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Nevada Ethics Commission staff report: staffing gaps, proposed case management upgrade and two constitutional proposals to watch
Summary
Executive Director Russell Armstrong reported staffing shortages, a governor-proposed case-management replacement in the budget, and two constitutional amendment proposals the commission is watching.
Executive Director Russell Armstrong reported operational and legislative updates to the Nevada Commission on Ethics during the commission’s meeting.
Staffing and operations: Armstrong told commissioners the senior legal researcher position has been vacant since March (nearly a year) and presented an associate-counsel pipeline plan that would promote a qualified internal candidate upon passage of the bar and use underfill, emergency appointment or contracted SLR services as interim measures. Armstrong said many state-level agencies face similar attorney-staffing shortages.
Technology and budget: Armstrong said the governor included funding in the proposed…
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