2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                                A AB93 40

Amendment No. 40

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 93                                                                    (BDR S‑431)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box:

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, by deleting lines 7 and 8 and inserting:

     “1.  The] ; contract in lieu of or in addition to appointment.”.

     Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 11 and 12 and inserting:

     “2.  The city attorney and any attorney with whom the city council enters into a contract pursuant to subsection 6 must be a [duly] licensed member of the State Bar of Nevada.”.

     Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 4 through 25 and inserting:

     “6.  In lieu of or in addition to appointing a city attorney pursuant to subsection 1, the city council may enter into a contract with one or more attorneys employed by or associated with a professional corporation, partnership or limited-liability company that engages in the practice of law in this state to perform all or a portion of the duties of the city attorney. If the city council enters into such a contract, the city council shall ensure that the contract specifies the duties to be performed and the compensation payable for the performance of those duties.

     7.  An attorney with whom the city council enters into a contract to perform all or a portion of the duties of the city attorney pursuant to subsection 6 has, for each of the duties specified in the contract, all the powers and duties otherwise conferred upon a city attorney who is appointed pursuant to subsection 1.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to the City of North Las Vegas; authorizing the city council to enter into a contract with one or more attorneys employed by or associated with certain professional corporations, partnerships or limited-liability companies to perform all or a portion of the duties of the city attorney; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Revises provisions of charter of City of North Las Vegas concerning city attorney. (BDR S‑431)”.