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Washoe County opens code review of citizen advisory boards after heated debate over renaming and boundaries
Summary
The Board voted unanimously to open Washoe County Code Chapter 5 for amendments to its citizen advisory board rules; public commenters and Vice Chair Jean Herman pressed to keep the name "citizen advisory board" and preserve development review as a CAB topic.
The Washoe County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously March 18 to open Chapter 5 of the county code for amendment, launching a process to update rules for the county’s citizen advisory boards (CABs).
The move begins a three-meeting code-amendment process; staff will ask the district attorney’s office to draft ordinance language for the board’s first reading in May, followed by a second reading and possible adoption in late May or June.
Why it matters: CABs are the county’s neighborhood-level advisory panels. The proposed changes include renaming, updated appointment rules, boundary adjustments and bylaw and open‑meeting-law clarifications that would affect how citizens advise commissioners on local matters.
Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Gustafson told commissioners the review will update three…
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