Given NRS 318.197(1) gives GID Boards the power to fix “rates, tolls and charges,” here the question: are there limits on the “fees” a GID Board is authorized to fix and change, and if so, what are they? As with … Continue reading →
As stated elsewhere, all general improvement district (“GID”) Boards have the power to “Fix, and from time to time increase or decrease: electric energy, cemetery, swimming pool, other recreational facilities, television, FM radio, sewer, water, storm drainage, flood control, snow … Continue reading →
Well it depends upon what type of “fee” we’re talking about. For instance, Generic Fees: If it’s a generic “fee,” which no other statute specifically addresses, all that’s required is a mere Board majority. Water And Sanitary Sewer Fees: If … Continue reading →
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 →
Because central services cost transfers represent such a large percentage of all revenues assigned to the District’s General Fund, we believe it important to understand exactly what these services represent, and how their amounts are determined, allocated, and assessed. As … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →