Assembly Bill No. 66–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of the Nevada Association of Counties)

 

February 10, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Increases compensation of certain elected county officers. (BDR 20‑170)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1)

(Requested by Affected Local Government)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to public officers; increasing the compensation of certain elected county officers; providing for such increase in compensation to be paid retroactively in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. NRS 245.043 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  245.043  1.  As used in this section:

1-3  (a) “County” includes Carson City.

1-4  (b) “County commissioner” includes the Mayor and supervisors

1-5  of Carson City.

1-6  2.  Except as otherwise provided by any special law, the elected

1-7  officers of the counties of this state are entitled to receive annual

1-8  salaries in the base amounts specified in the following table. The

1-9  annual salaries are in full payment for all services required by law to

1-10  be performed by such officers. Except as otherwise provided by law,

1-11  all fees and commissions collected by such officers in the

1-12  performance of their duties must be paid into the county treasury

1-13  each month without deduction of any nature.

2-1  [ANNUAL SALARIES

 

2-2                   County        District                        County               CountyCounty   County       Public

2-3  Class      County          Commissioner   Attorney         Sheriff  Clerk      Assessor     Recorder     Treasurer    Administrator

2-4  1........... Clark.... $54,000$100,800$84,000$72,000$72,000$72,000$72,000   $72,000

2-5  2....... Washoe...... 39,600    96,00078,00066,000   66,000   66,000   66,000   66,000

2-6  3Carson City...... 18,000    72,36060,00051,360   51,360   --------   51,360   --------

2-7  ....... Churchill...... 18,000    72,36060,00051,360   51,360   51,360    --------   --------

2-8  ......... Douglas...... 18,000    72,36060,00051,360   51,360   51,360    --------   --------

2-9  .............. Elko...... 18,000    72,36060,00051,360   51,360   51,360   51,360   --------

2-10  ............ Lyon...... 18,000    72,36060,00051,360   51,360   51,360    --------   --------

2-11  ............. Nye...... 18,000    72,36060,00051,360   51,360   51,360   51,360   --------

2-12  4.. Humboldt...... 18,000    68,34054,00042,840   42,840   42,840   42,840   --------

2-13  ......... Lander...... 18,000    68,34054,00042,840   42,840   42,840   42,840   --------

2-14  ... White Pine...... 18,000    68,34054,00042,840   42,840   42,840   42,840   --------

2-15  5....... Eureka...... 15,240    60,30043,20038,400   38,400   38,400    --------   --------

2-16  ........ Lincoln...... 15,240    60,30043,20038,400   38,400   38,400   38,400   --------

2-17  ........ Mineral...... 15,240    60,30043,20038,400   38,400   38,400    --------   --------

2-18  ....... Pershing...... 15,240    60,30043,20038,400   38,400   38,400    --------   --------

2-19  6.. Esmeralda...... 12,000    47,88038,40033,600   33,600   33,600    --------   --------

2-20  .......... Storey...... 15,240    47,88043,20038,400   38,400   38,400    --------   --------]

 

2-21  ANNUAL SALARIES

 

2-22                  County        District             County             County  CountyCounty   Public

2-23  Class    County          Commissioner   Attorney          SheriffClerk        Assessor     Recorder     Treasurer    Administrator

2-24  1......... Clark.... $80,558$155,744$134,262$115,584$115,584$115,584$115,584      $115,584

2-25  2..... Washoe...... 64,446  137,484110,63290,031   90,031   90,031   90,031   90,031

2-26  3Carson City...... 24,554    98,70781,84670,060   70,060   --------   70,060   --------

2-27  .... Churchill...... 24,554    98,70781,84670,060   70,060   70,060    --------   --------

2-28  ...... Douglas...... 24,554    98,70781,84670,060   70,060   70,060    --------   --------

2-29  ............ Elko...... 24,554    98,70781,84670,060   70,060   70,060   70,060   --------

2-30  .... Humboldt...... 24,554    98,70781,84670,060   70,060   70,060   70,060   --------

2-31  ............ Lyon...... 24,554    98,70781,84670,060   70,060   70,060    --------   --------

2-32  .............. Nye...... 24,554    98,70781,84670,060   70,060   70,060   70,060   --------

2-33  4....... Lander...... 24,554    93,22373,66258,439   58,439   58,439   58,439   --------

2-34  .. White Pine...... 24,554    93,22373,66258,439   58,439   58,439   58,439   --------

2-35  5...... Eureka...... 20,789    82,25658,92952,382   52,382   52,382    --------   --------

2-36  ....... Lincoln...... 20,789    82,25658,92952,382   52,382   52,382   52,382   --------

2-37  ....... Mineral...... 20,789    82,25658,92952,382   52,382   52,382    --------   --------

2-38  ...... Pershing...... 20,789    82,25658,92952,382   52,382   52,382    --------   --------

2-39  .......... Storey...... 20,789    82,25658,92952,382   52,382   52,382    --------   --------

2-40  6. Esmeralda...... 16,369    65,31452,38245,834   45,834   45,834    --------   --------

 

3-1  Sec. 2.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the

3-2  increases in annual salaries of the elected officers of a county set

3-3  forth in the table of annual salaries contained in NRS 245.043, as

3-4  amended by this act, must be paid retroactively to January 6, 2003.

3-5  2.  The board of county commissioners of a county may apply

3-6  to the Committee on Local Government Finance for a waiver from

3-7  the applicability of subsection 1, if the board determines that the

3-8  county did not, during the period from July 1, 2002, through

3-9  June 30, 2003, increase the annual salaries of the employees and

3-10  officers of the county who are not elected. The Committee on Local

3-11  Government Finance shall grant such a waiver if it finds that the

3-12  county did not, during the period from July 1, 2002, through

3-13  June 30, 2003, increase the annual salaries of the employees and

3-14  officers of the county who are not elected.

3-15      3.  The waiver described in subsection 2 may be applied only to

3-16  the retroactive increase of annual salaries for the period from

3-17  January 6, 2003, through June 30, 2003. On and after July 1, 2003,

3-18  the increases in annual salaries of the elected officers of a county set

3-19  forth in subsection 2 of NRS 245.043, as amended by this act, must

3-20  be paid regardless of whether a county has increased the annual

3-21  salaries of the employees and officers of the county who are not

3-22  elected.

3-23      Sec. 3.  The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not

3-24  apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are

3-25  related to the provisions of this act.

3-26      Sec. 4.  This act becomes upon passage and approval.

 

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