Amendment No. 240

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 274 (BDR S-1064)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 195.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend section 1, page 1, line 6, by deleting "wards, which" and inserting:

"wards upon the approval of the voters. Thereafter, the city council shall increase the number of wards as the city council determines is necessary. The wards".

Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting lines 9 and 10 and inserting:

"city is vested in a city council which consists of a mayor and [four councilmen.] one councilman from each ward.".

Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 22, by deleting "three" and inserting:

"half of the".

Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 27, by deleting "three" and inserting:

"the other half of the".

Amend sec. 3, page 2, by deleting lines 32 and 33 and inserting:

"[wards 2 and 4] each even-numbered ward must be nominated as provided in subsection 1, and the candidates from [wards 1 and 3] each odd-numbered ward".

Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 4 and 5 as sections 5 and 6 and adding a new section designated sec. 4, following sec. 3, to read as follows:

"Sec. 4. The city council of the City of Las Vegas shall submit the question of whether the number of wards of the city should be increased to six wards to the registered voters of the city at the first general municipal election after the effective date of this act.".

Amend sec. 4, page 3, by deleting line 24 and inserting:

"Sec. 5. If the registered voters of the City of Las Vegas approve the increase in the number of wards of the city to six wards, the city council shall, on or before January 1, 2000:".

Amend sec. 5, page 3, line 37, by deleting:

"on July 1, 1999." and inserting:

"upon passage and approval.".

Amend the title of the bill, second line, by deleting the semicolon and inserting:

"upon the approval of the registered voters of the city; requiring the city council to increase the number of additional wards as it determines is necessary;".

Amend the summary of the bill by deleting the period and inserting:

"under certain circumstances.".