1.  When an employee of a county other than a department head, county manager or county administrator who has been employed by the county for 12 or more months is dismissed from employment the employee may request within 15 days of the date of dismissal a written statement specifically setting forth the reasons for the dismissal. Within 15 days of the date of the request the employee so dismissed shall be furnished the written statement. Within 30 days after receipt of the written statement, the dismissed employee may, in writing, request a public hearing before the board of county commissioners to determine the reasonableness of the action. The board of county commissioners shall grant the dismissed employee a public hearing within 15 days after receipt of the written request. At the public hearing, technical rules of evidence do not apply.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 245.065

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050

2.  Boards of county commissioners are authorized to enact ordinances necessary to make effective the purposes of this section.

3.  The provisions of this section do not apply in counties having a population of 100,000 or more.

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