Assembly Bill No. 84–Committee on Government Affairs

 

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AN ACT relating to county government; revising the term of office of members of a town advisory board in certain counties; removing the prohibition on consecutive terms of office of members of such a board; providing for the election of a chairman of such a board; revising the requirements regarding the notice of a vacancy on such a board; requiring the provision of notice of the expiration of the term of a member of such a board; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    Section 1. NRS 269.576 is hereby amended to read as follows:

    269.576  1.  Except as appointment may be deferred pursuant

to NRS 269.563, the board of county commissioners of any county

whose population is 400,000 or more shall, in each ordinance which

establishes an unincorporated town pursuant to NRS 269.500 to

269.625, inclusive, provide for:

    (a) Appointment by the board of county commissioners or the

election by the registered voters of the unincorporated town of three

or five qualified electors who are residents of the unincorporated

town to serve as the town advisory board. If the ordinance provides

for appointment by the board of county commissioners, in making

such appointments, the board of county commissioners shall

consider:

        (1) The results of any poll conducted by the town advisory

board; and

        (2) Any application submitted to the board of county

commissioners by persons who desire to be appointed to the town

advisory board in response to an announcement made by the town

advisory board.

    (b) A term of [4] 2 years for members of the town advisory

board . [, which must be staggered and must expire on the first

Monday in January of an odd-numbered year. No person who has

served for a term as a member of a town advisory board is eligible

for reappointment until 2 years after the expiration of his term.

    (c) Removal of a member of the town advisory board if the

board of county commissioners finds that his removal is in the best

interest of the residents of the unincorporated town, and for

appointment of a member to serve the unexpired term of the

member so removed.]

    (c) Election of a chairman from among the members of the

town advisory board for a term of 2 years, and, if a vacancy occurs

in the chairmanship, for the election of a chairman from among

the members for the remainder of the unexpired term. The

ordinance must also provide that a chairman is not eligible to

succeed himself for a term of office as chairman.

    2.  The members of a town advisory board serve at the

pleasure of the board of county commissioners. If a member is

removed, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a new

member to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term of the

member who was removed.

    3.  The board of county commissioners shall provide notice of

the expiration of the term of a member of and any vacancy on a

town advisory board to the residents of the unincorporated town by

mail, newsletter or newspaper at least [90] 30 days before the

expiration of the term or filling the vacancy.

    [3.] 4. The duties of the town advisory board are to:

    (a) Assist the board of county commissioners in governing the

unincorporated town by acting as liaison between the residents of

the town and the board of county commissioners; and

    (b) Advise the board of county commissioners on matters of

importance to the unincorporated town and its residents.

    [4.] 5. The board of county commissioners may provide by

ordinance for compensation for the members of the town advisory

board.

    Sec. 2.  1.  Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of

paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 269.576, a member of a town

advisory board who was elected or appointed on or before

October 1, 2003, shall serve out the term to which he was elected or

appointed.

    2.  For the purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS

269.576, as amended by section 1 of this act, any person who is

serving in the capacity of a chairman on a town advisory board on

October 1, 2003, is not eligible to serve a consecutive term of office

as chairman.

    3.  If the provisions of an ordinance adopted before October 1,

2003, that establishes an unincorporated town pursuant to NRS

269.500 to 269.625, inclusive, do not comply with NRS 269.576, as

amended by section 1 of this act, that ordinance must be amended

on or before January 1, 2004, to comply with section 1 of this act.

 

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