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2024 Op. Nev. Att'y Gen. 1 (2024)

handle is hein.sag/sagnv0129 and id is 1 raw text is: AARON D. FORD Attorney General CRAIG A. NEWBY First Assistant Attorney General CHRISTINE JONES BRADY Second Assistant Attorney General * u STATE OF NEVADA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 100 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701 February 20, 2024 TERESA BENITEZ- THOMPSON Chief of Staff LESLIE NINO PIRO General Counsel HEIDI PARRY STERN Solicitor General OPINION NO. 2024-01 CHARTERS: ELECTED OFFICIALS: EMPLOYMENT: LOCAL GOVERNMENT: NEPOTISM: PERSONNEL: PUBLIC OFFICER: STATUTES: NRS 281.210 prohibits public officers from directly employing, or acting as the employing authority over, any close relative subsequently hired. Where a public officer is prohibited by statute or city charter from interfering with personnel decisions, he or she does not employ or possess employing authority over any public employees in violation of NRS 281.210. Nicholas G. Vaskov, City Attorney City Attorney's Office City of Henderson 240 S. Water Street, MSC 144 Henderson, NV 89015 Dear City Attorney Vaskov, Pursuant to NRS 228.150, you have requested an opinion from this office regarding Nevada's anti-nepotism statute, NRS 281.210, in relation to certain provisions of the Henderson City Charter. Specifically, you have asked whether the hiring of a Henderson City Councilman's son for a position with the Henderson Parks and Recreation Department would violate NRS 281.210. QUESTION Whether the City of Henderson may hire a relative within the third degree of consanguinity of an elected member of the Henderson City Council (City Council) without violating NRS 281.210 where, under the Henderson City Charter, councilmembers are prohibited from hiring or interfering in the hiring of city employees. Telephone: 775-684-1100 . Fax: 775-684-1108 . Web: ag.nv.gov . E-mail: aginfo agvg _ov Twitter: @NevadaAG * Facebook: /NVAttorneyGeneral . YouTube: /NevadaAG

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