8-1-1: REQUIREMENT AND PROCESS FOR USING APPRAISERS:
   A.   The city shall comply with the requirements set forth in Nevada Revised Statutes 268.059, and any amendments thereto approved by resolution of the city council, regarding the sale or lease of real property.
   B.   The city shall maintain a list of all appraisers qualified to conduct general appraisals in Elko County based on the records maintained by Nevada real estate division of the department of business and industry, or any other state division or department which shall hereafter take over the records, pertaining to the qualifications of appraisers, which list shall be updated annually on or about January 1. The city manager or designee shall determine the qualifications of the foregoing appraisers qualified to conduct business in the city of Elko, and shall compile a list of appraisers to present to the governing body. The foregoing list of appraisers shall be: 1) reviewed and updated annually on or about January 1, 2) organized at random, and 3) rotated from time to time. The governing body's review and approval of such list shall be sufficient for verification of qualifications pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 268.059, and any amendments thereto.
   C.   An appraiser chosen pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 268.059(1), or any amendments thereto approved by resolution of the city council, must provide a disclosure statement which includes, without limitation, all sources of income of the appraiser that may constitute a conflict of interest and any relationship of the appraiser with the property owner or the owner of an adjoining property.
   D.   An appraiser shall not perform an appraisal on any real property offered for sale or lease by the governing body if the appraiser or a person related to the appraiser within the first degree of consanguinity or affinity has an interest in the real property or an adjoining property. (Ord. 800, 1-26-2016)