How Are The District’s Recreation (“RFF”) And Beach (“BFF”) Facility Fees Adopted?
“Each year, the District establishes…annual Recreation…and Beach Facility Fee(s)…As part of the annual budget process the Board traditionally approves a resolution which outlines the billing and collection process(es) set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) 318.1971 and 318.2012, as well as establish(es) the amount of the…RFF and…BFF to be collected.”3 At (a publicly noticed) meeting (generally held in April of each year) the Board of…Trustees t(akes) action (via resolution4)…approv(ing a) preliminary report [“For (the) Collection on the County Tax Roll of Recreation Standby and Service Charges”5]…as well as set(ting a)…public hearing (date, generally held in May of each year)…to consider final action” for the forthcoming fiscal year…Upon…conclusion of th(at public) hearing the Board (typically)…adopt(s) another resolution6…which…(approves a final report7 contain(ing) a description of each parcel of real property receiving…services and facilities(, and) the (final) amount of…charge(s)…for such year.”8
Conclusion: So there you go! Now you the reader know how and under what authority the District adopts the RFF/BFF each year.
- Which allows general improvement district (“GID”) Boards to “fix (in part)…recreational facilit(y)…standby service charges, for services or facilities furnished by the district, (as well as)…the (mere) availability of service.”
- Which allows “any (GID) board which has adopted rates pursuant to…chapter (NRS 318 to)…elect to have such charges for the forthcoming fiscal year collected on the tax roll.”
- See page 103 of the packet of materials prepared by staff in anticipation of the Board’s May 27, 2020 meeting (“the 5/27/2020 Board packet”).
- See NRS 318.201(1). For an example of the resolution the Board adopts (for fiscal year 2023-24), Resolution No. 1901, see page 1002 of the packet of materials prepared by staff in anticipation of the Board’s April 12, 2023 meeting (“the 4/12/2023 Board packet“).
- An example of the preliminary report the Board approves (for fiscal year 2023-24) appears at pages 1003-1008 of the 4/12/2023 Board packet.
- See NRS 318.201(9). An example of the resolution the Board adopts (for fiscal year 2023-24), Resolution No. 1902, appears at pages 490-493 of the 5/25/2023 Board packet.
- An example of the report the Board approves (for fiscal year 2023-24) appears at pages 494-499 of the 5/25/2023 Board packet.
- See NRS 318.201(8) and (9).