Steve Wright tells Lyon County advisory boards to keep decision-making in public

Steve Wright, speaking to Lyon County citizen advisory boards, opened a training session by urging members to "remember" the core of Nevada's open-meeting law: "things are done openly in the public and not behind closed doors." The presentation covered when deliberations and actions must occur in an open meeting, what constitutes a quorum, and common pitfalls that lead to complaints.

Why it matters: advisory boards routinely advise the county and can affect residents' rights; failing to follow notice, agenda or deliberation rules risks voiding actions and may trigger civil fines. Wright repeatedly warned about interactions outside agendized meetings that can amount to a collective decision.

Wright walked members through a practical checklist for meeting preparation:…