Nevada § 318.515 - Procedure for corrective action by board of county commissioners: Notification or petition; hearing; adoption and challenge of ordinance or resolution
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§ 318.515. Procedure for corrective action by board of county commissioners: Notification or petition; hearing; adoption and challenge of ordinance or resolution
1. Upon notification by the Department of Taxation or upon receipt of a petition signed
by 20 percent of the qualified electors of the district, that: (a) A district of which the board of county commissioners is not the board of trustees
is not being properly managed; (b) The board of trustees of the district is not complying with the provisions of
this chapter or with any other law; or (c) The service plan established for the district is not being complied with, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the district is located shall
hold a hearing to consider the notification or petition. 2. The county clerk shall mail written notice to all persons who own property within
the district and to all qualified electors of the district, which notice shall set
forth the substance of the notification or petition and the time and place of the
hearing. 3. At the place, date and hour specified for the hearing, or at any subsequent time
to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board of county commissioners shall give
full consideration to all persons desiring to be heard and shall thereafter: (a) Adopt an ordinance constituting the board of county commissioners, ex officio,
as the board of trustees of the district; (b) Adopt an ordinance providing for the merger, consolidation or dissolution of the
district pursuant to NRS 318.490 to 318.510 , inclusive; (c) File a petition in the district court for the county in which the district is
located for the appointment of a receiver for the district; or (d) Determine by resolution that management and organization of the district will
remain unchanged. 4. The Department of Taxation or any interested person may, within 30 days immediately
following the effective date of the ordinance adopted under paragraph (a) or resolution
adopted under paragraph (d) of subsection 3, commence an action in any court of competent
jurisdiction to set aside the ordinance or resolution. After the expiration of 30 days, all actions attacking the regularity, validity and
correctness of that ordinance or resolution are barred.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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