Reno City Charter Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingReno, NV · March 4, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
Reno City Charter Committee
Hybrid Meeting
Reno City Hall, 12th Floor Conference Room
1 East First Street Reno, NV 89501
Monday, March 4, 2024
5:30 p.m.
Members:
Austin Brown, Chair (Ward 5) Tess Opferman (Senate Majority)
Dennis Green, Vice Chair (At-Large) Lilith Baran (Senate Majority)
Alexandra Pipitone (Mayor) Ronda Clifton (Senate Minority)
John Marshall (Ward 1) Edward Coleman (Assembly Majority)
Stacey Shinn (Ward 2) Peter Larsen (Assembly Majority)
Zachary Khan (Ward 3) Miranda Hoover (Assembly Minority)
Margo Piscevich (Ward 4)
Staff Liaison: Nic Ciccone
Public Notice: This agenda has been physically posted in compliance with NRS 241 (notice of meetings)
at Reno City Hall – 1 East First Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. In addition, this agenda has been electronically
posted in compliance with NRS 241 at https://www.reno.gov, and NRS 232 at https://notice.nv.gov/. To
obtain further documentation regarding posting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (775) 334-2030
or cityclerk@reno.gov.
This meeting will be held at Reno City Hall in the 12th floor conference room and via the Zoom video
conference platform.
Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting may do so at the designated physical location or may
hear, observe, and provide public comment virtually by pre-registering using the following link which will
provide the Webinar ID and call-in phone number:
https://links.reno.gov/3OZqz7R
You can also join the meeting by typing https://zoom.us/join into your computer browser and entering the
Webinar ID: 841 0345 6852. NOTE: This option will require a computer with audio and video capabilities.
Alternatively, you can join the meeting by telephone only by dialing 1 (346) 248-7799, entering the Webinar
ID: 841 0345 6852, and pressing #.
Accommodation: The City of Reno, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, wishes to
make all its public meetings accessible to the public. Persons who require special accommodation or
assistance in attending this meeting may contact Nic Ciccone at (775) 433-4491 at least 48 hours in advance
so that arrangements can be made.
Supporting Material: Staff reports and supporting material for the meeting are available by contacting Nic
Ciccone at (775) 433-4491 or cicconen@reno.gov, and on the City’s website at
https://www.reno.gov/meetings. Pursuant to NRS 241, supporting material is made available to the general
public at the same time it is provided to the public body.
Order of Business: The presiding officer shall determine the order of the agenda and all questions of
parliamentary procedure at the meeting. Items on the agenda may be taken out of order. The public body
may combine two or more agenda items for consideration, remove items from the agenda, and/or delay
discussion on or continue scheduled agenda items at any time. Items scheduled to be heard at a specific
time will be heard no earlier than the stated time but may be heard later.
Public Comment:
In-Person
Persons wishing to address the public body at the meeting shall submit a “Request to Speak” form to Nic
Ciccone.
Virtual
Pursuant to NRS 241, persons not in attendance who wish to submit public comment may do so by (1)
completing the online public comment form found at https://www.reno.gov/publiccomment; (2) sending an
email to cicconen@reno.gov; (3) leaving a voicemail at (775) 433-4491; or (4) during the virtual public
comment period of the meeting.
To provide public comment via Zoom, log in to the Zoom webinar at the above link and utilize the “Raise
Hand” feature during any public comment period. To provide public comment via telephone only, press *9
to “Raise Hand” and *6 to mute/unmute.
Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person. Unused time may not be reserved by the speaker,
nor allocated to another speaker. No action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment
until the matter is included on a subsequent agenda as an action item. Comments received prior to 4:00 p.m.
on the day preceding the meeting will be transcribed, provided to the public body for review, and entered
into the record. Comments received after 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the meeting will be provided to
the public body for review prior to adjournment and entered into the record.
A Introductory Items
A.1 Call to Order/Roll Call
A.2 Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or
any general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for
each commentator.
A.3 Approval of the Agenda (For Possible Action) – March 4, 2024
A.4 Approval of the Minutes (For Possible Action) – January 9, 2024 & February 6,
2024
A.5 Council Liaison Report – Item for general announcements and informational
items only. No action may be taken on this item.
A.6 Staff Liaison Report - Item for general announcements and informational items
only. No action may be taken on this item.
B Business Items
B.1 Overview and Discussion of the Reno City Charter Committee’s Bylaws
(Discussion Item Only)
B.2 Discussion and potential direction to staff regarding potential amendments to the
Reno City Charter the following topics:
B.2.1 Role and Authority of the Mayor (For Possible Action)
B.2.2 Election process if a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote
during a primary election (For Possible Action)
B.2.3 City Attorney – Appointed vs. Elected (For Possible Action)
B.2.4 Process to fill vacancies on the City Council (For Possible Action)
B.2.5 Terms of Charter Committee Members (For Possible Action)
B.2.6 Revisit 2023 Bill Draft Request language submitted by the City of Reno
(For Possible Action)
B.3 Overview and Discussion of City Charters of Nevada including but not limited to
Organization and Departments (Discussion Item Only)
B.4 Discussion and potential direction to staff on the Reno City Charter Committee
Informational Presentation Schedule (For Possible Action)
C Board/Commission/Committee Member Reports and Announcements – Limited to items
that do not appear elsewhere on the agenda. No action may be taken on this item.
D Future Agenda Items – Discussion of items for future agendas. No action may be taken on
this item.
E Public Comment – This item is for either public comment on any action item or for any
general public comment and is limited to no more than three (3) minutes for each commentator.
F Adjournment (For Possible Action)