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Commission delegates counsel duties to Associate Counsel Bassett and authorizes chair or vice chair to seek AG representation
Summary
The Commission delegated non-adjudicatory commission-counsel duties to Associate Counsel Elizabeth Bassett, decided adjudicatory litigation duties will be handled by conflict counsel, and authorized the chair or vice chair to request interim representation from the Nevada Attorney General's Office if needed.
The Nevada Commission on Ethics voted to delegate certain commission-counsel duties to Associate Counsel Elizabeth Bassett and to preserve separation of adjudicatory duties by using conflict counsel or the Attorney General's Office for hearings and litigation.
Executive Director Armstrong said the delegation would allow Bassett to perform advisory opinions, regulatory matters and jurisdictional determinations during a gap in a permanent commission counsel appointment, while litigation and adjudicatory responsibilities would be referred to…
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