(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 18, 2025)
FIRST REPRINT S.B. 319
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SENATE BILL NO. 319–SENATORS DALY; AND TAYLOR
MARCH 11, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Establishes provisions relating to county fire
protection districts. (BDR 42-1018)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: No.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 15)
(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to county fire protection districts; authorizing the
formation of a county fire protection district by interlocal
agreement by certain boards of county commissioners and
incorporated cities; setting forth the powers and duties of
the board of fire commissioners of such a district;
establishing provisions relating to the financial
administration of the district; authorizing the board of
county commissioners to levy an assessment within the
district; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes contiguous unincorporated territory lying within one or 1
more counties or incorporated territory lying within a consolidated municipality 2
and not included in any other fire protection district to, by petition and election, be 3
formed into a county fire protection district. (NRS 474.010-474.125) Existing law 4
also authorizes a board of county commissioners to, by ordinance, organize 5
unincorporated territory within the county into a county fire protection district. 6
(NRS 474.460) Existing law further authorizes a board of county commissioners in 7
a county whose population is less than 700,000 (currently all counties other than 8
Clark County) to consolidate two or more county fire protection districts within the 9
county under certain circumstances. (NRS 474.533) Section 2 of this bill authorizes 10
the governing body of a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 11
700,000 (currently only Washoe County) and each incorporated city within such a 12
county (currently the cities of Reno and Sparks) to, by interlocal agreement, 13
consolidate any contiguous unincorporated territory within the county, any 14
noncontiguous unincorporated territory which is surrounded by the territory of an 15
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incorporated city in the county and any incorporated territory within an 16
incorporated city into a county fire protection district. Section 2 requires: (1) the 17
interlocal agreement to establish the boundaries of the county fire protection 18
district; and (2) the county fire protection district to be governed by a board of fire 19
commissioners composed of two members of the board of county commissioners 20
and two members from each of the governing bodies of each participating city. 21
Section 2 further requires that any action of the board of fire commissioners must 22
be approved by a majority of the members and at least one member appointed by 23
each participating governing body. 24
Section 3 of this bill sets forth the powers and duties of the board of fire 25
commissioners. Section 4 of this bill requires the board of fire commissioners to 26
coordinate with the State Forester Firewarden when practical and possible, to 27
improve certain activities. Section 5 of this bill authorizes the board of fire 28
commissioners to appoint a district fire chief or enter into agreements with certain 29
agencies, associations or volunteer fire departments to provide fire protection 30
services to the district. 31
Section 6 of this bill authorizes a board of fire commissioners to acquire certain 32
property. 33
Section 7 of this bill requires the board of fire commissioners to prepare an 34
annual budget. 35
If the board of fire commissioners determines an assessment is necessary to pay 36
the expenses of the district, section 8 of this bill requires the board of county 37
commissioners to certify the assessment to the county assessor to be entered on the 38
assessment roll. Section 8 further requires the governing body of each incorporated 39
city in the county to approve or reject the proposed assessment and notify the board 40
of fire commissioners and the board of county commissioners of the decision of the 41
governing body. 42
Section 9 of this bill establishes a limit on the indebtedness of the district. 43
Section 10 of this bill provides for the payment of claims against the district. 44
Section 11 of this bill provides that if the district is dissolved by interlocal 45
agreement and there is outstanding indebtedness, taxes must be levied to continue 46
paying the debt. 47
Section 12 of this bill applies procedures for the adjustment of the boundaries 48
of the district to a district organized pursuant to section 2. 49
Section 13 of this bill requires an owner of lands within the district to eliminate 50
and remove fire hazards on the owner’s property if directed to do so by the board. 51
Section 14 of this bill provides that the appointment of a Fire Chief in such a 52
county fire protection district is an exemption to the requirement for certain 53
incorporated cities to appoint a Fire Chief. 54
Section 15 of this bill requires the Washoe County Board of County 55
Commissioners, the Reno City Council and the Sparks City Council to establish, by 56
interlocal agreement, a board to study the creation of a county fire protection 57
district in accordance with the provisions of sections 2-11. 58
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 474 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this 2
act. 3
Sec. 2. 1. The governing body of a county whose 4
population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 and each 5
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incorporated city in the county may, by entering into an interlocal 1
agreement pursuant to the provisions of NRS 277.080 to 277.170, 2
inclusive, consolidate any contiguous unincorporated territory 3
within the county, any noncontiguous unincorporated territory 4
which is surrounded by the territory of an incorporated city in the 5
county and any incorporated territory within an incorporated city 6
in the county into a county fire protection district for the 7
prevention and extinguishment of fires within such territory. 8
2. The interlocal agreement consolidating territory into the 9
county fire protection district must establish the boundaries of the 10
district, which must include only the area which the district is to 11
serve. 12
3. All debts, obligations, liabilities, revenues, expenditures 13
and assets of a former fire protection district or fire department 14
consolidated into a county fire protection district pursuant to this 15
section must be assumed or taken over by the district. 16
4. The county and each participating city may negotiate 17
concerning the manner of contributing to the budget of the county 18
fire protection district in proportion to the sum of revenues derived 19
by each from special assessments, taxes, licenses for business and 20
gaming and fees for services performed within the territory of the 21
district. 22
5. A county fire protection district formed pursuant to this 23
section: 24
(a) Is a political subdivision of the State; and 25
(b) Has perpetual existence unless dissolved by interlocal 26
agreement. 27
6. Each such district may: 28
(a) Sue and be sued, and be a party to suits, actions and 29
proceedings; 30
(b) Arbitrate claims; and 31
(c) Contract and be contracted with. 32
7. The governing body of the county fire protection district 33
must be known as the board of fire commissioners and composed 34
of: 35
(a) Two members of the board of county commissioners, 36
appointed by the board of county commissioners; and 37
(b) Two members of each of the governing bodies of each 38
participating city in the county, appointed by the governing body 39
of the incorporated city. 40
8. A Chair and Vice Chair must be elected from among the 41
members at the first meeting of the board of fire commissioners. 42
9. Unless the board of fire commissioners employs: 43
(a) A clerk, the county clerk is ex officio the clerk of each such 44
district. 45
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(b) A treasurer, the county treasurer is ex officio the treasurer 1
of each such district. 2
10. A majority of members constitutes a quorum at any 3
meeting. Any action of the board of fire commissioners must be 4
approved by a majority of members and at least one member 5
appointed by each participating governing body. 6
Sec. 3. The board of fire commissioners established pursuant 7
to section 2 of this act shall: 8
1. Manage and conduct the business and affairs of the county 9
fire protection district organized pursuant to section 2 of this act. 10
2. Adopt and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for 11
the administration and government of the district and for the 12
furnishing of fire protection and fire prevention. The regulations 13
may include provisions that are designed to protect life and 14
property from: 15
(a) The hazards of fire, including, without limitation, handling 16
and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices; and 17
(b) Hazardous conditions relating to the use or occupancy of 18
any premises. 19
Any regulation concerning hazardous substances, materials or 20
devices adopted pursuant to this section must be consistent with 21
any plan or ordinance concerning those substances, materials or 22
devices that is required by the Federal Government and adopted by 23
the board of county commissioners. 24
3. Organize, regulate, establish and disband fire companies, 25
fire departments or volunteer fire departments for the district. 26
4. Provide for the payment of salaries to the personnel of 27
such fire companies or fire departments. 28
5. Provide for payment from the proper fund of all the debts 29
and just claims against the district. 30
6. Employ agents and employees for the district sufficient to 31
maintain and operate the property acquired for the purposes of the 32
district. 33
7. Acquire real or personal property necessary for the 34
purposes of the district and dispose of such property if no longer 35
needed. 36
8. Construct any necessary structures. 37
9. Acquire, hold and possess, by donation or purchase, any 38
land or other property necessary for the purpose of the district. 39
10. Eliminate fire hazards from the district if practicable and 40
possible, and to that end, the board of fire commissioners may 41
clear the public highways and private lands of dry grass, stubble, 42
brush, rubbish or other inflammable material that, in its 43
judgment, constitutes a fire hazard. 44
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11. Perform all other acts necessary, proper and convenient 1
to accomplish the purposes of sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this 2
act. 3
Sec. 4. 1. The board of fire commissioners established 4
pursuant to section 2 of this act shall: 5
(a) Plan for the prevention and extinguishment of fires in the 6
territory within the county fire protection district and coordinate 7
with the State Forester Firewarden, when practical and possible, 8
to improve the fire protection activities of the district with the fire 9
protection provided by the Division of Forestry of the State 10
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and by 11
federal agencies, in order that the State Forester Firewarden may 12
establish a statewide plan for the prevention and control of large 13
fires, mutual aid among the districts, training of personnel, 14
supply, finance and other purposes to promote fire protection on a 15
statewide basis. 16
(b) Cooperate with the State Forester Firewarden and other 17
agencies as provided in NRS 472.040 to 472.090, inclusive, to 18
prevent and suppress fires in wild lands, and may contribute 19
suitable amounts of money from the assessments levied pursuant 20
to section 8 of this act for that purpose to cooperating agencies, or 21
may receive contributions from other agencies to be spent for that 22
purpose. 23
2. Through inspection, the State Forester Firewarden may 24
recommend standardization of fire protection equipment and 25
facilities of the district to facilitate mutual aid among the districts. 26
Sec. 5. 1. The board of fire commissioners established 27
pursuant to section 2 of this act may appoint a district fire chief 28
who is experienced in fire control and meets any qualifications set 29
by the board of fire commissioners. A district fire chief appointed 30
pursuant to this subsection shall hire such employees as are 31
authorized by the board, administer all fire control laws in the 32
territory described by the interlocal agreement entered into 33
pursuant to section 2 of this act and perform such other duties as 34
may be designated by the board of fire commissioners and the 35
State Forester Firewarden. The district fire chief shall coordinate 36
fire protection activities in the district and shall cooperate with all 37
other existing fire protection agencies and rangeland fire 38
protection associations and with the State Forester Firewarden for 39
the standardization of equipment and facilities. 40
2. In lieu of or in addition to the provisions of subsection 1, 41
the board of fire commissioners may: 42
(a) Provide the fire protection activities required by sections 2 43
to 10, inclusive, of this act to the district by entering into 44
agreements with other agencies or rangeland fire protection 45
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associations as provided by NRS 277.180 and 472.060 to 472.090, 1
inclusive, for the furnishing of such protection to the district; or 2
(b) Authorize, regulate or support volunteer fire departments 3
within the district for the furnishing of such protection to the 4
district. 5
Sec. 6. 1. Any county fire protection district organized 6
pursuant to section 2 of this act, acting by and through the board 7
of fire commissioners established pursuant to section 2 of this act, 8
may, by resolution, at any time or from time to time, acquire: 9
(a) A system of waterworks, hydrants and supplies of water; 10
(b) Communication systems for fire and telephone, radio, 11
television service and any other similar methods of 12
communication; 13
(c) Fire engines and other vehicles; 14
(d) Hooks, ladders, chutes, buckets, gauges, meters, hoses, 15
pumps, fire extinguishers, fans and artificial lights; 16
(e) Respirators, rescue equipment, medical supplies and 17
equipment, other apparatus for firefighting and protection from 18
fire, and other appurtenances; 19
(f) Fixtures, structures, stations, other buildings and sites 20
therefor; 21
(g) Land, interests in land, and improvements thereon for 22
firebreaks and other protection from fire; 23
(h) Appurtenances and incidentals necessary, useful or 24
desirable for any such facilities, including all types of property 25
therefor; 26
(i) Any other assets, tools or equipment necessary, proper and 27
convenient to accomplish the purposes of sections 2 to 11, 28
inclusive, of this act; and 29
(j) Any combination of the properties provided in this section. 30
2. The title to all property which may have been acquired 31
pursuant to subsection 1 must be vested in the district. 32
3. For the purpose of defraying the cost of the acquisition of 33
any properties authorized by subsection 1, the board of fire 34
commissioners, on behalf and in the name of any district, may, by 35
resolution, at any time or from time to time, borrow money, 36
otherwise become obligated and evidence or reevidence such 37
obligations by the issuance of bonds and other municipal 38
securities payable from general (ad valorem) taxes and 39
constituting general obligations of the district, as provided in the 40
Local Government Securities Law, subject to the limitations 41
therein and in NRS 474.514. 42
Sec. 7. 1. The board of fire commissioners established 43
pursuant to section 2 of this act shall prepare an annual budget in 44
accordance with the provisions of NRS 354.470 to 354.626, 45
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inclusive, for a county fire protection district organized pursuant 1
to section 2 of this act. 2
2. Each budget must be based on estimates of the amount of 3
money which will be needed to defray the expenses of the district 4
and to meet unforeseen emergencies and the amounts negotiated 5
pursuant to subsection 4 of section 2 of this act and the amount of 6
any assessment levied pursuant to section 8 of this act sufficient to 7
raise such sums. 8
Sec. 8. 1. If the board of fire commissioners determines 9
that levying an assessment is necessary to pay the expenses of the 10
district, the board shall submit the proposed assessment to the 11
board of county commissioners of the county and the governing 12
body of each incorporated city in the county. 13
2. Upon receipt of a proposed assessment pursuant to 14
subsection 1, the governing body of each incorporated city in the 15
county shall approve or reject the proposed assessment and notify 16
the board of fire commissioners and the board of county 17
commissioners of its decision. 18
3. Upon receipt of a proposed assessment pursuant to 19
subsection 1 and a notice pursuant to subsection 2, the board of 20
county commissioners shall certify the assessment to the county 21
assessor. The county assessor shall enter the amount of the 22
assessment on the assessment roll against the assessed property. 23
4. The assessment may be collected at the same time and in 24
the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and is 25
subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in 26
case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All 27
laws applicable to the collection and enforcement of county taxes 28
are applicable to the special assessment. 29
Sec. 9. No indebtedness, as defined in NRS 350.586, 30
including outstanding indebtedness, shall be incurred by any 31
county fire protection district organized pursuant to section 2 of 32
this act in an aggregate principal amount exceeding 5 percent of 33
the total last assessed valuation of taxable property (excluding 34
motor vehicles and cattle) situated within the district. 35
Sec. 10. All accounts, bills and demands against a county 36
fire protection district organized pursuant to section 2 of this act 37
must be audited, allowed and paid by the board of fire 38
commissioners established pursuant to section 2 of this act by 39
warrants drawn on the county treasurer or the treasurer of the 40
district. The county treasurer or, if authorized by the board of 41
county commissioners and the board of fire commissioners, the 42
treasurer of the district shall pay them in the order in which they 43
are presented. 44
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Sec. 11. If a county fire protection district organized 1
pursuant to section 2 of this act is dissolved by interlocal 2
agreement and at the time of the dissolution, there are any 3
outstanding or bonded indebtedness of the district, then taxes for 4
the payment of such bonds or other indebtedness must be levied 5
and collected the same as if the district had not been dissolved and 6
disincorporated, but for all other purposes the district shall be 7
deemed dissolved from the time of the filing of the copy of the 8
interlocal agreement with the clerk of the board of county 9
commissioners and the recording of the copy of such entry with 10
the county recorder. 11
Sec. 12. NRS 474.565 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
474.565 1. The boundaries of two or more contiguous fire 13
protection districts located within a county and organized pursuant 14
to NRS 474.010 to 474.450, inclusive, 474.460 or 474.533 or 15
section 2 of this act may be adjusted in the manner provided in this 16
section so that all or any part of the area of one such fire protection 17
district is excluded from that district and added to the area of 18
another such fire protection district. 19
2. The adjustment of the boundaries of fire protection districts 20
pursuant to this section must be approved by: 21
(a) A majority of the owners of property located within the 22
portions of those districts directly affected by the proposed 23
adjustment of boundaries; and 24
(b) Resolution of the board of county commissioners of the 25
county in which the districts are located, which resolution must also 26
be approved by the governing bodies of the fire protection districts 27
whose boundaries are proposed to be adjusted. 28
For the purposes of this subsection, an owner of property located 29
within a fire protection district is “directly affected” by a proposed 30
adjustment of boundaries if the adjustment will cause that property, 31
or other property immediately adjacent to that property, to be 32
excluded from the district in which it is currently located and added 33
to a district other than that in which it is currently located. 34
3. If, after notice and a hearing, the board of county 35
commissioners determines that the proposed adjustment of 36
boundaries is feasible and in the best interests of the county and the 37
districts whose boundaries are proposed to be adjusted, the board of 38
county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance adjusting the 39
boundaries of those districts. The ordinance must include the name 40
and boundaries of each district that will result from the adjustment. 41
4. For the purposes of subsection 3, a board of county 42
commissioners shall not determine that a proposed adjustment of 43
boundaries is feasible and in the best interests of the county and the 44
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districts whose boundaries are proposed to be adjusted unless the 1
board concludes, after conducting a reasonable investigation, that: 2
(a) The total assessed valuation of taxable property in the 3
districts whose boundaries are proposed to be adjusted is 4
substantially equivalent; and 5
(b) The total ad valorem tax levied within the districts whose 6
boundaries are proposed to be adjusted is substantially equivalent. 7
5. The board of county commissioners shall cause a copy of 8
any ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 3 to be certified by the 9
clerk of the board and filed immediately for record in the office of 10
the county recorder. 11
6. If an adjustment of boundaries pursuant to this section 12
causes: 13
(a) Part of the area of one fire protection district to be excluded 14
from that district and added to the area of another fire protection 15
district, the districts may, but are not required to, enter into such an 16
agreement as they determine equitable to address the apportionment 17
of debts, obligations, liabilities and assets. 18
(b) All of the area of one fire protection district to be excluded 19
from that district and added to the area of another fire protection 20
district, the debts, obligations, liabilities and assets of the district 21
from which the area is excluded must be assumed by the district to 22
which the area is added. 23
Sec. 13. NRS 474.580 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
474.580 1. Any owner of lands within a fire protection 25
district created pursuant to this chapter shall eliminate and remove a 26
fire hazard on the owner’s property when directed to do so by the 27
board. 28
2. If the owner does not comply within the time specified by 29
the board, the board may eliminate and remove the fire hazard in the 30
manner permitted by NRS 474.160 or 474.470 [,] or section 3 of 31
this act, whichever applies, and may for this purpose contract with 32
any person for the performance of the work. 33
3. The cost incurred by the district in eliminating and removing 34
the fire hazard may be recovered directly from the owner of the 35
property or the district may make the cost a special assessment 36
against the real property. The special assessment may be collected at 37
the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are 38
collected, and is subject to the same penalties and the same 39
procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary 40
county taxes. All laws applicable to the collection and enforcement 41
of county taxes are applicable to the special assessment. 42
4. As used in this section, “board” means the board of directors 43
or the board of fire commissioners of the district, as the case may 44
be. 45
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Sec. 14. Section 1.090 of the Charter of the City of Reno, 1
being chapter 662, Statutes of Nevada 1971, as last amended by 2
chapter 163, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 767, is hereby 3
amended to read as follows: 4
Sec. 1.090 Appointive officers and appointive 5
employees. 6
1. The City Council shall provide for the appointment of 7
a City Manager and a City Clerk. 8
2. The City Manager shall appoint a Chief of Police and 9
, unless otherwise appointed pursuant to section 5 of this 10
act, a Fire Chief, subject to ratification by the City Council. If 11
a person so nominated is not confirmed, the City Manager 12
shall continue to submit nominations until a nominee is 13
confirmed. 14
3. The following are appointive officers: 15
(a) The City Manager, Assistant City Managers, Chief of 16
Staff of the City Manager, Executive Assistant to the City 17
Manager, Chief of Police, Assistant Chief of Police, Fire 18
Chief, the heads of each department and the assistant heads of 19
each department. 20
(b) The City Clerk, Chief Deputy City Clerk and Manager 21
of Record Systems. 22
(c) Every Chief Deputy City Attorney. 23
(d) The Deputy City Assessor, if the City Council 24
appoints a person as the Deputy City Assessor pursuant to 25
section 3.080. 26
(e) The Deputy City Treasurer, if the City Treasurer 27
appoints a person other than the City Clerk to be Deputy City 28
Treasurer pursuant to section 3.090. 29
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 30
City Council may establish such other appointive offices and 31
appointive positions as it may deem necessary for the 32
operation of the City by designating the office or position and 33
the minimum qualifications therefor by ordinance. The 34
number of appointive positions established by the City 35
Council pursuant to this subsection must not exceed the 36
greater of: 37
(a) Forty full-time equivalent appointive positions; or 38
(b) Four percent of the total number of: 39
(1) Appointive officers described in subsection 3; and 40
(2) All full-time equivalent positions in the Civil 41
Service. 42
5. Appointive employees: 43
(a) Are not appointive officers but regularly assist an 44
appointive officer; 45
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(b) Have duties that consist of administrative work 1
directly related to management policies; and 2
(c) Have positions that require them customarily to 3
exercise discretion and independent judgment. 4
6. No person who is an employee of the City’s: 5
(a) Police Department is an appointive officer or 6
appointive employee, other than the Chief of Police and the 7
Assistant Chief of Police. 8
(b) Fire Department is an appointive officer or appointive 9
employee, other than the Fire Chief. 10
7. On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the City 11
Manager shall prepare and file with the City Clerk a 12
document that sets forth the organization of every department 13
and other office of the City. The document must include, 14
without limitation, a description of the job responsibilities of 15
each appointive officer and appointive employee. 16
Sec. 15. 1. The Washoe County Board of County 17
Commissioners shall, by interlocal agreement adopted in accordance 18
with the provisions of NRS 277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, establish 19
a board to study the creation of a county fire protection district 20
pursuant to the provisions of sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this act 21
to consolidate fire protection services within territory within 22
Washoe County and the Cities of Reno and Sparks. Washoe County 23
and the Cities of Reno and Sparks shall share the costs of the study, 24
the costs of any additional consultants and experts and any other 25
cost necessary to conduct the study. 26
2. The board established pursuant to subsection 1 must be 27
composed of: 28
(a) Two members of the Washoe County Board of County 29
Commissioners, appointed by the Washoe County Board of County 30
Commissioners; 31
(b) Two members of the Reno City Council, appointed by the 32
Reno City Council; and 33
(c) Two members of the Sparks City Council, appointed by the 34
Sparks City Council. 35
3. The board shall: 36
(a) Evaluate the impact a consolidated county fire protection 37
district will have on the response times, preparation and costs of 38
providing fire protection services in Washoe County and the Cities 39
of Reno and Sparks; 40
(b) Determine any legal mechanisms necessary to consolidate 41
fire service between the County and the Cities; 42
(c) Determine any assessments necessary to support the district; 43
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(d) Determine and review the amount of any debt and liabilities 1
of each former fire protection district or fire department 2
consolidated into a county fire protection district for the purposes of 3
determining how any such debt and liabilities may be settled or 4
paid; 5
(e) Evaluate any potential impacts on policies of insurance for 6
fire; 7
(f) Perform any other acts necessary, proper and convenient to 8
accomplish the purposes of sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this act; 9
and 10
(g) Not later than July 1, 2026, prepare a written report for 11
transmission to the Washoe County Board of County 12
Commissioners, Reno City Council and Sparks City Council with 13
the results and recommendations of the board and any 14
recommendations for legislation. 15
4. A majority of members constitutes a quorum at any meeting. 16
Any action of the board must be approved by a majority of members 17
and at least one member appointed by each participating governing 18
body. 19
5. The board may contract with other entities to assist the board 20
in carrying out the requirements of this section. 21
6. The board established pursuant to subsection 1 is a public 22
body and is subject to the requirements set forth in chapter 241 of 23
NRS. 24
Sec. 15.5. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply 25
to any contract for mutual aid or a similar agreement entered into by 26
the county or an incorporated city in the county until a county fire 27
protection district is established pursuant to section 2 of this act. 28
Sec. 16. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 2 to 11, 29
inclusive, of this act to the contrary, the provisions of those sections 30
must not be applied to modify, directly or indirectly, any taxes 31
levied or revenues pledged in such a manner as to impair adversely 32
any outstanding obligations of any county, city or town, including, 33
without limitation, bonds, medium-term financing, letters of credit 34
and any other financial obligations, until all such obligations have 35
been discharged in full or provision for their payment or redemption 36
has been made. 37
Sec. 17. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 38
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 39
provisions of this act. 40
Sec. 18. 1. This section and sections 15.5 and 17 of this act 41
become effective upon passage and approval. 42
2. Section 15 of this act becomes effective upon passage and 43
approval and expires by limitation on July 1, 2027. 44
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3. Sections 1 to 14, inclusive, and 16 of this act become 1
effective on July 1, 2027. 2
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