1-3 subject to the limitation provided in subsection 3, to join any employee

1-4 organization of his choice or to refrain from joining any employee

1-5 organization. A local government employer shall not discriminate in any

1-6 way among its employees on account of membership or nonmembership in

1-7 an employee organization.

1-8 2. The recognition of an employee organization for negotiation,

1-9 pursuant to this chapter, does not preclude any local government employee

1-10 who is not a member of that employee organization from acting for himself

1-11 with respect to any condition of his employment, but any action taken on a

1-12 request or in adjustment of a grievance shall be consistent with the terms of

1-13 an applicable negotiated agreement, if any.

1-14 3. A police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff or other law enforcement

1-15 officer may be a member of an employee organization only if [such] the

2-8 (a) "Firemen" means those persons who are salaried employees of a fire

2-9 prevention or suppression unit organized by a political subdivision of the

2-10 state and whose principal duties are controlling and extinguishing fires.

2-11 (b) "Police officers" means those persons who are salaried employees

2-12 of a police department or other law enforcement agency organized by a

2-13 political subdivision of the state and whose principal duties are to enforce

2-14 the law. The term includes, without limitation, local governmental

2-15 employees who have the powers of a peace officer pursuant to subsection

2-16 1, 2, 4 or 5 of NRS 289.150, NRS 289.170, subsection 1 of NRS 289.190

2-17 or subsection 2 of NRS 289.220, and who are certified by the peace

2-18 officers’ standards and training committee.

2-19 2. The provisions of this section apply only to firemen and police

2-20 officers and their local government employers.

2-21 3. If the parties have not agreed to make the findings and

2-22 recommendations of the factfinder final and binding upon all issues, and

2-23 do not otherwise resolve their dispute, they shall, within 10 days after the

2-24 factfinder’s report is submitted, submit the issues remaining in dispute to

2-25 an arbitrator who must be selected in the manner provided in NRS 288.200

2-26 and have the same powers provided for factfinders in NRS 288.210.

2-27 4. The arbitrator shall, within 10 days after he is selected, and after 7

2-28 days’ written notice is given to the parties, hold a hearing to receive

2-29 information concerning the dispute. The hearings must be held in the

2-30 county in which the local government employer is located and the

2-31 arbitrator shall arrange for a full and complete record of the hearings.

2-32 5. At the hearing, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may

2-33 be adjourned, information may be presented by:

2-34 (a) The parties to the dispute; or

2-35 (b) Any interested person.

2-36 6. The parties to the dispute shall each pay one-half of the costs

2-37 incurred by the arbitrator.

2-38 7. A determination of the financial ability of a local government

2-39 employer must be based on all existing available revenues as established

2-40 by the local government employer and within the limitations set forth in

2-41 NRS 354.6241, with due regard for the obligation of the local government

2-42 employer to provide facilities and services guaranteeing the health, welfare

3-20 1. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, officer of a metropolitan police department

3-21 or city policeman;

3-22 2. A chief, inspector supervisor, commercial officer or trooper of the

3-23 Nevada highway patrol [;] division of the department of motor vehicles

3-24 and public safety;

3-25 3. A chief, investigator or agent of the investigation division of the

3-26 department of motor vehicles and public safety;

3-27 4. An officer or investigator for the control of emissions from vehicles

3-28 of the registration division of the department of motor vehicles and public

3-29 safety;

3-30 5. An investigator of the bureau of enforcement of the registration

3-31 division of the department of motor vehicles and public safety;

3-32 6. A member of the police department of the University and

3-33 Community College System of Nevada;

3-34 7. A:

3-35 (a) Uniformed employee of; or

3-36 (b) Forensic specialist employed by,

3-37 the department of prisons whose position requires regular and frequent

3-38 contact with the offenders imprisoned and subjects the employee to recall

3-39 in emergencies;

3-40 8. A parole and probation officer of the division of parole and