1. On and after July 1, 1973, if an elected county officer has served in his or her office for more than 4 years, the officer is entitled to an additional salary of 2 percent of his or her base salary for the appropriate fiscal year as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 245.043 or his or her annual salary set pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 245.043, as applicable, for each full calendar year the officer has served in his or her office.

2. The additional salary to which an elected county officer is entitled pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) Must be calculated on July 1 of each year by multiplying 2 percent of the base salary for the appropriate fiscal year as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 245.043 or the annual salary set pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 245.043, as applicable, by the number of full calendar years the elected county officer has served in his or her office; and

(b) Must not exceed 20 percent of the base salary for the appropriate fiscal year as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 245.043 or the annual salary set pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 245.043, as applicable.

3. Any elected county officer who is entitled to additional salary pursuant to subsection 1 may elect not to receive the additional salary or any part of the additional salary.

4. Service on the Board of Supervisors of Carson City for the initial term which began on July 1, 1969, and ended on the first Monday of January, 1973, shall be deemed to constitute 4 full calendar years of service for the purposes of this section.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1780; A 1975, 958; 1983, 1649; 1987, 115; 1995, 2520; 2007, 2411; 2015, 141)