Nevada § 266.261 - Public works: General powers of city council
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 266.261 — Public works: General powers of city council, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 266.261. Public works: General powers of city council
1. The city council, on behalf of the city and in its name, without any election,
may acquire, improve, equip, operate and maintain, convert to or authorize: (a) Curb and gutter projects; (b) Drainage projects; (c) Off-street parking projects; (d) Overpass projects; (e) Park projects; (f) Sanitary sewer projects; (g) Sidewalk projects; (h) Storm sewer projects; (i) Street projects; (j) Underpass projects; (k) Water projects; and (l) Underground electric and communication facilities. 2. The city council, on behalf of the city, for the purpose of defraying all the costs
of acquiring, improving or converting to any project authorized by subsection 1, or
any portion of the cost thereof not to be defrayed with money otherwise available
therefor, is vested with the powers granted to municipalities by chapters 271 and
704A of NRS.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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