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, inclusive. […]
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 forth […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. (Added to NRS by 1967, 1723; A 1969, 1116; 1971, 227)
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 […]
