SB 16 — Revises various provisions of the Charter of Carson City. (BDR S-350)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

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16–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON BEHALF OF CARSON C ITY) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2022 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises various provisions of the Charter of Carson City.

(BDR S-350) 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.

(Carson City Charter § 1.060) Section 1 of this bill requires instead that the Board of Supervisors populationrealign ofthe aboundaries wardof exceedswards anywhenever: other ward by more than 5 percent;

or(1) (2)reliable evidence indicates the population inof a ward exceeds the population in any other ward by more than 5 percent,percent; as determined by the preceding national decennial census.

Theor (2) the population in a ward exceeds the population in any other ward by more than 5 percThe existing Charter of Carson City provides that terms of Supervisors, including the Mayor, are 4 years.

(1) begin the first Monday theof first Monday in January followingsucceeding thetheir election.election;

(NRS 0.0305, 244.030,y preceding 244.040) Sections 2, 7 and 8(2) ofexpire thisat bill12 providep.m. instead that the terms of - *SB16* – 2 – Supervisors:

of the day preceding the first Monday in January following the election.

(NRS 0.0305, 244.030, 244.040) Sections 2, 7 and 8 of this bill provide instead that the terms of Supervisors:

Section 9 of this bill makes awho conforming change to clarify that these changes are applicablein tooffice Supervisorson whoSection 4 of this bill revises the styleeffective ofdate ordinances of Carsonthis City.bill.

applicable to Supervisors Section 4 of this bill revises the style of ordinances of Carson City.

Section 5 further amends the Charter to require that the ordinances must be signed, attested by the Clerk and published by title in a newspaper in Carson City not later than 14 days after theandthe adoption.adopThe existing Charter of Carson City provides that if the Office of Mayor becomes vacant, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve as Mayor until the next general election.

The(Carson existingCity Charter of§ Carson3.015) CitySection provides6 that if the Office of Mayorthis becomesbill vacant,provides that the Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve as Mayor untilfor the nextunexpired generalterm election.of the former incumbent.

(Carson City Charter § 3.015) Section 63 of this bill providesmakes thata theconforming Mayorchange Proto Temporeclarify shallthat serve as Mayor for the unexpired term of the former Mayor Pro Tempore fills a vacancy in the Office of Mayor.geMayor. to clarify that the THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

The boundaries of wards must be established and realigned, if necessary, by ordinance, passed by a vote of at leastleas3.th[The] three-fifthsExcept ofas otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Board shall realign [any such] the boundaries [on or before January 1 preceding the next general election at which Supervisors are to be elected, if reliable] of Supervisors.wards whenever:

3.(a) Reliable evidence indicates that the population in any ward exceeds the population in any other ward by more than percent [.

[The] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the Board shall realign [any such] the boundaries [on or before January 1 preceding the next general election at which Supervisors are to be elected, if reliable] of wards whenever:

(a) Reliable evidence indicates that the population in any ward exceeds the population in any other ward by more than 5 percent [.

or (b) The population in a ward exceeds the population in any other ward by more than 5 percent, as determined by the - *SB16* – 3 – preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce.

The Board may realign the boundaries of wards during the period beginning 30 days immediately preceding the first day of filing a declaration of candidacy for nonjudicial office and ending on the first day of filing a declaration of candidacy for nonjudicial office if any circumstance made it candidacy impossible or impracticable for the Board to realign the boundaries of wards before the date that is 30 days - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – immediately preceding the first day of filing a declaration of candidacy for nonjudicial office.

Section 2.010 of the Charter of Carson City, being chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as last amended by chapter 118, Statutes of Nevada 1985, at page 474, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Nevada 1985, at page 474, is hereby amended to Sec.

All Supervisors, including the Mayor, must be voted upon by the registered voters of Carson City at large and shall serveserv(a) forBegins termsat ofmidnight 4on years.the first Monday in January following the general election;

Eachand term(b) ofEnds office:at 11:59 p.m.

(a) Begins at midnight on the first Monday in January following the general election;

and - *SB16* – 4 – (b) Ends at 11:59 p.m.

A person may be selected to fill a prospective - 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – vacancy in the Board before the vacancy occurs.

In such a case, each member of the Board, except any member whose term of office expires before the occurrence of the vacancy, may participate in any action taken by the Board pursuant to thisrequired section.by section 2.010.e must have the qualifications 2.

The appointee must have the qualifications required by section 2.010.