Carson City provided this graph showing general fund property tax revenues for five fiscal years.
The Carson City Board of Supervisors is lined up for two days of business at the end of the week.
Thursday, supervisors meet 8:30 a.m. in the community center board room, 851 E. William St., for budget considerations and a show cause hearing for a vape shop, among other items.
Friday, supervisors are meeting for a retreat at 9 a.m. at the Fuji Park Exhibit Hall, 601 Old Clear Creek Road.
At the Thursday meeting, supervisors will discuss and take possible action on budget assumptions for fiscal year 2026, which starts July 1. Supporting materials for the meeting show a projected 5 percent increase in property tax revenues for the general fund — from $34.86 million estimated for the current fiscal year to $36.61 million for FY 2026 — and the property tax rate steady at $3.57 per $100 of assessed valuation.
On the other hand, consolidated tax revenue including sales tax revenue does not appear to be growing. Data for the meeting shows this revenue stream at $44.66 million for fiscal year 2024, an estimated $44.10 million for the current fiscal year and $44.54 million projected in 2026. The city did experience a 1.3 percent dip in taxable sales in the first three months of the current fiscal year, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation.
In other Thursday action:
• Supervisors are set to hold a show cause hearing for M.Y. Macias Gomez II LLC doing business as My Vape & Smoke Shop at 1800 E. William St., suite 16, to determine if the business license should be suspended, cancelled or revoked.
On Jan. 16, supervisors voted unanimously to set the show cause hearing for Feb. 20 after a presentation from Community Development and the Carson City Sheriff’s Office.
According to a staff report from Community Development and information from CCSO, the shop and others in the community were warned by CCSO in July, as part of educational outreach, not to sell meth pipes or any illegal vape.
On Oct. 23, the city said, an employee at My Vape & Smoke Shop was arrested after advising a plain-clothes detective they had to pay cash for a meth pipe. They also reportedly sold to law enforcement a vape containing THCA without a cannabis license.
“An order to appear and show cause was mailed to each owner of the business by first class mail on Jan. 17. Business license staff has verified that each owner has received the order,” reads an updated report.
• Supervisors will hear from the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department and the Treasurer’s Office — in two agenda items — on whether the city should acquire, at no cost, a small piece of land on the west bank of the Caron River near Buzzy’s Ranch that’s delinquent on taxes.
“According to the Carson City Assessor’s record for this small parcel, it measures approximately .280 of an acre, and in June of 2023, the Carson City Treasurer’s Office (CCTO) issued a deed against it after more than two years had passed in which the CCTO received no property taxes for it,” reads a Feb. 7 letter from Treasurer Andrew Rasor.
According to the letter, the amount owed in property taxes, penalties and fees is $1,358.89.
“NRS 361.603 allows any local government or the Nevada System of Higher Education to acquire property that is held in trust due to delinquent property taxes if it serves a public purpose,” reads Thursday’s agenda. “The property is subject to a trustee’s deed held by the CCTO and the Carson City Parks and Recreation Department has expressed interest in acquiring the property for use as open space as part of the Carson River Master Plan. If adopted, this item would allow Carson City to acquire the property if the last known heir(s) fail to pay the delinquent taxes within 90 days.”
During the Friday retreat, the board will:
• Discuss and take possible action on Carson City grant programs including community support services and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Block Grants along with redevelopment arts and culture grants.
• Discuss and take possible action on property space and location needs for Carson City departments.
• Discuss and take possible action on Carson City’s 5-year Capital Improvement Plan for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
• Discuss and take possible action regarding potential policy and legislative directives for short term rentals in Carson City.
• Discuss and take possible action about temporary special event permits.
• Discuss and take possible action on the selection process for the upcoming vacancy in the city manager position. Current City Manager Nancy Paulson has announced her retirement effective June 30.