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Deputy AG Greg Ott briefs commission on open-meeting law: working groups may gather information but must avoid deliberation among a quorum
Summary
Deputy Attorney General Greg Ott briefed the commission on Nevada's open-meeting law, emphasizing that small working groups may collect information but cannot perform deliberations or make recommendations on behalf of the full commission unless formally constituted as subcommittees with notices and agendas.
Deputy Attorney General Greg Ott reminded commissioners of the constraints and allowances of Nevada’s open-meeting law as they organize working groups.
"The open meeting law is designed to protect ... making sure that the public has access and an ability to input on the collective decision making of the public body," Ott said. He emphasized that individual members may gather information and speak with stakeholders, but collective deliberations…
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