241.031 - Meeting to consider character, misconduct or competence of elected member of public body or certain public officers.

241.031  Meeting to consider character, misconduct or competence of elected member of public body or certain public officers.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a public body shall not hold a closed meeting to consider the character, alleged misconduct or professional competence of:

      (a) An elected member of a public body; or

      (b) A person who is an appointed public officer or who serves at the pleasure of a public body as a chief executive or administrative officer or in a comparable position, including, without limitation, a president of a university, state college or community college within the Nevada System of Higher Education, a superintendent of a county school district, a county manager and a city manager.

      2.  The prohibition set forth in subsection 1 does not apply if the consideration of the character, alleged misconduct or professional competence of the person does not pertain to his or her role as an elected member of a public body or an appointed public officer or other officer described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, as applicable.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2636; A 2005, 2245)