WELLS CITY CHARTER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
Incorporation Of City; General Powers; Boundaries; Wards And Annexations; City Offices
1.010 Preamble: Legislative Intent.
1.020 Incorporation Of City.
1.030 Description Of Territory.
1.040 Annexations.
1.050 Elective Offices.
1.060 Elective Offices: Vacancies.
1.070 Mayor And Councilmen Not To Hold Other Office.
1.080 Appointive Offices
1.090 Appointive Officers: Duties; Salary.
1.100 Officials' Performance Bond.
1.110 Oath Of Office.
ARTICLE II
Legislative Department
2.010 Board Of Councilmen: Qualifications; Election; Term Of Office; Salary.
2.020 Board Of Councilmen: Contracts.
2.030 Board Of Councilmen: Duties Concerning Departments.
2.040 Board Of Councilmen: Discipline Of Members, Other Persons; Subpoena Power.
2.050 Meetings: Quorum.
2.060 Meetings: Special.
2.070 Meetings: Time And Place; Rules.
2.080 Oaths And Affirmations.
2.090 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Ordinances, Resolutions And Orders.
2.100 Ordinances: Passage By Bill; Amendments; Subject Matter; Title Requirements.
2.110 Ordinances: Enactment Procedure; Emergency Ordinances.
2.120 Codification Of Ordinances; Publication Of Code.
2.130 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Public Property, Buildings.
2.140 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Eminent Domain.
2.150 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Licensing, Regulation And Prohibition Of Businesses, Trades And Professions.
2.160 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Police Ordinances.
2.170 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Fire Protection; Regulation Of Explosives, Inflammable Materials; Fire Codes And Regulations.
2.180 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Public Health; Board Of Health Regulations.
2.190 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Buildings; Construction And Maintenance Regulations; Building And Safety Codes.
2.200 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Zoning And Planning.
2.210 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Rights-Of-Way, Parks, Public Buildings And Grounds And Other Public Places.
2.220 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Golf Course.
2.230 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Traffic Control.
2.240 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Parking Meters; Off-Street Public Parking Facilities.
2.250 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Railroads.
2.260 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Nuisances.
2.270 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Animals And Poultry.
2.280 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Abatement Of Noxious Insects, Rats And Disease-Bearing Organisms.
2.290 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Sanitary Sewer Facilities.
2.300 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Provision Of Utilities.
2.310 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Cemeteries; Acquisition And Maintenance.
2.320 Powers Of Board Of Councilmen: Television Franchises.
ARTICLE III
Executive Department
3.010 Mayor: Duties; Vice President.
3.020 City Clerk: Duties.
3.030 City Clerk's Bond; Performance Bonds.
3.040 City Attorney: Qualifications; Duties.
3.050 County Assessor To Be Ex Officio City Assessor; Duties.
3.060 Chief Of Police: Police Officers.
3.070 City Officers: Duties Restricted And Altered.
3.080 City Officers: Absence From Office.
3.090 City Officers: Collection And Disposition Of Moneys.
3.100 Removal Of Officers.
ARTICLE IV
Judicial Department
4.010 Municipal Court.
4.020 Municipal Court: Qualifications Of Municipal Judge; Salary.
4.030 Disposition Of Fines.
4.040 Additional Imprisonment To Satisfy Fine Or Forfeiture.
ARTICLE V
Elections
5.010 General Municipal Elections.
5.020 Applicability Of State Election Laws; Elections Under Board Of Councilmen's Control; Voting Precincts.
5.030 Qualifications, Registration Of Voters.
5.040 Names On Ballots.
5.050 Ballots For Ordinances And Charter Amendments.
5.060 Availability Of Lists Of Registered Voters.
5.070 Watchers And Challengers.
5.080 Voting Machines.
5.090 Election Returns; Canvass; Certificates Of Election; Entry Of Officers Upon Duties; Tie Vote Procedure.
5.100 Contest Of Election.
ARTICLE VI
Local Improvements
6.010 Local Improvement Law.
6.020 Local Improvement Law: Collateral Powers.
ARTICLE VII
Local Bonds And Franchises
7.010 Debt Limit.
7.020 Acquisition, Operation Of Municipal Utilities.
7.030 Borrowing Money.
7.040 Franchises.
ARTICLE VIII
Revenue
8.010 Municipal Taxes.
8.020 Revenue Ordinances.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous Provisions
9.010 Severability Of Provisions.
9.020 Effect Of Enactment Of Charter.
ARTICLE X
Transitional Provisions
10.010 Continuation Of Certain Officers.
WELLS CITY CHARTER
(Ch. 159, Stats. 1967 p. 284; R-Ch. 275, Stats. 1971 p. 474)
Chapter 275, Statutes Of Nevada 1971
An act incorporating the city of Wells, in Elko County, Nevada, and defining the boundaries thereof, under a new charter; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
[Approved April 15, 1971]
Section 1. The charter of the city of Wells is as follows. Each section of the charter shall be deemed to be a section of this act for the purpose of any subsequent amendment.