Is The Incline Village General Improvement District (“IVGID”) Permitted to Maintain Someone Else’s Property (Here The County’s East-West Parks), And Involuntarily Assess Local Parcel Owners The Costs?
Assuming Arguendo IVGID’s Recreation (“RFF”) and Beach (“BFF”) Facility Fees Are Legitimate “Fees,” Are They The “Recreation Standby And Service Charges” The District Represents?
As elsewhere explained, the RFF/BFF do not meet the requisites of a “fee,” regardless of the precise label assigned. So it really doesn’t matter if they are the “standby and service charges” the District represents. Nevertheless, naysayers will argue otherwise … Continue reading →
The Incline Village General Improvement District’s (“IVGID’s”) Strategic Plan is Worthless For Any Purpose Other Than Propaganda
As elsewhere stated, in Nevada GIDs are limited purpose special districts. Meaning their powers are limited to those expressly provided by statute and none others1. And if you the reader examines the powers which have actually been granted to IVGID, … Continue reading →
Do The Incline Village General Improvement District’s (“IVGID’s”) Budgets Guaranty Staff Will Not Spend Public Monies, Nor Incur Public Liabilities, Nor Enter Into Public Contracts Which By Their Terms Involve Expenditures in Excess of Those Expressly Appropriated?
Many residents mistakenly believe District staff’s expenditure of public monies is protected from inappropriate financial deceit/manipulation/wrongdoing simply because: those expenditures must be budgeted to be appropriated; District budgets must be filed with the State; and, it’s unlawful for staff to … Continue reading →
Do The Incline Village General Improvement District’s (“IVGID’s”) Audited Financial Statements Provide The Reasonable Assurance They’re Free From Material Misstatement?
Many residents mistakenly believe that the District’s financial transactions and reporting are “top notch” because year-after-year we receive “clean audits.” However, by abdicating to our staff (the very people being audited), its responsibility to provide independent “assurance” that the District’s … Continue reading →
Assuming Arguendo The District’s Recreation (“RFF”) and Beach (“BFF”) Facility “Fees” Are Actually “Fees,” Have They Been Transformed Into Invalid “Taxes” Because The District Provides For Exemptions From Payment to Itself as Well as Its Favored Collaborators?
No it doesn’t! The District’s Exemptions From Paying The RFF/BFF Are Not Allowed Under NRS 318: We expect the District will continue to exempt favored collaborators, including itself, from paying the RFF/BFF notwithstanding nowhere in NRS 318 is it allowed. … Continue reading →
What Are “Central Services?”
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 →
The History of Monetary Transfers From The Incline Village General Improvement District’s (“IVGID’s”) Proprietary Enterprise Funds, to Its Governmental General Fund
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 →
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 →