1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, on or before August 1 of each year, the governing body of a municipality which proposes to issue or has outstanding any general obligation debt, other general obligations or special obligations, or which levies or proposes to levy any special elective tax, shall submit to the Department of Taxation and the commission:
(a) A complete statement of current general obligation debt and special elective taxes, and a report of current debt and special assessments and retirement schedules, in the detail and form established by the Committee on Local Government Finance.
(b) A complete statement, in the detail and form established by the Committee on Local Government Finance, of general obligation debt and special elective taxes contemplated to be submitted to the commission during the fiscal year.
(c) A written statement of the debt management policy of the municipality, which must include, without limitation:
(1) A discussion of its ability to afford existing general obligation debt, authorized future general obligation debt and proposed future general obligation debt;
(2) A discussion of its capacity to incur authorized and proposed future general obligation debt without exceeding the applicable debt limit;
(3) A discussion of its general obligation debt that is payable from property taxes per capita as compared with such debt of other municipalities in this State;
(4) A discussion of its general obligation debt that is payable from property taxes as a percentage of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the boundaries of the municipality;
(5) Policy regarding the manner in which the municipality expects to sell its debt;
(6) A discussion of its sources of money projected to be available to pay existing general obligation debt, authorized future general obligation debt and proposed future general obligation debt; and
(7) A discussion of its operational costs and revenue sources, for the ensuing 5 fiscal years, associated with each project included in its plan for capital improvement submitted pursuant to paragraph (d), if those costs and revenues are expected to affect the property tax rate.
(d) Either:
(1) Its plan for capital improvement for the ensuing 5 fiscal years, which must include any contemplated issuance of general obligation debt during this period and the sources of money projected to be available to pay the debt; or
(2) A statement indicating that no changes are contemplated in its plan for capital improvement for the ensuing 5 fiscal years.
(e) A statement containing the name, title, mailing address and telephone number of the chief financial officer of the municipality.
2. The governing body of a municipality may combine a statement or plan required by subsection 1 with the corresponding statement or plan of another municipality if both municipalities have the same governing body or the governing bodies of both municipalities agree to such a combination.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the governing body of each municipality shall update all statements and plans required by subsection 1 not less frequently than once each fiscal year.
4. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the governing body of each municipality shall update all statements and plans required by subsection 1 not less often than once each fiscal year and not more often than twice each fiscal year, except that a municipality may update a statement or plan required by subsection 1 more often than twice each fiscal year:
(a) If the governing body determines, by a two-thirds vote, that an emergency requires that a statement or plan be updated;
(b) To include an item related to:
(1) An installment purchase that does not count against a debt limit; or
(2) An obligation for which no additional property tax is expected;
(c) To update the purpose of a special elective tax without changing the rate of the special elective tax; or
(d) To comply with the requirements of subsection 5 of NRS 268.625 or subsection 1 of NRS 350.091.
5. The provisions of this section do not apply to the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority so long as the Authority does not have any general obligation bonds outstanding and does not issue or propose to issue any such bonds. At least 30 days before each annual meeting of the commission, the Authority shall submit to the Department of Taxation a written statement regarding whether the Authority is planning to propose to issue any general obligation bonds before the next following annual meeting of the commission.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 942; A 1977, 538; 1993, 2656; 1995, 147, 308, 766; 2001, 880, 2304; 2005, 125)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 350 - Municipal Obligations
NRS 350.0045 - "General obligation debt" defined.
NRS 350.0055 - "Installment-purchase agreement" defined.
NRS 350.0065 - "Local government" defined.
NRS 350.007 - "Medium-term obligation" defined.
NRS 350.0075 - "Special obligation" defined.
NRS 350.008 - Term of installment-purchase agreement.
NRS 350.012 - Meetings; officers; removal of member; quorum; compensation.
NRS 350.014 - Approval or notification of commission required for certain proposals.
NRS 350.016 - Evaluation of proposal: Power of commission to employ consultants; costs.
NRS 350.0165 - Applicability of NRS 350.011 to 350.0165, inclusive.
NRS 350.022 - Notice of election on proposal to issue general obligations: Publication.
NRS 350.093 - Limitations on transfer of money for medium-term obligation; refund of transfer.
NRS 350.095 - Levy of special tax; transfer of money remaining in fund.
NRS 350.125 - "Competitive bid" defined.
NRS 350.135 - "Financial adviser" defined.
NRS 350.145 - "Negotiated sale" defined.
NRS 350.195 - Financial adviser: Prohibited acts.
NRS 350.2011 - Maximum rate of interest on securities of political subdivisions.
NRS 350.2013 - Issuance or sale more than 6 years after date of election prohibited; exception.
NRS 350.204 - Merger of sinking and other debt service funds into single fund.
NRS 350.206 - Sufficiency of levy of taxes.
NRS 350.208 - Obligation of bond not impaired.
NRS 350.370 - Additional powers of municipality under NRS 350.350 to 350.490, inclusive.
NRS 350.375 - Use of revenues derived from undertaking of municipality.
NRS 350.380 - Undertaking and issuance of bonds: Procedure.
NRS 350.502 - Purpose; supplemental nature.
NRS 350.506 - "Acquisition" and "acquire" defined.
NRS 350.508 - "Chair" and "chair of the municipality" defined.
NRS 350.510 - "Clerk" defined.
NRS 350.512 - "Commercial bank" defined.
NRS 350.514 - "Condemnation" and "condemn" defined.
NRS 350.516 - "Cost of any project" defined.
NRS 350.517 - "Disposal" and "dispose" defined.
NRS 350.5175 - "Equip" and "equipment" defined.
NRS 350.518 - "Facilities" defined.
NRS 350.520 - "Federal Government" defined.
NRS 350.522 - "Federal securities" defined.
NRS 350.524 - "Governing body" defined.
NRS 350.526 - "Gross revenues" and "gross pledged revenues" defined.
NRS 350.530 - "Holder" defined.
NRS 350.532 - "Improvement" and "improve" defined.
NRS 350.534 - "Municipal" defined.
NRS 350.536 - "Municipal securities" and "securities" defined.
NRS 350.538 - "Municipality" defined.
NRS 350.540 - "Net revenues" and "net pledged revenues" defined.
NRS 350.542 - "Operation and maintenance expenses" defined.
NRS 350.546 - "Ordinance" defined.
NRS 350.550 - "Pledged revenues" defined.
NRS 350.552 - "Project" defined.
NRS 350.554 - "Public body" defined.
NRS 350.556 - "State" defined.
NRS 350.558 - "Taxation" defined.
NRS 350.560 - "Taxes" defined.
NRS 350.562 - "Treasurer" defined.
NRS 350.564 - "Trust bank" defined.
NRS 350.566 - "United States" defined.
NRS 350.568 - Powers of municipality in connection with projects.
NRS 350.569 - Power of eminent domain; reimbursement of public utility for removal and relocation.
NRS 350.570 - Power of municipality to become obligated and issue securities for project.
NRS 350.572 - Types of securities which may be issued; series.
NRS 350.573 - Sale of right to call for purchase of securities.
NRS 350.574 - Notes and warrants: Maturity; extension or funding.
NRS 350.576 - Temporary bonds: Conditions, terms and provisions; holder’s rights and remedies.
NRS 350.578 - Ordinance authorizing issuance of securities: Description of purposes.
NRS 350.579 - Emergency ordinances: Adoption; effective date.
NRS 350.580 - General obligations: Types of securities.
NRS 350.582 - Special obligations: Types of securities.
NRS 350.586 - Securities issued as general obligations constitute outstanding indebtedness.
NRS 350.588 - Securities issued as special obligations do not constitute outstanding indebtedness.
NRS 350.590 - Recitals required in municipal securities.
NRS 350.594 - Time and duration of levy of special tax.
NRS 350.602 - Proceeds of taxes specially appropriated to payment of principal and interest.
NRS 350.614 - Details of municipal securities provided by ordinance.
NRS 350.616 - Sale or issuance of municipal securities.
NRS 350.628 - Recital in securities conclusive evidence of validity and regularity of issuance.
NRS 350.630 - Denomination, negotiability and maturity of municipal securities; rate of interest.
NRS 350.632 - Payment of principal, interest and premium when due without further order.
NRS 350.634 - Interest coupons.
NRS 350.636 - Execution, signing and authentication of municipal securities and coupons.
NRS 350.638 - Facsimile signatures and seals.
NRS 350.640 - Securities not invalid because signatories cease to fill offices.
NRS 350.642 - Adoption of facsimile signature of predecessor in office.
NRS 350.644 - Redemption before maturity.
NRS 350.646 - Repurchase of municipal securities.
NRS 350.648 - Use of money received from issuance of municipal securities.
NRS 350.650 - Disposition of unexpended balance of proceeds after completion of project.
NRS 350.654 - Special funds and accounts: Creation; purposes.
NRS 350.656 - Employment of legal and other expert services; contracts for sale and other purposes.
NRS 350.660 - Covenants and other provisions in municipal securities.
NRS 350.664 - Rights and powers of holders of municipal securities and trustees.
NRS 350.666 - Receivers: Appointment; powers and duties.
NRS 350.668 - Rights and remedies cumulative.
NRS 350.672 - Interim debentures: Issuance for general or special obligations.
NRS 350.676 - Interim debentures: Maturity; use of proceeds; issuance.
NRS 350.678 - Interim debentures: Security for payment.
NRS 350.680 - Interim debentures: Extension and funding.
NRS 350.684 - Refunding of general and special obligation bonds: Ordinance; trust indenture.
NRS 350.686 - Calls for prior redemption: Limitations.
NRS 350.690 - Refunding of outstanding securities evidencing long-term loans.
NRS 350.694 - Conditions for refunding bonds.
NRS 350.700 - Refunding bonds payable from taxes or pledged revenues.
NRS 350.702 - Issuance of bonds separately or in combination.
NRS 350.704 - Bonds of abolished municipalities may be refunded.
NRS 350.706 - Other statutory provisions applicable to refunding bonds.
NRS 350.708 - Conclusive determination of governing body that statutory limitations have been met.
NRS 350.710 - Bonds and other securities exempt from taxation; exception.
NRS 350.712 - Securities issued as general obligations are legal investments for state money.
NRS 350.714 - Legal investments for other persons.
NRS 350.718 - Sufficiency of Local Government Securities Law.
NRS 350.720 - Liberal construction.
NRS 350.810 - Purchase of municipal obligations by financial adviser of municipality limited.