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NV Rev Stat § 267.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|NRS 267.110 - Powers of city with commission form of government; contents of charter. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]

  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 for the incorporation of cities.  (b) Such other powers necessary and not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State of Nevada to carry out the commission form of government.  2. The charter, when submitted, must:  (a) Fix the number of commissioners, their terms of office and their duties and compensation.  (b) Provide for all necessary appointive and elective officers for the form of government therein provided, and fix their salaries and emoluments, duties and powers.  (c) Fix, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 293C.140 and 293C.175 or with the provisions of NRS 293C.145, or with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 293C.115, the time for the first and subsequent elections for all elective officers. After the first election and the qualification of the officers who were elected, the old officers and all boards or offices and their emoluments must be abolished.  [6:192:1915; 1919 RL p. 2660; NCL § 1253] — (NRS A 1959, 130; 1969, 678; 1987, 366, 1709, 1731; 1997, 3475; 2003, 679)
NV Rev Stat § 267.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|NRS 267.110 - Powers of city with commission form of government; contents of charter. [Effective July 1, 2021.]

  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 for the incorporation of cities.  (b) Such other powers necessary and not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State of Nevada to carry out the commission form of government.  2. The charter, when submitted, must:  (a) Fix the number of commissioners, their terms of office and their duties and compensation.  (b) Provide for all necessary appointive and elective officers for the form of government therein provided, and fix their salaries and emoluments, duties and powers.  (c) Fix, in accordance with the provisions of NRS 293C.140 and 293C.175 or with the provisions of NRS 293C.145, the time for the first and subsequent elections for all elective officers. After the first election and the qualification of the officers who were elected, the old officers and all boards or offices and their emoluments must be abolished.  [6:192:1915; 1919 RL p. 2660; NCL § 1253] — (NRS A 1959, 130; 1969, 678; 1987, 366, 1709, 1731; 1997, 3475; 2003, 679; 2019, 3546, effective July 1, 2021)
NV Rev Stat § 267.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 all such powers as are usually exercised by municipal corporations of like character and degree, whether or not the powers are specifically enumerated in NRS 267.010 to 267.140, inclusive.  [7:192:1915; 1919 RL p. 2661; NCL § 1254] — (NRS A 1959, 130; 1987, 1710)
NV Rev Stat § 267.123 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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, with respect to the location and construction of all public works are subordinate to the powers of such regional planning agency.  (Added to NRS by 1968, 13; R 2011, 3740; A 2013, 2366, 2367, 3838)
NV Rev Stat § 267.125 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 any other law real property within its corporate boundaries, and which has adopted a policy, by its charter, of leasing or selling such real property, or portions thereof, in a manner that will result in the maximum benefit accruing to the city from such leases and sales, may, by ordinance, with the approval of the Department of Taxation, create a land improvement fund, which fund shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 354 of NRS.  2. The land improvement fund may be composed of:  (a) Moneys transferred from any capital improvement fund existing pursuant to the provisions of the charter when so authorized by the registered voters of the city at an election.  (b) Moneys contributed from the general fund of the city by action of the governing body, which contributions need not be repaid to the general fund of the city.  (c) Such portion of the proceeds received by the city from the lease and sale of the real property as may be provided for by the charter or by city ordinance.  (d) Any other moneys the deposit of which in the land improvement fund is budgeted for by the governing body or authorized by the registered voters of the city.  3. Moneys in the land improvement fund may be expended for:  (a) Preparation of real property for sale or lease and costs incidental thereto.  (b) Acquisition and construction of improvements on such real property prior to its sale or lease.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 641; A 1965, 737; 1975, 1681)
NV Rev Stat § 267.140 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 number of registered voters of the city not less than 25 percent of the number who actually voted at the preceding municipal general election seeking the discontinuance and termination in the city of the commission form of government:  (a) If the incorporated city has a commission form of government described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 267.010, fix by resolution the primary or general municipal election or primary or general state election at which the question is to be submitted. The governing body shall cause to be posted at two public bulletin boards within the city, not less than 10 days before the date of the election, a notice that there will appear on the ballot the proposition for the discontinuance and termination of the commission form of government and the repeal of the charter of the city.  (b) If the incorporated city has a commission form of government described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 267.010, fix by resolution the primary or general municipal election or primary or general state election at which the question is to be submitted. The governing body shall cause to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days before the date of the election, a notice that there will appear on the ballot the proposition for the discontinuance and termination of the commission form of government and the repeal of the charter of the city.  2. The proposition appearing on the ballot must be in substantially the following terms: "For termination of the commission form of government and repeal of the charter" and "Against termination of the commission form of government and repeal of the charter."  3. Following the election and canvass of returns, if it is found that a majority of the votes cast on the issue has been cast for the discontinuance and termination in the city of the commission form of government and for repeal of the charter, the governing body shall proclaim the charter repealed effective:  (a) Immediately if the Legislature has not enacted a special charter for the city and the provisions of chapter 266 of NRS supersede the provisions of NRS 267.010 to 267.140, inclusive, as to the city; or  (b) On the date any special charter of the city enacted by the Legislature may become effective.  4. If, following the election and canvass of returns, it is found that a majority of the votes cast on the issue has been cast against the discontinuance and termination in the city of the commission form of government and against the repeal of the charter, the commission form of government and charter continue in effect.  [8a:192:1915; added 1929, 118; NCL § 1256] — (NRS A 1959, 131; 1971, 319; 1987, 1710; 1993, 1043)
NV Rev Stat § 267.450 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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)
NV Rev Stat § 267.455 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 person, the endowment, bequest, devise, condemnation, transfer, assignment, option to purchase, other contract, or other acquirement (or any combination thereof) of any properties pertaining to a project, or an interest therein.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 248)
NV Rev Stat § 267.460 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 ditches, ponds, dams, spillways, retarding basins, detention basins, lakes, reservoirs, canals, channels, levees, revetments, dikes, walls, embankments, bridges, inlets, outlets, connections, laterals, other collection lines, intercepting sewers, outfalls, outfall sewers, trunk sewers, force mains, submains, water lines, sluices, flumes, syphons, sewer lines, pipes, conduits, culverts, other transmission lines, pumping stations, gauging stations, ventilating facilities, stream gauges, rain gauges, engines, valves, pumps, meters, junction boxes, manholes, other inlet and outlet structures, bucket machines, inlet and outlet cleaners, backhoes, draglines, graders, other equipment, apparatus, fixtures, structures and buildings, flood-warning service and appurtenant telephone, telegraph, radio and television apparatus, and other water diversion, drainage and flood-control facilities (or any combination thereof).  (Added to NRS by 1969, 248)
NV Rev Stat § 267.465 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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)
NV Rev Stat § 267.470 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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)
NV Rev Stat § 267.475 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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, but does not mean renovation, reconditioning, patching, general maintenance or other minor repair.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)
NV Rev Stat § 267.480 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|NRS 267.480 - "Municipal" defined.

Municipal means pertaining to a municipality as defined in NRS 267.485.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)
NV Rev Stat § 267.485 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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)
NV Rev Stat § 267.490 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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)
NV Rev Stat § 267.495 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 wastes, including without limitation a sewerage treatment plant, sewerage purification and treatment works and disposal facilities, drying beds, pumping plant and station, connections, laterals, other collection lines, outfalls, outfall sewers, trunk sewers, intercepting sewers, force mains, water lines, sewer lines, conduits, ditches, pipes and transmission lines, pumping plants, filter plants, power plants, pumping stations, gauging stations, ventilating facilities, incinerators, engines, valves, pumps, meters, apparatus, fixtures, structures, buildings and other facilities for the collection, interception, transportation, treatment, purification and disposal of sewage, liquid wastes, solid wastes, night soil and industrial wastes (or any combination thereof). A sewerage project may include as a part thereof a drainage project as defined in NRS 267.460.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)
NV Rev Stat § 267.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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, basin cribs, dams, spillways, retarding basins, detention basins, reservoirs, towers, other storage facilities, pumping plants, infiltration galleries, filtration plants, purification systems, other water treatment facilities, power plants, waterworks plants, pumping stations, gauging stations, ventilating facilities, stream gauges, rain gauges, valves, standpipes, connections, hydrants, conduits, flumes, sluices, canals, channels, ditches, pipes, lines, laterals, service pipes, force mains, submains, syphons, other water transmission and distribution mains, engines, boilers, pumps, meters, apparatus, tools, equipment, fixtures, structures, buildings and other facilities for the acquisition, transportation, treatment, purification and distribution of untreated water or potable water for domestic, commercial and industrial use and irrigation (or any combination thereof).  (Added to NRS by 1969, 249)
NV Rev Stat § 267.505 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 for the municipality; and  2. To negotiate for, to obtain and enter into, and to cause to be executed such contracts, documents and other instruments as are necessary or appropriate to carry such requests into effect, subject to the approval by the qualified electors of the municipality of a question authorizing the incurrence of an indebtedness by the municipality by making such an agreement in the manner provided in NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 250; A 1981, 954)
NV Rev Stat § 267.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 municipality, including without limitation all incidental costs pertaining thereto, over a term of not exceeding 40 years commencing on any specified date in the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the project is completed or is estimated to be completed in any such contract between the municipality and the Federal Government, or in any other such document or any other such instrument, whichever period is later, and otherwise upon such terms and conditions and with such other provisions as the municipality and the Federal Government may provide, except as otherwise provided in NRS 267.450 to 267.530, inclusive.  2. Obligate the municipality to pay to the Federal Government interest on the project cost, except to the extent an allowance is made in the project cost for interest during the period of construction or during any other period determined by the municipality and the Federal Government, at a rate or rates which do not exceed by more than 3 percent:  (a) For general obligations, the Index of Twenty Bonds; and  (b) For other obligations, the Index of Revenue Bonds,  which is in effect at the time the agreement is made.  3. Obligate the municipality to operate and maintain the facilities resulting from the project or otherwise pertaining thereto, in such manner, upon such terms and conditions, and otherwise with such other provisions as the municipality and the Federal Government may provide.  4. Pledge the full faith and credit of the municipality for the payment of the money due under such contracts, documents and other instruments.  5. Provide for the payment of such money as general obligations or special obligations of the municipality, or as general obligations of the municipality the payment of which is additionally secured by a pledge of revenues derived from any utility or other income-producing project of the municipality legally available therefor.  6. Otherwise pledge the full faith and credit of the municipality for the performance and observance of all covenants, conditions, limitations, promises and undertakings made or specified to be kept, observed or fulfilled on the part of the municipality in any such contract with the Federal Government.  7. Exercise any combination of powers provided in NRS 267.450 to 267.515, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 250; A 1971, 2098; 1975, 843; 1981, 1406; 1983, 577)
NV Rev Stat § 267.515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), all acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, and any other act of Congress enacted before, on or after March 28, 1969, authorizing or permitting such cooperation.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 251; A 1997, 1605)
NV Rev Stat § 267.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 behalf of a municipality preliminary to or in the authorization, execution and otherwise making of such contracts, documents and other instruments or preliminary to or in the undertaking of the project (or any combination thereof) are hereby validated, ratified, approved and confirmed, including without limitation any election for the authorization of such contracts, the terms, provisions, conditions and covenants in any such contracts, documents and other provisions and in any resolutions and ordinances pertaining thereto, except as otherwise provided in NRS 267.525, notwithstanding any lack of power, authority or otherwise, other than constitutional, and notwithstanding any defects and irregularities, other than constitutional, in the creation of the municipality and in making or adopting such contracts, documents and other instruments, or in undertaking such project, including without limitation such acts and proceedings had or taken prior to March 28, 1969, appertaining thereto but remaining uncompleted, subject to the taking or adoption of such supplemental acts and proceedings prior to March 28, 1969, not had or taken, nor purportedly had or taken, but required by and in substantial and due compliance with NRS 267.450 to 267.530, inclusive, and any other laws pertaining thereto.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 251)
NV Rev Stat § 267.525 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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 validate any such project, and to validate all acts and proceedings preliminary thereto and prior to March 28, 1969, had or taken which the Legislature could have supplied or provided for in NRS 267.450 to 267.530, inclusive, or in any other law under which such contracts, documents and other instruments were made or adopted, such project was undertaken, or such acts or proceedings were taken.  2. This section and NRS 267.520, however, shall be limited to the validation of contracts, documents, other instruments, projects, acts and proceedings to the extent to which they can be effectuated under the state and federal constitutions.  3. This section and NRS 267.520 shall not operate to validate, ratify, approve, confirm or legalize any contract, document, other instrument, project, act, proceeding or any other matter which has been determined prior to March 28, 1969, in any legal proceeding to be illegal, void or ineffective.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 251)
NV Rev Stat § 267.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 267 - Commission Form of Municipal Government|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)
NV Rev Stat § 268.0015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 268 - Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Towns Incorporated Under General or Special Laws|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)