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2001 Nevada Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2001)

handle is hein.sag/sagnv0032 and id is 1 raw text is: STATE OF NEVADA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 100 N. Carson Street Carson City, Nevada R9701-4717 Telephone (775) 684-1100 Fax (775) 684-1108 WEBSITE: http://ag.state.nv.us/ E-Mail: agInfo@ag.state.nv.us FRANKIE SUE DEL PAPA Attorney General THOMAS M. PATTON First Assistant Attorney General February 9, 2001 OPINION NO. 2001-01 OPEN MEETING LAW: BOARDS & COMMISSIONS: MEETINGS: If a person has requested notice of meetings, the Open Meeting Law requires the public body to mail a copy of the notice and agenda to the requestor at least three working days before the meeting. Sending the notice by e-mail to the requestor does not satisfy the requirements of the statute. However, a person may waive the right to notice by regular mail and instead receive three days notice by e-mail, so long as the waiver is informed, intelligent, and voluntary. Donald L. Soderberg, Chairman Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 1150 East William Street Carson City, Nevada 89701-3109 Dear Mr. Soderberg: You have asked this office for an opinion regarding the use of communication sent via the Internet (e-mail) to provide an individual with notice of a public meeting. BACKGROUND The Open Meeting Law requires that all meetings of public bodies be open and public, except as otherwise provided by specific statute. NRS 241.020(1). Written notice must be given at least three working days before the meeting. NRS 241.020(2). The notice must include the time, place, and location of the meeting, a list of the locations where the notice has been posted, and an agenda consisting of a statement of the topics to be considered, the items on which action may be taken, and a period devoted to comments by the public. Id. At a minimum, the public body is required to provide notice of a meeting by posting a copy of the notice and agenda at its Protecting Citizens, Solving Problems, Making Government Work

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