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North Las Vegas Municipal Code tit. 2, ch. 2.04

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North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.010 Place, Date and Time of Meetings.

2.04.010 - Place, Date and Time of Meetings. Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held at 2250 Las Vegas Boulevard, North in the City on the first Wednesday and the third Wednesday of each month, subject to the exceptions provided in Section 2.04.020. Special meetings may be held on call of the Mayor or by a majority of the City Council. Written notice of said special meetings shall be given to each member of the Council by regular first class mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each member of the Council by 9:00 a.m. at least three working days prior to the time for such special meeting. The hour for commencing all regular meetings of the City Council of the City shall be 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard or Daylight Savings Time. All official sessions of the Council, whether regular or special, shall be open to the public. (Ord. 1649 §§ 1 and 2: Ord. 568 § 1, 1977: Ord. 498 § 1, 1973) (Ord. No. 2855, § 1, 1-17-2018; Ord. No. 2950, § 1, 2-20-2019)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.020 Meetings—Exceptions.

2.04.020 - Meetings—Exceptions. Exceptions to meetings of the City Council being held on the first Wednesday and the third Wednesday of each month shall be as follows: A. If such day falls upon a legal holiday, the Council shall meet the next succeeding judicial day unless City Council, by a majority vote, decides at a prior meeting to either reschedule the meeting to a day other than the next succeeding judicial day or decides to cancel the meeting altogether. B. If it appears to the City Council that a majority of the members will not be available for a meeting, the City Council, by a majority vote, may decide at a prior meeting to either reschedule or cancel the meeting. C. If the City Council decides to reschedule a meeting, the date for the rescheduled City Council meeting may fall either before or after the meeting which was not held pursuant to this section. (Ord. 2401 § 1, 2007: Ord. 568 § 2, 1977: Ord. 498 § 2, 1973)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.030 Business at Adjourned Meeting.

2.04.030 - Business at Adjourned Meeting. Any business that could legally be done at any regular or special meeting of the Council may be done at any adjournment of such meeting; provided that the time and place of such adjourned meeting shall be stated in the minutes of such regular or special meeting. (Prior code § 2.28.030)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.040 Copies of Ordinances.

2.04.040 - Copies of Ordinances. Copies of any ordinances proposed for adoption by the City Council shall be made available by the City Clerk and the City Clerk is ordered to make copies available, in the following public places: A. One copy shall be posted on the bulletin board located in the City Hall, prior to the commencement of the Council meeting at which said ordinance is proposed for adoption, and shall remain there until the ordinance takes effect; B. Additional copies shall be made available to the public in the Council chambers during the time that the Council Meeting is in progress at which said ordinance is considered. (Prior code § 2.32.010)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.050 Copies of Resolution.

2.04.050 - Copies of Resolution. Copies of any resolution proposed for passage, approval and adoption by the City Council must be made available by the City Clerk in the following public places: A. One copy must be posted on the bulletin board located in City Hall prior to the commencement of the Council meeting at which said resolution is proposed for passage, approval and adoption; B. Additional copies must be made available to the public in the Council chambers at the City Council meeting said resolution is considered; C. The City Clerk must make available to the public in the City Clerk's office copies of any and all resolutions passed, approved and adopted by the City Council for the proper fee. (Ord. 609 § 4, 1979)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.060 Introduction of Resolution.

2.04.060 - Introduction of Resolution. All resolutions when proposed must be read aloud to the City Council by title. (Ord. 609 § 5, 1979) (Ord. No. 2875, § 1, 3-7-2018)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.070 Reading Aloud the Resolution.

2.04.070 - Reading Aloud the Resolution. If for any reason Section 2.04.060 has not been complied with, then, and in that event only, a resolution may be passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council only after the resolution has been read aloud to the City Council in its entirety. (Ord. 609 § 6, 1979) (Ord. No. 2875, § 2, 3-7-2018)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.080 Amendment to a Resolution.

2.04.080 - Amendment to a Resolution. Any amendment to a resolution properly posted and distributed may be proposed by reading aloud the appropriate section or paragraph as introduced to the City Council and then reading aloud the amended section or paragraph to the City Council. The amendment must be voted upon and shall require a majority of a quorum of the members of the City Council to be passed, approved, and adopted. (Ord. 609 § 7, 1979) (Ord. No. 2875, § 3, 3-7-2018)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.090 Passage, Approval and Adoption of Resolution.

2.04.090 - Passage, Approval and Adoption of Resolution. The resolution shall require a majority of a quorum of the members of the City Council to pass, approve, and adopt a resolution with any adopted amendments, and the resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval unless stated otherwise in the body of the resolution. (Ord. 609 § 8, 1979) (Ord. No. 2875, § 4, 3-7-2018)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.100 Order and Decorum—Purpose.

2.04.100 - Order and Decorum—Purpose. The city council of the City of North Las Vegas recognizes that in order to enhance the concept of effective and democratic government, it is essential that a legislative body be given the power to preserve order and decorum during council meetings, so that the true deliberative process will not be disturbed. For this purpose, the following city council decorum sections are adopted. (Ord. 635 § 3, 1980: prior code § 2.29.020)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.110 Definitions.

2.04.110 - Definitions. "Clerk" means the clerk of the City council. "Resident" means any person having a domicile or place of business within the City, or who is a taxpayer thereof. (Ord. 635 § 4, 1980: prior code § 2.29.030)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.120 Presiding Officer.

2.04.120 - Presiding Officer. The presiding officer shall have the power to preserve strict order and decorum at all meetings of the council. (Ord. 635 § 5, 1980: prior code § 2.29.040)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.130 Presentation to the Council.

2.04.130 - Presentation to the Council. A. Agenda and Meeting Notice. The clerk shall make public three working days in advance an agenda containing all business to be discussed at the next regular meeting of the City council, excepting emergency items. B. Requests to Address Council. Persons who wish to address the council will be permitted to speak during the public forum section. Items raised under this portion of the agenda cannot be acted upon by the City council until notice provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 241 have been complied with. Therefore, any action to be taken thereon will be deferred to a future meeting if a majority of the councilmembers present and voting vote to consider the matter at the next or another future meeting. C. Written Communication. All interested parties or their authorized representatives may address the council by written communication regarding matters under the council's consideration. To be considered by council such written communication must be presented to the clerk at least three hours prior to the meeting at which the matter is being considered. D. No person, including the original applicant, shall reapply for reconsideration of the same application or title within a period of ninety (90) days from the date of final action by the City council of such previous application or title. (Ord. 1202 § 2, 1996)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.140 Decorum.

2.04.140 - Decorum. A. Recognition by Presiding Officer. No person shall address the council without first being recognized by the presiding officer. B. Procedure. Each person who wishes to address the council must complete an "appearance" card prior to the call to order of the council meeting listing the item, their name and address and file the card with the clerk. Persons who have not completed the card may be heard at the discretion of the presiding officer, or by a majority vote of council. Upon addressing the council, each person must step up to the microphone provided for the use of the public and give his name and address in an audible tone of voice for the records, state the subject he wishes to discuss, state whom he is representing if he represents an organization or other persons, and unless further time is granted by majority vote of council, shall limit his remarks to five minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the council as a whole and not to any member thereof. No persons other than members of the council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of the council, without the permission of the presiding officer. No question may be asked a councilmember or a member of the City staff without the permission of the presiding officer. C. Spokesman for Group of Persons. In order to expedite matters and to avoid repetitious presentations, whenever any group of persons wishes to address the council on the same subject matter, it shall be proper for the presiding officer to request that a spokesman be chosen by the group to address the council and, in case additional matters are to be presented by any other member of said group, to limit the number of such persons addressing the council. D. After Motion. After a motion has been made or a public hearing has been closed, no member of the public shall address the council from the audience on the matter under consideration without first securing permission to do so by a majority vote of the City council. (Ord. 635 § 6, 1980: prior code § 2.29.060)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.150 Rules of Decorum.

2.04.150 - Rules of Decorum. A. Councilmembers. While the council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the council nor disturb any member while speaking. B. Employees. Members of the City staff and employees shall observe the same rules of order and decorum as are applicable to the City council. C. Persons Addressing the Council. Any person making personal, impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or who wilfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language, or engages in any disorderly conduct which would impede, disrupt or disturb the orderly conduct of any meeting, hearing or other proceeding, shall be called to order by the presiding officer and if such conduct continues, may at the discretion of the presiding officer be ordered barred from further audience before the council during that meeting. D. Members of the Audience. No person in the audience shall engage in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar demonstrations, which conduct disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting. E. Persons Authorized to be Within Rail. No person except members of the council and the City staff shall be permitted within the rail without the consent of the presiding officer. (Ord. 635 § 7, 1980: prior code § 2.29.070)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.160 Enforcements of decorum.

2.04.160 - Enforcements of decorum. A. Warning. All persons shall, at the request of the presiding officer, be silent. If, after receiving a warning from the presiding officer, a person persists in disturbing the meeting, said officer may order him to remove himself from the meeting. If he does not remove himself, the presiding officer may order the sergeant-at-arms to remove him. B. Removal. The chief of police, or such member or members of the police department as the City manager may designate, shall be sergeant-at-arms of the council meetings. He, or they, shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the council meeting. Upon instruction of the presiding officer, it shall be the duty of the sergeant-at-arms to remove from the meeting any person who intentionally disturbs the proceedings of the council. C. Restricting Removal. Any person who resists removal by the sergeant-at-arms shall be charged with violating Chapter 9.04 of the City of North Las Vegas Municipal Code. D. Motions to Enforce. Any councilmember may move to require the presiding officer to enforce these rules and the affirmative vote of a majority of the council shall require him to do so. E. Adjournment. In the event that any meeting is wilfully disturbed by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of such meeting unfeasible and when order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are creating the disturbance, the meeting may be adjourned and the remaining business considered at the next regular meeting. F. Special Meeting. If the matter being addressed prior to adjournment is of such a nature as to demand immediate attention, the presiding officer (or three councilmen) may call a special meeting and assess the cost of that meeting to the disrupting parties if those parties are identifiable. (Ord. 635 § 8, 1980: prior code § 2.29.080)

North Las Vegas Municipal Code § 2.04.170 Cameras and recording devices.

2.04.170 - Cameras and recording devices. A. Use of Cameras and Recording Devices Limited. Cameras, including television and motion picture cameras, electronic sound recording devices and any other mechanical, electrical or electronic recording devices may be used in the public section of the council chamber, but only in such a manner as will cause a minimum of interference with or disturbance of the proceedings of the council. No such recording devices may be used on the floor of the council while the council is in session except by special permission from the presiding officer, who shall notify the members of the council. Where the presiding officer does grant such permission, use of such devices shall be limited to the public section of the council chamber outside the range of the council floor and shall be such that it will cause a minimum of interference with or disturbance of the proceedings of the council. B. Supplemental Lighting. Supplemental lighting for television and motion picture cameras shall be used only with the exercise of extreme discretion with regard to the intensity and duration of such lighting and with a view to creating the least amount of interference with or disturbance of the proceedings of the council and the least amount of discomfort to members of the public in attendance. C. Disruptive Lighting. The presiding officer shall have the authority to determine whether the intensity and/or duration of supplemental lighting is such that it disturbs the proceedings of the council and upon making such a determination require that the use of such lighting be discontinued. (Ord. 635 § 9, 1980: prior code § 2.29.090)

Source: City of North Las Vegas, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/north_las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT2ADPE_CH2.04CICOFetched: 11/1/2026