1. There is hereby created in each county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, a governing board for regional planning consisting of:

(a) Three representatives appointed by the board of county commissioners, at least two of whom must represent or reside within unincorporated areas of the county. If the representative is:

(1) A county commissioner, his or her district must be one of the two districts in the county with the highest percentage of unincorporated area.

(2) Not a county commissioner, he or she must reside within an unincorporated area of the county.

(b) Four representatives appointed by the governing body of the largest incorporated city in the county.

(c) Three representatives appointed by the governing body of every other incorporated city in the county whose population is 60,000 or more.

(d) One representative appointed by the governing body of each incorporated city in the county whose population is less than 60,000.

2. Except for the terms of the initial members of the governing board, the term of each member is 3 years and until the selection and qualification of his or her successor. A member may be reappointed. A vacancy must be filled for the unexpired term by the governing body which made the original appointment.

3. The governing bodies may appoint representatives to the governing board from within their respective memberships. A member of a local governing body who is so appointed and who subsequently ceases to be a member of that body, automatically ceases to be a member of the governing board. The governing body may also appoint alternative representatives who may act in the respective absences of the principal appointees.

4. The governing board shall elect its chair from among its members. The term of the chair is 1 year. The member elected chair must have been appointed by the governing body of the county or a city whose population is 60,000 or more as determined pursuant to a schedule adopted by the governing board and made a part of its bylaws which provides for the annual rotation of the chair among each of those governing bodies.

5. A member of the governing board who is also a member of the governing body which appointed him or her shall serve without additional compensation. All other members must be compensated at the rate of $40 per meeting or $200 per month, whichever is less.

6. The governing board may appoint such employees as it deems necessary for its work and may contract with city planners, engineers, architects and other consultants for such services as it requires.

7. The local governments represented on the governing board shall provide the necessary facilities, equipment, staff, supplies and other usual operating expenses necessary to enable the governing board to carry out its functions. The local governments shall enter into an agreement whereby those costs are shared by the local governments in proportion to the number of members that each appoints to the governing board. The agreement must also contain a provision specifying the responsibility of each local government, respectively, of paying for legal services needed by the governing board or by the regional planning commission.

8. The governing board may sue or be sued in any court of competent jurisdiction.

9. The governing board shall prepare and adopt an annual budget and transmit it as a recommendation for funding to each of the local governments.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 760; A 1991, 1734; 2001, 1966; 2011, 1180)