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BCC
Board of County Commissioners
Active Citizen Advisory Boards (CABs)
What is eight (8)
County employees can serve on most boards/commissions
What is true
Members of the public can speak during this required part of every agenda
What is public comment
This board provides input on programs and services for seniors in the community
What is the Senior Advisory Board
DMC
What is Debt Management Commission
The lowest represented age range on boards, as of today
18-24 year olds - 3%
NRS requires that public comment be a minimum of three (3) minutes
What is false
Board agendas must be posted this many business days before a meeting
What is three (3) working days
These boards allow residents to provide input on local issues in their geographic communities
What are Citizen Advisory Boards (CABs)
NCEF
Nevada Clean Energy Fund
The Board of County Commissioners sit on this many regional local boards
What is thirty-three (33)
There is a maximum number of six (6) boards you can sit on, at any given time
What is false
**There is no limit
If you discover an OML violation, what government agency do you report it to
Who is the Nevada Attorney General's Office
This board oversees public health matters across Washoe County, Reno, and Sparks
What is the District Board of Health
BONUS: The Washoe County Health District rebranded in 2023. What is their new name?
OSRPC
What is Open Space and Regional Parks Commission
Name all 5 commissioners and their districts
Who are:
Alexis Hill (District 1), Michael Clark (District 2), Mariluz Garcia (District 3), Clara Andriola (District 4), Jeanne Herman (District 5)
Draft minutes must be available to the public within 45 days of the meeting
What is false
**It’s 30 working days per Nevada OML
When a board member replies to a group email discussing business outside a meeting, it may violate OML through this type of communication
What is a "walking quorum" or serial meeting
This board helps manage water conservation and flood response policies
What is the Truckee River Flood Management Authority Board
NLJRCC
What is the Nevada Local Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council
Of the 53 Washoe County boards & commissions, the Board of County Commissioners appoints to this many
What is twenty-eight (28)
Subcommittees of public boards are exempt from OML, if they’re only advisory
What is false
*Subcommittees formed by a public body are still subject to OML, regardless of whether they have decision-making power.
Chapter of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) that governs OML
What is Chapter 241
This board includes members who are hunters, trappers, or anglers
What is the Washoe County Advisory Board to Manage Wildlife