Nevada Code § 244.085

Regular and additional meetings of board; meetings held outside county seat; meetings with other governing bodies; attendance at conventions, conferences, seminars or hearings
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1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the meetings of the boards of county commissioners must be held at the
county seats of their respective counties, or at a place not more than 10 miles
from the county seat within the boundaries of the county, at least once in each
calendar month, on a day or days to be fixed by ordinance.
2. If the day fixed by ordinance falls on
a Saturday or on a nonjudicial day, the meeting must be held on the next
judicial day.
3. The first meeting of the board in
odd-numbered years must be held on the first Monday in January, but if the
first Monday in January is a nonjudicial day, the meeting must be held on the
next judicial day.
4. The meeting day and place as fixed by
ordinance must remain unchanged, unless notice of a proposed change is
published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county.
5. Additional meetings of the board of
county commissioners may be held at any place within the boundaries of the
county. If the board meets outside the county seat, notice of the meeting must
be given by publication once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation published in the county or by publication for 1 week in two
or more newspapers of general circulation published in the county.
6. At a meeting held outside the county
seat, the board of county commissioners may, in accordance with NRS 241.020 , take final action on any
matter except zoning or planning matters which relate to a different
geographical area than the geographical area in which the meeting is held.
7. The board may meet with the governing
body of another governmental unit at any location, including, without
limitation, a location outside the county, but the meeting may not be held at a
place which is more than 10 miles from the county seat unless the board, in
addition to complying with all other requirements for notice of a meeting of
the board, provides notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
within the county, for at least 3 working days before the meeting, of the date,
time and place of the meeting. In no case may the board take any official
action at such a meeting.
8. Members of the board may attend
conventions, conferences, seminars, congressional hearings or other federal
hearings to gather specific information or conduct the official business of the
association or sponsoring organization at any location if no action is taken by
the board in the course of such activity.

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