SUMMARY--Revises certain provisions governing appointment of county surveyors. (BDR 20-1005)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to county surveyors; expanding the services that may be assigned to county surveyors; revising the provisions regarding the compensation of a county surveyor; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 NRS 255.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
255.020 [A county surveyor may be appointed by the] The board of county commissioners [to serve] may appoint a county surveyor who serves at the pleasure of the board [.] to perform surveying and such other services for the county as the board determines appropriate.
Sec. 2 NRS 255.025 is hereby amended to read as follows:
255.025 No person may [hold the office of] be appointed as a county surveyor unless he is a professional land surveyor registered [under] pursuant to the provisions of chapter 625 of NRS.
Sec. 3 NRS 255.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:
255.060 1. The board of county commissioners shall [allow] pay to each county surveyor appointed pursuant to NRS 255.020:
(a) A salary set by the board; or
(b) In lieu of a salary, fair and reasonable compensation [, in lieu of salary,] in connection with each survey ordered by the board, or for [such] other services performed by him for the county, when he has been authorized to perform the [same.] services.
2. The county surveyor [shall be] is entitled to receive, in addition to the salary or compensation allowed by subsection 1, mileage for transportation necessary [in making any survey ordered by the board of county commissioners,] to fulfill his duties as determined by the board of county commissioners, at the rate for such mileage as [shall be] is provided by law to be allowed to county officers.
3. [The] Except when the county surveyor is paid a salary, the county surveyor shall file with the clerk of the board of county commissioners a proper statement of account for [such] all services he performs, and for all allowances [,] claimed by him for mileage, duly acknowledged as provided by law for filing claims for payment of accounts due from the county.
Sec. 4 NRS 255.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
255.1301. Before [any] a subdivision plat is accepted by [any] a board of county commissioners pursuant to law, the [same shall] subdivision plat must be submitted to and [receive the certification of] certified as to its correctness and eligibility for recording by the county surveyor, or his deputy, if there is one qualified to act in the county. [Such certification shall be in respect of correctness in general and in detail and eligibility for record according to law.]
2. Reasonable fees based on work done [shall] by the county surveyor or his deputy must be paid to the [officer] county by the subdivider.
Sec. 5 This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.