Resident files open-meeting complaint and urges commission to revisit naming of Dayton complex after Charlie Kirk

Eric Obermeyer, participating online at the Lyon County Board of Commissioners’ Oct. 2 meeting, said he has filed a complaint with the Nevada attorney general alleging the commission violated the state open-meeting law when it named the new Dayton government complex for Charlie Kirk.

Obermeyer told the board the agenda for the naming discussion did not list the specific names to be considered and therefore did not provide adequate public notice that Charlie Kirk would be proposed. “I believe the commission violated the Nevada open meeting law,” Obermeyer said. He said he filed a complaint with the attorney general and urged the board to revisit the naming decision with a clearer agenda listing the possible choices and actions so the public could participate.

He also argued that naming public buildings for controversial partisan figures risks deepening divisions in the community, and asked the commission to reconsider the decision in a properly noticed meeting. Obermeyer noted that the attorney general can take a long time to process open-meeting complaints and requested the board act on its own to address the concern.

Chair Scott Keller acknowledged the comment and the commission proceeded with the posted agenda; no decision to reopen the naming matter was recorded at this meeting.