Nevada Revised Statutes 241.023 – Requirements for holding meeting by remote technology system
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public body may conduct a meeting by means of a remote technology system if:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 241.023
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- public body: means :
(a) Any administrative, advisory, executive or legislative body of the State or a local government consisting of at least two persons which expends or disburses or is supported in whole or in part by tax revenue or which advises or makes recommendations to any entity which expends or disburses or is supported in whole or in part by tax revenue, including, but not limited to, any board, commission, committee, subcommittee or other subsidiary thereof and includes a library foundation as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015
- Remote technology system: means any system or other means of communication which uses any electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a person from a remote location to attend, participate, vote or take any other action in a meeting, even though the person is not physically present at the meeting. See Nevada Revised Statutes 241.015
(a) A quorum is actually or collectively present, whether in person, by using the remote technology system or by means of electronic communication.
(b) Members of the public are permitted to:
(1) Attend and participate at a physical location designated for the meeting where members of the public are permitted to attend and participate; or
(2) Hear and observe the meeting, participate in the meeting by telephone and provide live public comment during the meeting using the remote technology system. A public body may also allow public comment by means of prerecorded messages.
(c) The public body reasonably ensures that any person who is not a member of the public body or a member of the public but is otherwise required or allowed to participate in the meeting is able to participate in the portion of the meeting that pertains to the person using the remote technology system. The public body shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this paragraph if the public body provides the person with a web-based link and a telephone number, in case of technical difficulties, that allows the person in real time to attend and participate in the meeting. Nothing in this paragraph requires a public body to provide a person with technical support to address the person’s individual hardware, software or other technical issues.
2. If all members of a public body:
(a) Are required to be elected officials, the public body shall not conduct a meeting by means of a remote technology system without a physical location designated for the meeting where members of the public are permitted to attend and participate.
(b) Are not required to be elected officials, the public body shall not conduct a meeting by means of a remote technology system without a physical location designated for the meeting where members of the public are permitted to attend and participate unless the public body complies with the provisions of subsection 11 of NRS 241.020.
3. If any member of a public body attends a meeting by means of a remote technology system, the chair of the public body, or his or her designee, must make reasonable efforts to ensure that:
(a) Members of the public body and members of the public present at the physical location of the meeting can hear or observe each member attending by a remote technology system; and
(b) Each member of the public body in attendance can participate in the meeting.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3, a public body may not hold a meeting to consider a contested case, as defined in NRS 233B.032 or a regulation as defined in NRS 233B.038 by means of a remote technology system unless there is a physical location for the meeting where members of the general public are permitted to attend and participate.
5. If a meeting is conducted pursuant to this section using a remote technology system, before the first period of the day devoted to public comment, the clear and complete instructions for a member of the general public to be able to call in to the meeting to provide public comment, including, without limitation, a telephone number or any necessary identification number of the meeting or other access code, must be read verbally.