Nevada § 318A.590 - Procedure for corrective action by governing body that created district: Notification or petition; hearing; adoption and challenge of ordinance or resolution
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§ 318A.590. Procedure for corrective action by governing body that created district: 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 is not being properly managed by the board of trustees; or (b) The board of trustees is not complying with the provisions of this chapter or
with any other law, the governing body that created the district must hold a hearing to consider the notification
or petition. 2. The 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 governing body must give full consideration
to all persons desiring to be heard and shall thereafter: (a) Adopt an ordinance constituting the governing body, 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 318A.550 to 318A.580 , 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) of subsection
3 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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