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2025 Open Meeting Law Opinions Op. Nev. Att'y Gen. 1 (2025)

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    AARON D. FORD                                               TERESA BENITEZ-
    Attorney General                                              THOMPSON
                                                                   Chief of Staff
    CRAIG A. NEWBY
 First Assistant Attorney General                               LESLIE NINO PIRO
                                                                   General Counsel
CHRISTINE JONES BRADY          STATE      E     AI                     RseR
Second Assistant AttorneyGeneral                               HEIDI PARRY STERN
                      OFFICE  OF THE  ATTORNEY   GENERAL          Solicitor General
                            1 State of Nevada Way, Suite 100
                               Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

                                 April 16, 2025

    Via U.S Mail and Email

    Christina F. Kenison




    Re:   Open  Meeting  Law  Complaint, OAG  File No. 13897-480
          Winnemucca City   Council

    Dear Ms. Kenison:

          The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is in receipt of your complaint
    (Complaint) alleging violations of the Open Meeting Law (OML) by the
    Winnemucca  City Council (Council) regarding its April 18, 2023, meeting.

          The OAG  has  statutory enforcement powers under the OML, and the
    authority to investigate and prosecute violations of the OML. Nevada Revised
    Statutes (NRS) 241.037; NRS 241.039; NRS  241.040. In response to your
    Complaint, the OAG reviewed your Complaint and attachments; the Council's
    responses and attachments, and the agenda, minutes  and recording of the
    Council's April 18, 2023, meeting.

                          FACTUAL BACKGROUND

          The Council held a regular public meeting on April 18, 2023. Agenda Item
    F.9 of the public notice agenda for the meeting read:

          9. 1:15 pm- Public Hearing- Property  Value Determination-
          Property  Sale-Lease Proposal
          Public hearing to determine the fair market value of the city-owned
          177.31-acre parcel property west of the Airport identified as APN
          13-0242-01 based upon the appraisal report for the subject property
          and the sales data for other similarly situated properties and


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