Senate Bill No. 151–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Washoe County)

 

February 15, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Makes changes to provisions relating to terms of employment for county employees. (BDR 20‑319)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to county employees; authorizing a board of county commissioners to establish an amount to be paid each month to elected and appointed officers as reimbursement for traveling by private conveyance; authorizing a board of county commissioners to provide by order for additional annual leave for certain officers and employees; 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. NRS 245.062 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    245.062  1.  The board of county commissioners of a county shall, by

1-3  ordinance, establish procedures for the payment of authorized travel

1-4  expenses of county officers and employees arising out of their official

1-5  duties or employment as provided in NRS 245.060.

1-6    2.  The ordinance must require that each department of the county set

1-7  forth in its annual budget the maximum amount of money that it estimates

1-8  will be necessary to pay for necessary travel expenses for the fiscal year.

1-9  The ordinance may contain procedures by which the amount budgeted by a

1-10  department during the fiscal year may be increased if the estimated amount

1-11  of money is insufficient to pay for actual travel expenses.

1-12    3.  The ordinance may authorize certain officers or employees to

1-13  disburse money to pay an advance or claim for travel expenses to an

1-14  employee without obtaining the approval of the board of county

1-15  commissioners if the amount of such an advance or claim was included in

1-16  the annual budget of the employing department.

1-17    4.  All money advanced to a county officer or employee to pay for his

1-18  travel expenses constitutes a lien in favor of the county upon the accrued

1-19  wages of the officer or employee to whom the advance was made. The

2-1  county may advance more money to an officer or employee than the

2-2  amount of his currently accrued wages.

2-3    5.  The ordinance may establish a fixed amount to be paid each

2-4  month to elected and appointed officers as reimbursement for traveling

2-5  by private conveyance.

2-6    Sec. 2.  NRS 245.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-7    245.210  1.  The board of county commissioners of each of the several

2-8  counties shall, by ordinance or agreement pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS,

2-9  provide for annual, sick and disability leave for elected and appointed

2-10  county officers and county employees. The provisions of such an ordinance

2-11  or agreement may be more restrictive but not more extensive than the

2-12  provisions set forth in this section.

2-13    2.  The ordinance or agreement must include provisions in substance as

2-14  follows:

2-15    (a) A provision that all elected and appointed officers and employees

2-16  are entitled to annual leave with pay of 1 1/4 working days for each month

2-17  of service, which may be cumulative from year to year not to exceed 30

2-18  working days.

2-19    (b) A provision that the board of county commissioners may by order

2-20  provide for additional annual leave for [long-term] appointed officers and

2-21  employees and for prorated annual leave for part-time employees.

2-22    (c) A provision that if an appointed officer or employee dies and was

2-23  entitled to accumulated annual leave under the provisions of the ordinance,

2-24  the heirs of the deceased officer or employee who are given priority to

2-25  succeed to his assets under the laws of intestate succession of this state, or

2-26  the executor or administrator of his estate, upon submitting satisfactory

2-27  proof to the board of county commissioners of their entitlement, are

2-28  entitled to be paid an amount of money equal to the number of days earned

2-29  or accrued annual leave multiplied by the daily salary or wages of the

2-30  deceased officer or employee.

2-31    (d) A provision that an elected county officer must not be paid for

2-32  accumulated annual leave upon termination of his service.

2-33    (e) A provision that during the first 6 months of employment of any

2-34  appointed officer or employee, annual leave accrues as provided in

2-35  paragraph (a), but annual leave must not be taken during this period.

2-36    (f) A provision that an appointed officer or employee must not be paid

2-37  for accumulated annual leave upon termination of employment unless he

2-38  has been employed for 6 months or more.

2-39    (g) A provision that all elected and appointed officers and employees

2-40  are entitled to sick and disability leave with pay of 1 1/4 working days for

2-41  each month of service, which may be cumulative from year to year.

2-42    (h) A provision that the board of county commissioners may by order

2-43  provide for additional sick and disability leave for long-term employees

2-44  and for prorated sick and disability leave for part-time employees.

2-45    (i) A provision that any appointed officer or employee may be granted a

2-46  leave of absence without pay.

2-47    3.  Such an ordinance or agreement may include a provision that upon

2-48  termination of employment, retirement or death all elected and appointed

3-1  officers and employees are entitled to payment for their unused sick leave

3-2  at their rate of salary at the time of termination, retirement or death.

3-3    4.  Such an ordinance or agreement may include a provision that

3-4  elected and appointed county officers and employees may donate portions

3-5  of their accumulated annual and sick leave to other elected and appointed

3-6  county officers and employees. If such a provision is adopted, donated time

3-7  must be converted into money at the hourly rate of salary of the donor and

3-8  the money must be converted into sick leave at the hourly rate of salary of

3-9  the recipient.

3-10    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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