Senate Bill No. 454–Committee on Government Affairs

March 17, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Amends charter of City of North Las Vegas to place city attorney under control of city council. (BDR S-616)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to the City of North Las Vegas; amending the city charter to provide that the city attorney is appointed by, serves at the pleasure of, and is under the general direction and supervision of, the city council; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

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

1-1 Section 1. Section 1.080 of the charter of the City of North Las Vegas,

1-2 being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 1211, is hereby

1-3 amended to read as follows:

1-4 Sec. 1.080 Appointment of officers; city manager’s director.

1-5 1. [All] Except as otherwise provided in section 3.050, all

1-6 officers, not elected or covered under the civil service system,

1-7 [shall] must be appointed by the city manager subject to ratification

1-8 by the city council.

1-9 2. All departments, offices and agencies under the direction and

1-10 supervision of the city manager [shall] must be administered by an

1-11 officer subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager.

1-12 With the consent of the city council, the city manager may serve as

1-13 the head of two or more departments, offices or agencies or may

1-14 appoint one person to be head of two or more departments, offices

1-15 or agencies.

1-16 3. All appointive officers of the city [shall] are entitled to

1-17 receive such salary as may be designated by the city council.

2-1 4. The city council may require from all other officers and

2-2 employees of the city constituted or appointed under this charter,

2-3 except councilmen, sufficient security for the faithful and honest

2-4 performance of their respective duties.

2-5 Sec. 2. Section 3.050 of the charter of the City of North Las Vegas,

2-6 being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 1221, is hereby

2-7 amended to read as follows:

2-8 Sec. 3.050 City attorney: [Qualifications; duties.]

2-9 Appointment; salary; qualifications; duties; removal.

2-10 1. The city council shall appoint a city attorney and fix his

2-11 salary.

2-12 2. The city attorney [shall] must be a duly licensed member of

2-13 the State Bar of Nevada.

2-14 [2.] 3. The city attorney [shall be] is the chief legal officer of

2-15 the city and shall perform such duties as may be designated by the

2-16 city council or prescribed by ordinance.

2-17 4. The city attorney is under the general direction and

2-18 supervision of the city council.

2-19 5. The city attorney serves at the pleasure of the city council

2-20 and may be removed by an affirmative vote of a majority of the

2-21 entire membership of the city council at any time.

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