RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's attorney general has concluded the Washoe County School Board broke the state's Open Meeting Law when it attempted to hire a new school superintendent last March.
Attorney General Adam Laxalt and the school district said in separate statements Tuesday they've reached a settlement agreement that suspends a $500 civil fine as long as the panel doesn't violate the law again for a year.
Laxalt said the board acted illegally when voted to hire Traci Davis to replace former superintendent Pedro Martinez without public notice on its agenda for the March 24 meeting.
The board rescinded Davis' hire hours later, but rescheduled a vote and formalized the decision a month later.
The attorney general's office launched an investigation based on a complaint by the Reno Gazette-Journal.