AB 55 — Makes various changes to the Charter of the City of North Las Vegas. (BDR S-368)

(b) Such clerk may issue the subpoena, and any peace officer may serve it.

(b)] No business may be transacted except such as has beenbeen[(c)] stated(b) inNo theordinance callmay ofbe thepassed meeting.except an emergency ordinance, or one specified in section 7.040.

[(c)] (b) No ordinance may be passed except an emergency ordinance, or one specified in section 7.040.

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Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, notice of the filing must be published once in a newspaper qualified pursuant to the provisions of chapter 238 of NRS [, - 81st Session (2021) – 6 – as amended from time to time, and published in the City] at least 10 days before the adoption of the ordinance.

Not later than the second regular meeting of the City Council following the [proposal] introduction of an ordinance, [it] the proposed ordinance must be read by title as first introduced [,] and any amendment [must] to thethetitle proposed ordinance may be proposed .

All ordinances must be signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and published [in the City,] at least once, by title, together with the names of the Council Members voting for or against passage, in a newspaper qualified pursuant to the provisions of chapter 238 of NRS [, as amended from time to time,] before the ordinance, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, becomes effective.

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- 81st Session (2021) – 7 – (b) Erect and maintain all buildings necessary for [the] use [of] by the City.

(c) Purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey and dispose of property, wherever situated, for the benefit of the City, improve and protect such property, and do all other things in relation thereto which natural persons might do.

(a)(b) The[Any distributionpractice andtending exhibitionto ofannoy handbillspersons orpassing signs.inigns.

(b) [Any practice tending to annoy persons passing in such public places.

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The City Council may authorize the issuance of general obligation revenue bonds or revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring such property and erecting such improvements thereon as are permitted by the provisions of section 7.040.

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3.020 City Manager:

Powers and duties.

He or she may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to his - *AB55_R1* – 9 – or her direction and supervision to exercise the powers enumerated in this paragraph with respect to subordinates in that officer’s department, office or agency.

(b)- Direct81st andSession supervise(2021) the– administration9 of– all departments, offices and agencies of the City, except:

(g) Make such other reports as the City Council may requireand concerningagencies thesubject operationsto ofhis Cityor departments,her officesdirection and agenciessupervision.s subject(h) Keep the City Council fully advised as to histhe orfinancial hercondition directionand future needs of the City and supervision.make such recommendations to the City Council concerning the affairs as he or she deems desirable.

(h) Keep the City Council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations to the City Council concerning the affairs as he or she deems desirable.

[1.] (a) Keep his or her office at the place of meeting of the City Council or some other place convenient thereto, as the[2.] (b) Keep the corporate seal and be the custodian of all official papers and records of the City Council, mayincluding, direct.without limitation, contracts, agreements, documents, resolutions, ordinances, minutes and [keep] official city election records.

[2.] (b) Keep the corporate seal and all official papers and records of the City , including, without limitation, contracts, agreements, documents, resolutions, ordinances, minutes and [keep] official city election records.

[Copies of all papers filed in his or her office, and transcripts from all records of the City Council certified by - *AB55_R1*81st Session (2021) – 10 – him or her, under the corporate seal, shall be evidence in all courts to the same effect as if the original were produced.

Supervise and coordinate administrative and responsible clerical work relating to the functions of the City Cou4.ilAttend all meetings of the City Council.

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Attend all meetings of the City Council.

13.]2..]Copies (k)of Administerall officialpapers oathsfiled forin the City.office of the City Clerk and transcripts from all records of the City Council certified by him or her, under the corporate seal, shall be evidence in all courts to the same effect as if the original were produced.

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Copies of all papers filed in the office of the City Clerk and transcripts from all records of the City Council certified by him or her, under the corporate seal, shall be evidence in all courts to the same effect as if the original were produced.

- *AB55_R1*81st Session (2021) – 11 – 2.City Council enters into a contract pursuant to subsection 6 must be a licensed member of the State Bar of Nevada.

The City Attorney and any attorney with whom the City Council enters into a contract pursuant to subsection 6 must be a licensed member of the State Bar of Nevada.

In lieu of or in addition to appointing a City Attorney pursuant to subsection 1, the City Council may enter into a contract with one or more attorneys employed by or associated with a professional corporation, partnership or limited-liability company that engages in the practice of law in this [state] State to perform all or a portion of the duties of the City Attorney.

3.090 [City officers:] Collection and disposition of moneys.mon1.s.All taxes, fines, forfeitures or other moneys collected or recovered by any [officer] employee of the City or other person pursuant to the provisions of this Charter or of any valid ordinance of the City shall be paid by the [officer] employee or person collecting or receiving them to the Director of Finance, who shall dispose of them in accordance with the ordinances, regulations and procedures established by the City Council.

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All taxes, fines, forfeitures or other moneys collected or recovered by any [officer] employee of the City or other person pursuant to the provisions of this Charter or of any valid ordinance of the City shall be paid by the [officer] employee or person collecting or receiving them to the Director of Finance, who shall dispose of them in accordance with the ordinances, regulations and procedures established by the City Council.

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- *AB55_R1* – 12 – (a) Collect all moneys which are due and unpaid to the City or any office thereof;

and (b) Pay from the General Fund all fees and expenses necessarily incurred by it in connection with the collection of such moneys.

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The exercise by the City of the purposes, powers, rights, privileges, immunities and duties which are established, granted, conferred and imposed in this article promotes the public health, safety, prosperity, security, comfort, convenience and general welfare of all of the people of the State and will be of special benefit to the inhabitants of thethe3. City and the property within the City.

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(d)- The81st existenceSession of(2021) blighted– or13 deteriorating– areas within the City which constitutes a serious and growing menacemenaces within which is condemned as injurious and inimical to the public - *AB55_R1* – 13 – health, safety and general welfare of the people of the State, and particularly of the City;

The menace which results from the foregoing factors is becoming increasingly direct and substantial in its significancesign6. and effect.

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8.or to the properties, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, liabilities, duties and disabilities which pertain to the City, as provided in this article, because of the number of atypical factors and special conditions with respect to them.

A general law cannot be made applicable to the City or to the properties, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, liabilities, duties and disabilities which pertain to the City, as provided in this article, because of the number of atypical factors and special conditions with respect to them.

- 81st Session (2021) – 14 – Las Vegas, being chapter 584, Statutes of Nevada 1983, at page 1852, is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Section 7A.040 of the Charter of the City of North Las Vegas, being chapter 584, Statutes of Nevada 1983, at page 1852, is hereby amended to read as follows:

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2.mixed or otherwise, which are acquired by the City or thesonal, public body, as the case may be, by any undertaking for any one or more projects through purchase, condemnation, construction or otherwise and are used in connection with any of those projects and related services or in any way which pertains to those projects or services, whether they are [situate] situated within or without, or both within and without, the corporate boundaries of the City or the territorial limits of the public body, as the case may be.

The term includes all of the properties, real, personal, mixed or otherwise, which are acquired by the City or the public body, as the case may be, by any undertaking for any one or more projects through purchase, condemnation, construction or otherwise and are used in connection with any of those projects and related services or in any way which pertains to those projects or services, whether they are [situate] situated within or without, or both within and without, the corporate boundaries of the City or the territorial limits of the public body, as the case may be.

Except as is provided in subsections 2 and 3, the City Council, on behalf of the City and in its name, may at any time designate a tax increment area within the City to create a special account for the payment of bonds or other securitiessecuritiese a which are issued to defray the cost of the acquisition, improvement or equipment (or any combination thereof) of any project which is authorized in NRS 268.672 to 268.740, inclusive, including without limitation the condemnation of property for the undertaking, as are supplemented by NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, except as is otherwise provided in this article.

2.- 81st Session (2021) – 15 – Council if the total land area of the tax increment areaty exceeds 10 percent of the total land area, or if the total initial assessed valuation of the tax increment area exceeds 10 percent of the total assessed valuation of the taxable property which is [situate] situated within the City.

A tax increment area may not be created by the City Council if the total land area of the tax increment area exceeds 10 percent of the total land area, or if the total initial assessed valuation of the tax increment area exceeds 10 percent of the total assessed valuation of the taxable property which is [situate] situated within the City.

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7A.160 Limitation upon acquisition of facilities.

Sec.1.c.Whenever the City Council is of the opinion that the interests of the City require any undertaking which is to be financed under this article, the governing body by resolution shall direct the Engineer to prepare:

7A.170 Initiating procedure.

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Whenever the City Council is of the opinion that the interests of the City require any undertaking which is to be financed under this article, the governing body by resolution shall direct the Engineer to prepare:

(b)- A81st statementSession of(2021) the– proposed16 tax– increment area which pertains to the undertaking, the last finalized amount of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the area and the amount of taxes (including in the amount the sum of all unpaid taxes, whether or not they are delinquent) which resulted from the last taxation of the property, based upon the records of the County Assessor and the County Treasurer;

and (c) A statement of the estimated amount of the tax proceeds which are to be credited annually to the Tax - *AB55_R1* – 16 – Increment Account during the term of the proposed securities which will be payable from those tax proceeds.

(a) What part or portion of the expense of the undertaking must be paid with the proceeds of the securities which are issued by the City in anticipation of tax proceeds and are to be credited to the Tax Increment Account and payable whollywhollyto or in part from those tax proceeds;

5.the preliminary plans, estimate of cost and statements.lerk 6.

The Engineer shall forthwith file with the City Clerk the preliminary plans, estimate of cost and statements.

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1.- 81st Session (2021) – 17 – cost of the undertaking, the following securities:

The City may issue, to defray, wholly or in part, the cost(a) ofNotes; the undertaking, the following securities:

(a) Notes;

Any net revenue which is derived from the operation of the project which is acquired, improved or equipped, or any combination thereof, under the undertaking must be pledged for the payment of the securities, and those securities must be made payable from that net pledged revenue, as the - *AB55_R1* – 17 – bond requirements of the securities become due from time to time, in accordance with the bond ordinance, trust indenture or other proceedings which authorize the issuance of the securities or otherwise pertains to their issuance.

(a) Must be made payable from tax proceeds which are accounted for in the Tax Increment Account;

andandwhich are (b) May, at the City’s option, be made payable from the taxes which are levied by the City against all of the taxable property within the City, without limitation of rate or amount except for the limitation which is provided in Section 2 of Article 10 of the Nevada Constitution.

Securities which are payable only in the manner which is provided in either paragraph (a) of subsection 3 or both subsection 2 and paragraph (a) of subsection 3 are special obligations of the City, are neither in their issuance subject to debt limitation which is specified in subsection 1 of section 7.010 of this Charter or is otherwise imposed by law, nor, while they are outstanding, do they exhaust the City’s debt-incurring power under subsection 1 of section 7.010 of this Charter or other law and may be issued under the provisions of [the] NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, except as is otherwise provided in this article, without any compliance with the provisions of NRS 350.011 to 350.0165, inclusive, or NRS 350.020 to 350.070, inclusive, and without - 81st Session (2021) – 18 – any approval or other preliminaries, except as is provided in NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive.

Securities which are payable from taxes in the manner which is provided in paragraph (b) of subsection 3, regardless of whether or not they are also payable in the manner which is provided only in paragraph (a) of that subsection or in both subsection 2 and paragraph (a) of subsection 3, must be general obligations of the City, are in their issuance subject to the debt limitation which is specified in subsection 1 of section 7.010 of this Charter or is otherwise imposed by law and, while they are outstanding, exhaust the City’s debt- incurring power under subsection 1 of section 7.010 of this Charter or other law, and those securities may be issued under - *AB55_R1* – 18 – NRS 350.500 to 350.720, inclusive, only after the issuance of City bonds is approved under the provisions of:

In the proceedings for the making of loans or the acquisition of any advance of money or the incurring of any indebtedness, whether it is funded, refunded, assumed oranyor otherwise, for the purpose of financing or refinancing, in whole or in part, the undertaking, wholly or in part, the City shall irrevocably pledge that portion of the taxes which is mentioned in subsection 2 of section 7A.230 of this Charter for the payment of the bond requirements of the loans, advances or indebtedness.

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