Nevada Revised Statutes 350.012 – Meetings; officers; removal of member; quorum; compensation
1. The commission shall meet during the month of February of each year to organize by selecting a chair and vice chair. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the chair must be one of the representatives of the board of county commissioners. The county clerk is ex officio the secretary of the commission.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 350.012
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
2. In addition to the organizational meeting, each commission shall meet annually in August of each year and at the call of the chair whenever business is presented, as provided in NRS 350.014 and 350.0145.
3. In conjunction with the meetings required by subsections 1 and 2, the commission in a county whose population:
(a) Is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, shall meet each calendar quarter.
(b) Is 700,000 or more, shall meet each month. The meetings required by this subsection must be scheduled at each annual meeting in August.
4. The appointing authority may remove a member of a commission in a county whose population:
(a) Is 700,000 or more if the member fails to attend three consecutive meetings or five meetings during a calendar year.
(b) Is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 if the member fails to attend two consecutive meetings or three meetings during a calendar year.
(c) Is less than 100,000 if the member fails to attend at least one meeting during a calendar year.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 350.0115, a majority of the members constitutes a quorum for all purposes.
6. The governing body of the county may provide for the payment to members of the commission who serve as representatives of the public at large:
(a) Compensation of not more than $40, as fixed by the governing body, for each day or portion of a day of attendance at a meeting of the commission, not to exceed $400 paid to each such member per month.
(b) While engaged in the business of the commission, the per diem allowance and travel expenses generally provided for officers and employees of the county, if any.