So now that you know what “standby service charges, for…the availability of” facilities really are, does the Incline Village General Improvement District (“IVGID”) have the power to assess such charges? As we explained in our Fees GIDs May Fix And … Continue reading →
Listen to Trustee Mick Homan: “Every parcel owner that has purchased their property over the last 55 years was fully aware of th(is) recreation model. They made their investment decision(s) with full transparency. When I moved to Incline Village, this model … Continue reading →
As we’ve elsewhere demonstrated, although NRS 318.197(1) gives general improvement district (“GID”) boards the power to “fix, and from time to time increase or decrease (various)…rates, tolls or charges other than special assessments,” when it comes to fee increases “imposed … Continue reading →
Given we’ve shared that a general improvement district’s (“GID’s”) Board of Trustees’ (“Board’s”) power to “fix, and from time to time increase or decrease…rates, tolls or charges” flows from NRS 318.197(1), and this NRS fails to expressly “includ(e)…charges for” defensible … Continue reading →
Such as its Recreation (“RFF”) and Beach (“BFF”) Facility Fees, solid waste disposal franchise fees, and defensible space fees. Meaning that if you’re a local parcel owner, you have no choice when it comes to payment! Consider Policy No. 16.1.1.1.0 … Continue reading →
As stated elsewhere, since 1991 and as part of the budget process, each year the District contributed $200,000 towards misnomered defensible space (it should accurately be labeled “fuels management”). “The previously approved funding for this agreement (wa)s set at $200,000. … Continue reading →
The problem with the fees IVGID adopts and assesses is not so much their label, but rather, how they are assessed and collected. As stated elsewhere, the District’s Board regularly elects to have its RFF/BFF automatically collected against all non-exempt … Continue reading →
Most people, even law makers, have no real idea what GIDs really are. Sure. They know they’re some form of local government. And specifically, some type of “political subdivision” recognized by the Legislature in 1959. And yes, they may even … Continue reading →
“Special districts are (independent, limited-purpose) local governments created…to deliver specialized services (such as water, sanitation, fire protection, or parks1)…to (people’s) health, safety, economy and well-being,” Their existence is a power reserved to the States under the 10th Amendment to the … Continue reading →