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Douglas County trustees unanimously acknowledge AG finding that a trustee cut off public comment
Summary
The Douglas County School District board voted unanimously to acknowledge an Attorney General finding that a trustee violated Nevada's open-meeting law by cutting off a public commentator. Public speakers urged apology and censure; the board recorded the AG opinion in backup materials.
The Douglas County School District Board of Trustees unanimously voted to acknowledge an opinion from the Nevada Office of the Attorney General finding that a trustee's decision to cut off public comment in December 2023 violated the state's open-meeting law.
Mister Russell, legal counsel to the board, presented the AG's findings (AG file no. 13897-510), telling trustees the opinion concluded the interruption was not content neutral and that the comment then being offered did not interrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting. Trustee…
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