Assembly Bill No. 248–Committee on
Government Affairs

 

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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:

 

    Section 1. Section 4.005 of the Charter of the City of North

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

is hereby amended to read as follows:

    Sec. 4.005  Municipal Court.

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

of at least one department. Each department must be presided

over by a Municipal Judge and has such power and

jurisdiction as is prescribed in, and is, in all respects which

are not inconsistent with this Charter, governed by the

provisions of chapters 5 and 266 of NRS which relate to

Municipal Courts.

    2.  The City Council may, from time to time, by

ordinance, establish additional departments of the Municipal

Court and shall appoint an additional Municipal Judge for

each additional department.

    3.  At the first municipal primary or municipal general

election that follows the appointment of an additional

Municipal Judge to a newly created department of the

Municipal Court, the successor to that Municipal Judge must

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

years, as determined by the City Council, in order that, as

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

Municipal Judges be elected every 2 years.

    4.  Except as otherwise provided by the ordinance

establishing an additional department, each Municipal Judge

must be voted upon by the registered voters of the City at

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

successor has been elected and qualified.

    5.  The respective departments of the Municipal Court

must be numbered 1 through the appropriate Arabic numeral,

as additional departments are approved by the City Council.

A Municipal Judge must be elected for each department by

number.

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

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

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

amended to read as follows:

    Sec. 4.020  Municipal Court: Residency requirement of

Municipal Judge; salary.

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

City for a continuous period of at least 6 months immediately

preceding his election.

    2.  If so required by an ordinance duly enacted,

candidates for the office of Municipal Judge, at the time of

filing, shall produce evidence in satisfaction of any or all of

the qualifications for office.

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

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

Municipal Court and may be increased during the term for

which a Municipal Judge is elected or appointed.

    Sec. 3.  Section 5.010 of the Charter of the City of North Las

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

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

amended to read as follows:

    Sec. 5.010  General municipal elections.

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

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

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

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

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

elected and qualified.

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

1977, and at each successive interval of 4 years thereafter,

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

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

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

until their successors have been elected and qualified.

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

June 1975, and at each successive interval of 4 years

thereafter, there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the

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

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

until their successors have been elected and qualified.

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

the current term of any Municipal Judge elected or appointed before

October 1, 2003.

 

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