Senate Bill No. 304–Committee on Commerce and Labor

 

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AN ACT relating to the City of Reno; amending the city charter by increasing the term of office of municipal judges; 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 5.010 of the charter of the City of Reno, being

 chapter 662, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by chapter 9,

 Statutes of Nevada 1993, at page 21, is hereby amended to read as follows:

   Sec. 5.010  General elections.

   1.  [On the Tuesday after the first Monday in June 1995, there

 must be elected by the qualified voters of the city, at a general

 municipal election to be held for that purpose, a mayor, councilmen

 from the second and fourth wards, a municipal judge and a city

 attorney, all of whom hold office until their successors have been

 elected and qualified pursuant to subsection 4.

   2.  On the Tuesday after the first Monday in June 1993, there must

 be elected by the qualified voters of the city, at a general municipal

 election to be held for that purpose, councilmen from the first, third

 and fifth wards, one councilman at large and two municipal judges,

 all of whom hold office until their successors have been elected and

 qualified pursuant to subsection 3.

   3.  On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1996, and

 at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected by the

 qualified voters of the city, at the general election, councilmen from

 the first, third and fifth wards, one councilman at large and two

 municipal judges, all of whom hold office for a term of 4 years and

 until their successors have been elected and qualified.

   4.] On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1998, and

 at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected by the

 qualified voters of the city, at the general election, a mayor,

 councilmen from the second and fourth wards, a municipal judge and

 a city attorney, all of whom hold office for a term of 4 years and until

 their successors have been elected and qualified[.] pursuant to

 subsection 3 or 4.

   2.  On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2000,

 and at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected by

 the qualified voters of the city, at the general election, councilmen

 from the first, third and fifth wards, one councilman at large and

 two municipal judges, all of whom hold office for a term of 4 years

 and until their successors have been elected and qualified pursuant

 to subsection 5 or 6.

   3.  On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2002,

 and at each successive interval of 6 years, there must be elected by

 the qualified voters of the city, at the general election, a municipal

 judge, who holds office for a term of 6 years and until his successor

 has been elected and qualified.

   4.  On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2002,

 and at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected by

the qualified voters of the city, at the general election, a mayor,

councilmen from the second and fourth wards, and a city attorney,

 all of whom hold office for a term of 4 years and until their

 successors have been elected and qualified.

   5.  On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2004,

 and at each successive interval of 6 years, there must be elected by

 the qualified voters of the city, at the general election, three

 municipal judges, all of whom hold office for a term of 6 years and

 until their successors have been elected and qualified.

   6.  On the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2004,

 and at each successive interval of 4 years, there must be elected by

 the qualified voters of the city, at the general election, councilmen

 from the first, third and fifth wards and one councilman at large,

 all of whom hold office for a term of 4 years and until their

 successors have been elected and qualified.

   Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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