Nevada § 277B.200 - Governance of authority; membership; appointment; terms; reappointment; vacancies

§ 277B.200. Governance of authority; membership; appointment; terms; reappointment; vacancies

1. An authority must be governed by a board of directors with an odd-numbered membership

set by the participating entity or entities. If there is more than one participating entity, the membership of the board of directors

must be agreed to by all of the participating entities. The board of directors must be composed of: (a) One director appointed by each county that is a participating entity, if any; (b) One director appointed by each city that is a participating entity, if any; (c) If the authority includes a municipally owned airport described in subparagraph

(1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 277B.150 , one director appointed by: (1) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the department of aviation of

the county; or (2) In a county whose population is less than 700,000, the governing body of the airport

authority, if any, and if there is not an airport authority, by the governing body

of the municipality which owns the airport; and (d) Any other directors appointed in accordance with this section and as provided

in an ordinance adopted by a participating entity pursuant to NRS 277B.180 . 2. A director must reside within the boundaries of the participating entity that appoints

him or her. 3. The following persons are not eligible to be appointed to a board: (a) An elected official of any governmental entity. (b) An employee of a participating entity. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the directors described in subsection

1 must be appointed to terms of 4 years. The terms must be staggered in such a manner that, to the extent possible, the terms

of one-half of the directors will expire every 2 years. The initial directors of the authority shall, at the first meeting of the board

after their appointment, draw lots to determine which directors will initially serve

terms of 2 years and which will serve terms of 4 years. A director may be reappointed. 5. A vacancy occurring during the term of a director must be filled by the appointing

participating entity for the unexpired term as soon as is reasonably practicable.