Senate Bill No. 272–Senator Rhoads

 

March 2, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Makes various changes to charter of City of Wells. (BDR S‑1225)

 

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 the charter of the City of Wells; repealing the provisions that prohibit the mayor and the members of the board of councilmen from holding certain offices; authorizing the board to appoint a city manager and establish the departments of the city; authorizing the board to provide by resolution for additional regular meetings of the board; 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 1.070 of the charter of the City of Wells, being

1-2  chapter 275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 458, is hereby amended to

1-3  read as follows:

1-4    Sec. 1.070  Mayor and councilmen not to hold other office[.] or

1-5  employment.

1-6    1.  The mayor and councilmen [shall not:

1-7    (a) Hold] :

1-8    (a) Shall not hold any other elective office or employment with

1-9  [Elko County or] the city, except as provided by law or as a member

1-10  of a board or commission for which no compensation is received.

1-11    (b) [Be elected or] May not be appointed to any office created by

1-12  or the compensation for which was increased or fixed by the board of

1-13  councilmen until 1 year after the expiration of the term for which

1-14  [such person] he was elected.

1-15    2.  Any person [holding any office proscribed by] who violates the

1-16  provisions of subsection 1 [shall automatically forfeit] automatically

1-17  forfeits his office as mayor or councilman.

 

 

 

2-1    Sec. 2.  Section 1.080 of the charter of the City of Wells, being chapter

2-2  275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 458, is hereby amended to read as

2-3  follows:

2-4    Sec. 1.080  Appointive offices.

2-5    1.  The board of councilmen of the city may appoint the following

2-6  officers:

2-7    (a) City clerk.

2-8    (b) Municipal judge.

2-9    (c) Chief of police.

2-10    (d) City engineer.

2-11    (e) City attorney.

2-12    (f) City auditor.

2-13    (g) City manager.

2-14    2.  The board of councilmen [shall] may establish such other

2-15  offices as it [may deem] deems necessary.

2-16    Sec. 3.  Section 2.030 of the charter of the City of Wells, being chapter

2-17  275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 459, is hereby amended to read as

2-18  follows:

2-19    Sec. 2.030  Board of councilmen: Duties concerning departments.

2-20    1.  The board of councilmen may establish such departments of

2-21  the city as it determines are necessary.

2-22    2.  The board of councilmen shall control and supervise the

2-23  departments of the city established pursuant to subsection 1 and may

2-24  [establish such] adopt rules and regulations [as may be necessary] for

2-25  the administration of [such departments.

2-26    2.  The mayor shall designate from among the board of

2-27  councilmen members to act as:

2-28    (a) Superintendent of public safety.

2-29    (b) Superintendent of streets and public works.

2-30    (c) Superintendent of water and utilities.

2-31    (d) Superintendent of health and sanitation.

2-32    3.  The mayor shall be known as the superintendent of finance and

2-33  revenue.

2-34    4.  The] those departments.

2-35    3.  The duties of each department [shall] must be designated by

2-36  the board of councilmen.

2-37    Sec. 4.  Section 2.050 of the charter of the City of Wells, being chapter

2-38  275, Statutes of Nevada 1971, at page 460, is hereby amended to read as

2-39  follows:

2-40  Sec. 2.050  Meetings: Quorum.

2-41  1.  The board of councilmen shall hold at least one regular

2-42  meeting each month, and by [ordinance] resolution may provide for

2-43  additional regular meetings.

2-44  2.  A majority of all members of the board of councilmen

2-45  constitutes a quorum to do business, but a lesser number may meet

2-46  and recess from time to time, and compel the attendance of the absent

2-47  members.

2-48  3.  Except as otherwise provided by law, all sessions and [all]

2-49  proceedings of the board of councilmen [shall] must be public.

3-1    Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval for the

3-2  purpose of authorizing any preliminary activities required to ensure that the

3-3  departments of the City of Wells are reorganized pursuant to the provisions

3-4  of section 3 of this act in an orderly manner and on October 1, 2001, for all

3-5  other purposes.

 

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