On 1/16/2025, the Douglas County Board of
Commissioners INTRODUCED the following
ordinance:
ORDINANCE: 2025-1651
TITLE: Ordinance 2025-1651, amending
Title 2-Administration and Personnel,
adding Chapter 2.23-Public Administrator
to the Douglas County Code, including
abolishing the elected Office of Public
Administrator, allowing a person to be
employed or contracted with to carry out
the duties and responsibilities set forth
in Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 253
and any other provision of law relating to
a public administrator; and establishing
other requirements for employment or
contract which are prudent to ensure
the proper administration of a deceased
person’s estate in Douglas County
consistent with Nevada Revised Statutes.
SUMMARY: An ordinance amending Title
2-Administration and Personnel, by adding
Chapter 2.23-Public Administrator to the
Douglas County Code. Chapter 2.23- Public
Administrator abolishes the elected Office
of the Public Administrator; allows the
board to employ or contract with a person
for services to carry out the duties and
responsibilities set forth in NRS Chapter
253 and any other provision of law relating
to a public administrator; establishes
minimum qualifications, supervision,
compensation, budgeting, reporting,
investigations, audits, and payment
into the general fund of fees, costs and
expenses received from a deceased’s
estate, and other provisions necessary to
administer a deceased person’s estate in
Douglas County consistent with Nevada
Revised Statutes.
The 2nd Reading of this Ordinance will be
held on 2/6/2025. A copy of this ordinance is
on file in the Clerk’s Office for public review.
Pub Date: January 22, 2025 Ad # 49663