Carson City Charter Review Committee Meeting - March 16, 2026
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Carson City Charter Review Committee Meeting - March 16, 2026
The Carson City Charter Review Committee held its second meeting of 2026 on March 16, 2026, at 1:00 PM in the Robert Bob Kroll Board Room of the Community Center. The committee unanimously approved the minutes from the February 12, 2026 meeting, recommended a charter amendment to the Board of Supervisors, and concluded its business by canceling the remaining scheduled meetings for April 17 and May 18, 2026.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Minutes: The committee unanimously approved the minutes from the February 12, 2026 meeting. Member Hanneman made the motion, and it passed by voice vote with no opposition.
Discussion Items
- Charter Amendment (Item 5A): The committee discussed a proposed amendment to Article 2, Section 2.050 of the Carson City Charter regarding the frequency of required monthly Board of Supervisors meetings and rescheduling of regular meetings that fall on a non-judicial day. The updated language (page 11 of the packet) allows the board to hold at least one regular meeting per month, similar to county privileges under NRS, and permits rescheduling a regular meeting that falls on a holiday or non-judicial day to another business day if minimum public notice requirements (NRS Chapter 241) are satisfied. A corresponding Carson City Municipal Code update (page 10) would be needed. District Attorney Garrett Pruitt and staff clarified that while the amendment reduces the minimum to one meeting per month, the board's intention is to continue having two meetings monthly; the second meeting could be called by the mayor or a majority of the board. The committee unanimously voted to recommend the amendment to the Board of Supervisors for submission to the Nevada Legislature.
- Future Agenda Items and Meeting Dates (Item 5B): The committee discussed whether to continue future meetings. Staff noted that the deadline for public proposals to the committee had passed. As no further business remained, the committee voted unanimously to cancel the meetings scheduled for April 17 and May 18, 2026. Chair Staub and Vice Chair Hoffman will coordinate to present the committee's recommendation to the Board of Supervisors in June 2026.
Key Outcomes
- Charter Amendment Recommendation: The committee approved a motion to recommend to the Board of Supervisors a proposed amendment to Article 2, Section 2.050 of the Carson City Charter. The motion carried unanimously (voice vote with all ayes).
- Cancellation of Remaining Meetings: The committee voted unanimously to cancel the April 17 and May 18, 2026 meetings, as the committee's business was concluded.
- Next Steps: Either Chair Staub or Vice Chair Hoffman will appear before the Board of Supervisors in June 2026 to present the committee's recommendation. The committee technically retains the ability to reconvene if unforeseen business arises.
No public comments were made during either of the two public comment periods.
Meeting Transcript
Uh Carson City uh Charter Review Committee. It's our second meeting for this year. The day is uh eight March sixteenth, two thousand twenty-six. We're in the uh community center Robert Bob Kroll board room. Uh it's one o'clock. Uh could we get a uh call to order, please. Chair Staub. Present. Vice Chair Hoffman. Member Fagan. Member Hanneman. Member Hart. Member Robinson. Here. Thank you. Joe, would you lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance, please? The public is invited at this time to provide comments on any topic that relates to a matter over which this public body has supervision control jurisdiction or advisory power. No action may be taken on the matter raised during this period for public comment. Any public comment? Okay. Going on to possible action items, approval of minutes. Item 4A on page three. These are the minutes from February 12, 2026. I suppose everybody's had a chance to review them. Are there any corrections? And if not, you'll uh please state them. And if not, I'll entertain a motion to approve. Hannah Man, I'm making a motion to approve the minutes, please. Thank you. Any discussion? None of the matters before it. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Thank you. Item five A. This is a possible discussion, possible action regarding a recommendation that the Board of Supervisors Board submit to the Nevada legislature a proposed amendment to Article 2, Section 2.050 of the Carson City Charter relating to the frequency of required monthly meetings of the board and the rescheduling of regular meetings that fall on non-judicial day. Cameron. Thank you, Chair. Um so the committee will remember uh our discussion from our February 12th meeting regarding the meeting frequency provision discussed herein um allowing the board to hold at least one regular meeting per month as counties are afforded the same privilege in NRS. What is new here and which is the product of um our discussions here at the committee level uh is some new language and you'll see that on page 11 of your packet uh is the updated charter amendment. Um if a regular meeting that is fixed by ordinance falls on a holiday or on a non-judicial day, the meeting may be held on another business day if the minimum public notice requirements set forth in NRS Chapter 241 are satisfied. That's what's new in the amendment that's in front of you. Um it is noted in the staff report in your packet that a corresponding Carson City Municipal Code update would be needed in order to square a charter amendment of this kind with the municipal code. That's been provided for you on page 10, but it is page 11, the charter amendment itself that the committee is reviewing today. Um the uh ordinance uh or excuse me, the the provision allowing for the uh next non-judicial day or a meeting that is not the next non-judicial day, that just gives the board more uh I would say freedom to reschedule uh meetings without it being just automatically the next judicial day. That's that's pretty rigid and doesn't give the board any kind of discretion in rescheduling meetings. So this way, if a regular meeting would need to be rescheduled, the board has more than one option when doing so in terms of picking the day. And that extra flexibility will also lend itself to the efficiency of government described in the uh staff report you have in front of you. And I and District Attorney Pruitt are available for questions at this point, but that is a brief overview of what you have in front of you on page 11. Thank you.
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