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A
Good
afternoon
welcome
to
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs.
Thank
you
all
for
joining
us.
We
will
welcome
your
participation,
whether
it's
online
or
in
person.
A
A
Just
as
a
brief
reminder
that
while
we
do
have
a
couple
people
in
the
committee
room,
we
still
have
an
online
zoom
participation.
So
thank
you
for
joining
us
and,
as
you
join
on
zoom,
they
will
give
you
directions
how
to
participate.
If
you
need
to
do
that
in
person,
we'll
have
a
period
of
public
comment
at
the
end
of
our
meeting
and
at
that
time
you
may
speak
about
anything
but
the
bills
we
have
heard
for
the
day
and
you
will
be
allotted
two
minutes
and
once
again
remember
for
the
directions.
A
They'll
ask
you
to
push
star
six
to
join
us
so
that
today
the
committee
will
be
hearing
four
bills:
ab3
ab14,
ab55
and
ab63
we're
going
to
take
things
slightly
out
of
order,
we're
going
to
start
with
assembly,
bill,
3
and
and
then
we'll
jump
to
assembly
bill
63..
A
So
I
will
now
open
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
3..
This
measure
revises
provisions
concerning
the
electronic
transmission
of
certain
maps
and
other
documents
relating
to
the
approval
of
divisions
of
land,
and
will
our
bill
presenters
your?
I
see
you
ready,
mr
harper,
and
I
apologize.
I
don't
see
the
name
on
everybody,
so
you'll
get
to
introduce
yourselves.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
joining
us.
Go
ahead
when
you're
ready.
D
D
D
We
do
appreciate
each
of
the
distinguished
members
of
the
senate
government
affairs
committee
for
considering
the
elements
of
assembly
bill.
3.
ab3
was
heard
by
the
assembly
committee
on
government
affairs
on
february
12.
Where
was
amended
and
passed
from
committee
on
april,
6.
ab3
proposes
to
authorize
the
use
of
electronic
maps
for
land
use,
planning
and
development.
In
order
to
improve
the
proficiency
of
the
development
and
redevelopment
process,
it
will
create
more
predictable
and
efficient
timelines,
which
will
reduce
delays,
cost
and
waste.
D
D
Existing
law
outlines
various
requirements
related
relating
to
the
filing
submission
and
presentations
of
maps
and
related
documents
for
land
development,
and
it
authorizes,
but
does
not
require
a
county
recorder
to
accept
electronic
documents
for
recording
this
bill
specifically
authorizes
the
electronic
filing
submission
and
presentation
of
these
maps,
but
it
also
does
not
require
their
use.
County
recorders
reserve
the
discretion
to
accept
or
reject
the
submission
of
electronic
maps.
With
this
bill,
we
have
collaborated
with
county
recorders
throughout
the
state
to
ensure
that
this
proposed
legislation
would
not
create
unintended
complications
or
burdens.
D
To
this
end,
we
have
amended
ab3,
while
in
the
assembly
committee
before
passage,
and
we
propose
a
conceptual
amendment
to
this
committee.
Specifically,
we
propose
to
delete
section
1e,
which
removes
language
that
suggests
that
relevant
information
contained
in
external
documents
be
attached
or
associated
to
digital
maps.
D
The
unintended
complication
created
by
section
1e
is
that
the
burden
of
it
is
the
burden
of
administering
external
documents
that
could
be
associated
with
the
maps.
Upon
further
consideration,
we
have
the
deuce
there
will
be.
There
will
not
be
associated
external
documents,
because
the
maps
themselves
contain
the
information
typically
provided
by
any
contemplated
external
documents.
D
C
Madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
to
be
here
today
and
be
a
part
of
this
hearing.
Mr
harper
asked
me
to
weigh
in
as
the
city
of
reno
brought
this
concept
forward
to
the
league
of
cities
and
just
to
provide
some
background
on
where
it
came
from.
So
we
brought
this
forward
after
we
had
had
multiple
conversations
with
representatives
from
the
private
building
industry,
our
internal
staffs
and
realized.
C
There
was
really
a
question
about
whether
our
development
maps
could
be
submitted
electronically,
so
this
bill
is
really
just
intended
to
clean
up
that
gray
area
and
answer
that
question
by
authorizing
electronic
submittal
of
maps
when
the
processes
exist
at
the
the
county
level
with
county
recorders.
C
I
think
that's
a
really
important
part
of
this
bill
that
it's
permissive
and
it's
not
a
requirement.
The
intent
is
really
to
clearly
say
yes,
this
is
allowed,
but
it
enables
local
governments
to
work
together
with
those
in
the
private
industry
to
come
up
with
a
seamless
administrative
process
that
will
be
more
efficient
for
everybody.
C
Mr
harper
mentioned
the
conversations
that
we
had
with
the
reporters
and
we
just
really
appreciate
them,
working
with
us
to
help
understand
the
process
and
making
sure
that
this
bill
will
be
productive
for
everybody.
We
thank
you
for
the
consideration
of
this
bill.
That
really
is
meant
to
clean
up
state
law
and
provide
a
pathway
forward
to
modernize
our
processes
in
the
field,
as
mr
harper
mentioned
joining
me
today
is
city
of
reno
planning
manager,
jeff
burkhart
in
case
the
committee
has
any
questions
about
the
process
as
these
maps
technically
move
through
the
system.
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
for
the
record
that
was
callie
wilsey.
So
just
a
reminder
to
say
your
name,
please,
before
you're
speaking
any
comments.
Other
comments
before
we
go
to
questions.
B
D
E
D
And
so,
if
that's
what
you're
referring
to,
when
we
did
more
research
on
it,
we
discovered
that
the
opportunities,
the
occurrences
that
you
have
associated
documents
that
do
not
have
the
information
that
are
already
required
on
the
maps
is
zero.
The
language
we
originally
applied.
We
were
not
aware
or
sure
that
that
was
the
case,
but
upon
further
study
we
realized.
D
That
was
the
case,
and
this
alleviated
a
major
concern
for
the
recorders
to
be
able
to
to
place
upon
them
the
burden
of
having
to
track
and
file
and
make
sure
that
any
extraneous
documents
were
already
or
always
consistently
associated
with
those
maps
turns
out
that
the
concern
that
we
had
the
requirement
that
we
originally
intended
turns
out
not
to
be
a
a
need
or
an
issue,
and
so
that's
why
we
are
proposing
the
deletion
of
the
section
miss
wilson.
Would
you
like
to
add.
C
Sure
callie
wilson
for
the
record,
madam
chair,
through
you
to
senator
neil
when
it
when
it
comes
to
the
the
maps
and
the
maps
of
particularly
what
we're
talking
about.
We
originally
were
talking
about
avid
affidavit
certificates
and
acknowledgements
in
that
section,
because
you
know
those
those
are.
You
know
important
pieces
of
the
conversation,
but
what
we
really
realized
is
in
the
context
of
maps,
the
affidavits,
the
certificates
and
acknowledgments
are
really
the
words
that
are
printed
on
the
map
and
the
users
then
sign
stamp
or
steel
on
the
map.
C
So
the
affidavit,
if
there's
a
separate,
affidavit
certificate
or
acknowledgement
as
referenced
in
that
section
that
is
proposed
to
be
removed.
Those
would
really
just
need
to
follow
the
recorder's
normal
processes
and
requirements
for
submitting
of
those
documents.
So
by
deleting
it
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
confuse
the
two
different
types
of
documents.
B
D
Wesley
harper
for
the
record
nevada
league
of
cities.
My
understanding
of
what
we
were
getting
here
is
to
make
sure
that
the
provisions
that
we
that
are
normally
in
place
for
the
recorders
and
for
the
process
remain
in
place
with
this
legislation.
This
proposed
legislation,
I'm
not
an
expert
on
this
field.
I
think
this
unless
miss
wilson,
you
you
want
to
chime
in
here.
I
think
this
is
a
prime
time
for
mr
borkhart.
F
Thank
you,
jeff
borkhart
planning
manager
with
the
city
of
reno,
so
in
my
mind
this
would
authorize
us
to
be
more
efficient
right
now.
F
You
have
to
physically
take
that
map,
get
it
signed
by
everybody
and
then
bring
it
into
the
office,
and
somebody
has
to
scan
it
in
by
doing
this
and
having
the
secure
encryption
method,
it
would
actually
just
be
like
transferring
a
pdf
like
you
would
do
through
some
sort
of
email
or
something
like
that,
but
instead
it
would
be
locked
and
there
are
numerous
different
softwares
that
would
be
able
to
lock
that
in
place,
numerous
different
technologies
that
would
be
able
to
lock
that
in
place
and
it
would
be
far
more
efficient.
B
A
I
have
one
on
section:
let's
see
section
one
subsection,
two,
a
secretary
of
state
to
adopt
regulations
regarding
digital
cert
signatures.
We
don't
have
any
digital
signatures
in
the
secretary
of
state's
office,
currently.
D
I
was
the
harper
of
havana
elite
cities.
This
is
not.
I
would
have
mr
boarcard.
Is
this
something
that
you
have
knowledge
of
dubstep.
F
I
I
do
not
I'm
under
the
impression
that
under
you're
talking
about
subsection
one,
I'm
sorry
I'm
getting
a
lot
of
feedback.
My
paul.
F
Madam
chairman,
can
you
repeat
the
section
for
me
please.
A
Yes,
it's
section
one
subsection,
two
a
and
on
my
copy,
it's
on
page.
C
C
Madam
chair,
if
I
might
callie
wilsey
for
the
record,
this
portion
came
up
with
the
conversation
we
had
with
the
recorder's
office
and
nrs
nrs720
is
specific
to
digital
signatures.
The
the
specific
language
was
proposed
by
staff
with
lcb,
but
the
real
intent
here
was.
The
recorder's
offices
wanted
to
make
sure
that
that
the
integrity
of
a
truce
of
a
signature
on
paper
would
also
transfer
to
electronically.
C
So
they
wanted
to
ensure
that
if
we
had
any
provisions
under
chapter
720
that
that
there
wouldn't
be
a
disconnect
between
between
the
two,
so
in
terms
of
the
the
direct
relation
to
secretary's
day,
I'm
sorry-
I
don't
know
if
I
can
speak
to
that,
but
that
was
where,
where
it
came
from.
F
And
madam
chair
jeff
burkhart
again
for
the
record,
the
same
goes
for
the
reference
to
nrs
625
with
regards
to
professional
association
stamps
so
for
professional
engineers
or
lane
surveyors,
there's
a
specific
method
for
encryption
and
stamp
encryption
for
electronic
stamps.
So
we
wanted
to
make
sure
to
cross-reference
the
correct
sections.
A
G
The
secretary
of
state
has
current
authority
under
nrs72150
to
adopt
regulations
regarding
the
digital
signatures,
and
I
think
the
intent
of
having
the
language
in
paragraph
a
of
subsection
two
is
just
to
make
it
very
clear
that
if
the
recorders
are
accepting
these
maps
electronically-
and
there
are
digital
signatures
involved-
that
the
recorders
are
not
having
rules
that
are
different
for
those
digital
signatures
that
don't
comply
with
the
regulations
of
the
secretary
of
state.
G
A
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you
for
the
clarification
all
right
with
that,
any
additional
questions:
okay,
seeing
none,
then
we
will
go
to
support
opposition
and
neutral
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
Please.
H
H
H
E
H
E
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
this
is
josh
hicks
with
mcdonald
toronto.
Speaking
on
behalf
of
the
builders
association
of
northern
nevada,
ban
is
an
organization
that
advocates
for
the
home
building
industry
in
the
northern
part
of
the
state,
we'd
like
to
thank
the
league
of
cities
for
bringing
this
bill.
To
put
it
very
simply,
this
bill
will
improve
efficiencies
and
lower
costs
with
respect
to
home
building,
and
that
is
always
something
that
ban
is
in
favor
of
so.
Thank
you
we're
proud
to
be
of
support.
Thank
you.
H
E
E
Since
the
beginning
of
the
kova
19
pandemic,
the
city
of
henderson
has
moved
to
the
extent
possible
of
electronic
filing
of
development
services
documents,
and
this
bill
will
help
further
that
cause
continuously.
Improving
customer
service
is
always
the
focus
of
the
city,
so
we
are
in
full
support
of
ab3.
Thank
you.
H
E
E
We
had
some
folks
bring
the
proposal
to
us
during
the
interim,
and
especially
in
times
like
now
with
kovid
the
ability
to
not
make
people
come
into
our
office
and
go
between
all
of
the
departments,
with
one
single
map
to
get
the
multitude
of
signatures
needed
to
get
these
plans
approved,
we
think
is
something
that
is
definitely
beneficial
and
that
we
are
in
fact
supportive
of
so
we
do
again
appreciate
them,
working
with
all
of
the
stakeholders
involved
with
this
and
are
very
much
in
support
of
the
bill.
Thank
you.
H
E
Thank
you
chair
and
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs.
My
name
is
vincent
guthro,
that's
spelled
v-I-n-s-o-n
last
name
guthro
g-u-t-h-r-e-a-u
I
serve
as
the
deputy
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
Nico
also
supports
ab3.
We
thank
the
nevada
league
of
cities
and
municipalities
for
bringing
this
bill
forward
and
also
for
working
so
closely
with
our
county
recorders
to
ensure
that
this
legislation
works
for
their
processes
as
well.
E
We
support
the
measure
for
many
of
the
reasons
articulated
by
previous
callers
and
we
see
this
enabling
legislation
as
a
good
government
bill
that
will
allow
local
governments
to
respond
to
the
needs
and
expectations
of
their
communities.
So
we
appreciate
the
time
of
the
committee
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
testify
in
support
of
ab3.
H
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
record.
My
name
is
susan
fisher
with
mcdonald,
carano
s-u-s-a-n-f-I-s-h-e-r,
representing
the
nevada
state
board
of
professional
engineers
and
land
surveyors.
We
are
speaking
in
support
of
the
bill
and
we
appreciate
the
amendment
that
was
presented
today.
We
think
that
that
helps
clarify
the
bill
a
little
bit.
E
We
are
impacted
by
section
one
subsection,
two
c,
which
requires
us
to
prescribe
some
requirements
relating
to
the
signing
and
stamping,
and
we're
certainly
happy
to
do
so.
This
this
will
ease
the
processes
for
our
licensees.
Thank
you
and
we
thank
the
city
of
reno
for
bringing
forth
this
bill
in
the
league
of
cities.
H
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
wesley
harper
battlefield
cities,
for
the
record.
Let's
say
in
closing
my
adam
spear
ab3
is.
D
That
explicitly
authorizes
the
use
of
electronic
maps
for
land
development
and
redevelopment.
We
predict
the
benefits
to
be
more
predictable
and
efficient
timeline,
which
will
result
in
reduction
and
delays,
cost
and
waste
we
have
conferred
with
recorders
throughout
the
state
and
have
amended
the
bill
to
their
approval.
Thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair.
For
your
time,
attention
and.
A
D
D
I'm
joined
today
by
jim
mcintosh,
who
is
the
chief
financial
officer
for
the
city
of
henderson,
will
be
available
to
answer
technical
questions
that
can
the
committee
may
have.
We
do
appreciate
each
of
the
distinguished
members
of
the
senate
government
affairs
committee
for
considering
the
elements
of
assembly
bill.
63.
D
abc
63
broadens
the
access
to
municipal
stabilization
funds
from
only
natural
disasters
to
include
declared
states
of
emergency.
Existing
law
did
not
anticipate
the
need
of
municipalities
to
access
the
budget
stabilization
fund
in
the
case
of
a
pandemic,
and
this
change
is
proposed
to
account
for
other
unanticipated
circumstances
where
the
use
of
the
fund
would
be
appropriate.
D
D
E
A
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
harper
questions
committee
senator.
B
B
You
need
to
set
aside
money
for
an
emergency
and
I
get
it
and
I
understand
what
happened,
and
I
understand
that
we
had
like
this.
Is
this
pandemic
kind
of
opened
the
door
for
everybody
to
be
thinking
proactively
about
what's
going
on,
but
it
says
the
money
and
the
fun
fund
may
not
be
used
to
pay
expenses.
B
B
D
D
There
are
a
couple
of
parts,
so
please,
let's
work
together
to
make
sure
I
am
responsive
first,
it
is
the
the
stabilization
fund
is
not
a
requirement.
It
is
optional,
so
local
governments
are
not
required
to
set
aside
stabilization
funds,
it's
an
option
for
them
in
order
to
be
prepared
in
case,
and
you
know,
under
existing
law
and
natural
disaster
strikes
or
under
this
proposal,
an
emergency
were
to
occur
as
declared
by
the
local
government.
D
D
It
will
be
one
fund
for
the
use
of
either
there's
a
limit
to
how
much
a
municipal
government
can
place
in
the
stabilization
fund.
That
is,
it
cannot
exceed
10
percent
of
the
expenditure
of
the
general
fund
for
the
prior
year,
but
there's
not
a
floor
that
a
municipal
government
needs
to
meet
in
order
to
have
a
stabilization
fund
established
with
that.
I
am
acknowledging
that
I
am
not
the
expert,
and
so
I
invite
mr
mcintosh
to
weigh
in
please.
I
Madam
chair,
through
you
to
senator
nielson,
thank
you.
I
think,
mr
harper,
I
think
you
answered
those
questions
correctly.
The
the
statute
itself
is
permissive.
It
allows
a
local
government
to
create
a
financial
stabilization
fund.
Local
governments
are
not
required
to
create
a
financial
stabilization
fund
and
generally
much
like
the
city
of
henderson
they'll
have
their
own
internal
policy
surrounding
how
much
they
decide
to
put
into
the
financial
stabilization
fund.
Henderson
chooses
to
have
a
financial
stabilization
fund,
funded
at
8.3
of
total
revenues,
which
is
approximately
one
month's
worth
of
revenue.
I
But
I
think
you'll
find
different
policies
across
local
governments.
B
I'm
sorry
I'm
sorry
because
I
I
just
and
madam
chair,
I
apologize
because
I
literally
when
I
first
saw
this
I'm
zoning
in
on
the
emergency,
but
then
I
really
paid
attention
to
the
chapter
that
this
is
in.
So
I
really
need
you
guys
to
talk
me
through
this
right,
because
when,
when
you
guys
in
section
one,
which
is
one
eight
this
this
is
the
provision
where
I've
seen
this
trigger
before.
B
You
this
then
gives
the
local
government
authority
to
use
certain
money
right,
and
so
I
get
what
you're
saying,
but
I
now
I'm
now
I'm
in
a
different
space
about
you
really
need
to
break
out
this
essential
or
essential
public
services,
because
that
is
your
definition
of
emergency,
which
is
super
broad
and
so
nrs
354
ties
you
into
a
whole
other
subcategory
of
places
right,
and
so
the
last
time
I
saw
this
chapter
triggered
is
when
a
local
government
was
in
a
revenue
situation.
D
Oh
wesley
harper
battle
league
of
cities
for
the
record,
madam
chair,
through
to
senator
neil.
Thank
you
for
the
questions
and
the
perspective.
D
I
will
say
that
I
lost
your
audio
from
time
to
time
during
during
your
question
and
your
comments,
I'm
going
to
try
to
address
the
gist,
the
best
that
I
can
and
then
turn
it
over.
To
mr
mcintosh,
I
will
say
that
what
what
is
happening
in
354,
what
this
proposed
legislation
does
is
looks
to
expand
access
to
the
stabilization
fund
for
emergencies
and
broadened
from
only
having
access
in
two
events.
D
One
event
is
the
anticipated
revenue
from
a
municipality
fell
under
the
anticipated
revenues
by
an
amount
significant
that
the
city
needs
to
access
this
essentially
stabilization
fund,
or
this
savings
account
in
order
to
maintain
the
level
of
services.
If
revenues
had
come
in
and
come
in
as
anticipated
separately,
existing
law
says
that
if
you
have
a
natural
disaster,
then
that
was
likely
not
budgeted
for
and
if
it
impacts,
property,
life,
essential
services
etc.
D
The
the
government
has
a
municipality
has
an
opportunity
to
access
the
stabilization
fund.
Then
what
we
are
seeking
to
do
is
also
broaden
that
out
to
something
called,
you
know
an
emergency,
and
you
know
frankly,
this
is
a
lesson
from
the
pandemic.
D
What
we
realized
is
that
this
covert
19
pandemic
could
have
created
a
situation
such
that
the
stabilization
fund
would
have
been
necessary
in
order
to
maintain
public
services,
maintain
public
health,
etc,
as
it
turned
out,
at
least
in
the
case
of
henderson.
I
Thank
you,
mr
harper.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
senator
neil
for
the
question.
Hopefully
we
can
answer
it
to
your
satisfaction.
I
The
fund
for
financial
stabilization,
the
dollars
come
directly
from
a
local
government's
general
fund.
You
choose
to
fund
a
financial
stabilization
fund
for
these
unanticipated
losses
in
revenue
or
unantici,
unanticipated
expenditures
associated
with
a
currently
a
natural
disaster.
We
are
hoping
to
expand
that
use
to
an
emergency,
and
I
think
the
example
that
we're
all
experiencing,
as
we
all
know,
right
now,
is
the
covet
19
pandemic.
A
public
emergency
was
declared
by
the
state
in
march
of
last
calendar
year,
emergency
was
declared
by
the
city
as
well.
I
There
was
some
assumption
that
we
might
have
access
to
these
funds
as
we
knew
there
was
going
to
be
some
unanticipated
expenditures
associated
with
the
declaration
of
this
emergency.
At
that
time,
the
unanticipated
expenditures
were
associated
with
mainly
with
personal
protective
equipment,
but
those
expenditures
ultimately
included
testing
additional
community
services
like
child
care
and
today
vaccine
deployment.
I
All
these
not
necessarily
anticipated
or
considered
when
we
have
prepared
our
budgets
and
for
us
an
ideal
candidate
for
use
of
our
budget
stabilization
from
these
dollars
that
we
had
set
aside,
and
so
our
goal
being
with
this
legislation,
to
not
limit
ourselves
to
just
a
natural
disaster
and
being
able
to
access
these
funds
but
to
expand
the
use
of
them
to
an
emergency
similar
to
the
one
that
we
are
experiencing
now
and
that
that
is,
the
emergency
has
actually
gone
on
for
much
longer
than
we
had
anticipated.
I
And
so,
unlike
a
natural
disaster
which
is
contemplated
in
statute,
it's
assumed
that
you'll
have
some
expenditures
that
you
may
not
have
budgeted
for.
You
would
during
a
natural
disaster,
you
might
have
to
go,
spend
immediately
to
resolve
the
immediate
issues
facing
you
from
a
natural
disaster,
and
the
emergency
declaration
is
over
and
you
will.
We
will
have
done
that
with
your
stabilization
funds.
You
will
have
stabilized
your
budget
for
these
unanticipated
expenditures.
This
nature.
I
This
emergency
has
gone
on
for
much
longer
and
has
put
some
demands
on
local
governments,
general
funds,
in
many
cases,
with
some
unanticipated
expenditures.
So
the
goal
here,
the
definition
of
expanding
this
emergency,
is
simply
to
say
that
we
may
not
have
included
expenditures
or
considered
expenditures
from
an
emergency
or
a
natural
disaster.
And
we
may
need
to
continue
to
provide
this
continuity
of
services
that
we
thought
we
would
be
able
to
provide,
but
may
not
be
able
to.
Due
to
these
additional
expenditures
that
were
incurring
because
of
the
unanticipated
emergency.
B
I'm
calling
it
that,
but
because
of
the
way
you
define
this
definition
and
the
way
that
this
fund
is
set
up
in
statute,
you
can
put
other
money
in
it.
So
are
you
guys
think
because
the
local
governments
are
getting
ready
to
get
money
from
the
feds
and
it
is
emergency
fund?
So
are
you
gonna
be
placing
that
money
into
these
accounts
as
a
way
to
shore
up
and
kind
of
hold
on
to
it
long
term?
I
Madam
chair
threw
you
to
senator
dale.
No,
that's,
not
the
city
of
henderson's.
That's
not
our
plan.
My
understanding
from
american
rescue
plan,
local
relief
dollars
have
to
be
extended
by
december
2024..
I
A
A
D
Hello,
wesley
harper,
the
valley
league
of
cities,
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
your
question
chair.
This
concept
was
brought
to
the
league
by
the
city
of
henderson,
and
then
we
addressed
and
spoke
to
our
other
member
municipalities,
which
supported
the
this
broadening
of
access
to
their
stabilization
funds.
D
This
pandemic
taught
us
a
lot
of
lessons,
of
course,
and
this
was
one
of
them,
and
the
other
municipalities
acknowledge
that
they
would
like
to
have
had
the
stabilization
fund
as
a
as
an
as
a
resource
in
order
to
meet
the
unanticipated
expenses
brought
on
by
the
pandemic.
D
But
then,
when
you
start
to
get
into
the
conversation
as
to
okay,
so
how
should
you
broaden
access
to
the
stabilization
fund,
which
again
is
a
voluntary
fund?
That
municipalities
set
up
like
a
savings
account
in
case
things,
go
essentially
different
than
you
than
was
foreseeable?
D
You
start
to
think.
Perhaps
maybe
we
should
list
one
event,
then
maybe
another
event
and
then
maybe
another
event.
And
then
it
becomes
difficult
to
to
be
sure
that
you
are
being
responsible
with
your
list
of
events.
And
this
is
why
we
decided
to
suggest
putting
in
language
for
an
emergency
which
basically
gets
to
being
able
to
protect
and
serve
the
residents
of
of
our
local
jurisdiction.
A
Why,
wouldn't
you
just
say
you
know,
along
with
our
natural
disaster
fund,
which,
when
you
take
everything
out
of
that
in
eight
on
page
three,
where
you
define
emergency,
it's
a
sudden
unexpected
occurrence
that
involves
a
clear
and
imminent
danger
term
does
not
include
national
natural
disaster.
But
then,
when
you
look
at
the
natural
disaster
means
fire
flood,
earthquake,
drought
and
any
other
act
of
nature.
So
I
I
don't
know
it
just
seems
like
you
could
change
your
jurisdiction
statute
and
you
wouldn't
have
to
do
this
at
the
state
level.
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
chair
wesley,
harper,
nevada,
league
of
cities
and
municipalities
for
the
record.
I
appreciate
that
insight,
when
discussed
with
with
members,
for
the
reasons
that
they
have,
that
I
didn't,
I
didn't
collect
directly.
They
suggested
that
this
would
be
the
most
efficient
and
comprehensive
route
to
take.
I
Thank
you,
mr
harper,
to
your
question
madam
chair
yeah.
I
I
would
agree
here.
What
we
were
trying
to
do
is
find
the
most
comprehensive
way
that
we
could
address
an
emergency
and
accessing
the
financial
stabilization
funds.
Like
I
said,
we
declared
an
emergency
in
march,
and
I
think
there
was
some
thinking
that
we
would
immediately
be
able
to
access
this
savings
account
that
we
had
set
aside
as
a
city.
A
statute
would
not
allow
us
to
access
those
funds.
I
Unless
this
were
a
natural
disaster,
we
weren't
sure
whether
a
pandemic
actually
applied
under
the
definition
here
which
led
to
this
piece
of
this
bill.
So
we
were
just
trying
to
make
it
as
comprehensive
as
possible.
Again,
these
are
dollars
that
the
local
government
set
aside
themselves
they're
protected
by
statute
for
many
other
use.
That's
the
reason
you
set
them
aside:
they're
protected
for
these
specific
uses,
which
is
an
unanticipated
loss
of
revenue
or
to
mitigate
the
effects
of
a
natural
disaster.
I
Here
we
are
in
a
pandemic
and
at
that
time
had
a
real
need
to
begin
spending,
some
emergency
funds
to
protect
the
community
and
protect
our
citizens
and
the
life
safety
of
them
that
we
weren't
sure
whether
under
the
statute,
we
would
have
been
allowed
to
transfer
these
dollars
and
we
felt
that
this
legislation
was
needed.
I
So,
madam
chair
to
your
question,
jim
mcintosh,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
city
of
henderson,
for
the
record,
the
city
keeps
approximately
8.3
percent
of
our
revenue,
which
is
below
the
10
amount
allowed
by
statute.
8.3
represents
approximately
one
month's
worth
of
revenue
and
we
set
that
amount
by
our
own
city
policy,
and
that
is
approximately
24
million
dollars
to
the
city
of
henderson.
I
We
have
that
amount
set
aside
already
in
our
financial
stabilization
fund
in
case
of
an
emergency
or
an
unanticipated
loss
of
revenue,
and
so
thus
far
throughout
this
pandemic,
due
to
both
state
and
federal
aid,
we
have
not
had
a
need
to
access
those
funds,
although
at
one
time
we
did
contemplate
during
when
the
emergency
was
first
declared
in
a
budget
having
to
transfer
from
our
budget
stabilization
funds.
J
You've
got
most
of
them
covered.
I
thank
you,
but
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
clearly
it
was
capped
by
the
10
percent
of
expenditures
from
the
previous
fiscal,
and
you
know
in
my
mind,
it's
probably
easier
for
a
board
city
council
to
declare
an
emergency
than
it
is
to
create
a
natural
disaster.
So
you
know
I
I
think
it's,
but
I
do
agree
with
these
stabilization
funds
again.
J
Some
of
the
rural
counties,
I
know,
have
them
in
place
and
I'm
sure
you
do
too
and
commit
in
case
of
economic
downturns
as
well.
So
they
are
a
good
tool
and
you
know
I
can
support
it
like
say
I
think
emergency
becomes
a
little
bit
looser
in
this
term
and
it's
pretty
easy
to
declare
an
emergency
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
can
happen
that
are
an
emergency.
That's
just
because
they're
unforeseen.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Senator
grukaccia
additional
questions
senator
hansen
down
there.
None
senator
neal
follow
up
go
ahead.
Please.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
because
I
guess
what
here's
the
question
that
I'm,
I
guess
I'm
struggling
with,
is
you
have
24
million
in
an
account
you
added
in
the
language
that
an
emergency
is,
you
know,
damage
to
health,
property
or
essential
public
services?
B
B
I
guess
relief
by
tapping
into
some
other
funding,
such
as
the
enterprise
account
and
some
other
things,
so
help
me
understand
where
you're
not
gonna
go
because
there's
something
bothering
me
and
I
can't
put
my
finger
on
it
and
when
I
first
saw
this
bill,
I
was
like
yeah.
This
is
nothing
but
now
I
don't
think
so
much.
B
D
Wesley
harper,
the
big
cities
food
chair
to
you,
senator
neil.
Thank
you
for
the
question
I'm
going
to
try
to
be
responsive
as
best
I
can.
Let
me
let
me
say
that
this
is.
D
The
intent
is
to
allow
a
municipality
that
voluntarily
creates
a
savings
account
for
emergencies,
to
be
able
to
access
that
account
in
case
of
an
emergency
in
the
original
drafting,
a
pandemic
was
not
contemplated.
A
terrorist
attack
was
not
contemplated
only
natural
disaster.
There
were
two
things
that
really
were
in
the
minds
of
the
original
drafting.
One
is,
if
you
have
an
unpredicted
collapse
of
your
economy
like
the
great
recession
that
can
be
a
means
to
be
able
to
maintain
a
continuity
of
service.
D
By
going
to
your
stabilization
fund
and
the
other
that
comes
to
mind,
are
natural
disasters,
things
that
you
cannot
see
coming
but
can
be
devastating
for
a
community.
Well,
it's
nice
to
have,
I
would
say,
a
safety
net
set
aside
in
order
to
be
able
to
maintain
society
while
you're
recovering
from
this
natural
disaster
and
again,
the
pandemic
taught
us
a
lesson
that
we
didn't
anticipate.
All
that
could
happen,
and
so
that's
the
extent
of
what
this
is
about.
D
D
There
was
not
a
way
to
know
that
there
was
going
to
be
funds
coming
to
our
municipalities
through
the
american
rescue
plan
act.
It's
nice
that
it's
happening,
but
it's
certainly
not
something
that
can
be
planned
for
and
the
accounts
that
the
american
rescue
plan
act
will
be
going
to.
Generally.
Municipalities
are
setting
up
a
separate
account
for
the
receipt
of
that
money.
The
reason
for
that
is,
the
federal
government
is
going
to
announce,
use
and
compliance
and
reporting
standards.
D
If
you
intermingle
the
money
in
other
accounts,
it
makes
it
messy
for
the
inspector
general
of
the
treasury
to
come
by
to
ensure
that
the
money
was
used
consistent
with
congressional
intent.
So,
in
our
view,
what
the
federal
government
is
providing
with
respect
to
the
american
rescue
plan
act
is
unrelated
to
a
stabilization
fund,
which
is
at
a,
I
would
say,
a
rudimentary
simplistic
level
a
savings
account
that
is
meant
for
unplanned
for
shocks
to
the
economy
of
a
municipality.
D
I'm
hoping
that
I
am
addressing
your
concern,
please
let
me
know
if
I've,
if
I've
missed
the
mark
and
mr
mcintosh,
is
there
any
comments?
You
would
like
to
add,
sir.
I
Thank
you,
mr
harper,
madam
chair
for
the
record,
jim
mcintosh,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
city
of
henderson.
The
only
thing
I
would
add
to
that
is.
I
understand
that
chapter
354
are
of
nevada.
Revised
statute
are
the
local
finance
administration
laws
and
they
accomplish
a
lot
regarding
governing
how
local
governments
are
required
to
utilize
their
funds
and
report
and
comply
with
state
law.
This
is
really
a
very
narrow
component
of
that
law.
I
It
is
a
permissive
fund
that
the
state
allows
a
local
government
to
create
a
city
like
the
city
of
henderson,
much
like
any
other
local
government
funds
it
with
its
own
dollars,
and
all
we
are
seeking
is
access
to
those
dollars,
above
and
beyond,
for
additional
expenditures
above
and
beyond
a
natural
disaster,
and
to
mr
harper's
point
back
in
march,
when
this
emergency
was
declared.
I
When
we
had
this
24
million
dollar
financial
stabilization
fund
set
aside,
and
so
all
we
were
looking
was
for
some
legislation
that
would
expand
the
use
and
contemplate
some
things
outside
of
natural
disaster.
Much
like
mr
harper
stated,
whether
that's
a
pandemic
or
a
terrorist
act.
We,
I
think,
ultimately
landed
on
the
larger
term
emergency
and
required
a
declaration
of
emergency
to
use
those
dollars
for
those
anticipated
expenses.
That
is
all
it
is,
and
at
this
point
I
can
tell
you
just
from
the
city's
perspective.
I
We
no
longer
feel
because
we've
received
these
federal
dollars
that
we
weren't
sure
at
any
point
in
time
we
were
going
to
receive
or
receive
directly
from
the
federal
government
and
had
an
immediate
need
to
begin
spending
to
begin
mitigating
the
impacts
of
the
pandemic.
We
have
don't
have
a
need
to
actually
access
these
funds
any
longer,
although
at
one
time
we
did
budget
that
we
might
need
to
transfer
from
the
budget
stabilization
fund,
to
balance
our
budgets
and
to
avoid
cuts
to
our
budget.
That
would
have
impacted
providing
services
like
public.
B
A
Okay,
any
additional
questions
from
the
committee
all
right.
Thank
you
very
much
at
this
point.
I
think
we
have
our
answers
so
we'll
move
on.
If
you
have
no
more
comments,
mr
harper
and
mr
macintosh
will
go
ahead
and
go
on
to
support
opposition
and
neutral
that
fits
with
your
schedule.
Okay,
thank
you
very
much,
all
right
broadcasting,
when
you're
ready,
we'll
go
to
support
opposition
and
neutral.
Please.
H
H
H
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record
kelly
crompton,
representing
the
city
of
las
vegas
k-e-l-l-y
c-r-o-m-p-t-o-n,
we'd,
like
to
be
on
the
record
of
support
in
ab63
and
the
clarification
it
brings
to
local
government
finance
in
the
time
of
an
emergency.
This
bill
helps
us
address.
The
unknowns
like
we
saw
during
the
current
pandemic
and
help
cities
provide
vital
services
that,
if
not
for
federal
aid
that
was
not
guaranteed,
would
have
been
impacted.
We
appreciate
the
leading
cities
for
bringing
this
bill
forward
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
H
E
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record
callie
wilsey
with
the
city
of
reno,
that's
c-a-l-l-I,
w-I-l-s-m-sam
e-y.
We
call
in
today
to
offer
our
support
for
assembly
bill
63..
We
thank
the
league
of
cities
and
municipalities
for
bringing
this
forward
and
the
city
of
henderson
for
their
presentation.
Today.
City
of
reno
appreciates
the
effort
to
clean
up
this
section
of
nrs
and
provide
flexibility
to
local
governments
to
use
this
fund
in
the
most
needed
times.
H
E
Thank
you
chair
and
members
of
the
senate
committee
on
government
affairs.
My
name
is
vincent
guthro,
that's
v-I-n-s-o-n,
last
name:
guthro
g-u-t-h-r-e-a-u
I
serve
as
a
deputy
director
for
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
Naco
supports
ab63,
and
we
believe
this
enabling
legislation
which
allows
for
the
expansion
of
the
usage
of
local
government
stabilization
stabilization
funds
reflects
a
lesson
learned
and
a
best
practice,
as
local
governments
continue
to
respond
to
the
coven
19
pandemic.
H
H
A
You
very
much
and
with
that
I'll
go
back
to
mr
harper
and
mr
mcintosh
and
ask
if
you
have
any
closing
responses.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
wesley,
harper
nevada
league
of
cities.
You
know
in
closing
madam
chair
ap
63,
as
as
we've
been
trying
to
explain,
is
one
of
the
lessons
learned
from
the
pandemic.
D
It
is
meant
to
be
more
thoughtful
with
respect
to
the
access
that
local
governments
have
to
be
prudent,
to
be
a
prudent
safety
net
so
that
they
develop
for
emergencies
and
natural
disasters.
That's
broader,
but
limited
access
allows
us
to
be
responsible
stewards
of
the
residents
that
rely
upon
municipal
services.
A
Okay,
well,
thank
you
very
much
both
of
you
for
your
time
today
I
would
love
to
say
we
wouldn't
need
to
know
this
for
another
100
years,
but
I
just
don't
know
so.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
with
that
we'll
close
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
63
and
we'll
go
to
assembly
bill.
K
K
K
The
first
of
these
means
the
nevada
resilience
advisory
committee.
The
current
interest
requires
a
monthly
meeting
of
this
committee.
The
division
and
committee
members
request.
We
change
this
to
a
quarterly
meeting
or
at
the
call
of
the
chair.
This
will
enable
us
to
have
productive
meetings
and
not
a
meeting
just
to
meet
we'll
balance.
The
time
available,
our
emergency
managers
and
allied
professionals
such
as
our
seismologists
flood,
plain
managers,
public
health
professionals
and
alike.
K
K
This
bill
clarifies
that
quarterly
meeting
agenda
or
the
quarterly
meeting
requirement
of
that
council
using
the
same
language
as
the
other
committees
do.
The
third
is
our
state
disaster
identification
coordination
committee
prior
to
covet.
This
committee
had
never
met
and
then
once
it
did
meet,
we
found
some
conflicts
between
local
government
and
state
government
responsibilities.
K
It
also
moves
the
media
frequency
to
annually
where
I
call
the
chair
and
the
committee
members
are
happy
with
this
change.
We've
discussed
these
changes
with
each
of
these
groups
and
have
found
no
opposition
to
it.
We've
discussed
all
three
of
these
changes
at
multiple
public
meetings,
as
updates
to
our
stakeholders.
Without
any
opposition
committee,
members
appreciate
the
changes
and
we
will
continue
to
work
hard
at
an
involved
open
process
to
ensure
we're
all
great
communities
of
our
state.
A
Thank
you,
mr
ferguson,
questions
from
the
committee.
A
I
think
you
might
be
lucky.
We
ran
them
all
out
on
the
last
people
I
so
so
just
so.
I
understand
so
like
on
page
three,
I'm
looking
under
section
two
where
it
says
shall
meet
at
the
call
of
the
chief
and
you
have
crossed
out
at
least
once
every
three
months
and
put
as
frequently
as
required,
but
not
less
than
once,
each
quarter.
So
that
could
be
each
three
months.
The
quarter
or
that
could
be
six
months,
is
that
where
you're
going
with
that.
K
Jared
dave
ferguson
for
the
record,
no
ma'am
they're,
trying
to
maintain
the
same
consistency
in
the
language
we
want
to
meet
the
have
the
committees
meet
every
quarter.
However,
in
some
of
the
meeting
and
some
of
the
committees
it
says,
meet
every
quarter
and
then
other
committees.
It
says
to
meet
every
three
months,
so
we
still
want
to
maintain
that
that
quarterly
basis,
meaning
for
all
those
meetings
but
remove
that
language
and
make
it
consistent
between
all
of
us
that
way.
K
A
Fair
enough,
thank
you
very
much.
Senator
neil.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
I
had
a
question
on
section
six.
This
was
the
part
where
the
provider,
a
provider
of
health
care
to
whom
the
person
comes
or
was
brought
for
treatment
of
injury.
K
That's
a
very
good
question.
This
language
was
put
in
after
one
october,
and
so
the
state
disaster
identification
committee
was
coordinating.
Committee
was
refined
after
one
october
to
assist
a
coroner
and
a
local
medical
examiner
with
victim
identification,
and
so
these
reports
assist
the
coroner's
office
and
law
enforcement
with
identifying
who
the
different
patients
are
when
they
might
not
come
with
identification
to
the
hospital
facility
or
healthcare
facilities,
and
so
this
was
to
refine
some
of
that
on
what
is
the
local
responsibility?
B
So
so
what
so?
How
did
you
guys
split
the
cost
around
this
all
right,
because,
if
you're,
if
you're
saying
it
was
brought
in
for
the
october
one,
there
were
a
lot
of
people
who
weren't
you
weren't
able
to
identify
readily,
but
the
county
might
have
had
that
original
responsibility
or
the
county
coroner
might
have
had
that
original
responsibility
or
contact
with
them,
and
then
the
state
was
secondary.
So
so
how
did
that
work.
K
K
Under
hipaa
there's
a
lot
of
confusion
with
hipaa
and
people
like
to
use
that
as
an
excuse
for
not
providing
and
sharing
information
at
times
of
disaster.
Hipaa
provides
for
this
information
sharing
to
occur
when
this
was
written
afterwards,
they
put
in
the
only
part
of
that
section.
We're
changing
is
from
shao
to
may.
They
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
still
have
those
records
from
those
health
care
providers
as
a
secondary
encouragement
to
get
that
information
to
those
local
providers,
and
that
was
the
design
of
this
committee
following
a
disaster
they
would
meet.
K
That's
why
they're
actually
not
subject
to
mean
loss
that
way
they
could
help
assist
that
coroner,
identifying
patients
by
gathering
the
reports
back
and
providing
information
back
to
the
local
providers
and
through
the
cooperation
and
coordination
of
those
different
groups.
It
seems
to
be
a
little
bit
of
extra
work
that
they're
already
meeting,
but
we
wanted
to
leave
that
in
there
just
in
case
that
we
ever
needed
it
again.
Hopefully
we
don't.
B
B
Applied
to
nrs
629.043
so
with
that
strikeout
now
those
individuals
are
not
a
part
of
that
and
then
then,
in
the
strikeout
in
sub
three,
there
was
the
language
about
reunite
a
person
who
appears
to
be
injured
or
killed
or
contracted
an
illness
as
a
result
of
the
emergency,
and
that
provision
is
just
taken
out
in
entirety.
K
To
the
senator,
through
the
chair
of
dave,
vogelson's
record
absolutely
ma'am,
and
this
is
all
the
the
items
that
we
removed,
because
these
are
actually
local
government
responsibilities,
not
the
state
government
responsibilities.
When
we
had
the
committee
meet
and
we
started
looking
at
what
the
committee
does.
B
Thank
you
for
that,
because
I
just
thought
the
tribal
governments
had
a
more
state
to
state
relationship,
not
state
to
local,
because
typically
the
tribes
or
the
tribal
government
are
the
ones
who
will
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
state,
not
necessarily
with
the
local
government.
So
it's
just
that
was
the
other
underlying.
B
I
guess
question
mark
I
had
there,
but
if
you're
saying
that
local
governments
are
doing
it,
if
you
could
just
put
one
example
where
local
government
is
then
interacting
with
the
tribal
governments
and
in
these
cases
of
I
guess,
the
emergencies
or
homeland
security
issues,
because
I
thought
that
was
state
to
state,
not
local,.
K
To
the
senator,
through
the
chair,
dave
foley
for
the
record,
this
specifically
addresses
when
people
are
the
state
disaster.
Identification
committee
works
on
the
decedents
and
identification
of
the
deceased,
and
that
is
a
local
government
issue
and
even
on
tribal
land,
the
county
coroner
or
the
county
medical
examiner
is
still
responsible
for
that
activity.
That's
not
delegated
to
the
tribes,
so
the
the
douglas
county
sheriff's
office,
serving
as
a
coroner
does
that
for
the
washoe
county,
tribe,
the
coroner's
office
and
and
elko
would
do
that
for
their
tribes.
K
K
We
just
had
an
earthquake
just
get
oh
in
the
middle
of
the
lake,
so
I
asked
if
you
can
survive
an
earthquake,
a
flood
or
wildland
fire,
since
those
are
three
primary
hazards
here
in
nevada,
and
we
really
appreciate
your
consideration
of
our
bill.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
sir.
I
appreciate
your
time
we'll
go
to
support
new
opposition
and
neutral
broadcasting
when
you're
ready.
H
H
A
A
I
don't
know
if
miss
denman
is
with
oh
there.
She
is
just
on
cue.
Thank
you
all
right
go
ahead
when
you're
ready.
L
Thank
you,
chair
don
darrell
loop
and
vice
chair
orange
hall
and
members
of
the
government
affairs
senate
committee.
I'm
here
just
quickly
going
to
make
some
brief
comments.
I
know
time
is
going
a
little
bit
long,
but
my
name
is
jared
luke,
I'm
the
government
affairs
director
for
the
city
of
north
las
vegas,
and
we
are
here
to
present
for
your
consideration,
ab55,
which
represents
a
few
changes
to
the
north,
las
vegas
city
charter.
L
Specifically
I'd
like
to
thank
assembly,
woman
anderson
under
the
direction
of
chair
flores
for
spearheading
that
effort,
if
it
pleases
the
chair
I'll
just
turn
the
time
over
to
miss
denman
and
she
can
kind
of
go
through
the
technicalities
of
the
of
the
bill
and
read
through
the
text
and
then
we'll
open
it
up
for
conversation.
After
that.
M
M
Chair
dondero
loop
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
rhian
jarvis
denman,
I'm
a
deputy
city
attorney
for
the
city
of
north
las
vegas
and,
as
jared
explained,
I'm
here
to
present
ab55,
which
makes
changes
to
the
north
las
vegas
city
charter.
I'd
like
to
thank
the
committee
for
hearing
this
bill,
just
as
a
background
of
the
city
of
north
las
vegas
brought
a
similar
bill
last
session
that
was
sb
464.
M
M
I'm
just
going
to
go
through
the
bill
section
by
section.
This
is
the
amended
version
of
the
bill
and
then,
if
you
have
any
questions,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
ask
section.
One
of
the
bill
adds
a
new
section
to
the
city
charter
that
creates
the
charter
committee
of
the
city.
So
there's
a
few
sections
added
in
here
explaining
who
will
be
on
that
charter
committee
and
who
appoints
committee
members.
So
it
will
be
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
appoints
some
committee
members,
as
well
as
the
senate
and
assembly
delegation,
appoint
some
members.
M
So
it
would
be
a
13-member
committee
that
would
hear
discuss
different
portions
of
the
city
of
north
las
vegas
city
charter
and
whether
changes
need
to
be
made.
They
can
make
recommendations
to
the
city
council
in
the
year
prior
to
the
legislative
session,
so
that
council
can
either
adopt
those
changes
and
bring
that
forward
in
a
bill,
draft
request
or
or
discuss,
discuss
the
changes
that
are
recommended.
M
So
that's
in
section
one
section
1.5
of
the
bill,
and
this
amends
section
2.020
of
the
charter,
just
updating
language
from
the
word
let
to
entered
into
that's
just
to
make
it
a
clearer,
clearer
description.
Section.
Two
of
the
bill
amends
section
2.035
of
the
city
charter,
I'm
changing
the
word
papers
to
documents
and
data,
that's
just
to
encompass
electronic
data
and
other
forms
of
communication,
rather
than
making
it
just
papers.
M
That's
just
a
clear
clarifying
change.
Section:
3
amends
section
2.05
regarding
special
meetings
of
council,
and
this
is
a
really
important
procedural
change,
especially
with
the
current
state
of
emergency
back
when
the
pandemic
first
began
and
the
city
had
to
declare
an
emergency
shortly
after
the
state.
There
were
several
matters
that
needed
to
be
heard
by
council
on
an
emergency
basis,
and
unfortunately,
the
charter
was
not
completely
clear
on
the
procedure
for
calling
special
meetings
and
emergency
meetings.
M
So
the
city
attorney's
office
had
to
do
a
lot
of
research
to
to
figure
out
how
they
could
do
that
fairly
quickly,
and
so
the
the
language
in
here
is
a
combination
of
that
research
to
ensure
that
the
meetings
are
still
held
in
accordance
with
the
open
meeting
law
and
nrs241,
and
a
lot
of
the
special
meeting
language
was,
after
reviewing
other
city
charters,
to
bring
our
charter
to
conform
to
other
city
charters.
Specifically,
city
of
henderson,
I
think,
was
the
one
that
we
looked
at
for
this
for
this
change.
M
Section
4
of
the
bill-
and
this
is
just
some
clarifying
language-
to
clear
up
how
council
introduces
amends,
approves
and
postpones
ordinances.
The
procedure
for
enacting
ordinances
currently
is
that
the
ordinance
comes
to
council.
It's
introduced
to
council
at
one
meeting
and
then
at
the
next
meeting
council
has
the
opportunity
to
amend
the
ordinance
to
vote
on
the
ordinance
or
to
postpone
the
ordinance
and
the
new
language
just
explains
that
if
council
has
postponed
the
ordinance.
M
The
next
at
the
next
meeting
of
council
council
can
then
vote
on
that
ordinance,
rather
than
having
to
reintroduce
the
ordinance
at
that
time,
because
that
would
be
the
third
meeting
in
which
that
ordinance
is
being
heard,
and
it
would
be
three
meetings
in
a
row.
So
this
is
just
clarifying
language
to
ensure
that
that
procedure
is,
is
carried
out
and
allows
for
for
business
to
continue
efficiently.
M
Section.
Five
just
makes
two
small
changes
changing
the
word
corporation
to
city,
so
that
it's
it's
consistent
all
the
way
through
the
charter
that
the
city
is
referred
to
as
the
city.
The
second
change
is
just
a
change
of
grammatical
error.
Change
to
make
that
provision
clearer
section.
M
Six
is
additional
language
added
in
referencing
the
nevada
and
the
u.s
constitutions
in
reference
to
the
city
council's
powers
under
section
2.200
of
the
charter,
the
the
way
that
the
charter
had
been
written
and
it
allowed
for
certain
types
of
regulation
by
council
and
the
city
attorney's
office
noticed
that
it
probably
needs
to
say
state
that
it
is
in
conformance
with
the
nevada
constitution
and
the
united
states
constitution.
So
that
was
the
recommendation.
M
Section
eight
is
additional
clarifying
language
changing
taking
out
and
poultry
to
just
animals,
because
poultry
would
be
income
incorporated
in
animals
and
then
taking
changing
the
word
pound
to
animal
shelter.
Just
to
more
accurately
describe
that
type
of
facility,
section
9
amends
section
3.020
of
the
charter
regarding
city
manager,
powers
and
duties.
M
We
added
the
words
efficient
and
proper
administration
of
the
city.
This
is
so
that
council
can
make
the
decision
of
whether
the
city
is
being
administered
in
an
efficient
and
proper
manner.
As
city
council
has
the
authority
to
appoint
the
city
manager,
section
10
makes
changes
to
section
3.040
of
the
city
charter
regarding
the
city,
the
duties
of
the
city
clerk.
M
So
this
is
this
is
just
kind
of
a
revision
of
this
section.
There
were
several
duplicate
duties
that
were
in
there,
so
this
is
consolidating
some
of
that
language
and
removing
antiquated
language
from
this
provision.
To
more
accurately
describe
what
the
clerk's
record-keeping
practices
are
currently
and
making
sure
that
those
are
updated
and
inconsistent
with
what
the
city
clerk's
office
actually
does
and
how
the
records
are
kept.
M
Section
11
amends
section
3.050
regarding
the
city
attorney
provisions
of
the
north
las
vegas
city
charter.
This
is
just
adding
in
language
to
ensure
that
termination
of
the
city
attorney
should
be
governed
in
accordance
with
the
employment
agreement
between
the
city
attorney
and
the
north
las
vegas
city
council.
The
city
attorney
is
another
appointed
position,
and
I,
the
city
attorney
and
the
city
council
enter
into
a
an
employment
agreement
which
would
cover
termination,
and
so
this
is
to
clarify
that
termination
should
be
done
in
accordance
with
the
terms
of
that
employment
agreement.
M
Necessarily
the
city
attorney
would
have
to
file
legal
actions
to
collect
debts
on
behalf
of
the
city
and
the
city
manager
can
make
those
decisions
as
well.
So
this
is
clarifying
that
those
two
positions
are
included
in
those
general
duties,
and
this
is
consistent
also
with
the
henderson
city
charter,
language,
sections,
13
and
14
were
deleted
through
the
the
amendment
and
then
sections
15
through
21
primarily
update
the
word
situate
to
situated
and
make
other
grammatical
changes
to
ensure
that
the
language
is
clear.
M
A
Thank
you
very
much
questions
senator
neal.
B
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
so
I
have
the
question
on
section
10,
which
is
the
strikeout
of
the
custodian
of
official
records.
So
the
question
was:
who
will
be
the
custodian?
Because
you
have
the
strikeout
of
be
the
custodian
official
city
records?
I
don't
see
it
added
anywhere
else
and
then
you
have
for
the
certification
of
election
returns
service
custodian
of
the
election
records
so
who
so
that's
a
two-part
because
who
was
currently
certifying
the
election
returns?
M
Thank
you,
a
chair
through
you
to
senator
neil
senator
neal.
Currently
it
is
the
city
clerk
who
is
the
custodian
of
records
of
the
city,
and
I
did
notice
today
that
that
custodian
language
is
not
in
is
not
included
in
there
it
under
section
one
subsection
b.
It
does
say
that
the
city
clerk
will
keep
the
official
city
rec
city
election
records
and
then
keep
all
official
papers
and
records
of
the
city,
but
that
custodian
language.
M
B
Okay,
thank
you
for
that
and
then
my
second
question
on
which
came
from
section
12-
and
you
discussed
this,
but
that's
the
so.
This
is
taxes,
fines,
forfeitures
and
other
monies
collected
or
recovered.
B
And
so
I
know
you
explained
that
an
employee
of
the
city,
but
initially
it
said
an
officer
right
and
so
typically
officers
are
they're
sworn
in
and
there
is
some
fiduciary
duty
right
of
an
officer.
But
then
you
have
employee
of
the
city
or
other
person
in
sub
two.
You
have
city
manager,
a
city
attorney,
but
I'm
more
focused
on
sub
one,
because
typically
an
officer
right
or
city
officer
has
some
kind
like
I
said
legal
duty
or
some
some
kind
of
way
that
we
can
either
deal
with.
B
You
know
the
malfeasance,
but
this
looks
like
you'll
be
able
to
delegate
when
it
says
other
person
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
the
charter.
So
who
would
be
the
other
person
who
you
anticipate
to
delegate
taxes,
collecting
taxes,
fines
forfeitures,
because
forfeitures
is
a
whole
nother
category
of
of
things
that
could
be
collected.
M
Thank
you,
chair,
dunder
lube
through
you
to
senator
neil
rian
jarvis
denman
for
the
record.
Thank
you,
senator
neal,
for
your
question.
I
think
that
the
off
the
term
officer-
I
you
know
it
was
kind
of
a
general
term
not
specifically
defined
in
this
section
and
the
taxes.
Fines,
forfeitures
and
other
monies
collected
by
the
city
are
collected
by
employees
of
the
city,
such
as
fines
through
utilities.
M
M
So
I
think
that
the
the
intention
there
was
just
to
make
it
more
clear
that
it's
not
just
an
officer
which
isn't
specifically
defined
in
the
charter,
but
it
that
it's
employees
of
the
city
who
are
doing
who
are
doing
these
duties
and
they
do
have
a
duty
to
you-
know,
uphold
the
the
ethics
and
make
sure
that
things
are
being
done
correctly
and
accurately
for
the
city.
B
Thank
you
for
that
and
then
the
only
other
question
I
had
was
it
was
on
section
six.
B
You
know
you
guys
struck
it
out
on
the
other
side,
but
where
were
you
try
guys
trying
to
go
where
you
were
trying
to
prevent
in
the
in
the
public
places,
because
it's
had
the
public
demonstrations
and
processes?
And
the
first
thing
I
thought
about
was
you
know
when
the
protests
that
we
had
over
the
summer
that
happened
to
be
on
the
city
property
and,
I
think,
was
at
the
the
main
building
and
then
you
guys
had
to
have
police
there.
So
is
that
what
you
guys
were
intending
to
clarify?
M
Thank
you,
rian
jordan
record
chair
don
darrell
loop
through
you
to
senator
neil
senator
neil
this.
What
this
change
was
actually
requested
at
the
2019
legislative
session
as
well?
I
I
don't
think
it
actually
made
it
into
the
draft
of
sb
464,
but
it
was
an
issue
that
we
had
noticed
because
regulation
of
these
types
of
activities
is
really
governed
under
the
first
amendment
and
is
and
has
to
be
done
pursuant
to
the
nevada
constitution
and
the
u.s
constitution.
M
So
the
concern
occurred
prior
to
prior
to
last
summer,
but
but
in
in
instances
such
as
that,
we
definitely
want
to
ensure
that
any
type
of
regulation
regulatory
activity
is
is
in
accordance
with
the
nevada
and
the
u.s
constitution.
And
so
we
did
find
it
important
to
keep
that
language
in
this
bill
draft
to
address
those
situations
in
the
future
and
just
make
sure
that
it's
clear
in
here
that
although
these
regulatory
actions
are
included
in
the
charter,
they
are
constrained
by
the
nevada
and
the
u.s
constitutions.
B
B
So
in
the
you,
the
city
charter,
this
is
the
legislative
declaration
of
how
it
is
set
up
on
behalf
of
the
city
and
to
be
administered
for
maintained
for
the
city.
But
I
guess
what
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
like
if
somebody
was
trying
to
challenge
the
charter
for
malfeasance
or
non-feasons
what
what
what
then?
How
would
you?
How
would
that
be
dealt
with
or
responded
to
by
the
city
attorney
you're,
the
deputy
city
attorney?
But
I'm
just
curious,
because
I've
always
wondered
how
the
charter
worked.
M
You
rian
jarvis
denman
for
the
record
of
chair
don
darryl
lube
through
you
to
senator
neil.
Thank
you
for
your
question,
senator
neil
for
for
something
under
the
north,
las
vegas
city
charter.
I
I
I
don't
know
that
I've
had
that
occur
yet
so
I
don't
know
from
personal
experience,
but
that
is
certainly
something
that
I
can
look
into
and
get
a
response
back
to
you.
I
don't.
I
don't
want
to
misstate
or
or
assume
a
specific
procedure,
and
so
I
could
certainly
look
into
that
for
you
and
get
a
response
back
to
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
I
believe
vice
chair
owen,
charles,
has.
N
Thank
you
very
much
how
chair
dondero
loop
and
my
question.
Actually
I
want
to
direct
to,
I
believe
it's
section,
seven,
starting
at
the
bottom
of
page,
seven,
going
on
to
page
eight
the
change
in
paid
parking
and
parking
meters.
N
M
It
you
rian
jarvis
did
the
record
your
don
darrell
loop
through
you
to
vice
chair
orange
hall.
The
purpose
of
that
was
really
just
update
that
language,
because
of
the
the
way
that,
at
the
curbs
of
this
of
the
streets
founded,
it
didn't
really
make
sense
to
us.
We
were
reviewing
this
provision,
so
we
changed
it
to
on
the
streets
of
the
city.
The
intention
was
to
broaden
this,
the
city
council's
ability
to
install
parking
meters
or
with
the
intention
of
installing
parking
meters
in
the
city.
M
N
A
Additional
questions
from
the
committee
I
have,
I
have
one.
I
noticed
that
on
the
same
page
where
vice
chair
was-
and
you
have
crossed
out
under
section
eight
powers
of
city
council
animals
and
you
crossed
out
and
poultry-
is
that
because
that
was
a
duplicate
and
didn't
need
to
be
their
language.
Cleanup.
M
Thank
you,
chair
don
darrell
loop.
That's
ex!
That's
exactly
correct!
Excuse
me
ryan,
jarvis
denman
for
the
record.
Yes,
we
believed
that
animals
encompassed
poultry,
so
that
was
that
would
sounded
like
more
antiquated
language
and
we're
trying
to
clean
up
the
charter
to
make
it
sound
a
little
bit
more
modern
and
so
poultry
was
just
taken
out
for
that
purpose
that
it
is
encompassed
in
animals.
A
Okay,
thank
you
and
then
jumping
down
to
section
nine,
where
section
3.020,
city
manager
and
it's
the
city
manager,
is
the
chief
administrative
officer
of
the
city,
blah
blah
blah.
He
is
responsible
city
council
for
efficient
and
proper
administration
who
defines
efficient
and
proper.
M
Thank
you,
chair,
dondero,
loop,
ryan,
jarvis
denman,
for
the
record
that
would
be
up
to
city
council
to
determine
so
it
is.
It
is
slightly
vague,
it's
not
specifically
defined,
but
we
felt
that
that
language
was
important
to
include,
because,
if
council
finds
that
something
is
not
going
in
the
way
that
they
believe
that
it
ought
to
be
going-
and
this
gives
them
the
flexibility
to
make
decisions
with
respect
to
the
city,
manager
and
and
decisions
that
are
being
made
for
the
city.
So
the
council
ultimately
decides
what
would
be
efficient
and
proper.
A
Okay,
I
just
find
that
really
subjective
and-
and
it
could
go
positive
or
negative,
being
subjective
there.
What
I
think
is
efficient
and
proper
may
not
be
the
same
thing
that
somebody
else
thinks
is
efficient
and
proper,
and
it
just
seems
like
for
the
city
manager.
It
would
be
more
defined.
M
Certainly
we
can
discuss
work
on
this
language
with
you
and
and
see
if
there's
something
that
would
work
better
in
that
in
that
place.
I
understand
your
concern
that
for
the
city
manager
it
would
come
off
as
subjective
and
possibly
not
be
in
accordance
with
what
council
wants
necessarily.
So,
if
we
can,
we
can
look
at
changes,
certainly
and
discuss
that
with
you
further.
M
H
A
Thank
you
very
very
much
and
with
that
we'll
go
to
back
to
miss
denman
and
mr
luke,
do
you
have
any
other
comments,
closing
comments.
L
A
H
A
A
O
Two
years
ago,
I
spoke
out
against
sb
543
a
bill
that
changed
how
nevada
schools
were
funded,
but
did
so
with
scant
input
from
actual
educators,
with
the
exception
of
those
legislators
who
were
educators
or
former
educators
some
bills.
This
session
have
addressed
some
of
the
shortcomings
of
sb
543,
but
a
big
one
is
still
out
there.
The
way
sb
543
undoes,
the
rules
of
collective
bargaining
teacher
burnout
is
real.
O
A
typical
workday
for
me
was
teaching
during
school
hours
and
an
additional
six
to
eight
hours.
Grading
student
work
every
day.
The
only
way
to
grade
student
writing
is
by
reading
and
correcting
it,
and
that
takes
much
more
time
than
grading
worksheets.
It's
still
not
too
late.
To
make
changes.
Do
you
believe
nevada?
Voters
would
want
to
work
harder
and
put
in
longer
hours
and
not
be
compensated.
O
Teachers
vote
too,
and
right
now,
they're
voting
with
their
feet
and
walking
away
from
education,
but
they
also
vote
against
legislators
who
they
feel
do
not
help
them
help.
Our
educators
want
to
stay
in
their
profession
and
be
allowed
to
get
more
salary
by
changing
sb
543
to
allow
for
collective
bargaining.
A
N
Memphis
wanted
to
thank
our
friend,
our
retired
educator,
for
making
public
comment
and
I'm
not
sure
if
that's
this
a
milestone
for
the
building,
but
certainly
of
all
the
committees,
I've
been
it's
the
first
in-person
public
comment
we've
had
since
we've
reopened
since
the
pandemic.
Thank
you
for
your
patience.
It's
really,
I
think,
just
really
a
milestone.
Well,
I'm
glad
to.
A
Thank
you
so
much
any
additional
comments.
Okay,
with
that,
I
will
adjourn
our
meeting,
we'll
see
you
on
wednesday
at
3.