Chapter 2.32
TELEVISION DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.32.050 Tax, service charge—Rate.
2.32.060 Tax, service charge—Collection.
2.32.010 Created.
The Humboldt County television department, governed by the board of county commissioners of the county, with the powers of a general improvement district, is created and the Humboldt County television maintenance district is merged and consolidated into said Humboldt County television department. (Ord. 11-20-17 § 1; Ord. 5-6-02; Ord. 8-19-76-A § 1)
2.32.020 Purpose.
The television department is created for the purpose of acquiring television broadcasts, transmissions and relay improvements, including, but not limited to, acquisition of regional television stations, high definition television transmissions and FM radio transmissions. This department is also created for the purpose of maintaining transmitters, relays, translators, associated hardware/software, and any licenses associated therewith. (Ord. 11-20-17 § 1; Ord. 5-6-02; Ord. 5-1-00B § 1; Ord. 8-19-76-A § 2)
2.32.030 Territory.
The following territory is included in the proposed television department service charge or tax area:
A. In Humboldt County, Nevada: Townships 31 North through 39 North, Ranges 31 East through 44 East; Township 40 North, Range 38 East; Townships 40 North through 44 North, Ranges 39 East through 44 East; Townships 45 North through 47 North, Ranges 41 East through 44 East; which above-described area includes all of the city of Winnemucca;
B. Winnemucca rural county fire protection district;
C. Humboldt County fire protection district;
D. Golconda fire protection district;
E. Paradise Valley County fire protection district;
F. Humboldt County television maintenance improvement district;
G. Gold Run Township;
H. Paradise Valley Township;
I. Southeast portion of Union Township;
J. Boundaries of area formerly known as the Denio Television Maintenance District as follows:
Beginning at a point which lies on the Nevada and Oregon Border approximately 1.3 miles East along said Border from the NW corner of Section 6, T. 47 N., R. 30 E., M.D.B. & M., said point being the True Point of Beginning of the Denio Television Maintenance District; thence continuing East along said Border approximately 3.7 miles to a point; thence S 5°W approximately 10.2 miles to a point which lies within T. 46 N., R. 30 E. M.D.B. & M.; thence S 25°E approximately 30.2 miles to a point which lies on the Northern Boundary of T. 41 N., R. 32 E. M.D.B. & M. approximately .6 miles from the NE corner of Section 1, T. 41 N., R. 32 E. M.D.B. & M.; thence S 64°W approximately 3.7 miles to a point; thence N 22°W. approximately 7 miles to a point which lies within T. 42 N., R. 31 E. M.D. B. & M.; thence S 12°W approximately 7.5 miles to a point which lies within T. 41 N., R. 31 E. M.D.B. & M.; thence S 26°W approximately 8.7 miles to a point which lies within T. 40 N., R. 30 E. M.D.B. & M.; thence N 2°W approximately 18.5 miles to a point which lies within T. 43 N., R. 30 E. M.D.B. & M.; thence Due West approximately .3 mile to a point: thence N 1 °W approximately 18.9 miles to a point which lies within T 46 N., R. 30 E. M.D.B. & M.; thence N 16°W approximately 10.6 miles to a point on the Nevada and Oregon Border, the True Point of Beginning.
K. Boundaries of area formerly known as the Quinn River Television Maintenance Improvement District as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Oregon-Nevada State line where the range line common to Ranges 38 East, and 39 East, intersect said line; thence in a southerly direction a distance of 18 miles to the Northeast corner of the Township44 North, Range 38 East; thence in a westerly direction along the Township line to the Northeast corner of Section 3, Township 44 North, Range 38 East; thence in a Southerly direction along the section line to the township line common to Townships 43 North, Range 38 East; thence South along the section line distance of twelve miles to the township line common to Townships 40 North and 41 North; thence West along the said township line to the Southeast corner of Township 41 North, Range 36 East; thence North along the range line common to Ranges 35 East and 36 East a distance of eight miles to a point on the township line common to Townships 42 North and 43 North; thence in a easterly direction along said township line a distance of two miles to the Southeast corner of Section 32, Townships 43 North, Range 36 East; thence due North along the said line a distance of eleven miles to the Southwest corner of Section 4, Townships 44 North, Range 36 East; thence East along the section line to the range line common to the Ranges 36 East and 37 East; thence due North along said range line a distance of 19 1/2 miles to the Oregon-Nevada border; thence East along the Oregon-Nevada border to the point of the beginning.
Later modified in 1969 to include King River Television District boundaries to include:
TOWNSHIPS 44 NORTH thru 48 NORTH, RANGES 33 EAST and 34 EAST, M.D.M.
TOWNSHIPS 41 NORTH thru 48 NORTH, RANGES 35 EAST thru 38 EAST, M.D.M.
TOWNSHIPS 45 NORTH thru 48 NORTH, RANGE 39 EAST
(Ord. 11-20-17 § 1; Ord. 5-6-02; Ord. 8-19-76-A § 3)
2.32.040 Advisory board.
There is created the Humboldt County television advisory board, consisting of three members, who shall serve at the pleasure of the county commissioners. The television advisory board shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the board of county commissioners. In the absence of a sitting television advisory board the county commissioners shall act as the television board. (Ord. 11-20-17 § 1; Ord. 5-6-02; Ord. 5-1-00B § 1; Ord. 8-19-76-A § 4)
2.32.050 Tax, service charge—Rate.
Pursuant to the power granted the county by NRS 318.1192(2)(3), the television service rate for services furnished by the county television department shall be set at thirty dollars per year, per residence, except Denio television maintenance district area which shall be set at twenty dollars per year per residence and Quinn River television maintenance improvement district area which shall be set at thirty-four dollars per year, per residence until modified by the Humboldt County commission; the service rate for commercial or institutional premises, within the district, which contain television receivers shall be eighteen dollars a year per television set. Rooming houses, boarding houses, RV parks, and bars, which are not part of a casino, shall be charged for one institutional or commercial television receiver per business. (Ord. 11-20-17 § 1; Ord. 5-6-02; Ord. 5-1-00B § 1; Ord. 8-19-76-A § 6)
2.32.060 Tax, service charge—Collection.
The television tax or service charge for the county television department shall continue to be collected on the real property tax roll in the same manner as the county’s general taxes. (Ord. 11-20-17 § 1; Ord. 5-6-02; Ord. 8-19-76-A § 5)
2.32.070 Refund.
If a taxpayer, by signed application, certifies that his or her property cannot be served by television signals of the county television department or that such property does not contain a television receiver or the number of television receivers charged on the tax bill is incorrectly stated, such taxpayer may have the television tax, paid for such unavailable service or nonexisting receiver or receivers, refunded upon approval of the board of county commissioners. (Ord. 11-20-17 § 1; Ord. 5-6-02; Ord. 5-1-00B § 1; Ord. 8-19-76-A § 7)