1. As soon as practicable after the Department takes over the management of a local government, the Executive Director shall prepare a plan of revenue enhancement and expense mitigation, for consideration by the Committee, that will lead to sustainable financial stability for the local government. In preparing the plan, the Executive Director shall:
(a) Determine the total amount of expenditures necessary to allow the local government to perform the basic functions for which it was created, with priority given to public safety and the maintenance of roads and highways;
(b) Determine the amount of revenue reasonably expected to be available to the local government; and
(c) Consider any alternative sources of revenue available to the local government.
2. The Executive Director shall submit the plan prepared pursuant to subsection 1 to the Committee. If the Committee determines that the available revenue of the local government is not sufficient to provide for the payment of required debt service and operating expenses pursuant to the plan, the Committee shall submit a revised plan to the Commission as to which one or more of the following additional taxes or charges should be imposed by the local government:
(a) The levy of a property tax up to a rate which when combined with all other overlapping rates levied in the State does not exceed $4.50 on each $100 of assessed valuation.
(b) An additional tax on transient lodging at a rate not to exceed 1 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging within the boundaries of the local government upon all persons in the business of providing lodging. Any such tax must be collected and administered in the same manner as all other taxes on transient lodging are collected by or for the local government.
(c) Additional service charges appropriate to the local government.
(d) If the local government is a county or has boundaries that are conterminous with the boundaries of the county:
(1) An additional tax on the gross receipts from the sale or use of tangible personal property not to exceed one-quarter of 1 percent throughout the county. The ordinance imposing any such tax must:
(I) Include provisions in substance which comply with the requirements of subsections 2 to 5, inclusive, of NRS 377A.030. The ordinance shall be deemed to require the remittance of the tax to the Department and the distribution of the tax to the local government in the same manner as that provided in NRS 377A.050.
(II) Specify the date on which the tax must first be imposed or on which a change in the rate of the tax becomes effective, which must be the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins at least 120 days after the effective date of the ordinance.
(2) An additional governmental services tax of not more than 1 cent on each $1 of valuation of the vehicle for the privilege of operating upon the public streets, roads and highways of the county on each vehicle based in the county except those vehicles exempt from the governmental services tax imposed pursuant to chapter 371 of NRS or a vehicle subject to NRS 706.011 to 706.861, inclusive, which is engaged in interstate or intercounty operations. As used in this subparagraph, "based" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.011.
3. Upon receipt of the plan from the Committee, a panel consisting of three members of the Nevada Tax Commission appointed by the Nevada Tax Commission and three members of the Committee appointed by the Committee shall hold a public hearing at a location within the boundaries of the local government in which the severe financial emergency exists after giving public notice of the hearing at least 10 days before the date on which the hearing will be held. In addition to the public notice, the panel shall give notice to the governing body of each local government whose jurisdiction overlaps with, or in the case of a city, whose jurisdiction is contiguous to, the jurisdiction of the local government in which the severe financial emergency exists.
4. After the public hearing conducted pursuant to subsection 3, the Nevada Tax Commission may adopt the plan as submitted or adopt a revised plan. If the Commission adopts a revised plan, the revised plan must be approved by the members of the Committee serving on the panel described in subsection 3. Any plan adopted pursuant to this section must include the duration for which any new or increased taxes or charges may be collected which must not exceed 5 years.
5. Upon adoption of the plan by the Nevada Tax Commission, the local government in which the severe financial emergency exists shall impose or cause to be imposed the additional taxes and charges included in the plan for the duration stated in the plan or until the severe financial emergency has been determined by the Committee to have ceased to exist. Any levy of additional property tax applies to all taxpayers, regardless of whether the taxes previously imposed have been partially or fully paid pursuant to NRS 361.483.
6. The allowed revenue from taxes ad valorem determined pursuant to NRS 354.59811 does not apply to any additional property tax levied pursuant to this section.
7. If a plan fails to satisfy the expenses of the local government to the extent expected, the Committee shall report such failure to:
(a) The county for consideration of absorption of services; or
(b) If the local government is a county, to the next regular session of the Legislature.
8. For any local government that is found to exist in a severe financial emergency, the Department shall:
(a) Prepare a report regarding the financial condition of the local government not less frequently than once every 6 months until the severe financial emergency ceases; and
(b) Not later than 10 days after preparing a report pursuant to paragraph (a), submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, if the Legislature is in session, or to the Legislative Commission, if the Legislature is not in session.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1893; A 2001, 304, 1817, 2325; 2003, 78, 2386; 2005, 1778; 2009, 2094; 2015, 732)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 354 - Local Financial Administration
NRS 354.140 - Distribution of federal money from forest reserves; reimbursement for cost of audit.
NRS 354.150 - Transfer of balance of dormant fund.
NRS 354.170 - Order of district judge or district court drawing money from county treasury.
NRS 354.190 - Payment of county debts after original allowance: Limitation; exceptions.
NRS 354.200 - Payment of warrants in order of issuance.
NRS 354.230 - Limitation of time for claim.
NRS 354.270 - Issuance of receipts; apportionment of revenue.
NRS 354.280 - Contents of monthly statement of county treasurer.
NRS 354.310 - Provisions of NRS 354.270, 354.280 and 354.290 mandatory; penalties.
NRS 354.472 - Purposes of Local Government Budget and Finance Act.
NRS 354.474 - Applicability to local governments; "local government" defined.
NRS 354.479 - "Accrual basis" defined.
NRS 354.4815 - "Administrative entity" defined.
NRS 354.4817 - "Anticipated revenue" defined.
NRS 354.482 - "Appropriation" defined.
NRS 354.484 - "Assets" defined.
NRS 354.486 - "Audit" defined.
NRS 354.492 - "Budget" defined.
NRS 354.493 - "Budget augmentation" defined.
NRS 354.496 - "Budget year" defined.
NRS 354.499 - "Capital assets" defined.
NRS 354.4995 - "Capital projects fund" defined.
NRS 354.506 - "Contingency account" defined.
NRS 354.510 - "Debt service fund" defined.
NRS 354.516 - "Encumbrances" defined.
NRS 354.517 - "Enterprise fund" defined.
NRS 354.520 - "Expenditure" defined.
NRS 354.523 - "Expense" defined.
NRS 354.5237 - "Fiduciary fund" defined.
NRS 354.524 - "Final budget" defined.
NRS 354.526 - "Fiscal year" defined.
NRS 354.529 - "Function" defined.
NRS 354.533 - "Fund balance" defined.
NRS 354.534 - "General fund" defined.
NRS 354.535 - "General long-term debt" defined.
NRS 354.536 - "Governing body" defined.
NRS 354.543 - "Internal service fund" defined.
NRS 354.548 - "Liabilities" defined.
NRS 354.550 - "Modified accrual basis" defined.
NRS 354.553 - "Proprietary fund" defined.
NRS 354.557 - "Regional facility" defined.
NRS 354.560 - "Reserve" defined.
NRS 354.562 - "Revenue" defined.
NRS 354.570 - "Special revenue fund" defined.
NRS 354.571 - "Supplemental city-county relief tax" defined.
NRS 354.574 - "Tax rate" defined.
NRS 354.578 - "Tentative budget" defined.
NRS 354.590 - Actions of governing body by resolution or ordinance.
NRS 354.592 - Publication of notice: Requirements; cost.
NRS 354.5965 - Tentative budget: Inclusion and availability of list of certain contracts.
NRS 354.598005 - Procedures and requirements for augmenting or amending budget.
NRS 354.59811 - Limitation upon revenue from taxes ad valorem: Calculation.
NRS 354.598155 - Special ad valorem capital projects fund.
NRS 354.59819 - Separate fund for revenue used for operation of regional facility.
NRS 354.59881 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: Definitions.
NRS 354.598812 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: "Customer" defined.
NRS 354.598813 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: "Delinquent amount" defined.
NRS 354.598814 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: "Fee" defined.
NRS 354.598815 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: "Jurisdiction" defined.
NRS 354.598817 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: "Public utility" defined.
NRS 354.598818 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: "Revenue" defined.
NRS 354.59889 - Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: Change of fees.
NRS 354.5989 - Limitations on fees for business licenses; exceptions.
NRS 354.600 - Contents of budget.
NRS 354.6015 - Fiscal report of local government: Requirements; publication of summary; regulations.
NRS 354.604 - Funds maintained by local governments.
NRS 354.608 - Contingency account: Establishment; limit on appropriations; expenditures.
NRS 354.609 - Petty cash, imprest or revolving account.
NRS 354.6105 - Fund for extraordinary maintenance, repair or improvement of capital projects.
NRS 354.6113 - Fund for construction of capital projects.
NRS 354.6117 - Limitation on amount of money transferred to certain funds; exception.
NRS 354.6118 - Interfund loans or loans to other local governments: Public hearing required.
NRS 354.616 - Adjustment of expenses and revenues.
NRS 354.620 - Unencumbered balance of appropriation lapses at end of fiscal year; reversion to fund.
NRS 354.6215 - Limitation on use of reserves or balances of funds created to insure risks.
NRS 354.625 - Records relating to property and equipment; control of inventory.
NRS 354.626 - Unlawful expenditure of money in excess of amount appropriated; penalties; exceptions.
NRS 354.657 - Purpose; liberal construction.
NRS 354.750 - Alternative method for local government to borrow money or purchase or lease property.
NRS 354.760 - Notice to debtor of required payee of negotiable instrument.
NRS 354.770 - Acceptance of payments by credit card, debit card or electronic transfers of money.
NRS 354.780 - Placement of automated tellers at locations where local government receives payments.
NRS 354.790 - Additional fee for providing service to customer in expeditious or convenient manner.