May 30, 2017

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Borasky; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to 1) approve the Deputy Public Guardian job description and 2) hire an employee to fill a dual position, Eligibility Worker and Deputy May 30, 2017 4. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: 1) approve the Deputy Public Guardian job description, NCEA Grade 9; and 2) hire an employee to fill a dual position, Eligibility Worker & Deputy Public Guardian in the Health & Human Services Department.-Cont’d. Public Guardian in the Health and Human Services Department; seconded by

Commissioner Borasky

; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to ratify Karyn Smith as Human Services Manager; seconded by Commissioner Botasky; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Borasky

made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Koenig; 5 yeas. SITTING AS THE NYE COUNTY LICENSING AND LIQUOR BOARD

Commissioner Borasky

assumed the Chair of the Licensing and Liquor Board.

Commissioner Schinhofen

made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Koenig; 5 yeas. May 30, 2017 SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Schinhofen

assumed the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. 2. 9:00 For Possible Action Continued Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 201 7- — — 2018 tentative budget for Nye County; and discussion and deliberation to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Nye County for Fiscal Year 2017-2018. Savannah Rucker gave a presentation on the County’s Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget beginning with a review of the revenue assumptions made. The Department of Taxation (DTAX) had projected the CTAX revenue at $12.4 million. Since the six year average actually exceeded DTAX’s projections by 107%, CTAX for FYI 8 was budgeted at $13.750 million, 104% of the DTAX projection. Property tax/net proceeds had also exceeded DTAX’s projections for the past five years, so that was budgeted at $1 5.196 million, 100% of DTAX’s projection for this year. Ms. Rucker said PILT was budgeted at 80% of FY17, and other revenues were budgeted at historical rates.

Ms. Rucker

then reviewed the FY18 budget expense assumptions, which included salaries and benefits for existing positions, filled and vacant, in FY18; an increase of 5% for health care coverage; and a 1 % increase in the cost of life insurance. All departments’ services and supplies budgets remained consistent except as noted in the back-up for Administration, Comptroller, Human Resources, Planning, Assessor, Buildings and Grounds, Sheriff, Emergency Services, Public Works, and Senior Nutrition. Next Ms. Rucker discussed the requested staffing additions included in FY18. Board action was needed to approve the budget including the positions of a principal planner; a part-time data clerk to become a full time data clerk in the Assessor’s Office due to employee retirement as well as a part-time account clerk in the Tonopah Assessor’s Office; a part-time bailiff for the Tonopah Justice Court as they were the only court without a bailiff; and a logistics officer in Tonopah for Emergency Management. The total cost for the positions was $201,000.00 to the general fund.

Ms. Rucker

noted staffing additions that were not included were two deputy district attorneys requested by the District Attorney; a secretary II grant-funded position for Emergency Management; and a planning tech for Planning. She explained that Administration and the Comptroller’s Office believed the District Attorney’s positions should be funded out of Pahrump town funds; the grant for the Emergency Management position was possibly not going to extend to FY18; and the recommendation was to fill a principal planner in Planning and then see how the workload went.

Commissioner Koenig

said he was happy with the budget, but he wanted the motion to include increasing the head count by one for the District Attorney’s Office.

Commissioner Borasky

asked how many principal planners there were now. May 30, 2017 2. 9:00 For Possible Action Continued Public Heating on the Fiscal Year 2017- — — 201 8 tentative budget for Nye County; and discussion and deliberation to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Nye County for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.- Cont’d.

Ms. Rucket

was not sure of the count but knew there were two.

Commissioner Borasky

said he would go along with Commissioner Koenig on only having one position filled at the District Attorney’s Office. After Ms. Rucker confirmed that the budget she just presented was the one approved by DIAX last Friday, Commissioner Wichman expressed her concerns with amending the budget tentatively approved by DTAX because she went up there every three months with Ms. Rucker to sit in front of the Local Government Finance Committee. She would prefer to go to the next meeting with a budget they approved rather than amend it right now and then sit there and take the heat. She respecifully requested that anyone who made a motion on the item to please stick to what DTAX had tentatively approved.

Commissioner Cox

agreed with both Commissioners Koenig and Wichman as she would like to see the District Attorney get an extra person and believed there was some justification for taking it out of the town budget. She asked if that was already being planned or if there some provision for that at this point so it could be taken care of as soon as possible.

Ms. Rucker

advised that at this point she had not adjusted the budget for the District Attorney’s request on the County or town level.

Commissioner Cox

said it appeared the town had plenty of extra money that she believed that could come from and would like to fill that position taking it out of the town’s general fund.

Commissioner Wich

man asked if there was a way to consider this at a later date after the budgets were approved.

Ms. Rucker

said yes, the District Attorney’s budget could be augmented at a later date from either County or town funds.

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to amend the budget by adding a head count of one to the District Attorney’s Office from the general County fund and adopting that; seconded by Commissioner Borasky. John Bosta highly recommended removing the budget for travel to Washington, D.C. for Yucca Mountain as it had been de-funded by the federal government and he did not see the need to spend that money. May 30, 2017 2. 9:00 For Possible Action Continued Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2017- — — 2018 tentative budget for Nye County; and discussion and deliberation to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Nye County for Fiscal Year 2017-2018.- Cont’d. Herman Lewis questioned why the Commissioners were paid so little as it was not a part-time job and thought a dialogue should be opened about compensating them fairly in comparison to the other staff. He also thought the community really supported Angela Bello and the District Attorney’s Office and he would like to see her be given the staff she needed. His final question was if DTAX was being talked about because the County was on the fiscal watch list.

Commissioner Schinhofen

said they had to approve the budgets.

Commissioner Schinhofen

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Schinhofen

explained when the Commissioners went to Washington, D.C., they did not just talk Yucca. They met with Congressmen on other issues. He also noted that Yucca was in the budget that President Trump brought forward and was supported by the Department of Energy. Regarding the elected officials, Angela Bello advised all of the salaries were set by statute and if there was no motion it would automatically take effect unless there was a finding that there was not enough money and the County could not meet the statutory requirements.

Commissioner Wichman

voted no as she would have to take the grilling for changing the budget after DTAX approved it. SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE UNICORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to adopt the final budget for the Town of Pahrump for Fiscal Year 2017-2018; seconded by Commissioner Borasky. May 30, 2017 8. 9:00 For Possible Action Continued Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2017- — — 2018 tentative budget for the Town of Pahrump; and discussion and deliberation to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for the Town of Pahrump for Fiscal Year 201 7-2018.-Cont’d. Richard Goldstein commented the Pahrump town budget for the last four years had an outrageous amount of overtime for the fire department and asked what it was this year.

Ms. Rucker

said the Public Safety Sales Tax (P651) was being used to hire firefighters which should alleviate that, but she would have to provide the specific number for overtime to Mr. Goldstein at a later time. Pam Webster added it was still budgeted, but the addition of the rover in the new contract would help to minimize that. Also included in the budget was adding three more per platoon with the PSST which would help also.

Mr. Goldstein

said the fire department was stretched thin and if the town had a huge fire it was going to be in trouble because it did not have the personnel.

Commissioner Schinhofen

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to adopt the final budget for the Town of Beatty for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 since the unincorporated town board agreed with it; seconded by Commissioner Borasky.

Commissioner Schinhofen

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to adopt the final budget for the Town of Gabbs for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 seeing as how the town advisory board for Gabbs had also agreed to it; seconded by Commissioner Borasky.

Commissioner Schinhofen

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Wichman

made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Koenig.

Commissioner Schinhofen

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Koenig

made a motion to adopt the budget for the Pahrump Pool District for Fiscal Year 2017-2018; seconded by Commissioner Borasky.

Commissioner Schinhofen

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Borasky

commented that recreational marijuana was still illegal at the federal level and there were some tumors that the feds were going to clamp down on that. He wondered if by passing all kinds of resolutions and ordinances for recreational marijuana the Commissioners were putting themselves at risk because the State allowed it but the federal government did not. He stated he would not support any recreational marijuana because he did not want to put himself in a position that down the road the feds would be knocking on the door and the Commissioners were all in trouble. Herman Lewis brought to the Board’s attention that no information on the Public Administrator was on the County Web site. He then talked about the last water board meeting where he brought up the question of the original funding of the water board. Chairman Dave Hall was completely wrong when he said no money originated from the Department of Energy, the Nuclear Repository Office, or the Groundwater Evaluation Program. Mr. Lewis said a $2.744 million grant, which turned into $167,000.00 grant, funded that. For the chairman to not know that and chastise him for being wrong was inappropriate and Mr. Lewis would like that record corrected. Finally, Mr. Lewis stated May 30, 2017 13. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (up to three-minute time limit per person .) Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (second).-Cont’d. he would like to see the opening public comment brought back for the benefit of everyone. John Bosta stated he wanted his written comments included in the minutes (attached). He spoke of NRS 241.020(3), which stated public comment shall be at the beginning and end of the meeting or a public comment can be made on each item of action that is taken. Mr. Bosta thought the agreement between the Chairman and the Vice Chairman to have public comment at the end of the meeting only was inappropriate and the first public comment should be brought back.

Commissioner Schinhofen

adjourned the meeting. APPROVED this 2@ day ATTEST: Of ,2017.

Chair Nye

CoLty Clerk / Deputy cj 301 Please include my comment into the Minutes of the May 30, 2017 BoCC meeting: NS4iMeetin,gs to be open and public Tbënötice mSiTid: i tèa o uii 1ithe Ji1, if any, and discussion of those comments. Wethdjli nust1w take E’’ ——‘c— At tb bhlñutbe etmabefoeaiiwitems on4whlch action may be taken are. beard 1w -. - - - -----— - - — - ,- —- . tue nubhebodvand auarnbebihc adlourume!tofthe.meetina;oI -- (il Aftel’ each itembn the aaenda oi’4viichactldn mAUWffen is discusd b tli public body but befóVé the uâblic bov takes- action on tbe-item The provisions of this subparagraph do not prohibit a public body from taking comments by the general public hi addition to what is required pursuant to sub-subparagraph (I) or (ID, Regardless of whether a public body takes comments from the general public pursuant to sub-subparagraph (I) or (II), the public body must allow the general public to comment on any matter that is not specifically included on the agenda as an action item at some time before adjournment of the meeting. No action may be taken upon a matter raised during a period devoted to comments by the general public until the matter itself has been specifically included on an agenda as an item upon which action may be taken pursuant to subparagraph (2) Will the Chairman please produce the policy or the bylaw that give the Chairman and Vice-Chairman the power to determine what and who can be placed on the agenda of the BoCC. Thank you for your consideration on this request, John osta General Comment by John Bosta May 30, 2017 Page 1