Nevada § 269.578 - County whose population is less than 700,000: Terms of members
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§ 269.578. County whose population is less than 700,000: Terms of members
1. Except as appointment may be deferred pursuant to NRS 269.567 , the board of county commissioners of any county whose population is less than 700,000
shall appoint members for an appointive town advisory board which is created after
June 30, 1983, to initial terms as follows: (a) For a three-member board: (1) One member for a term of no more than 1 year; and (2) Two members for terms of more than 1 year but no more than 2 years. Each term must end on the first Monday in January of the appropriate year. (b) For a five-member board: (1) Two members for terms of no more than 1 year; and (2) Three members for terms of more than 1 year but no more than 2 years. Each term must end on the first Monday in January of the appropriate year. 2. As the initial terms expire, the board of county commissioners shall appoint members
for terms of 2 years thereafter. 3. If the town board is made elective after June 30, 1983, the ordinance creating
it must provide for the division of the first elected board by lot into two classes
whose terms will correspond to those provided in subsection 1.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 269.578 ("County whose population is less than 700,000: Terms of members") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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