Dewey v. Redevelopment Agency of Reno

OPINION

This appeal and cross-appeal asks whether private, back-to-back staff briefings attended by less than a quorum of a public body violates Nevada’s Open Meeting Law. We conclude that, absent sub stantial evidence of serial communications to support a finding of action or deliberation towards a decision, private back-to-back briefings of less than a quorum of a public body do not violate the Open Meeting Law. Therefore, we conclude that the district court erred in finding a violation of the Open Meeting Law and reverse the district court’s judgment entering a permanent injunction…