The Basics
The minimum number of members that must be present for a public body to conduct business.
What is a Quorum?
Nevada Open Meeting Law requires the agenda to be posted at this time.
What is at 9 a.m. three business days before the meeting?
A quorum of a committee are eating lunch together during the ASUN Retreat. To avoid Open Meeting Law concerns, they should avoid discussing this.
What is committee business?
This state law is commonly referred to as the "Sunshine Law" because it ensures government business is conducted openly.
What is Open Meeting Law?
A committee has 9 members. This many members constitute a quorum.
What is 5 members?
A Senator forwards another Senator's opinion on legislation to several additional Senators, who then continue discussing the measure individually. This type of illegal communication is commonly known as this.
What is a serial meeting?
Nevada's Open Meeting Law is found in this chapter of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
What is NRS Chapter 241?
This required section of a meeting allows members of the public to address the body.
What is public comment?
A Teams chat contains 15 Senators. No vote is taken, but members debate the merits of legislation and try to persuade one another before the meeting. Under Open Meeting Law, what activity is occurring?
What is deliberation?
A series of communications between members intended to avoid gathering a quorum is commonly known as this.
What is a serial meeting?
A committee arrives for its meeting and discovers that the room listed on the agenda has been locked and is unavailable. Members quickly find another room in a different building. What should the committee do?
What is cancel the meeting?
A public body holds a properly noticed meeting, takes several actions, and adjourns. The next day, the Chair discovers that no minutes were taken and no official record of the meeting exists. What should the public body do to address this Open Meeting Law issue?
What is take corrective action at the next meeting?