Cooperative powers.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. VIII, § 8.250

in effect

Sec. 8.250 - Cooperative powers. The city also has the following powers: 1. To accept contributions or loans from the Federal Government, the state or any public body (or any combination of those entities) to finance the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipping, maintenance and operation of any enterprise which pertains to an undertaking in which the city is authorized to engage and to enter into contracts and cooperate with and accept cooperation from the Federal Government, the state or any public body (or any combination of those entities) in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipping, maintenance and operation and in the financing of the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipping, maintenance and operation of that enterprise in accordance with any legislation which Congress, the state legislature or any governing body or legislative body of any public body (or any combination of those bodies) may have adopted or may, after the effective date of this charter, adopt, under which aid, assistance and cooperation may be furnished by the Federal Government, the state or public body (or any combination of those entities) in the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipping, maintenance and operation or in the financing of the planning, acquisition, improvement, equipping, maintenance and operation of any enterprise, including without limitation the costs of engineering, architectural and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures and other action which is preliminary to the acquisition, improvement or equipping of any project and to do anything which is necessary in order to avail itself of the aid, assistance and cooperation which may be available under any federal or state legislation which is now in existence or may, after the effective date of this charter, be enacted. 2. To enter into and perform, without any election, joint operating or service contracts and agreements, acquisition, improvement, equipment or disposal contracts or other arrangements, for any term which does not exceed 50 years, with the Federal Government, the state and any public body (or any combination of those entities) with respect to the undertaking, and any project or property which pertains thereto, whether it is acquired by the city, by the Federal Government, by the state or by any public body, and to accept grants and contributions from the Federal Government, the state, any public body, or any person (or any combination of those entities) in connection with those contracts, agreements and arrangements. 3. To enter into and perform, without any election, when it is determined by the city council to be in the public interest, contracts and agreements, for any term which does not exceed 50 years, with the Federal Government, the state, any public body or any person (or any combination of those entities) for the provision and operation by the city of any facilities, whether or not they pertain to the undertaking of the city or any project which relates to that undertaking and the payment periodically by the Federal Government, the state, the public body or the person (or any combination of those entities) to the city of amounts which are at least sufficient, if any, in the determination of the city council, to compensate the city for the cost of providing, operating and maintaining the facilities which serve the Federal Government, the state, the public body or the person, or otherwise. 4. To enter into and perform, without any election, contracts and agreements with the Federal Government, the state, any public body or any person (or combination of those entities) for or with respect to the planning, construction, lease or other acquisition, improvement, equipping, operation, maintenance, disposal and financing of any property which pertains to the facilities of the city or to any undertaking or any project of the city, or otherwise, including without limitation any contract or agreement for any term which does not exceed 50 years. 5. To cooperate with and act in conjunction with the Federal Government or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions or departments, or with the state or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions or departments, or with any public body or with any person in the acquisition, improvement or equipping of any facilities or any project which is authorized for the city or for any other work, act or purpose which is provided for in this article and to adopt and carry out any definite plan or system of work for that purpose. 6. To cooperate with the Federal Government, the state or any public body (or any combination of those entities) by an agreement with any or all of those entities by which the city may: (a) Acquire and provide, without cost to the cooperating entity, the land, easements and rights-of-way which are necessary for the acquisition, improvement or equipping (or any combination thereof) of any properties which pertain to the undertaking or any other facility; (b) Hold and save harmless the cooperating entity free from any claim for damages which may arise from the acquisition, improvement, equipping, maintenance and operation (or any combination thereof) of any facility; (c) Maintain and operate any facility in accordance with the regulations which are prescribed by the cooperating entity; and (d) Adopt and enforce regulations, if any, with respect to the facilities and which are satisfactory to the cooperating entity. 7. To provide, by any contract, for any term which does not exceed 50 years, or otherwise, without an election: (a) For the joint use of the personnel, equipment and facilities of the city, the Federal Government, the state and any public body (or any combination of those entities) including without limitation public buildings which are constructed by or under the supervision of the city council or by the governing body or legislative body of the other party to the contract, upon such terms and agreements and within such areas within the city as may be determined, for the promotion and protection of the public health, safety, prosperity, security, comfort, convenience, general welfare and property of the inhabitants of the city, the Federal Government, the state, any public body and any person of interest, as the case may be; and (b) For the joint employment of clerks, stenographers and other employees which pertain to the facilities, any project or the undertaking which now exist or may, after the effective date of this charter, be established in the city upon such terms and conditions as may be determined for the equitable apportionment of the expenses which result from that employment. 8. In connection with any facility of the city, or any part of any facility which is acquired or proposed in connection with an undertaking, or with any project, to consult with any regulatory or other agency of the Federal Government, the state or any public body and to submit plans, specifications or other instruments or documents (or any combination thereof) to that governmental agency for its review, recommendations and other comments.

Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=LAVECH_ARTVIIIRERE_S8.250COPOFetched: 10/28/2026