Assembly Bill No. 248–Committee on
Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of the City of North Las Vegas)

 

March 6, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Amends Charter of City of North Las Vegas to revise provisions concerning Municipal Judges. (BDR S‑449)

 

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 North Las Vegas; increasing the term of Office of Municipal Judges; authorizing an increase in salary to be applied during the current term of a Municipal Judge; 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 4.005 of the Charter of the City of North

1-2  Las Vegas, being chapter 215, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 747,

1-3  is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-4  Sec. 4.005  Municipal Court.

1-5  1.  There is a Municipal Court of the City which consists

1-6  of at least one department. Each department must be presided

1-7  over by a Municipal Judge and has such power and

1-8  jurisdiction as is prescribed in, and is, in all respects which

1-9  are not inconsistent with this Charter, governed by the

1-10  provisions of chapters 5 and 266 of NRS which relate to

1-11  Municipal Courts.

1-12      2.  The City Council may, from time to time, by

1-13  ordinance, establish additional departments of the Municipal

2-1  Court and shall appoint an additional Municipal Judge for

2-2  each additional department.

2-3  3.  At the first municipal primary or municipal general

2-4  election that follows the appointment of an additional

2-5  Municipal Judge to a newly created department of the

2-6  Municipal Court, the successor to that Municipal Judge must

2-7  be elected for [a] an initial term of [2 or 4] not more than 6

2-8  years, as determined by the City Council, in order that, as

2-9  nearly as practicable, [one-half] one-third of the number of

2-10  Municipal Judges be elected every 2 years.

2-11      4.  Except as otherwise provided by the ordinance

2-12  establishing an additional department, each Municipal Judge

2-13  must be voted upon by the registered voters of the City at

2-14  large[.] and holds office for a period of 6 years and until his

2-15  successor has been elected and qualified.

2-16      5.  The respective departments of the Municipal Court

2-17  must be numbered 1 through the appropriate Arabic numeral,

2-18  as additional departments are approved by the City Council.

2-19  A Municipal Judge must be elected for each department by

2-20  number.

2-21      Sec. 2.  Section 4.020 of the Charter of the City of North Las

2-22  Vegas, being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended

2-23  by chapter 215, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page 748, is hereby

2-24  amended to read as follows:

2-25      Sec. 4.020  Municipal Court: Residency requirement of

2-26  Municipal Judge; salary.

2-27      1.  A Municipal Judge must have been a resident of the

2-28  City for a continuous period of at least 6 months immediately

2-29  preceding his election.

2-30      2.  If so required by an ordinance duly enacted,

2-31  candidates for the office of Municipal Judge, at the time of

2-32  filing, shall produce evidence in satisfaction of any or all of

2-33  the qualifications for office.

2-34      3.  The salary of a Municipal Judge must be fixed by the

2-35  City Council[.] , must be uniform for all departments of the

2-36  Municipal Court and may be increased during the term for

2-37  which a Municipal Judge is elected or appointed.

2-38      Sec. 3.  Section 5.010 of the Charter of the City of North Las

2-39  Vegas, being chapter 573, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as amended by

2-40  chapter 405, Statutes of Nevada 1981, at page 754, is hereby

2-41  amended to read as follows:

2-42      Sec. 5.010  General municipal elections.

2-43      1.  [On the Tuesday after the 1st Monday in June 1981,

2-44  and at each successive interval of 4 years, there shall be

2-45  elected by the qualified voters of the city, at a general election

3-1  to be held for that purpose, a Municipal Judge, who shall hold

3-2  office for a period of 4 years and until his successor has been

3-3  elected and qualified.

3-4  2.] On the Tuesday after the [1st] first Monday in June

3-5  1977, and at each successive interval of 4 years thereafter,

3-6  there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, at a

3-7  general election to be held for that purpose, a Mayor and two

3-8  Councilmen, who shall hold office for a period of 4 years and

3-9  until their successors have been elected and qualified.

3-10      [3.] 2. On the Tuesday after the [1st] first Monday in

3-11  June 1975, and at each successive interval of 4 years

3-12  thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the

3-13  City, at a general election to be held for that purpose, two

3-14  Councilmen, who shall hold office for a period of 4 years and

3-15  until their successors have been elected and qualified.

3-16      Sec. 4.  The provisions of section 1 of this act do not apply to

3-17  the current term of any Municipal Judge elected or appointed before

3-18  October 1, 2003.

 

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