Public meetings / Board of County Commissioners
December 6, 2016
113 turns, 113 with a named speaker, under 20 agenda items. The words and the names are the county clerk's.
4. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation of Minutes of the Joint Nve
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Borasky.
Commissioner Cox
pointed out that at this meeting she asked some pertinent questions for about 20 minutes of Mr. Husted on the VEA item and there was not a mention of that anywhere in the minutes. She would like those included. Sam Merlino explained these were summaries, not verbatim minutes. If there were specific items Commissioner Cox wanted to include in the minutes her staff could re listen and send her the copy so she could determine what she would like in the minutes.
Commissioner Cox
said those were specific questions from the public she wanted the answers to.
Sheriff Wehrly
was present. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
5. Announcements (first)
Commissioner Borasky
said the Pahrump Nugget 250 went real well. He was told by some of the people in the different casinos they were pleased there were so many people putting money into the economy.
7. Commissioners’IManager’s Comments (This item limited to announcements or
Commissioner Borasky
said during the Donuts with the DA and Coffee with the Commissioners on Saturday an issue came up regarding the homeless in the Pahrump community. It was a pleasure to him to know that everyone was somewhat aware of and concerned about it. He hoped to get some volunteers and do something to help that situation.
Commissioner Carbone
wanted to be sure putting up the military medallions near the VA clinic along with a bench for viewing was kept on the radar since the veterans put money aside for it.
Sheriff Wehrly
told Commissioner Wichman that if an incident occurred on Highway 318 it took them approximately five hours to get out there.
Commissioner Wichman
said the request came from the new White Pine County Commissioner who was also a volunteer on the ambulance. Sam Merlino advised Advanced Data Systems would be shutting down in the next couple of years, which would be a cost to the County as it would have to be replaced. Just the voter registration system would be about $30,000.00 to start up. Pam Webster said they would look at different ways to do that as there may be some issues with Eden and its life with support.
Mrs. Merlino
said the clerks were specifically looking at voter registration as they were very proprietary. There was a working group handling that and she would keep the Board updated.
Mrs. Webster
asked who was handling this.
Mrs. Merlino
said the Secretary of State was helping them figure out which vendor they worked best with, but there were a lot of requirements for certain reports. As far as the court, she said they had been trying to get into another system and were working with the AOC to find out what court system they were happy with for their statistical reporting.
Commissioner Schinhofen
said he would like to look at the Ishanti Ridge bond. He was also monitoring the State closely to see what they were going to do with recreational marijuana. December 6, 2016 SITTING AS THE NYE COUNTY BOARD OF HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Schinhofen
assumed the Chair of the Board of Highway Commissioners.
9. For Possible Action — General road report by Public Works Director
Commissioner Wichman
said she would send Mr. Carlo the complaints she had received about the dust during the race.
Commissioner Borasky
said he would like to meet with Mr. Carlo at the intersection of Manse Road and Homestead to discuss some issues there with the line of sight because of brush growing.
Commissioner Carbone
said the intersection of Blagg and Wilson was starting to turn into a disaster area again because of the volume of cars. He also mentioned comments made during Donuts with the DA about the spot between the two roundabouts and not knowing the speed limit there.
Mr. Carlo
said he had a call into NDOT. Richard Goldstein stated he sent a message to Mr. Carlo about the southeast corner of Lola and Basin. The trucks could not make the right turn and the shoulder was collapsed. He said something needed to be done because he knew there were pipes running through there. He also asked Mt. Carlo to look at and do something about the intersection of Woodchips and Charleston Park. 8. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Highway Commission Resolution No. HC2016-O1: A Resolution fixing the maximum load for certain portions of Bob Ruud Memorial Highway.
Commissioner Carbone
made a motion to adopt Resolution No. HC2016-01; seconded by Commissioner Borasky; 5 yeas. SITTING AS THE NYE COUNTY LICENSING AND LIQUOR BOARD
Commissioner Borasky
assumed the Chair of the Licensing and Liquor Board. December 6, 2016 LIQUOR
10. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding approval of an
Commissioner Carbone
made a motion to approve items 10, 11 and 12 noting all fees were paid, background checks were completed, and there were no issues with moving forward; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen; 6 yeas.
11. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding approval of three
Commissioner Carbone
made a motion to approve items 10, 11 and 12 noting all fees were paid, background checks were completed, and there were no issues with moving forward; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen; 6 yeas.
12. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a request for a
Commissioner Carbone
made a motion to approve items 10, 11 and 12 noting all fees were paid, background checks were completed, and there were no issues with moving forward; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen; 6 yeas.
13. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to extend the ninety (90)
Commissioner Carbone
made a motion to approve the 90 day conditional approval until the fingerprints and all other data came in; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen.
Sheriff Wehrly
said she believed that 90 days would be sufficient.
Commissioner Catbone
assumed the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. December 6, 2016 AS THE NORTHERN NYE COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
14. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding retaining
Commissioner Wichman
said legal review was needed for the by-laws and Tom Vallas agreed to do that work. His healthcare clients include hospitals, federally qualifi ed health centers, physicians’ practices and ancillary providers, as well as munic ipalities. She thought he was an excellent choice.
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissione r Schinhofen.
Commissioner Wichman
confirmed for Commissioner Cox that Mr. Vallas’ services would be only when needed.
15. For Possible Action Approval of a no-cost extension to the FFYI6
Commissioner Borasky
made a motion to approve items 15 through 18; second ed by
Commissioner Cox
asked for an explanation of how the grants fund worked , how the money got there, and if there was enough money to do to this as the budget sheet showed the County in the hole on the grants fund. Savannah Rucker said the grants fund operated as a reimbursement fund so the County expended items and requested draw downs. They were working on an interfund loan to be able to operate that fund as a positive fund balance. Until then that was how it would function and it had functioned in that manner for years. December 6, 2016 15. For Possible Action Approval of a no-cost extension to the FFYI6 Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG) grant performance period extending the period to August 31. 2017. This grant is administered out of Fund 10340 Grants.-Cont’d.
Commissioner Wichman
added many of the grants dictated the County would not get the money until it sent receipts.
Commissioner Carbone
asked if an interfund loan had to be done each time this happened.
Ms. Rucker
stated if the expense was more than the interfund loan then the loan would have to be increased, but they were going to average out what the negative balance had been over the last couple of years and do an interfund loan to cover that average. Angela Bello asked if the matching funds for the County went into that fund.
Ms. Rucker
said the match came from the general fund for department.
Commissioner Cox
said she did not like doing it this way. She did not want to get into a position where four years down the line the County did not have any money to employ the officers. Commissioner Cox thought these things needed to be done differently as she did not like spending money on a promise and hope to get it back.
Commissioner Wichman
asked on item 16, the COPS grant, if there was a requirement for that position to be continued after the grant fund was gone. When she was told yes, she stated she was with Commissioner Cox as she missed that part.
Sheriff Wehrly
stated they were losing between three and five people every year so they would not have a problem bringing those people in under a regular basis.
Commissioner Wichman
was not comfortable with that. The Sheriff was talking about hiring other people and there was a small range of time for the grant to pay for their job. By accepting this grant the County was agreeing to maintain that position well beyond the grant.
Commissioner Cox
stated she did not have a problem replacing officers the Sheriff was losing, but she did have a problem with hiring out of grants.
Commissioner Carbone
asked Sheriff Wehrly what the consequences would be if this one did not get approved.
Sheriff Wehrly
said they just would not have people to add to Beatty, Tonopah and Round Mountain. December 6, 2016 15. For Possible Action Approval of a no-cost extension to the FFYI6 Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG) grant performance period extending the period to August 31, 2017. This grant is administered out of Fund 10340 Grants.-Cont’d.
Commissioner Cox
noted people had been added to those areas atready and she would like to replace the people in Pahrump.
Sheriff Wehrly
explained she was trying to keep a constant and add in the northern areas, but she could not keep a constant if she took from one place and put them in another.
Commissioner Wichman
said her concern was the County was issued a federal grant for COPS and agreed to everything in that grant. Then next year the County’s budget was reduced again and the minute someone was laid off or that position was not maintained the County had to pay the entire thing back. She was not willing to go there as she did not know how to make that a logical decision in her mind to make promises five or six years out when she did not know what was going on now. Pam Webster advised the County had been met with that situation in the past and the granting agency was lenient and understanding as they were seeing it happen throughout the nation.
Commissioner Wichman
stated that was an economic hardship and she understood that, but that was not written into the grant.
Mrs. Webster
said another option would be to use the PSST money as these would be new positions to Nye County once they came off the grant.
Commissioner Carbone
said the Sheriff was looking at that.
Commissioner Cox
thought these could be brought back next year when the new plan was in place. She asked how many new people had been hired this year.
Sheriff Wehrly
stated that was due to attrition and they had replaced people at a lower scale.
Commissioner Schinhofen
said he had supported this grant in the past and intended to support it today because the deputies were needed. He pointed out that according to the back-up this would come out of the Sheriffs funds so she knew she needed to budget for that.
Commissioner Wichman
said her problem was that it created positions that did not go away. While the Sheriff may be able to put it into her budget for next year, in four years from now there would be extra positions that had been added and they would stay in perpetuity. December 6, 2016 15. For Possible Action Approval of a no-cost extension to the FFYI 6 Emergency Preparedness Working Group (EPWG) grant performance period extending the period to August 31, 2017. This grant is administered out of Fund 10340 Grants.-Cont’d. Dave Stephens did not think $150,000.00 was too much. Ammie Nelson was not in favor of using any kind of budget from the County for these positions when they were already budgeted in the Sheriffs Department. Dwight Lilly was a believer of staying within budget and while the future might not be a problem, this was not a bet he thought the taxpayers of Nye County should be making.
Commissioner Borasky
said his motion to approve items 15-18 stood; Commissioner Schinhofen said his second stood; 4 yeas. Commissioner Cox voted no.
16. For Possible Action Approval to accept the Federal Grant Community
Commissioner Borasky
made a motion to approve items 15 through 18; seconded by
Commissioner Schinhofen
; 4 yeas. Commissioner Cox voted no.
17. For Possible Action Approval to accept the US Department of Justice Body
Commissioner Borasky
made a motion to approve items 15 through 18; seconded by
Commissioner Schinhofen
; 4 yeas. Commissioner Cox voted no. December 6, 2016
18. For Possible Action Approval to enter into Grantee’s Agreement between
Commissioner Borasky
made a motion to approve items 15 through 18; seconded by
Commissioner Schinhofen
; 4 yeas. Commissioner Cox voted no. COUNTY MANAGER
31. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding: 1) Presentation
Ms. Schlick
reviewed the particular projects this grant had funded, like the Tonopah Airport FBO Building, the Nye County Public Works Building which was currently undergoing a phase II assessment, and a six-acre sublease property at the Tonopah Airport. An additional site of interest was the Nye Regional Medical Center.
Commissioner Wichman
asked if the final of the Nye Regional assessment had come in.
Ms. Schlick
said she had not received one, but she wou’d ask today if it was available and let Commissioner Wichman know.
Ms. Schlick
said one of the best things about the program was the ability to highlight accomplishments and advertise the opportunities available in Nye County. Just this year the 2016 State of Nevada Brownfields workshop was held on September 20, 2016, and the RDSBC representatives traveled to the location and gave a presentation. Also this year the Western Brownfields conference was on September 28-29, 2016, and RDSBC representatives from Nye County had their travel, lodging and per diem funded by the grant and also provided a presentation. Further outreach was conducted through December 6, 2016 31. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding: 1) Presentation on the status of Rural Desert Southwest Brownfields Coalition (RDSBC) activities across the Coalition area and in Nye County; 2) Discussion of community activities and sites to be assessed; and 3) Request for approval to develop FY 2017 Assessment Grant Application-Cont’d. the Web site where specific Brownfields projects were available to hopefully entice developers to look at the opportunities available within the County for continued assessment and redevelopment opportunities.
Commissioner Borasky
applauded former Commissioner Eastley for starting this Brownfields grant. Dwight Lilly wondered if the hazardous waste dump at the south end of Beatty where uranium was stored would be looked at.
Ms. Schlick
said that particular project was not on the list currently, but they were always open to feedback from community members on sites they were interested in having assessed.
Commissioner Carbone
added the State was really involved with that clean-up. Lorina Dellinger advised approval to proceed with the application was needed.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to approve proceeding with the application; seconded by Commissioner Wichman; 5 yeas. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 19. For Possible Action Closure of meeting, pursuant to NRS 288.220 for purposes of conferring with the County’s management representatives regarding labor negotiations, issues and other personnel matters. This item was removed from the agenda. 20. Closed meeting, pursuant to NRS 288.220 for purposes of conferring with the County’s management representatives regarding labor negotiations, issues and other personnel matters. This item was removed from the agenda. 21. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation on labor negotiations, issues and other personnel matters presented in closed meeting. This item was removed from the agenda. December 6, 2016 22. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Bill No. 2016-07: A Bill proposing to amend Title 9 of the Nye County Code, titled Public Peace and Morals and Welfare, Chapter 9.20, Title Prostitution; providing for the severability, constitutionality and effective date hereof, and other matters properly relating thereto; and 2) Set an effective date.
Commissioner Schinhofen
said this had been heard a few times and he thought it was clear in the last meeting that the one proposed was rejected with staff directed to work on it, but apparently that did not happen.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to reject the bill; seconded by Commissioner Borasky.
Commissioner Borasky
said he would bring a different bill back in February.
37. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve Security &
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to approve items 37a, 37b and 37c as they met minimum standards; seconded by Commissioner Wichman; 5 yeas. 37b. Nye Natural Medicinal SolutionslNuVeda (Cultivation). 9680 S. Oakridge Avenue, Pahrump. ApplicantlAgent Amanda N. Connor, Esg., Connor & Connor PlIc.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to approve items 37a, 37b and 37c as they met minimum standards; seconded by Commissioner Wichman; 5 yeas. 37c. CWNevada (Production). 301 S. Oxbow Avenue, Suite #14, Pahrump. ApplicantlAgent Amanda N. Connor, Esg., Connor & Connor P1k.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to approve items 37a, 37b and 37c as they met minimum standards; seconded by Commissioner Wichman; 5 yeas. December 6, 2016 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS-Cont’d. 23. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to amend the Cooperative Agreement to Lease between Nye County and the Nevada System of Higher Education for office space at the Old Courthouse in Tonopah, amending section 12 utilities providing for University to pay all utilities. Pam Webster advised the Cooperative Extension just contacted her and asked to pull this item as they were considering possible cancellation of the lease.
Commissioner Wichman
added she was also told if they did not have that space then the position of the only 4-H leader in the entire northern part of Nye County was in jeopardy, which was why Commissioner Wichman brought this to the agenda.
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to appoint Cindy Kaminski; seconded by
Commissioner Schinhofen
; 5 yeas. 25. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to 1) appoint two (2) members to the Nye County Board of Equalization for a four year term beginning January, 2017 due to two (2) expiring terms; 2) appoint a Commissioner as alternate to the Board of Equalization: and 3) appoint the Chairman of the Board of Equalization.
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to appoint Cindy Kaminski and Janice Painter with Cindy Kaminski as chairman and if Commissioner Borasky would accept it to appoint him to the board as an alternate; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. 26. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint three (3) members to the Beatty Town Advisory Board due to three (3) expiring terms.
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion based on the results of their informal election to appoint Dick Gardner, Kelly Carroll and Crystal Taylor; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen; 5 yeas. December 6, 2016 27. For Possible Action Canvass of the returns for the Recount of the General Election Results for US President and Vice President Sam Merlino explained they met with the Secretary of State on Friday and because this was just a sampling it was not necessary to canvass. The determination of whether there would be a full recount would not be made until the results were receive d from all of the counties. She noted Mr. De La Fuentas’ results did not change, but the Secretary of State wanted to put out the full results when everyone was done.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to approve; seconded by Comm issioner Wichman; 5 yeas. 28. 2015 Audit Conducted by the Sheriff
Sheriff Wehrly
confirmed for Commissioner Wichman that this was an interna l audit.
Sheriff Wehrly
stated when she campaigned one of the things she said she was going to do was audit the office to determine if changes were needed. The audit was conducted in the areas of detention; patrol; equipment and supplies; trainin g; evidence; administration; special weapons and tactics; canine; Sheriffs Auxiliary; search and rescue; and the grant program. Sheriff Wehrly reviewed the assumptions made from meetings she had with the outgoing Sheriff as well as each of the audit finding s and the corrections made, which were all contained in their entirety in the back-up.
Commissioner Wichman
asked if there were any updates on the items that were labeled as ongoing.
Sheriff Wehrly
said she could put it in memo form and put it on the Web site. Tony DeMeo, former Sheriff of Nye County, said he did not realize this would be on the agenda and did not have a chance to formulate a response, but some of the assumptions Sheriff Wehrly made in the very beginning were not true. He said he was stunned by the misrepresentations and inaccuracies presented in her audit report. He specifically rebuked Sheriff Wehrly’s statements regarding the policy manua ls; the law library; training; inventory lists; firearms and ammunition; programs and lesson plans; background investigation; SWAT; the canines; and grants. Mr. DeMeo said he would make himself available to the Commissioners if they would like to discuss this further with him. December 6, 2016 The Board was in recess until 1:45 p.m.
Commissioner Cox
was not present. TREASURER 30. Treasurer’s Report The report was in the back-up. FINANCE 32. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding the budget status through October 2016 for Nye County Fiscal Year 2017, budget proiections and possible actions. Savannah Rucker noted the report was through October 31, 2016. Most departments were under the threshold of 33% with 33% of the year lapsed and if they had an overage it was because of contractual items that were encumbered in the beginning of the year.
Commissioner Carbone
was concerned about Animal Control for the Sheriff and making sure Animal Control in the north was taken care of.
Ms. Rucker
explained Animal Control in Tonopah was overseen by EMS and Animal Control in Pahrump was overseen by the Sheriffs Office. Based on her conversation with Commissioner Carbone earlier she would reach out to the Sheriff to discuss their status and overtime.
Commissioner Wichman
commented it looked like many of the revenues were way below where they should be, but she thought that was normal.
Ms. Rucker
said yes and explained the County saw approximately 25% of its revenu in the last two months of the year.
Commissioner Schinhofen
thought it had been misunderstood by some of the public. He commented that over the last six years that he had been on the Board he had seen a lot of cuts made. He said he saw light at the end of the tunnel and it was not as dire as some people wanted to forecast.
Mrs. Webster
pointed to the real property line on the revenue page showing two collections of the four quarters of property taxes and with two it was at 60%, which was a pretty strong number. Also, the consolidated tax was only two months because of a three month lag so that was only a sixth of that income and the County was right on December 6, 2016 32. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding the budget status through October 2016 for Nye County Fiscal Year 2017, budget projections and possible actions.-Cont’d. track at 16%. However, there was still that big gaping PILT number that could make a huge difference if it did not get fully funded.
Commissioner Schinhofen
stated he wanted to address that on an upcoming agenda. 33. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) Award Bid #2016-09 Tonopah Janitorial. The amount of the bid is $119,112 annuallyl$9,926 monthly; 2) execute the contract; and 3) Fund partially from 10101 Nye County General Fund, $69,000 annually/$5,750 monthly and partially from 10291 County Owned Building Fund, $50,112 annuaUyl$4,1 76 monthly.
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to award the contract to B & B Chem Dry and Janitorial and execute the contract; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen; 5 yeas. H/R AND RISK MANAGEMENT 34. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Resolution No. 201 6-81: a Resolution amending the Nye County Personnel Policy Manual.
Commissioner Wichman
asked if the only changes being suggested in the back-up were in a different color ink or highlighted. Danelle Shamrell, Human Resources Manager, said that was correct. Some were grammatical, some were based on position title changes, and all of the contextual changes were a result of laws changing. All changes were reviewed by Chief Deputy
Commissioner Wichman
said she was going to amend it because there was language in Section 2.21 that she overlooked and never would have agreed to. Electronic cigarettes were not tobacco use. They were a method for eliminating tobacco use and quitting smoking and she never would have voted for that.
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to adopt all suggestions in a different color ink or highlighted and amend section 2.21 to remove electronic cigarettes; seconded by
Commissioner Schinhofen
; 5 yeas. December 6, 2016 35. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to fill a vacant Dispatch Position #10022-016 in the Pahrump Office effective Match 4, 2017 due to an employee resigning het position December 4, 2016 to take a vacant position in Planning effective December 5, 2016.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Ca rbo ne. Pam Webster asked if the motion was to fill the position immediately or wait until March.
Commissioner Schinhofen
said he would like to fill the position immediately because of public health and safety.
Commissioner Schinhofen
amended his motion to approve hiring to replace the dispatch position as soon as possible without the 90 day freeze.
Commissioner Carbone
thought money was being lost here. Danelle Shamrell said $26,000.00 would have been removed from their budget if they had waited the 90 days and there were no accruals on that. Pam Webster said the County was not losing, just contributing to the savings. It was a budgeted position and there were no payouts to add to the budget.
Ms. Shamrell
added it took about 16 weeks to train a dispatcher.
Commissioner Carbone
amended his second.
Commissioner Schinhofen
asked if there were any savings to be had by waiting until January 29, 2017. Danelle Shamrell advised there would be about $15,000.00 worth of savings which the department could absorb without having to wait.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to fill the position immediately; seconded by
Commissioner Wichman
; 5 yeas. December 6, 2016 PLANNING/BUILDING-Cont’d.
38. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve a draft letter
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen; 5 yeas.
39. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation concerning a request to
Commissioner Schinhofen
advised he had spoken to the Public Works Director earlier who told him he had signed off on this. Commissioner Schinhofen said he was comfortable they had built to standard, but this would give the County two years of maintenance and the one year warranty.
Commissioner Schinhofen
made a motion to approve to release; seconded by
Commissioner Carbone
asked why these were not made longer as far as warranties were concerned. Darrell Lacy, Planning Director, ‘said that was what was agreed to in the past. If the Board would like to include something different in new agreements in the future that could be discussed.
40. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a request to
Commissioner Wichman
made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Schinhofen; 5 yeas. December 6, 2016
42. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (second)
Commissioner Wichman
explained that was a private hospital that the Board had nothing to do with and the County was not building another hospital.
Commissioner Carbone
asked Ms. Lasater to make an appointment with him to talk about this.
44. ADJOURN
Commissioner Carbone
adjourned the meeting. APPROVED this ATTEST: Of / , 2017. Chair 1Q c x? Nye bounti Clerk I Deputy STATE OF NEVADA BRIAN SANDOVAL CODY PifiNNEY Governor Administrator RICHARD WHITLEY, MS LEON RAVIN, MD Director Interim Chief Medical Officer DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BUREAU OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE 4220 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 810, Bldg. D, Las Vegas, NV $9119 Telephone: 702-486-6515, Fax: 702-486-6520 dpbh.nv.gov April 15, 2016 Prisceilla Lasater 111 Betty Ave Pahrump, NV $9060 RE: Complaint #NV00045718 Dear Ms. Lasater: This letter is an acknowledgement that the Bureau of Health Care Quality and Compliance has received your complaint concerning Desert View Regional Medical Center. Thank you for bringing to our attention your specific issues and concerns xegarding this facility. Your concerns related to admission, transfer and discharge rights will be investigated during an unannounced onsite visit at the facility by an investigator. You will be notified of the outcome of the Bureau’s investigation. Our team of investigators will review your specific concerns, and evaluate the facility’s actions, to determine if the facility is in compliance with state and/or federal regulations. Please refer to the enclosed fact sheet that describes the investigation process. if you have any questions or concerns about your complaint, please call our Northern office at 775-684- 1030 or our Southern office at 702-486-6515 and refer to the complaint number stated above. Sincerely, fr7, 4Q,-eYI Mary Benson, AAWComplaint Intake Coordinator cc: Amir Bringard, Health Facilities Inspector ifi End: 1 Page Complaint Process Fact Sheet Public Health: Working for a Safer and Healthier Nevada