1. 1. Except as appointment may be deferred pursuant to NRS 269.567, the board of county commissioners of any county whose population is less than 700,000 shall appoint members for an appointive town advisory board which is created after June 30, 1983, to initial terms as follows:

   1. (a) For a three-member board:

      1. (1) One member for a term of no more than 1 year; and

      2. (2) Two members for terms of more than 1 year but no more than 2 years.

         Each term must end on the first Monday in January of the appropriate year.

   2. (b) For a five-member board:

      1. (1) Two members for terms of no more than 1 year; and

      2. (2) Three members for terms of more than 1 year but no more than 2 years.

         Each term must end on the first Monday in January of the appropriate year.

2. 2. As the initial terms expire, the board of county commissioners shall appoint members for terms of 2 years thereafter.
3. 3. If the town board is made elective after June 30, 1983, the ordinance creating it must provide for the division of the first elected board by lot into two classes whose terms will correspond to those provided in subsection 1.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 1128; A 1989, 1915; 2011, 1167; 2023, 253)