Budget Overview In This Section This section includes two topics that help the reader gain an overall understanding of the City of North Las Vegas. First is background information about the city including economic and demographic data. Next is the discussion about the budget process and the financial management policies of the city. City Facilities Map............................................2 About the City of North Las Vegas ..................3 Ward Map ........................................................4 City Management Structure.............................5 Significant Events of 2006-2007......................6 Economic and Demographic Information.........8 About the Budget and the Budget Process ...15 Budget Calendar............................................18 Budget Basis and Financial Structure ...........19 Financial Management Policies.....................21 Debt Management .........................................25 Debt Capacity & Statutory Debt Limit ...........28 Summary of Debt Service Requirements......31 The North Las Vegas City Hall during "Prevent Child Abuse Awareness" week. CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS City of North Las Vegas Facility and Services Map 19 1 2 26 5b 10 12 1 25 15 20 24 5a 9 13 5 14 32 5 11 6 17 7 21 4 1 29 3 23 30 22 28 18 31 27 16 8 City Facilities and Services City Parks and Pools 21. Municipal Golf Course 22. Petitti Park/Pool 1. City Hall 1. Aliante - Nature Discovery Park 23. Rotary Tot Lot 2. Justice Facility 2. Aviary Park 24. Richard Tam Park 3. Police Stations 3. Boris Terrace Park 25. Sandstone Ridge 4. Library Main Branch 4. Brooks Tot Lot 26. Seastrand Park 5a. Library Northwest Branch 5. Cheyenne Ridge Park 27. Tonopah Park 5b. Aliante Library 6. Cheyenne Sports Complex 28. Valley View Park 6. Detention Center 7. City View Park 29. Windsor Park 7. Business License 8. College Park 30. Walker Pool/Park 8. Fire Stations 9. Craig Ranch Golf Course 31. Tom Williams School Park 9. Neighborhood Recreation Center 10. Deer Springs Park 32. Silver Mesa Aquatic Center 10. Silver Mesa Recreation Center 11. Desert Horizons Park 12. Eldorado Park Other Utilities 13. Flores Park 1. Department of Motor Vehicles 1. Water, City of North Las Vegas 14. Gold Crest Park 15. Goynes Park 2. Post Offices 2. Southwest Gas 3. North Las Vegas Airport 3. Nevada Power 16. Hartke Park/Pool/Rec Center 17. Hebert Memorial Park 4. Community College 18. Joe Kneip Park of Southern Nevada 19. McCool Regional Park 5. North Las Vegas 20. Monte Vista Park Chamber of Commerce 6. North Vista Hospital ADOPTED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 2 CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS ABOUT THE CITY The City of North Las Vegas stretches across the Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor northern rim of the Las Vegas Valley in Clark is elected on an at-large, non-partisan basis to serve County, Nevada and encompasses approximately a four-year term. Effective January 1, 2000, North 82.2 square miles. It is situated on the northern Las Vegas Council wards were created. The four city limits of the City of Las Vegas, the county seat Councilmembers must live within, and are elected and is the fourth most populated incorporated city by, their ward. Terms of office are staggered so that in Nevada. The City provides its citizens with City-wide elections are held every two years for police and fire protection, wastewater and water two or three of the five offices. systems, parks, a golf course, streets, a municipal court and other general governmental services. The five-member City Council is the policy- The economy of the North Las Vegas area is based making body of the City. By a majority vote, the on commerce, tourism, industry and government. Council may enact and enforce ordinances and orders and pass resolutions necessary for the oper- City Government ation of municipal government and management of The City of North Las Vegas was incorporated on City affairs. Council members also actively serve May 1, 1946. The City operates under the in leadership positions for numerous intergovern- provisions of an act cited as Chapter 573, Statutes mental agencies and associations to further the of Nevada, 1971, as amended. It maintains a interests of the City. ADOPTED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 3 CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS The current Mayor and members of the City Council and their terms of office are as follows: Name Ward Represented Term Expires Michael L. Montandon, Mayor At Large June 2009 William E. Robinson, Mayor Pro Tem Ward 2 June 2011 Stephanie S. Smith Ward 3 June 2009 Shari L. Buck Ward 4 June 2011 Robert L. Eliason Ward 1 June 2009 NORTH LAS VEGAS WardWard 44 WardWard 11 WardWard 33 WardWard 22 LAS VEGAS VALLEY ADOPTED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 4 CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS City Management The City Manager and City Attorney are appointed by and report to the City Council. The City Manager's administration consists of an Assistant City Manager responsible for administrative operations, an Assistant City Manager responsible for development operations, an Assistant to the City Manager and fifteen departments including: Public Works, Utilities, Parks & Recreation, Economic Development, Fire, Police, Planning & Zoning, Information Technology, Finance, City Clerk, Human Resources, General Services, Municipal Court, City Attorney, Communications, Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services and the Library District. North Las Vegas is the only city in Southern Nevada with a municipally-managed Library District. The 2007-08 budget authorizes 2,156 full-time equivalent employees. Electorate North Las Vegas Library Redevelopment Municipal Court Board of Trustees Agency City Council Judge North Las Vegas Municipal Library Court City Attorney City Manager Director of Assistant to Communications The City Manager City Auditor Assistant City Manager Assistant City Manager Human Police Fire For Operations City Clerk For Development Resources Finance Parks & Public Works Recreation General Services Utilities Information Planning & Zoning Technology (Future Development Services) Economic Office of Housing & Development Neighborhood Services State Legislative Emergency Management Affairs Officer Coordinator Manager of Labor Relations ADOPTED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2007-08 5 CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS Significant Events of 2006-07 of the magazine’s 2006 report on the Best Places to Live. According to the magazine, North Las Vegas’ The City of North Las Vegas’ Fire, Police and other key rate of job growth during that time was 36.6 percent departments responded to a major incident on the last and more than 5,000 jobs were created. In addition, weekend of July 2006 when an explosion and fire the Census Bureau stated the City of North Las Vegas occurred at a propane facility. The actions of these is once again the 2nd fastest growing large City (those City departments were instrumental in evacuating with over 100,000 people) in the nation. The popula- people safely from the immediate area of the explo- tion grew by 11.4% during the last year. sion, preventing loss of life and minimizing property damage near the site of the explosion. The City of North Las Vegas was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial The City of North Las Vegas welcomed Montecito Reporting for the 25th consecutive year. This award, Companies’ Cheyenne Pointe retail power center, the presented by the Government Financial Officers first large scale commercial retail project within the Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA), downtown redevelopment in July 2006. The project, is the highest form of recognition in the area of govern- estimated to cost $18 million, will be anchored by three mental accounting and financial reporting. Its attain- main tenants. ment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. The North Las Vegas City Clerk opened a full service Passport Application Acceptance Office in September North Las Vegas Fire Department was honored with a 2006. The office will provide information, application Child Passenger Safety Award in January 2007. The forms and passport photos for American citizens who award from Safe Kids Clark County recognized the want to obtain, replace or change a passport. North Las Vegas Fire Department for being the first and only fire department to institute a child passenger North Las Vegas officials held a groundbreaking cere- safety team. mony for Sandstone Ridge Park in October 2006. The park is expected to be a $5.9 million project. The park The City of North Las Vegas was one of nine cities and is designed to include lighted baseball and soccer counties this year to receive a Certificate of fields, basketball courts, a skateboard park, restroom, Achievement Award from the International City/County paved parking lot, walkways, shade structures, land- Management Association (ICMA) for its reporting of scaping and other amenities. performance data through budgets, newsletters and information provided to elected officials. This was the The City of North Las Vegas has launched two new second consecutive year the City received the award. online payment options: one for Utility payments and To receive this award, each community reported data one for the City’s Parks & Recreation class registra- for 15 local government services, from police and fire tion. Long lines and inconvenient waits will be a thing protection services to road maintenance and park of the past. Online payments can be made 24 hours a services. day, seven days a week with a valid MasterCard or Visa. In addition, the Utilities Department also plans to Fire Station 57 held its grand opening in February roll out an automated, 24 hour phone payment option. 2007, which houses 15 firefighters and one fire engine. The 9,502 square foot facility costs approximately $3.7 Money Magazine ranked North Las Vegas 13th among million and sits on a 1.5-acre parcel. The City now American cities with the highest percentage of job operates seven fire stations with 153 firefighters.