Given Board Policy Nos. 6.2.0.3.0 and 6.2.0.4.0 instruct that “The District establishes, through the annual budget process, a Recreation…(as well as) a Beach Facility Fee(s) assessed on eligible parcels and/or dwelling units within the District…to (financially) support the Beaches (and)…Community Services facilities, venues, services, and … Continue reading →
In a nutshell, taxes. Not fees, but taxes. And invalid ones no less! Nevertheless, let’s not go there…yet. Let’s assume for purposes of argument the RFF/BFF are fees. Fees “based on the rights of (a governmental) entity as proprietor of … Continue reading →
As elsewhere stated, staff and past IVGID Boards have told us what the RFF/BFF allegedly pay for. Here we share how they’re able to levy and collect them against local parcels. As the reader will see, it’s a three (3) … Continue reading →
In order to answer the query, we begin with the proposition Statutory Construction: the meaning of a statute begins and ends with its literal words. Thus where a statute’s language is plain and unambiguous on its face, it is inappropriate … Continue reading →
We have elsewhere discussed how the Legislature has instructed we construe the powers a GID may exercise. Here we discuss how courts have instructed the same query. Although there are a number of judicially recognized rules for interpreting statutes, here … Continue reading →
But for a judicial confirmation petition which “pray(s for)…judicial examination and determination of the validity of any power conferred or of any instrument, act or project of the municipality, whether or not such power has been exercised, such instrument has … Continue reading →
What remedies are available to a GID assuming one or more members of the public allege the former is exceeding its limited powers? The answer appears at NRS 43.100(1) which instructs that: “The governing body…(of a)…municipality…may file or cause to … Continue reading →
What remedies are available to members of the general assuming one or more allege the District is exceeding its limited powers? The answer is simple. There are none! Some years ago a member of the public brought suit against the Incline … Continue reading →
They’re taxes. And what follows are the reasons why. As we’ve demonstrated elsewhere, “each year the District establishes…annual Recreation…and Beach Facility Fee(s)…collected from property owners within the District through a levy placed on the(ir) property tax bill(s). As part of the … Continue reading →
They’re taxes. And what follows are the reasons why. As we’ve demonstrated elsewhere, “each year, the District establishes…annual Recreation…and Beach Facility Fee(s)…collected from property owners within the District through a levy placed on the(ir) property tax bill(s)…As part of the … Continue reading →