1. The board shall determine annually the amount of money necessary to pay the costs of acquiring, operating and maintaining the system and shall fix a rate, not greater than one-half cent per $100 of assessed valuation unless a different rate is established pursuant to subsection 3, which, when levied upon every dollar of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district, will raise that amount.

2. If the operation of the system has been delegated to the metropolitan police department, it shall submit to the board before May 1 of each year a budget for the operation of the system for the following fiscal year. The board shall consider the budget of the department in making its determination of the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation.

3. The maximum rate provided by subsection 1 for the levy of the tax may be increased if the board so proposes to the registered voters of the district, specifying the proposed rate, and the proposal is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question at a primary or general election or a special election called for that purpose.

4. A special election may be held only if the board determines, by a unanimous vote, that an emergency exists. The determination made by the board is conclusive unless it is shown that the board acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion. An action to challenge the determination made by the board must be commenced within 15 days after the board’s determination is final. As used in this subsection, “emergency” means any unexpected occurrence or combination of occurrences which requires immediate action by the board to prevent or mitigate a substantial financial loss to the district or county or to enable the board to provide an essential service to the residents of the county.

5. The board shall levy and collect the tax upon the assessed valuation of all taxable property in the district, in the same manner, at the same time and in addition to other taxes levied by the board.

(Added to NRS by 1985, 954; A 1989, 266; 1993, 1038; 2007, 16)