Category Archives: Fees, Taxes, Assessments, Other Misc Charges
Assuming Arguendo The District’s Recreation (“RFF”) And Beach (“BFF”) Facility “Fees” Are Actually “Fees,” Yet Not Legitimate “Standby Service Charges,” Can They Be Saved as NRS 318.197(1) “Service Charges?”
Because the RFF/BFF do not satisfy the minimum requisites for a legitimate “fee,” as we’ve elsewhere demonstrated, they do not qualify as “service charges.” Nevertheless, let’s assume arguendo the RFF/BFF can be “fees.” Here we address whether they can be … Continue reading →
Does The Incline Village General Improvement District (“IVGID”) Furnish And Charge For “Central Services?”
Yes it does! As stated elsewhere, every year when the District’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) approves a budget for the forthcoming year, it adopts an updated Central Service Cost Allocation Plan” which provides for payment via transfers from its Utility, Community Services … Continue reading →
What Are “Central Services?”
Because central services cost transfers represent such a large percentage of revenues assigned to the District’s General Fund, we believe it important to understand exactly what these services represent. Because as we have explained elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose forms … Continue reading →
The History of The Incline Village General Improvement District’s (“IVGID’s”) “Central Services” Transfers
As we’ve discussed elsewhere, every year when the District’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) approves a budget for the forthcoming year, it adopts an updated Central Service Cost Allocation Plan which provides for payment, via transfers, from its Utility, Community Services and Beach … Continue reading →
How The Incline Village General Improvement District’s (“IVGID’s”) “Central Services” Costs Are Allocated (According to Staff And Past Boards)
Each year when the District’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) approves a budget for the forthcoming year, it adopts an updated Central Service Cost Allocation Plan pursuant to Board Policy 18.1.0 which we are told is designed to distribute “the cost … Continue reading →
The Incline Village General Improvement District’s (“IVGID’s”) “Central Services” Cost Transfers (According to Us)
As we’ve discussed elsewhere, according to staff the District’s “central services” transfers distribute “the cost of services (allegedly) provided by the General Fund to the District’s various enterprise funds, departments or divisions” from which those monetary transfers are to be made. … Continue reading →
Where The Money Comes From to Pay For The District’s Alleged “Central Services”
As elsewhere stated, the District’s central services cost transfers are allocated between and come from the District’s Utility, Community Services and Beach Funds. But where do the monies for these transfers actually come from? Take another look at the Plan … Continue reading →
Does The District Have The Power to Furnish “Defensible Space” aka “Fuels Management” Services?
As demonstrated elsewhere, the purpose for general improvement districts (“GIDs”) is supposed to be “to provide various urban type services (to real property in)…areas where such services (a)re not available and (cannot) be provided (for) by general purpose government(s)” such as counties, cities and … Continue reading →
Where Does The Money Come From to Pay For “Fuels Management” aka “Defensible Space” Services?
Given NRS 318.210 instructs that “the board shall have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this chapter,” and NRS 318.197(1) represents a specific power which allows GID boards to … Continue reading →