Nevada § 244A.509 - General powers of county in relation to facilities

§ 244A.509. General powers of county in relation to facilities

The county may in relation to the facilities: 1. Hire and retain officers, agents, employees, engineers and any other persons, permanent

or temporary, necessary or desirable to effect the purposes hereof, defray any expenses

incurred thereby in connection with its facilities, and acquire office space, equipment,

services, supplies, fire and extended coverage insurance, use and occupancy insurance,

workers’ compensation insurance, property damage insurance, public liability insurance

for the county and its officers, agents and employees, and other types of insurance,

as the board may determine; but no provision herein authorizing the acquisition of

insurance shall be construed as waiving any immunity of the county or any director,

officer or agent otherwise existing under the laws of the State. 2. Pay or otherwise defray the cost of any project. 3. Pay or otherwise defray and contract so to pay or defray, for any term not exceeding

50 years, the principal of, any interest on, and any other charges pertaining to any

securities or other obligations, outstanding or otherwise existing for a period of

at least 2 years, of the Federal Government, the State, any public body or any person

incurred in connection with any property thereof subsequently acquired therefrom by

the county and relating to its facilities. 4. Establish, operate and maintain facilities within the county across or along any

public street, highway, bridge, viaduct or other public right-of-way, or in, upon,

under or over any vacant public lands, which public lands now are, or may become,

the property of the State or a public body, without first obtaining a franchise from

the State or the public body having jurisdiction over the same; but the county shall

cooperate with the State and any public body having such jurisdiction, shall promptly

restore any such street, highway, bridge, viaduct or other public right-of-way to

its former state of usefulness as nearly as may be, and shall not use the same in

such manner as permanently to impair completely or unnecessarily the usefulness thereof. 5. Adopt, amend, repeat, enforce and otherwise administer such reasonable ordinances,

resolutions, rules, regulations and orders as the county determines necessary or convenient

for the operation, maintenance, management, government and use of the county's facilities

and any other like facilities under its control. 6. Adopt, amend, repeal, enforce and otherwise administer under the police power within

the territorial limits of the county such reasonable ordinances, resolutions, rules,

regulations and orders in relation to the collection, disposal or treatment of sewage

and wastewater after a public hearing thereon is held by the board, in connection

with which any public body in the area involved or otherwise exercising powers affecting

the functions and services therein of the county and persons of interest have an opportunity

to be heard, after mailed notice of the hearing is given by the clerk to each such

public body and after notice of such hearing is given by publication by the clerk

to persons of interest, both known and unknown. 7. Provide that any violation of any ordinance adopted under subsections 5 and 6 shall

be a misdemeanor. 8. Sell and otherwise dispose of any by-products resulting from the operation of the

facilities.