(A) The natural resource management advisory commission shall consist of seven (7) members.
(B) Each member shall be a resident of Elko County, state of Nevada.
(C) The members of the natural resource management advisory commission shall be appointed by the Elko County board of commissioners from a list of qualified and interested persons.
1. The natural resource management advisory commission may be comprised of members representing specific specialties or disciplines as follows:
(a) Federally managed public lands.
(b) Surface/ground water resources.
(c) Recreation.
(d) Ranching/agriculture.
(e) Mining/milling.
(f) Private land use development.
(g) Wildlife management.
(h) "Nonvoting" staff as needed and determined.
2. Any qualified and interested person seeking appointment to the natural resource management advisory commission shall submit his/her name together with a statement of interest and his/her specific specialties or discipline to the Elko County board of commissioners. The Elko County board of commissioners shall appoint members of the natural resource management advisory commission at its first meeting in December preceding the year of appointment.
3. The persons appointed to the natural resource management advisory commission shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Elko County board of commissioners.
(D) The term of each member appointed after the date of passage of this title shall be four (4) years, or until his/her successor takes office, except that the term of two (2) of the members of the first commission shall be three (3) years and the respective terms of two (2) members of the first commission shall be one and two (2) years. The natural resource management advisory commission shall elect its chairman and vice chairman from among the appointed members. The term of chairman and vice chairman shall be one year with eligibility for reelection of one year. One person may not be chairman or vice chairman for more than two (2) consecutive appointments to the position.
(E) The natural resource management advisory commission shall elect officers from within its membership, fix the time and place of meetings, adopt such rules and procedures as are appropriate for the conduct of business, and keep such minutes and records as may be required by law, and as it shall determine consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(F) A majority of the members of the natural resource management advisory commission shall constitute a quorum, and a vote of the majority of those members present shall be necessary to carry any question. (Ord. 01-2009, 6-17-2009, eff. 7-24-2009)