Senate Bill No. 272–Senator Rhoads

 

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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:

 

   Section 1. Section 1.070 of the charter of the City of Wells, being

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

 read as follows:

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

 certain employment.

   1.  The mayor and councilmen [shall not:

   (a) Hold] :

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

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

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

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

 or the compensation for which was increased or fixed by the board of

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

 [such person] he was elected.

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

 provisions of subsection 1 [shall automatically forfeit] automatically

 forfeits his office as mayor or councilman.

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

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

 follows:

   Sec. 1.080  Appointive offices.

   1.  The board of councilmen of the city may appoint the following

 officers:

   (a) City clerk.

   (b) Municipal judge.

   (c) Chief of police.

   (d) City engineer.

   (e) City attorney.

   (f) City auditor.

   (g) City manager.

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

 offices as it [may deem] deems necessary.

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

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

 follows:

   Sec. 2.030  Board of councilmen: Duties concerning departments.

   1.  The board of councilmen may establish such departments of

 the city as it determines are necessary.

   2.  The board of councilmen shall control and supervise the

 departments of the city established pursuant to subsection 1 and may

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

the administration of [such departments.

   2.  The mayor shall designate from among the board of

 councilmen members to act as:

   (a) Superintendent of public safety.

   (b) Superintendent of streets and public works.

   (c) Superintendent of water and utilities.

   (d) Superintendent of health and sanitation.

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

 revenue.

   4.  The] those departments.

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

 the board of councilmen.

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

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

 follows:

   Sec. 2.050  Meetings: Quorum.

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

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

 additional regular meetings.

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

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

 and recess from time to time, and compel the attendance of the absent

 members.

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

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

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

 purpose of authorizing any preliminary activities required to ensure that

 the departments of the City of Wells are reorganized pursuant to the

 provisions of section 3 of this act in an orderly manner and on October 1,

 2001, for all other purposes.

 

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