Nevada § 266.600 - General powers of city council

Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 266.600 — General powers of city council, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 266.600. General powers of city council

The city council may: 1. Control the finances of the corporation. 2. Appropriate money for corporate purposes only, and provide for payment of debts

and expenses of the corporation. 3. Levy and collect taxes within the city for general and special purposes on real

and personal property, as provided by law. 4. Borrow money on the credit of the city for corporate purposes, in the manner and

to the extent allowed by the constitution and the laws, and issue general obligations

therefor, but no city may issue or have outstanding at any time bonds in an amount

in excess of 30 percent of the total assessed valuation of the taxable property within

such city as shown by the last preceding tax list or assessment roll, nor warrants,

certificates, scrip or other evidences of indebtedness, excepting the bonded indebtedness,

in excess of 20 percent of the assessed valuation. This subsection does not restrict the power of cities as to taxation, assessment,

borrowing money, contracting debts or loaning their credit for procuring supplies

of water. 5. Secure additionally the payment of any general obligation securities by a pledge

of any revenues, other than tax proceeds, legally available therefor. 6. Divide the city into districts for the purpose of local taxation, or create districts

for that purpose, as occasion may require. 7. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 576.128 and subsections 4 and 5 of NRS 266.355 , raise revenue by levying and collecting a license fee or tax on any private corporation

or business within the limits of the city, and regulate it by ordinance. All such license fees and taxes must be uniform with respect to the class upon which

they are imposed. 8. Fix the amount of licenses and the terms and manner of their issuance.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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