{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-245.216","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 245.216","heading":"Personnel exempted from merit system.","body":"There shall be exempted from the provisions of NRS 245.213, 245.214 and 245.215:\n1. All department heads appointed and elected and the county administrator or county manager of the county.\n2. A number of employees in each department excluding the department head as designated by the department head, which shall not exceed 3 percent of the permanently established positions as authorized by the board of county commissioners.\n3. All persons holding temporary or provisional appointments, the duration of which does not exceed 6 months.","path":["TITLE 20 — COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS","CHAPTER 245 - COUNTIES: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY","MERIT SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-245.html#NRS245Sec216","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:35Z","sha256":"e766a87db4f9abe77c9384b7ac4a48a00ded914612295751de5d7e6ea8237200","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-245.215","next":"us-nv/nrs-246.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}