Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 269 — Unincorporated Towns

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.010

Automatic application to disincorporated cities or towns, and towns formed by board of county commissioners; petition required in certain towns or cities

1. In the case of any disincorporated town or city, or any town formed by the board of county commissioners, all the provisions of this chapter immediately apply thereto. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, in a county whose population is less than 700,000 which has not adopted the Unincorporated Town Gove…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.011

Applicability of NRS 269.016 to 269.022, inclusive, and 269.024 to 269.0248, inclusive

The provisions of NRS 269.016 to 269.022, inclusive, and 269.024 to 269.0248, inclusive, apply to each unincorporated town in a county having a population of less than 100,000 which has not elected to accept the provisions of the Unincorporated Town Government Law.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.012

Boundaries fixed when city disincorporates; effect of annexation by city

1. When any city is disincorporated, the board of county commissioners shall at the time of such disincorporation fix the boundaries of the unincorporated town created therefrom, if one is created pursuant to this chapter. 2. If all or any part of an unincorporated town is annexed by any incorporated city, the territor…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.013

Name: Unlawful use by another political subdivision

It is unlawful for any political subdivision of the State of Nevada to adopt as its official name a name previously officially adopted by any town in this state.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.014

Seal

An unincorporated town in this state shall have a common seal and may change the seal at pleasure.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.016

Establishment of elected town board

A town board form of government, for the purpose of governing such town in accordance with the powers specified in this chapter, may be established for any unincorporated town in the State of Nevada. The town board form of government must be adopted in the manner provided in NRS 269.0165 or 269.017 to 269.019, inclusiv…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0165

Adoption by initiative petition; procedures for appointment or election of initial members of town board

1. A town board form of government may be adopted by means of initiative petition of the residents of the town. 2. The procedures established by NRS 295.085 to 295.125, inclusive, for the adoption of county ordinances by initiative petition must be followed by the residents and each document of the petition must set fo…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0166

Additional qualifications of voters in election on initiative petition

In addition to the qualifications prescribed in NRS 293.485 for electors in all elections, a person may vote in an election held pursuant to NRS 269.0165 only if the person has been a resident of the area for which it is proposed to establish a town board form of government for at least 30 days prior to such election.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.017

Members of town board: Qualifications; initial appointments; subsequent election

1. If the board of county commissioners determines that the best interests of an unincorporated town would be served by adoption of a town board form of government it shall establish a town board for the town by appointing five persons who are residents and qualified electors in the town to serve as members of the town…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0171

Members of town board: Election when initiative proposal submitted to electors; filing of notice of intention to become candidate

1. If the establishment of a town board form of government is proposed by initiative petition, and the proposal is submitted to the electors, the prospective members of the town board must be elected at the same general election in which the proposal is submitted to the electors. 2. Any person who is a resident, is a q…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.018

Members of town board: Terms of office; vacancies

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the term of office of a member of the town board is 4 years and begins on the first Monday in January following the general election at which the member is chosen. 2. The initial members of the board elected at a general election shall, at the first meeting of the board…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.019

Chair and town clerk: Selection; duties

1. The town board shall choose one of its members to act as chair of the town board and one member to act as town clerk. A deputy town clerk may be appointed by the town board, which shall fix his or her salary. 2. The chair of the town board shall: (a) Preside over meetings of the town board. (b) Perform other duties…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0205

Single candidate declared elected

If at 5 p.m. on the last day for filing a notice of intention of candidacy for the position of member of a town board, there is only one candidate who has filed a notice of intention for the position, that candidate must be declared elected and no election may be held for that position.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.021

Effective date of ordinance or other action

Any ordinance adopted or action taken by a town board shall not take effect or become final until the expiration of 30 days after the ordinance was adopted or the action was taken.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.022

Discontinuance of elected town board: Procedure

If the board of county commissioners determines that the best interests of the town are no longer served by a town board form of government, it may order the question to be put on the ballot at the next general election. If the majority of persons voting favor discontinuance of the town board form of government, the to…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.024

Creation by board of county commissioners

If the board of county commissioners determines that the best interest of an unincorporated town of which such board constitutes the governing body would best be served by the appointment of a citizens’ advisory council to act in an advisory and liaison capacity with respect to governing the affairs of such town it sha…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0242

Members; qualifications; election; appointment; terms; duties

Any ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 269.024 must include provisions in substance as follows: 1. The citizens’ advisory council must consist of not fewer than three nor more than five members. 2. Each member of the advisory council must be a resident and qualified elector in the town. 3. The members of the advisory co…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0244

Officers; meetings; rules of procedure; records

The advisory council shall elect such officers from within its membership, fix such time and place of meetings, adopt such rules of procedure and keep such records all as in its sole discretion it shall determine consistently with the purposes of NRS 269.024 to 269.0248, inclusive.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0246

Responsibilities of board of county commissioners unaffected

It is the intent of NRS 269.024 to 269.0248, inclusive, that the existence and activities of the advisory council shall in no way diminish the responsibility of the board of county commissioners in its capacity as the governing body of the town and in performing its duties as such, but that it shall bring to bear on th…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.0248

Creation of additional councils under original ordinance

Citizens’ advisory councils for two or more towns may be created by one ordinance, and the initial ordinance may from time to time be amended to create citizens’ advisory councils for additional towns, if the board of county commissioners determines that all of such towns shall be governed by the same ordinance.

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.025

Meetings; quorum; affirmative vote of majority of whole board required to carry question

1. The town board or board of county commissioners of any county in this state having jurisdiction of the affairs of any town or city, as in this chapter provided, shall hold a regular meeting in the town offices or in the courthouse at the county seat at least once in each month, on a day previously fixed by the board…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.030

Duties of county clerk

The county clerk in each of the counties of this state shall: 1. Perform the duties required or authorized to be performed under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter. 2. Be held liable on an official bond for the faithful performance of such duties. 3. Be ex officio clerk of the board of county commissioners…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.035

Duties of county treasurer

The county treasurer in each of the counties of this state shall: 1. Perform the duties required or authorized to be performed under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter. 2. Be held liable on an official bond for the faithful performance of such duties. 3. Pay any fee received, by virtue of any law or ordina…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.040

Duties of other county officers; compensation

1. The district attorney, county auditor, county assessor, and all other county officials, not specially exempted therefrom, in each of the counties of this state, shall perform the duties required or authorized to be performed by them, under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter, and shall be held liable on…

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 269.070

Nevada Ethics in Government Law inapplicable to certain transactions

The provisions of the Nevada Ethics in Government Law, chapter 281A of NRS, do not prohibit any town officer from purchasing the warrants of the State or of any other city, town or county, or prevent any town officer from selling or transferring such warrants or scrip as the town officer may receive for his or her serv…

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