NRS361.4545. Publication of informational notices regarding tentative budgets and tax rates.

      1.  On or before May 5 of each year, the ex officio tax receivers shall prepare and cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in their respective counties, a notice which contains at least the following information:

      (a) A statement that the notice is not a bill for taxes owed but an informational notice. The notice must state:

             (1) That public hearings will be held on the dates listed in the notice to adopt budgets and tax rates for the fiscal year beginning on July 1;

             (2) That the purpose of the public hearings is to receive opinions from members of the public on the proposed budgets and tax rates before final action is taken thereon; and

             (3) The tax rate to be imposed by the county and each political subdivision within the county for the ensuing fiscal year if the tentative budgets which affect the property in those areas become final budgets.

      (b) A brief description of the limitation imposed by the Legislature on the revenue of the local governments.

      (c) The dates, times and locations of all of the public hearings on the tentative budgets which affect the taxes on property.

      (d) The names and addresses of the county assessor and ex officio tax receiver who may be consulted for further information.

      (e) A brief statement of how property is assessed and how the combined tax rate is determined.

      (f) A telephone number and Internet website at which a person may obtain an explanation of each component tax that forms part of the total rate of tax levied upon property in the county. The explanation must identify:

             (1) The statutory authority pursuant to which each component tax is levied; and

             (2) If the component tax was approved by the voters:

                   (I) The year in which the tax was first collected; and

                   (II) The year in which the authority to collect the tax expires, if any.

Ê The notice must be displayed in the format used for news and must be printed in not less than 10-point type on at least one-half of a page of the newspaper.

      2.  Each ex officio tax receiver shall prepare and cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county:

      (a) A notice, displayed in the format used for news and printed in not less than 10-point type, disclosing any increase in the property taxes as a result of any change in the tentative budget.

      (b) A notice, displayed in the format used for advertisements and printed in not less than 10-point type on at least one quarter of a page of the newspaper, disclosing any amount in cents on each $100 of assessed valuation by which the highest combined tax rate for property in the county exceeds $3.64 on each $100 of assessed valuation.

Ê These notices must be published within 10 days after the receipt of the information pursuant to NRS 354.596.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 1728; A 1987, 166; 1999, 2108; 2005, 1508, 1745)