277.345 - Board of directors: Qualifications and duties of chair; election of officers; meetings; staff; executive director; personnel system; independent audits; contracting for services.

NEVADA STATUTES AND CODES

277.345 - Board of directors: Qualifications and duties of chair; election of officers; meetings; staff; executive director; personnel system; independent audits; contracting for services.

277.345 Board of directors: Qualifications and duties of chair; election of officers; meetings; staff; executive director; personnel system; independent audits; contracting for services.

1. The chair of the board must be a person experienced in the field of government affairs. The chair shall preside at the meetings of the board and is responsible for management of the board. The chair must be elected from the membership of the board according to procedures established in its bylaws.

2. The board shall elect a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary for the conduct of its affairs. Times and places of regular and special meetings must be fixed by the district and may be provided in the bylaws. The board may establish committees, divisions, departments and bureaus, and may employ such staff as is necessary to carry out its duties. Officers and employees of the district serve at the pleasure of the board.

3. The board shall appoint an executive director to serve as the chief administrative officer of the district. The executive director is responsible for carrying out all policy decisions of the board, and must be selected on the basis of training and experience in the field of government affairs.

4. The board may adopt a personnel system for its officers and employees, including terms and conditions for employment, compensation, classification, benefits, the filing of fidelity bonds and such other policies of insurance as it deems advisable. The district shall pay the premiums for any such insurance. The employees of the district are public employees within the meaning of chapters 281, 286 and 287 of NRS.

5. The board shall direct that independent audits be conducted of the district as required pursuant to state or federal law or as the board deems necessary or appropriate.

6. The board may contract for the services of consultants to perform engineering, legal or other services of a professional nature for peak workloads, continuing advice on program direction, and for specialized and technical services.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 1956)