During a hearing Tuesday evening, Washoe County commissioners opened debate on a sales and property tax plan to fund schools that Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Gang of 63 were too chicken to act on themselves.
Attached to this post is a memo from the district attorney's office that reveals points of a legislative attorney's opinion and lays out what the board can and can't do. The Legislative Counsel Bureau says the board can raise either tax or both and can put sunsets (ugh) on either or both. It's worth a read.
Several lawmakers attended the hearing, including supporters (David Bobzien, Skip Daly Mike Sprinkle and Teresa Benitiz-Thompson) and the ever-passionate Ira Hansen, who fulminated against it. The prime mover behind the bill, Debbie Smith, couldn't be there, but her tweet said it all.
During a hearing Tuesday evening, Washoe County commissioners opened debate on a sales and property tax plan to fund schools that Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Gang of 63 were too chicken to act on themselves.
Attached to this post is a memo from the district attorney's office that reveals points of a legislative attorney's opinion and lays out what the board can and can't do. The Legislative Counsel Bureau says the board can raise either tax or both and can put sunsets (ugh) on either or both. It's worth a read.
Several lawmakers attended the hearing, including supporters (David Bobzien, Skip Daly Mike Sprinkle and Teresa Benitiz-Thompson) and the ever-passionate Ira Hansen, who fulminated against it. The prime mover behind the bill, Debbie Smith, couldn't be there, but her tweet said it all.
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