NRS 244.225 Publication of financial statement.

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1. The board of county commissioners shall publish quarterly a statement of the total amounts of receipts and expenditures of the 3 months next preceding, and the total amounts of accounts allowed. Publications shall be made by making one insertion of the statement in a newspaper published in the county, but if no newspaper is published in the county, then such publication shall be made by posting a copy of the statement at the courthouse door and at two other public places in the county. The statement must:

(a)Inform the public of the provisions of subsection 3;

(b)If the county maintains an official Internet website, inform the public of where the financial statement is posted on the Internet website pursuant to subsection 2;

(c)Provide a telephone number the public may call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial documents;

(d)Provide the address of the county office or offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents; and

(e)Be published for a period of at least 5 consecutive days.

2. If a county maintains an official Internet website, the board of county commissioners shall maintain and update quarterly on the Internet website of the county a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the 3 months next preceding and the accounts allowed. The statement must:

(a)Inform the public of the provisions of subsection 3;

(b)Provide a telephone number the public may call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial documents; and

(c)Provide the address of the county office or offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents.

3. The original and any duplicate or copy of each receipt, bill, invoice, check, warrant, voucher or other similar document that supports a transaction, the amount of which is shown in the statement published pursuant to this section, is a public record that is available for inspection and copying by any person pursuant to the provisions of chapter 239 of NRS.