacancy in the position of a member of a town board must be filled pursuant to the provisions of NRS 245.170.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1723; A 1985, 2311; 1989, 2174; 1991, 467; 2013, 468)
NV Rev Stat § 269.019 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.019 - Chair and town clerk: Selection; duties.

  1. The town board shall choose one of its members to act as chair of the town board and one member to act as town clerk. A deputy town clerk may be appointed by the town board, which shall fix his or her salary.  2. The chair of the town board shall:  (a) Preside over meetings of the town board.  (b) Perform other duties assigned by the board.  3. The town clerk shall:  (a) Perform the duties required or authorized to be performed under the provisions of this chapter.  (b) Keep a record of the proceedings of the town board.  (c) Forward a copy of the record of each meeting to the clerk of the board of county commissioners as soon as feasible after such meeting.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1723)
NV Rev Stat § 269.0205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.0205 - Single candidate declared elected.

If at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a notice of intention of candidacy for the position of member of a town board, there is only one candidate who has filed a notice of intention for the position, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may be held for that position.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 1663)
NV Rev Stat § 269.021 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.021 - Effective date of ordinance or other action.

Any ordinance adopted or action taken by a town board shall not take effect or become final until the expiration of 30 days after the ordinance was adopted or the action was taken.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1723; A 1969, 1116; 1971, 227)
NV Rev Stat § 269.022 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.022 - Discontinuance of elected town board: Procedure.

If the board of county commissioners determines that the best interests of the town are no longer served by a town board form of government, it may order the question to be put on the ballot at the next general election. If the majority of persons voting favor discontinuance of the town board form of government, the town board shall cease to function at the end of the terms of office of the incumbent members of the town board, and the government of the town and all of its assets and liabilities shall revert to the board of county commissioners.  (Added to NRS by 1967, 1724)
NV Rev Stat § 269.024 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.024 - Creation by board of county commissioners.

If the board of county commissioners determines that the best interest of an unincorporated town of which such board constitutes the governing body would best be served by the appointment of a citizens’ advisory council to act in an advisory and liaison capacity with respect to governing the affairs of such town it shall enact an ordinance creating such advisory council, designating its powers and duties and providing the qualifications of the members thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 799)
NV Rev Stat § 269.0242 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.0242 - Members; qualifications; election; appointment; terms; duties.

Any ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 269.024 must include provisions in substance as follows:  1. The citizens’ advisory council must consist of not fewer than three nor more than five members.  2. Each member of the advisory council must be a resident and qualified elector in the town.  3. The members of the advisory council must be appointed by the board of county commissioners from a list of a number of qualified persons, equal in number to the number of positions on the advisory council which are to be filled, elected at an informal election. Notice of the election must be posted in accordance with NRS 241.020. The election must be held in the town in November of the year of the general election.  4. The list of names of the persons elected must be presented to the board of county commissioners at their first meeting in December of the year of the general election. The persons appointed to the advisory council shall serve their respective terms at the pleasure of the board.  5. The members of the advisory council first appointed by the board of county commissioners shall serve until the 1st Monday in January following the next general election, and thereafter the terms of office of the members of the advisory council are for 2 years and begin on the 1st Monday in January following each general election.  6. The advisory council shall assist the board of county commissioners in governing the town by acting as liaison between the residents of the town and the board. The advisory council and the board shall cooperate to inform each other of all matters of interest to the town and its residents. The advisory council shall not expend or contract any town money for any purpose.  7. The members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 799; A 1977, 201; 1981, 400)
NV Rev Stat § 269.0244 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.0244 - Officers; meetings; rules of procedure; records.

The advisory council shall elect such officers from within its membership, fix such time and place of meetings, adopt such rules of procedure and keep such records all as in its sole discretion it shall determine consistently with the purposes of NRS 269.024 to 269.0248, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 799)
NV Rev Stat § 269.0246 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.0246 - Responsibilities of board of county commissioners unaffected.

It is the intent of NRS 269.024 to 269.0248, inclusive, that the existence and activities of the advisory council shall in no way diminish the responsibility of the board of county commissioners in its capacity as the governing body of the town and in performing its duties as such, but that it shall bring to bear on the problems of the town the knowledge of a representative group of residents thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 799)
NV Rev Stat § 269.0248 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.0248 - Creation of additional councils under original ordinance.

Citizens’ advisory councils for two or more towns may be created by one ordinance, and the initial ordinance may from time to time be amended to create citizens’ advisory councils for additional towns, if the board of county commissioners determines that all of such towns shall be governed by the same ordinance.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 800)
NV Rev Stat § 269.025 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.025 - Meetings; quorum; affirmative vote of majority of whole board required to carry question.

  1. The town board or board of county commissioners of any county in this state having jurisdiction of the affairs of any town or city, as in this chapter provided, shall hold a regular meeting in the town offices or in the courthouse at the county seat at least once in each month, on a day previously fixed by the board, for the purpose of transacting the business provided for in this chapter, and shall continue in session from day to day until such business is completed.  2. The town board or board of county commissioners may also hold special meetings upon a call of the chair of the board, or a majority of the members thereof.  3. A majority of the town board or board of county commissioners constitutes a quorum. An affirmative vote of the majority of the whole board is necessary to carry any question.  [Part 15:48:1881; BH § 2038; C § 2188; RL § 891; NCL § 1245] — (NRS A 1967, 1724; 2001, 1126)
NV Rev Stat § 269.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.030 - Duties of county clerk.

The county clerk in each of the counties of this state shall:  1. Perform the duties required or authorized to be performed under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter.  2. Be held liable on an official bond for the faithful performance of such duties.  3. Be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners in the execution of the provisions of this chapter.  4. Keep a record of the proceedings of the board of county commissioners thereabout in books not used for other purposes.  [Part 14:48:1881; BH § 2037; C § 2187; RL § 890; NCL § 1244]
NV Rev Stat § 269.035 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.035 - Duties of county treasurer.

The county treasurer in each of the counties of this state shall:  1. Perform the duties required or authorized to be performed under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter.  2. Be held liable on an official bond for the faithful performance of such duties.  3. Pay any fee received, by virtue of any law or ordinance, into the treasury, to be apportioned to the fund of the town or city from which collected.  [13:48:1881; BH § 2036; C § 2186; RL § 889; NCL § 1243]
NV Rev Stat § 269.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.040 - Duties of other county officers; compensation.

  1. The district attorney, county auditor, county assessor, and all other county officials, not specially exempted therefrom, in each of the counties of this state, shall perform the duties required or authorized to be performed by them, under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter, and shall be held liable on their official bonds for the faithful performance thereof.  2. All such officers shall pay all fees or moneys by them received, under any law or ordinance touching the provisions of this chapter, in the time and manner as provided by general law, to the county treasurer of their respective counties, to be distributed to the fund of the proper town or city.  3. No officer performing any duty under this chapter, excepting officers and employees of any fire department or company, or peace officer thereunder authorized, shall demand or receive any compensation therefor.  [Part 14:48:1881; BH § 2037; C § 2187; RL § 890; NCL § 1244]
NV Rev Stat § 269.070 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.070 - Nevada Ethics in Government Law inapplicable to certain transactions.

The provisions of the Nevada Ethics in Government Law, chapter 281A of NRS, do not prohibit any town officer from purchasing the warrants of the State or of any other city, town or county, or prevent any town officer from selling or transferring such warrants or scrip as the town officer may receive for his or her services, but none other.  [Part 74:108:1866; B § 2672; BH § 1709; C § 1855; RL § 2826; NCL § 4826] — (NRS A 1975, 932)
NV Rev Stat § 269.071 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.071 - Member of town board or county commissioner not to become contractor under certain contracts; penalties.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230, 281A.430 and 332.800, it is unlawful for any member of a town board or board of county commissioners acting for any town to become a contractor under any contract or order for supplies or any other kind of contract authorized by or for the board of which he or she is a member, or to be interested, directly or indirectly, as principal in any kind of contract so authorized.  2. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall forfeit his or her office.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1111; A 2013, 3786)
NV Rev Stat § 269.072 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.072 - Town officer not to be interested in certain contracts and purchases; penalties.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.230, 281A.430 and 332.800, it is unlawful for any town officer, directly or indirectly, to be interested in any contract made by the town officer or to be a purchaser or interested in any purchase under a sale made by the town officer in the discharge of his or her official duties.  2. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall forfeit his or her office.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1111; A 2013, 3786)
NV Rev Stat § 269.073 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.073 - Avoidance of unlawful contract.

Any contract made in violation of NRS 269.071 or 269.072 may be declared void at the instance of the town or any person interested in the contract except an officer prohibited from making or being interested in the contract.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1111)
NV Rev Stat § 269.075 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.075 - Town treasurer may refuse to redeem warrants.

The several town treasurers of the State shall refuse to redeem any warrants, scrip, orders or other evidences of indebtedness against the town whenever it shall come to their knowledge that such warrants, scrip or other evidences of indebtedness have been purchased, sold, received or transferred in violation of law.  [Part 98:108:1866; B § 2696; BH § 1733; C § 1879; RL § 2845; NCL § 4845]
NV Rev Stat § 269.080 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.080 - Officers may sell indebtedness for personal services rendered.

All town officers shall have the right to sell or transfer any evidences of public indebtedness which may be issued according to law, for services rendered by them to the town, legally and justly due, and this chapter shall not be deemed to prevent the purchase, sale or transfer of any funded public indebtedness whatever of the State, or of any county, city or town.  [Part 99:108:1866; B § 2697; BH § 1734; C § 1880; RL § 2846; NCL § 4846]
NV Rev Stat § 269.082 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.082 - Deduction from employee’s salary for service as volunteer firefighter or volunteer driver or attendant prohibited.

  1. All employees of unincorporated towns must be paid their salaries as fixed by law or ordinance without diminution on account of any time spent away from town employment while acting as:  (a) Volunteer firefighters of any regular organized and recognized fire department in the protection of life or property; or  (b) Volunteer ambulance drivers or attendants,  during working hours or fractions thereof which should otherwise have been devoted to town employment.  2. As used in this section, "volunteer ambulance driver or attendant" means a person who is a driver of or attendant on an ambulance owned or operated by:  (a) A nonprofit organization that provides volunteer ambulance service in any county, city or town in this State; or  (b) A political subdivision of this State.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 43; A 1997, 468; 2005, 321)
NV Rev Stat § 269.083 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.083 - Public hearing for dismissed employee.

  1. When an employee of an unincorporated town other than a department head who has been employed by the unincorporated town for 12 or more months is dismissed from employment, the dismissed employee may request within 15 days of the date of dismissal a written statement specifically setting forth the reasons for such dismissal. Within 15 days of the date of such request, the dismissed employee shall be furnished such a written statement. Within 30 days after receipt of such written statement, the dismissed employee may, in writing, request a public hearing before the town board or board of county commissioners to determine the reasonableness of such action. The town board or board of county commissioners shall grant the dismissed employee a public hearing within 15 days after receipt of the written request. At the public hearing, technical rules of evidence shall not apply.  2. Town boards or boards of county commissioners are authorized to enact town ordinances necessary to make effective the purposes of this section.  (Added to NRS by 1965, 309; A 1967, 1724)
NV Rev Stat § 269.085 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.085 - Claims against town: Auditing; allowance.

The boards of county commissioners shall audit and allow all claims properly payable out of the funds of any unincorporated town in their respective counties.  [Part 1:48:1881; A 1889, 43; 1903, 55; 1919, 408; 1943, 65; 1951, 455] — (NRS A 1985, 262)
NV Rev Stat § 269.095 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.095 - Taxes, fines and forfeitures paid to county treasurer; general fund and debt service fund.

  1. All taxes, fines, forfeitures or other moneys collected or received by any officer or person, under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be paid by the officer or person collecting or receiving the same to the county treasurer of the county in which the taxes or moneys were collected or received.  2. The county treasurer shall:  (a) Set the same apart as a fund to be used solely for the benefit of the town or city in which they were collected or received.  (b) Enter the same upon the county treasurer’s books to the credit of the town or city.  (c) Divide the fund into two equal portions, one to be designated as the general fund and the other as a debt service fund.  (d) Not pay any money out of the general fund except upon warrants drawn upon the county treasurer by the county auditor of the county.  (e) Not pay any money out of the debt service fund except in the manner specified in this chapter.  3. When all claims payable from the debt service fund shall have been satisfied, then the fund shall cease and any money therein remaining shall be transferred to the general fund.  4. If at any time after creating a debt service fund there shall be more money in the general fund than is necessary to meet current or anticipated expenses, the board of county commissioners shall direct the county treasurer to transfer such surplus to the debt service fund, and the same shall thereafter be used as other moneys belonging to that fund.  [3:48:1881; A 1883, 51; BH § 2026; C § 2176; RL § 879; NCL § 1233] — (NRS A 1965, 738)
NV Rev Stat § 269.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.100 - Transfer of surplus money to other funds.

Whenever there shall be any surplus money in either the fire department fund, general fund, or police department fund, now or hereafter created by virtue of the laws of this state, in any unincorporated town, the town board or board of county commissioners may, and they are authorized and empowered to, transfer such surplus, or any portion thereof, from any one to either of the funds, in the manner and proportion best calculated, in the judgment of the town board or board of county commissioners, to subserve and protect the credit of the other.  [1:24:1881; BH § 2078; C § 2228; RL § 894; NCL § 1281] — (NRS A 1965, 738; 1967, 1725)
NV Rev Stat § 269.115 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.115 - Power of county commissioners to levy taxes.

  1. Except as provided in subsection 2, the boards of county commissioners shall levy a tax, not exceeding 1.5 percent per annum, upon the assessed value of all real and personal property situated in any unincorporated town in their respective counties, made taxable by law for state and county purposes.  2. In addition to the taxes levied in accordance with the provisions of subsection 1, each board of county commissioners shall levy a tax for the payment of interest and redemption of outstanding bonds of the unincorporated town issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 269.400 to 269.470, inclusive.  [Part 1:48:1881; A 1889, 43; 1903, 55; 1919, 408; 1943, 65; 1951, 455] — (NRS A 1963, 1165; 1985, 262; 1989, 43)
NV Rev Stat § 269.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 269 - Unincorporated Towns|NRS 269.120 - Levy and collection of taxes.

  1. Annually, at the time of assessing or fixing the amount of taxes for county purposes, the board of county commissioners shall, subject to the restrictions of NRS 269.115, assess, fix and designate the amount of taxes that should be levied and collected for city or town purposes on all real and personal property assessable for state or county purposes within any town or city in their county. The taxes must be collected at the same time, in the same manner and by the same officers as provided in the revenue laws of this state for the levying and collecting of state and county taxes.  2. The revenue laws, in every respect not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, apply to the levying and collecting of the taxes pursuant to this section.  3. In all cases where the county commissioners, or the county assessor, or district attorney of the county, or any other officer, or any judge or justice of the peace of the county, is required or authorized by law to adopt or use any form appertaining to the assessment or collection of county taxes, they shall also adopt or use a similar form in relation to assessing, levying and collecting taxes pursuant to this section, and may use that form in any book, paper or document in which they have used the first-named form, and in filling up the blanks of the last-named form there must be inserted the name of the town or city, using the name by which it is commonly designated, or such name as will enable the inhabitants thereof to know that their town or city, as the case may be, is intended to be named in the book, paper or document.  4. All suits instituted to collect state or county taxes on real or personal property assessed in the town or city, must include the unpaid taxes levied pursuant to this section, and judgments therein rendered must also include those taxes.  [2:48:1881; BH § 2025; C § 2175; RL § 878; NCL § 1232] — (NRS A 1989, 43)