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2021 Open Meeting Law Opinions Op. Nev. Att'y Gen. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.sag/sagnv0123 and id is 1 raw text is: AARON D. FORD JESSICA L. ADAIR Attorney General w Chief of Staff KYLE E. N. GEORGE LESLIE NINO PIRO First Assistant Attorney General General Counsel CHRISTINE JONES BRADY STATE OF NEVADA HEIDI PARRY STERN Second Assistant Attorney General Solicitor General OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 555 E. Washington Ave. Suite 3900 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 April 16, 2021 Via Certified Mail Steven Lisk Re: Open Meeting Law Complaint, OAG File No. 13897-334, Mesquite City Council Dear Mr. Lisk: The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is in receipt of your complaint alleging violations of the Nevada Open Meeting Law (OML) by the Mesquite City Council (MCC). The violations alleged in your complaint, in summary, assert that the MCC violated the OML when: 1.) it voted to add an item to a future agenda without said vote's inclusion on a properly noticed meeting agenda; and 2.) there were purported serial communications of a quorum of the MCC regarding an item on the MCC's April 9, 2019 meeting (April 9 Meeting) agenda. The OAG has statutory enforcement powers under the OML, and the authority to investigate and prosecute violations of the OML. NRS 241.037; NRS 241.039; NRS 241.040. In response to your complaint, the OAG reviewed your complaint and its attachments (Complaint), the MCC's response and its attachments (Response), the agenda and minutes for the MCC's April 2, 2019 meeting (April 2 Meeting), the agenda and minutes for the April 9 Meeting, and the video recording of the April 9 Meeting relevant to the Complaint. Additionally, the OAG interviewed select council members for the MCC (all of the above is hereinafter collectively referred to as the Record). Telephone: 775-687-2100 . Fax: 775-687-1822 . Web: ag.nv.gov . E-mail: aginfb@ag.nvov Twitter: @NevadaAG . Facebook: /NVAttorneyGeneral . YouTube: /NevadaAG