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2020 Open Meeting Law Opinions Op. Nev. Att'y Gen. 1 (2020)

handle is hein.sag/sagnv0122 and id is 1 raw text is: AAR D. FJESSICA L. ADAIR AARON D. FORD Chief of Staff Attorney General KYLE E.N. GEORGE RACHEL J. ANDERSON V General Counsel First Assistant Attorney General CHRISTINE JONES BRADY STATE OF NEVADA HEIDI PARRY STERN Solicitor General Second Assistant Attorney General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 100 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701 July 20, 2020 Sent via U.S. Mail Mr. Tod Corbin Re: Open Meeting Law Complaint, OAG File No. 13897-277 Elko County Board of County Commissioners Dear Mr. Corbin: The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is in receipt of your complaint alleging violations of the Open Meeting Law (OML) by the Elko County Commission (the Board) regarding Elko County's alleged attempt to seek legal action to keep you from attending public meetings (the Complaint). The OAG has statutory enforcement powers under the OML, and the authority to investigate and prosecute violations of the OML. Nevada Revised Statues (NRS) 241.037; NRS 241.039; NRS 241.040. In response to your complaint, the OAG reviewed your complaint and attachment, several sets of Board meeting minutes, documents from the Wells Justice Court, and the relevant authority. FACTUAL BACKROUND The County of Elko is a County of the State of Nevada that was created in 1869 pursuant to NRS 243.055. As such, the Board is a public body as defined in NRS 241.015(4) and subject to the OML. Your complaint alleges that Elko County undertook legal action to prevent you from attending public meetings and specifically names four individuals, only one of who is a member of the Board.1 The Complaint includes an attachment of a 1 Your complaint also alleges various other facts related to the Town of Montello's water system. After reviewing the complaint and the attached documents, none of these allegations relate to a possible violation of the Open Meeting Law. This investigation was limited to the single alleged violation of the Open Meeting Law. Telephone: 775-684-1100 . Fax: 775-684-1108 . Web: ag.nv.gov . E-mail: aginfo@agnvagov Twitter: @NevadaAG . Facebook: /NVAttorneyGeneral . YouTube: /NevadaAG

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