Southern Nevada health district filed a second complaint in court Friday against Clark County and Clark County Commission, charging the Commissioners failed to provide US $ 15.9 million in necessary funding for the coming year.
An appeal for "release by mandamus" was submitted to the county of Clark County District Court covering the budget dispute. The petition asks the Court to require the County to fund 15.9 million dollars.
A day earlier, sued the district health County, charging Commissioners fails to cooperate with plans for the development of a new health district headquarters offices.
Friday's court petition proposing the County is hypocrisy to complain about State take the County's money and then turn and take the district health money.
"In 2005 when the district health Southern Nevada became a regional health districts serving several municipalities and Governments in Southern Nevada, Nevada legislature mandated direct financing to the Southern Nevada health district from Clark County Health District in Southern Nevada to provide essential services that benefit the public," said Friday's court petition.
"But for the Southern Nevada health district's 2011-2012 budget, Clark County arbitrarily reduced Southern Nevada health district's direct financing from the prescribed amount of $ 23.80 $ 5.692 million, which represents lack 15.867 million dollars.
"Southern Nevada health district is asking this Court to force Clark County to finance district health Southern Nevada completely and to limit the Clark County from further manipulation with the Southern Nevada health district's direct financing," says the petition.
County budget shows that all revenue sources, health district budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 will be 74.1 million dollars, up from 73 million dollars this year.
Is about the district health should obtain all property taxes attributed to it, 3.5 cents per $ 100 of assessed valuation countywide, instituting proposes.
The County's decision to withhold 15.9 million dollars breaching "law and order in Nevada are prohibited to Governments, such as Clark County, arbitrarily with the financing of other units," says the document instituting the proceedings.
Erik's father, a county spokesman, said county officials could not immediately comment on the dispute because they had not had the opportunity to fully review whether Thursday's lawsuit or Friday's petition.
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