Unlike budgets and audits, the NRS does not mandate local governments adopt strategic plans. Yet “when it comes to getting things done as a local government, (we are told that) two of the most critical variables are budgets and timeframes. … Continue reading →
Although this may appear to be a straightforward question, we believe it warrants a closer look. Because our ultimate question is whether a limited power General Improvement District (“GID”) can charge a fee associated with entrance into a solid waste … Continue reading →
So as elsewhere stated, we see that the District’s central services costs are directly allocated and transferred from its Utility, Community Services and Beach Funds to its General Fund. But where do the monies from these former funds actually come … Continue reading →
As explained elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose forms of local government with very little means of generating revenue. So when they undertake functions beyond their limited purpose(s) such as building bloated infrastructure support which can be outsourced for less. Not … Continue reading →
This topic is about the giveaway of the public’s facilities, programming and other assets to a staff determined favored third party “collaborator” at local parcel owners’ expense. And here it just so happens to be the Recreation Center, and the … 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 →
Introduction: As demonstrated elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose special districts. Their powers are strictly construed and limited to those provided by the Legislature, as explicitly conferred by their respective County Boards of Commissioners (“County Boards”), in their initiating ordinances as … Continue reading →
Introduction: As demonstrated elsewhere, general improvement districts (“GIDs”) are limited purpose special districts. Their powers are strictly construed and limited to those provided by the Legislature, as explicitly conferred by their respective County Boards of Commissioners (“County Boards”), in their initiating ordinances as … Continue reading →
As we have discussed elsewhere, the only basic powers a general improvement district (“GID”) may legitimately exercise (including the power to fix fees and assess taxes) are those expressly granted in its initiating and supplemental ordinance(s) “as supplemented by the … Continue reading →