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CCSD ASAC hears legal briefing on Nevada open-meeting law
Summary
John Okazaki, general counsel for the Clark County School District, reviewed Nevadas open-meeting law with the Attendance Zone Advisory Commission on Sept. 23, focusing on quorum rules, exemptions, notice and public-comment requirements and potential penalties for willful violations.
John Okazaki, general counsel for the Clark County School District, told the Attendance Zone Advisory Commission at its Sept. 23 organizational meeting that Nevadas open-meeting law exists to keep public bodiesconduct open to the public, and urged members to default to transparency when in doubt. "The idea behind the open meeting law is that public bodies, the conduct, the actions and and conduct of the government that they're, the public bodies should be open to the public," Okazaki said.
Okazaki said the law applies to committees of a governing body, including ASAC, and walked members through what constitutes a meeting. He noted ASAC has 12…
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