NRS 360.283 Annual determination of population of towns, townships, cities and counties; employment of demographer.

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1. The Department shall adopt regulations to establish a method of determining annually the population of each town, township, city and county in this State and estimate the population of each town, township, city and county pursuant to those regulations.

2. The Department shall, on or after July 1 of each year, issue an annual report of the estimated population of each town, township, city and county in this State as of July 1 of that year.

3. Any town, city or county in this State may petition the Department to revise the estimated population of that town, city or county. No such petition may be filed on behalf of a township. The Department shall by regulation establish a procedure to review each petition and to appeal the decision on review.

4. The Department shall, upon the completion of any review and appeal thereon pursuant to subsection 3, determine the population of each town, township, city and county in this State, and submit its determination to the Governor.

5. The Department shall employ a demographer to assist in the determination of population pursuant to this section and the projection of population pursuant to NRS 360.289 and to cooperate with the Federal Government in the conduct of each decennial census as it relates to this State.