AB 60 — Revises provisions governing local improvements. (BDR 22-372)

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60–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE N EVADA LEAGUE OF C ITIES AND M UNICIPALITIES) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2022 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing local improvements.

(BDR 22-372) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

revising the process for such a governing body to approve an amendment to the assessment roll;

Existing law authorizes the governing body of any county, city or town to operationcreate andan maintenanceimprovement ofdistrict certainfor projects,the includingacquisition, aimprovement, neighborhoodent,equipment, improvementoperation project, and tomaintenance finance the cost of anycertain suchprojects, projectincluding througha suchneighborhood methods as the issuance of certain bonds and the levy of assessments upon property in the improvement district.

(1) prepare an estimate of expenditures for the next fiscal year and a proposed assessment roll for the district;

(2) conduct a public hearing on the estimate of expenditures andland proposedSection assessment3 roll;of this bill requires instead that a governing body for a neighborhood) improvement project annually:

and (3) confirm and levy the assessments.

(NRS 271.377) Section 3 of this bill requires instead that a governing body for a neighborhood improvement project annually:

(3) mail or, upon written request and to the extent practicable, transmit by electronic mail a notice of the public meeting at least 21 days before the date of the meeting to the owner of each tract to be assessed;

and1and (4) confirm the amendment to the assessment roll by resolution and mail notice of requires the assessmentsgoverning body to thelist owneran ofamendment eachto tractthe beingassessment assessed.roll as a:

-(1) *AB60_R1*separate –action 2item –on Sections 1 and 2 of this bill make conforming changes to clarify appropriate references to certain sections in the Nevadameeting Revisedagenda; Statutes.

and (2) prohibits the governing body from approving an amendment to the assessment roll as a group of agenda items in a single motion.

Sections 1 and 2 of this bill make conforming changes to clarify appropriate references to certain sections in the Nevada Revised Statutes.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The governing body may, by resolution, dissolve an improvement district that is created for the purposes of a neighborhood improvement project if property owners whose property is assessed for a combined total of more than 50 percent of the total amount of the assessments of all the property in the - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – improvement district submit a written petition to the governing body that requests the dissolution of the district within the period prescribed in subsection 2.

The dissolution of an improvement district pursuant to this sectionsec(a) mayThe befirst requestedanniversary withinof 30the daysdate after:the improvement district was created;

(a) The first anniversary of the date the improvement district was created;

271.297 An association with which a governing body contracts pursuant to NRS 271.332 may, at any time, request that the governing body modify a plan or plat with regard to the neighborhoodthe improvementassociation, project.the governing body may modify the plan or plat by ordinance after providing notice and holding a hearing on the proposed modification [pursuant to NRS 271.377.] in the manner set forth in NRS 271.380 and 271.385.

UponIf the writtenproposed requestmodification of thea association,plat expands the governingterritory bodyfor mayassessment, modifya theperson planwho owns or platresides bywithin ordinancea aftertract providingwhich noticeis andlocated holdingwithin athe hearingterritory onproposed to be added to the proposedimprovement modificationdistrict [pursuantmay file a protest pursuant to NRS 271.377.]271.392 inat theany mannertime setbefore forththe ingoverning NRSbody 271.380modifies andthe 271.385.plat by ordinance.

If the proposed modification of a plat expands the territory for assessment, a person who owns or - *AB60_R1* – 3 – resides within a tract which is located within the territory proposed to be added to the improvement district may file a protest pursuant to NRS 271.392 at any time before the governing body modifies the plat by ordinance.

On or before June 30 of each year after the governing body acquires or improves a neighborhood improvement project, the governing body shall prepare or cause to be prepared an estimate of the expenditures required in the ensuing fiscal year and a - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – proposed amendment to the assessment roll assessing an amount not greater than the estimated cost against the benefited property.

The assessment may not exceed the amount stated in the proposed assessment roll unless a new hearing is held after notice is mailed and published in the manner provided in NRS 271.305 and 271.310.] by mail or, upon written request and to the extent practicable, by electronic mail to the owner of each tract to be assessed at least 21 days before the date of the meeting of the governing body.

The agenda for a public meeting of the governing body to consider an amendment to the assessment roll must list the amendment as a separate action item.

The governing body shall not approve an amendment to the assessment roll as a group of agenda items in a single motion.

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