Nevada Revised Statutes Title 20. Counties and Townships: Formation, Government and Officers § 245.043. Annual salaries of elected county officers; option not to receive part of salary; salary increases not paid under certain circumstances

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. As used in this section:

(a) “County” includes Carson City.

(b) “County commissioner” includes the Mayor and supervisors of Carson City.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and by any special law, the elected officers of the counties of this State are entitled to receive, for the appropriate fiscal year, annual salaries in the base amounts specified in the following table commencing on July 1 of the fiscal year. The annual salaries are in full payment for all services required by law to be performed by such officers. Except as otherwise provided by law, all fees and commissions collected by such officers in the performance of their duties must be paid into the county treasury each month without deduction of any nature.

ANNUAL SALARIES

Class	County	District Attorney	Sheriff	County Clerk	County Assessor	County Recorder	County Treasurer	Public Administrator
1	Clark

	FY 2015-2016	$187,563	$161,692	$109,757	$109,757	$109,757	$109,757	$109,757
	FY 2016-2017	193,190	166,543	113,050	113,050	113,050	113,050	113,050
	FY 2017-2018	198,986	171,540	116,441	116,441	116,441	116,441	116,441
	FY 2018-2019	204,955	176,685	119,934	119,934	119,934	119,934	119,934
2	Washoe
	FY 2015-2016	165,573	133,234	100,610	100,610	100,610	100,610	100,610
	FY 2016-2017	170,540	137,231	103,629	103,629	103,629	103,629	103,629
	FY 2017-2018	175,656	141,348	106,738	106,738	106,738	106,738	106,738
	FY 2018-2019	180,926	145,588	109,940	109,940	109,940	109,940	109,940
3	Carson City
	FY 2015-2016	118,872	98,567	78,293	78,293	78,293	78,293	--------
	FY 2016-2017	122,438	101,524	80,642	80,642	80,642	80,642	--------
	FY 2017-2018	126,112	104,570	83,061	83,061	83,061	83,061	--------
	FY 2018-2019	129,895	107,707	85,553	85,553	85,553	85,553	--------
	Churchill
	FY 2015-2016	118,872	98,567	78,293	78,293	78,293	78,293	--------
	FY 2016-2017	122,438	101,524	80,642	80,642	80,642	80,642	--------
	FY 2017-2018	126,112	104,570	83,061	83,061	83,061	83,061	--------
	FY 2018-2019	129,895	107,707	85,553	85,553	85,553	85,553	--------
	Douglas
	FY 2015-2016	118,872	98,567	78,293	78,293	78,293	78,293	--------
	FY 2016-2017	122,438	101,524	80,642	80,642	80,642	80,642	--------
	FY 2017-2018	126,112	104,570	83,061	83,061	83,061	83,061	--------
	FY 2018-2019	129,895	107,707	85,553	85,553	85,553	85,553	--------
	Elko
	FY 2015-2016	118,872	98,567	78,293	78,293	78,293	78,293	--------
	FY 2016-2017	122,438	101,524	80,642	80,642	80,642	80,642	--------
	FY 2017-2018	126,112	104,570	83,061	83,061	83,061	83,061	--------
	FY 2018-2019	129,895	107,707	85,553	85,553	85,553	85,553	--------
	Humboldt
	FY 2015-2016	118,872	98,567	78,293	78,293	78,293	78,293	--------
	FY 2016-2017	122,438	101,524	80,642	80,642	80,642	80,642	--------
	FY 2017-2018	126,112	104,570	83,061	83,061	83,061	83,061	--------
	FY 2018-2019	129,895	107,707	85,553	85,553	85,553	85,553	--------
	Lyon
	FY 2015-2016	118,872	98,567	78,293	78,293	78,293	78,293	--------
	FY 2016-2017	122,438	101,524	80,642	80,642	80,642	80,642	--------
	FY 2017-2018	126,112	104,570	83,061	83,061	83,061	83,061	--------
	FY 2018-2019	129,895	107,707	85,553	85,553	85,553	85,553	--------
	Nye
	FY 2015-2016	118,872	98,567	78,293	78,293	78,293	78,293	--------
	FY 2016-2017	122,438	101,524	80,642	80,642	80,642	80,642	--------
	FY 2017-2018	126,112	104,570	83,061	83,061	83,061	83,061	--------
	FY 2018-2019	129,895	107,707	85,553	85,553	85,553	85,553	--------
4	Lander
	FY 2015-2016	112,268	88,711	65,305	65,305	65,305	65,305	--------
	FY 2016-2017	115,636	91,372	67,264	67,264	67,264	67,264	--------
	FY 2017-2018	119,105	94,113	69,282	69,282	69,282	69,282	--------
	FY 2018-2019	122,678	96,937	71,361	71,361	71,361	71,361	--------
	Storey
	FY 2015-2016	112,268	88,711	65,305	65,305	65,305	65,305	--------
	FY 2016-2017	115,636	91,372	67,264	67,264	67,264	67,264	--------
	FY 2017-2018	119,105	94,113	69,282	69,282	69,282	69,282	--------
	FY 2018-2019	122,678	96,937	71,361	71,361	71,361	71,361	--------
	White Pine
	FY 2015-2016	112,268	88,711	65,305	65,305	65,305	65,305	--------
	FY 2016-2017	115,636	91,372	67,264	67,264	67,264	67,264	--------
	FY 2017-2018	119,105	94,113	69,282	69,282	69,282	69,282	--------
	FY 2018-2019	122,678	96,937	71,361	71,361	71,361	71,361	--------
5	Eureka
	FY 2015-2016	99,060	70,968	58,537	58,537	58,537	58,537	--------
	FY 2016-2017	102,033	73,097	60,293	60,293	60,293	60,293	--------
	FY 2017-2018	105,093	75,290	62,102	62,102	62,102	62,102	--------
	FY 2018-2019	108,246	77,549	63,965	63,965	63,965	63,965	--------
	Lincoln
	FY 2015-2016	99,060	70,968	58,537	58,537	58,537	58,537	--------
	FY 2016-2017	102,033	73,097	60,293	60,293	60,293	60,293	--------
	FY 2017-2018	105,093	75,290	62,102	62,102	62,102	62,102	--------
	FY 2018-2019	108,246	77,549	63,965	63,965	63,965	63,965	--------
	Mineral
	FY 2015-2016	99,060	70,968	58,537	58,537	58,537	58,537	--------
	FY 2016-2017	102,033	73,097	60,293	60,293	60,293	60,293	--------
	FY 2017-2018	105,093	75,290	62,102	62,102	62,102	62,102	--------
	FY 2018-2019	108,246	77,549	63,965	63,965	63,965	63,965	--------
	Pershing
	FY 2015-2016	99,060	70,968	58,537	58,537	58,537	58,537	--------
	FY 2016-2017	102,033	73,097	60,293	60,293	60,293	60,293	--------
	FY 2017-2018	105,093	75,290	62,102	62,102	62,102	62,102	--------
	FY 2018-2019	108,246	77,549	63,965	63,965	63,965	63,965	--------
6	Esmeralda
	FY 2015-2016	78,657	63,083	51,220	51,220	51,220	--------	--------
	FY 2016-2017	81,017	64,976	52,756	52,756	52,756	--------	--------
	FY 2017-2018	83,447	66,926	54,339	54,339	54,339	--------	--------
	FY 2018-2019	85,951	68,933	55,969	55,969	55,969	--------	--------

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the annual salaries set forth in this subsection for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 are effective for that fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the annual salary for county commissioners commencing on July 1 of the fiscal year is:

(a) For Fiscal Year 2015-2016, 103.00 percent;

(b) For Fiscal Year 2016-2017, 106.09 percent;

(d) For Fiscal Year 2018-2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, 112.551 percent,

of the amount of the annual salary for the county commissioners of that county that was in effect on January 1, 2015.

4. Any elected officer or county commissioner who is entitled to a salary pursuant to subsection 2 or 3 may elect not to receive any part of the salary to which he or she is entitled pursuant to subsection 2 or 3, as applicable.

5. The increased annual salaries for all elected county officers provided for in subsections 2 and 3 for a fiscal year must not be paid in a fiscal year if the board of county commissioners determines that sufficient financial resources are not available to pay increased annual salaries in that fiscal year and the annual salaries paid for those officers in the immediately preceding fiscal year must continue to be paid. If increased annual salaries are paid in a subsequent fiscal year:

(a) Those increased annual salaries must be in the amounts provided for in subsections 2 and 3 starting with the first fiscal year in which increased salaries were not paid because sufficient financial resources were not available.

(b) An elected county officer is not entitled to any retroactive payment of the salary increase for any previous fiscal year in which increased annual salaries were not paid.

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