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Douglas County trustees formally acknowledge state AG finding over curtailed public comment
Summary
The Douglas County School District board voted to acknowledge a Nevada Attorney General finding that a trustee violated the Open Meeting Law by cutting off a public commenter. Public speakers urged apology or censure; the board voted unanimously to acknowledge the AG report.
The Douglas County School district board of trustees voted unanimously to acknowledge findings from the Nevada Office of the Attorney General that a trustee improperly curtailed public comment at a February meeting.
The attorney general’s document (AG file number 13897-510) concluded the board’s decision to stop a speaker was not content-neutral and therefore violated the Open Meeting Law. The district’s attorney read the AG’s finding into the meeting record and the board then considered a motion to formally acknowledge the opinion.
Why it matters: The AG opinion criticizes the board’s procedure for limiting public comment and flags a viewpoint-based restriction — a legal…
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