Senate Bill No. 53–Committee on Government Affairs
Prefiled January 30, 2003
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Increases compensation of district attorneys and sheriffs. (BDR 20‑21)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.
Effect on the State: No.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 1, 2, 3)
(Requested by Affected Local Government)
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to public officers; increasing the compensation of district attorneys and sheriffs; authorizing a county to request and receive a waiver from the increases in compensation in the event of insufficient financial resources; providing that a waiver may not be applied for in certain circumstances; 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. NRS 245.043 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1-2 245.043 1. As used in this section:
1-3 (a) “County” includes Carson City.
1-4 (b) “County commissioner” includes the Mayor and supervisors
1-5 of Carson City.
1-6 2. Except as otherwise provided by any special law, the elected
1-7 officers of the counties of this state are entitled to receive annual
1-8 salaries in the base amounts specified in the following table. The
1-9 annual salaries are in full payment for all services required by law to
1-10 be performed by such officers. Except as otherwise provided by law,
1-11 all fees and commissions collected by such officers in the
1-12 performance of their duties must be paid into the county treasury
1-13 each month without deduction of any nature.
2-1 ANNUAL SALARIES
2-2 County District County CountyCountyCounty Public
2-3 Class County Commissioner Attorney Sheriff Clerk Assessor Recorder Treasurer Administrator
2-4 1 Clark $54,000[$100,800][$84,000]$72,000$72,000$72,000$72,000 $72,000
2-5 $128,272$109,131
2-6 2 Washoe 39,600[96,000][78,000]66,000 66,000 66,000 66,000 66,000
2-7 116,74294,316
2-8 3Carson City 18,000[72,360][60,000]51,360 51,360 -------- 51,360 --------
2-9 85,53470,923
2-10 Churchill 18,000[72,360][60,000]51,360 51,360 51,360 -------- --------
2-11 85,53470,923
2-12 Douglas 18,000[72,360][60,000]51,360 51,360 51,360 -------- --------
2-13 85,53470,923
2-14 Elko 18,000[72,360][60,000]51,360 51,360 51,360 51,360 --------
2-15 85,53470,923
2-16 Humboldt 18,000 83,52467,92342,840 42,840 42,840 42,840 --------
2-17 Lyon 18,000[72,360][60,000]51,360 51,360 51,360 -------- --------
2-18 85,53470,923
2-19 Nye 18,000[72,360][60,000]51,360 51,360 51,360 51,360 --------
2-20 85,53470,923
2-21 [4 Humboldt 18,000 68,34054,00042,840 42,840 42,840 42,840 --------]
2-22 4 Lander 18,000 [68,340] [54,000]42,840 42,840 42,840 42,840 --------
2-23 80,78263,831
2-24 White Pine 18,000[68,340][54,000]42,840 42,840 42,840 42,840 --------
2-25 80,78263,831
2-26 5 Eureka 15,240[60,300][43,200]38,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
2-27 71,27851,065
2-28 Lincoln 15,240[60,300][43,200]38,400 38,400 38,400 38,400 --------
2-29 71,27851,065
2-30 Mineral 15,240[60,300][43,200]38,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
2-31 71,27851,065
2-32 Pershing 15,240[60,300][43,200]38,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
2-33 71,27851,065
2-34 Storey 15,240 65,06851,06538,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
2-35 6 Esmeralda 12,000[47,880][38,400]33,600 33,600 33,600 -------- --------
2-36 56,59745,391
2-37 [Storey 15,240 47,88043,20038,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------]
2-38 Sec. 2. NRS 245.043 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2-39 245.043 1. As used in this section:
2-40 (a) “County” includes Carson City.
2-41 (b) “County commissioner” includes the Mayor and supervisors
2-42 of Carson City.
3-1 2. Except as otherwise provided by any special law, the elected
3-2 officers of the counties of this state are entitled to receive annual
3-3 salaries in the base amounts specified in the following table. The
3-4 annual salaries are in full payment for all services required by law to
3-5 be performed by such officers. Except as otherwise provided by law,
3-6 all fees and commissions collected by such officers in the
3-7 performance of their duties must be paid into the county treasury
3-8 each month without deduction of any nature.
3-9 ANNUAL SALARIES
3-10 County District County CountyCountyCounty Public
3-11 Class County Commissioner Attorney Sheriff Clerk Assessor Recorder Treasurer Administrator
3-12 1 Clark $54,000[$128,272][$109,131]$72,000$72,000$72,000$72,000 $72,000
3-13 $155,744$134,262
3-14 2 Washoe 39,600[116,742][94,316]66,00066,000 66,000 66,000 66,000
3-15 137,484110,632
3-16 3Carson City 18,000[85,534][70,923]51,360 51,360 -------- 51,360 --------
3-17 98,70781,846
3-18 Churchill 18,000[85,534][70,923]51,360 51,360 51,360 -------- --------
3-19 98,70781,846
3-20 Douglas 18,000[85,534][70,923]51,360 51,360 51,360 -------- --------
3-21 98,70781,846
3-22 Elko 18,000[85,534][70,923]51,360 51,360 51,360 51,360 --------
3-23 98,70781,846
3-24 Humboldt 18,000[83,524][67,923]42,840 42,840 42,840 42,840 --------
3-25 98,70781,846
3-26 Lyon 18,000[85,534][70,923]51,360 51,360 51,360 -------- --------
3-27 98,70781,846
3-28 Nye 18,000[85,534][70,923]51,360 51,360 51,360 51,360 --------
3-29 98,70781,846
3-30 4 Lander 18,000[80,782][63,831]42,840 42,840 42,840 42,840 --------
3-31 93,22373,662
3-32 White Pine 18,000[80,782][63,831]42,840 42,840 42,840 42,840 --------
3-33 93,22373,662
3-34 5 Eureka 15,240[71,278][51,065]38,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
3-35 82,25658,929
3-36 Lincoln 15,240[71,278][51,065]38,400 38,400 38,400 38,400 --------
3-37 82,25658,929
3-38 Mineral 15,240[71,278][51,065]38,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
3-39 82,25658,929
3-40 Pershing 15,240[71,278][51,065]38,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
3-41 82,25658,929
3-42 Storey 15,240[65,068][51,065]38,400 38,400 38,400 -------- --------
4-1 82,25658,929
4-2 6 Esmeralda 12,000[56,597][45,391]33,600 33,600 33,600 -------- --------
4-3 65,31452,382
4-4 Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 4 of this act,
4-5 each county shall:
4-6 1. Commence payment of the increased annual salaries of the
4-7 elected officers of the county set forth in the table of annual salaries
4-8 contained in NRS 245.043, as amended by section 1 of this act, on
4-9 July 1, 2003.
4-10 2. Commence payment of the increased annual salaries of the
4-11 elected officers of the county set forth in the table of annual salaries
4-12 contained in NRS 245.043, as amended by section 2 of this act, on
4-13 July 1, 2004.
4-14 Sec. 4. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a
4-15 board of county commissioners may apply to the Committee on
4-16 Local Government Finance for a waiver from:
4-17 (a) The requirement to increase the annual salaries of elected
4-18 officers of the county to the annual salaries set forth in the table
4-19 contained in NRS 245.043, as amended by section 1 of this act, if
4-20 the board determines that the financial resources of the county are
4-21 insufficient to pay those increased annual salaries in Fiscal Year
4-22 2003-2004.
4-23 (b) The requirement to increase the annual salaries of elected
4-24 officers of the county to the annual salaries set forth in the table
4-25 contained in NRS 245.043, as amended by section 2 of this act, if
4-26 the board determines that the financial resources of the county are
4-27 insufficient to pay those increased annual salaries in Fiscal Year
4-28 2004-2005.
4-29 The Committee on Local Government Finance shall grant such a
4-30 waiver if it finds that the financial resources of the county are
4-31 insufficient to pay those increased annual salaries in the applicable
4-32 fiscal year.
4-33 2. A board of county commissioners that has been granted a
4-34 waiver for a fiscal year may apply to the Committee on Local
4-35 Government Finance for an additional waiver for the next
4-36 consecutive fiscal year if it finds that the financial resources of the
4-37 county continue to be insufficient to pay the increased annual
4-38 salaries of the elected officers of the county set forth in the table
4-39 contained in NRS 245.043, as amended by section 1 or 2 of this act.
4-40 There is no limitation on the number of waivers for consecutive
4-41 fiscal years that the board of county commissioners may be granted
4-42 if the board of county commissioners finds that the financial
4-43 resources of the county continue to be insufficient to pay the
4-44 increased annual salaries of the elected officers of the county set
5-1 forth in the table contained in NRS 245.043, as amended by section
5-2 1 or 2 of this act, in that fiscal year.
5-3 3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, after
5-4 commencing payment of the increased annual salaries of the elected
5-5 officers of the county set forth in the table contained in NRS
5-6 245.043, as amended by section 1 or 2 of this act, a board of county
5-7 commissioners may not apply for a waiver in any subsequent fiscal
5-8 year. The fact that a board of county commissioners has, in Fiscal
5-9 Year 2003-2004, paid the annual salaries set forth in the table
5-10 contained in NRS 245.043 as amended by section 1 of this act, does
5-11 not preclude the board of county commissioners from applying for
5-12 and being granted a waiver from paying the annual salaries set forth
5-13 in the table contained in NRS 245.043 as amended by section 2 of
5-14 this act in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 or in any consecutive year if the
5-15 Committee on Local Government Finance determines that
5-16 the financial resources of the county are insufficient to pay the
5-17 increased annual salaries of the elected officers of the county.
5-18 4. The increased annual salaries of the elected officers of the
5-19 county set forth in the table contained in NRS 245.043, as amended
5-20 by section 1 or 2 of this act, must not be paid retroactively for a
5-21 period to which a waiver is applicable.
5-22 Sec. 5. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any
5-23 additional expenses of a local government that are related to the
5-24 provisions of this act.
5-25 Sec. 6. 1. This section and sections 1, 3, 4 and 5 of this act
5-26 become effective on July 1, 2003.
5-27 2. Section 1 of this act expires by limitation on June 30, 2004.
5-28 3. Section 2 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2004.
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