2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 277A - Regional Transportation Commissions
NRS 277A.180 - Composition; selection and terms of representatives.

1. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more, the commission must be composed of representatives selected by the following entities:

(a) Two by the board from among its members.

(b) Two by the governing body of the largest city in the county from among its members or, if the mayor of the city is not a member of the governing body, from among its members and the mayor of the city.

(c) One by the governing body of each additional city in the county from among its members or, if the mayor of the city is not a member of the governing body, from among its members and the mayor of the city.

2. In counties whose population is less than 100,000, the commission must be composed of representatives selected as follows:

(a) If the county contains three or more cities:

(1) Two by the board.

(2) One by the governing body of the largest city.

(b) If the county contains only two cities:

(1) Three by the board, at least one of whom is a representative of the public who is a resident of the county.

(2) One by the governing body of each city in the county.

(c) If the county contains only one city:

(1) Two by the board.

(2) One by the governing body of the city.

(d) If the county contains no city, the board shall select:

(1) Two members of the board; and

(2) One representative of the public, who is a resident of the largest town, if any, in the county.

3. In Carson City, the commission must be composed of representatives selected by the Board of Supervisors as follows:

(a) Two members of the Board of Supervisors, one of whom must be designated by the commission to serve as chair of the commission.

(b) Three representatives of the city at large.

4. The first representatives must be selected within 30 days after passage of the ordinance creating the commission, and, except as otherwise provided in subsections 5, 6 and 7, must serve until the next ensuing December 31 of an even-numbered year. The representative of any city incorporated after passage of the ordinance must be selected within 30 days after the first meeting of the governing body, and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, must serve until the next ensuing December 31 of an even-numbered year. Their successors must serve for terms of 2 years, and vacancies must be filled for the unexpired term.

5. In Carson City:

(a) One representative of the commission who is a member of the Board of Supervisors and one representative of the commission who is a representative of the city at large must serve until the next ensuing December 31 of an even-numbered year; and

(b) One representative of the commission who is a member of the Board of Supervisors and two representatives of the commission who are representatives of the city at large must serve until the next ensuing December 31 of an odd-numbered year.

6. In counties whose population is 100,000 or more, but less than 700,000:

(a) One representative selected by the board and one representative selected by the governing body of the largest city in the county must serve until the next ensuing December 31 of an even-numbered year; and

(b) One representative selected by the board and one representative selected by the governing body of the largest city in the county must serve until the next ensuing December 31 of an odd-numbered year.

7. In counties whose population is 700,000 or more, the first representatives and the representative of any city incorporated after passage of the ordinance must serve until the next ensuing June 30 of an odd-numbered year.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 839; A 2011, 1172; 2017, 3139)