Interference and direction by City Council.
Reno City Charter, art. III, § 3.140
in effectSec. 3.140 - Interference and direction by City Council.
1. Except as specifically authorized in this Charter, the Mayor or Council Members shall not dictate the appointment, suspension or removal of any employee. No person covered by the rules and regulations of the Commission may be appointed, suspended or removed except as provided in those rules and regulations.
2. Any action directed by the City Council in a public meeting shall be deemed to be direction to the City Manager and not to any subordinate of the City Manager. The City Council and its members shall deal directly with the City Manager and shall not give any order, publicly or privately, to any subordinate of the City Manager.
(Ch. 662, Stats. 1971 p. 1976; A—Ch. 210, Stats. 1997 p. 737; Ch. 349, Stats. 2013 p. 1827; Ch. 163, Stats. 2015 p. 773; Ch. 584, Stats. 2017 p. 4199)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT1RECH_ARTIIIEXDE_S3.140INDICOFetched: 11/1/2026