North Las Vegas council adopts budget augmentation, approves rezoning and donates fire apparatus; three appointments confirmed

The North Las Vegas City Council on June 18 approved a fiscal year 2024–25 budget augmentation, adopted a zoning ordinance for a small parcel, approved donation of fire equipment to a nonprofit firefighter group and confirmed three appointments and reappointments.

The council adopted Resolution No. 27,41 to augment the 2024–25 budget. Justin O’Brien, budget manager for North Las Vegas, described the augmentation as a regular compliance filing required by state law and said it is driven largely by grants and capital project rollovers. "What is a budget augmentation? Budget augmentation is something, that we present to council every year as required by NRS," O’Brien said. He told the council the augmentation totals about $127.3 million, with roughly $68.3 million in governmental fund adjustments and about $58.9 million in proprietary fund adjustments; staff told council roughly 79% of the adjustments…