February 2, 2021

Commissioner Cox

was not present at this time.

Commissioner Carbone

talked about people who e-mailed him about vaccinations. The ones he had been getting letters from were people who did not have a computer so he sent them to Walgreens and CVS. February 2, 2021 2. Presentation by the Director of Emergency Management regarding the status of the COVID-19 outbreak-Cont’d. Chief Lewis said those receiving pharmaceutical products should contact them to see if they had been enrolled and make an appointment for the vaccination. Raley’s, Smiths, and Waigreens were doing that now, but there was an effort underway to include all pharmacies. Vaccinations were also available at the VA clinic.

Commissioner Blundo

asked Chief Lewis for a report the Board could review which included the details that he presented at the meetings so they could direct the public correctly. Chief Lewis said all of the reports were on nyecounty.net.

Commissioner Strickland

asked Public Information Officer Arnold Knightly to put together a simple e-mail that the Commissioners could paste together to answer questions.

Commissioner Blundo

said that could be another piece of the solution, but he still wanted something from the Chief.

Commissioner Carbone

said a lot of people were concerned about allergic reactions and asked if there was information available regarding that. Chief Lewis recommended that anyone who had a concern contact their primary physician first for guidance. Emergency Management had instituted a 15-minute waiting period after the patient had received the vaccine to ensure there were no adverse reactions.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked about the mutated strain from England. Chief Lewis said there were several variants now. The biggest concern was whether or not the vaccines would have the same impact at the same level, whether or not the ability to transmit those particular strains was increased, and where those strains were currently.

Commissioner Strickland

said it was very clear at the Nevada Association of Counties meeting that all counties were suffering by not getting enough vaccines. At the current rate she said it would take eight years to vaccinate Nevada. More were needed in Nye County and Commissioner Strickland asked about the status of that.

Ms. Brocker

explained the State received a particular allocation every week and based the County allocations on a pro rata population-based formula which could not be changed at this time as it was based on what the federal government provided. February 2, 2021 2. Presentation by the Director of Emergency Management regarding the status of the COVID-19 outbreak-Cont’d.

Ms. Loper

advised last week 34,225 doses were received for the State to split across all 17 counties. Since Nevada was about 1% of the national population it received about 1% of the vaccines available. Regarding the Pfizer vaccine and allergies, Commissioner Cox said she read there were people who had very adverse reactions to that vaccine, including anaphylactic reactions. The medical regulators also said the vaccination should be carried out only in a facility that had resuscitation equipment. She felt it was a personal choice to get the vaccination or not.

Commissioner Blundo

said he would have been in Tonopah today, but his parents were having medical issues.

Commissioner Strickland

asked members of the HOA at Mountain Falls to connect with others in the community as there were big changes happening there. Chris Arabia mentioned the passing of Nye County Deputy District Attorney Don Chairez and talked about what a wonderful man he was. Tim Sutton provided updates on the animal shelter; the one-stop shop; the strategic plan; and the Siemens project. Arnold Knightly said he had sent a lot of e-mails over the past ten months. He encouraged people to read those as they contained daily updated COVID numbers and information on how people could sign up for the vaccination. To date over 3,600 forms had been filled out. Emergency Management then prioritized people by age and where they were by lane. The State was also working on launching a dashboard and the County was trying to get something like that going at the local level. Savannah Rucker announced that last week during the CLGF meeting call the County was recommended for release from fiscal watch. She should have that letter in the next week or two.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Cox.

Commissioner Carbone

commented that while the minutes were abbreviated, it was evident how much wording was in them and how much discussion the Board was having which he thought might not be needed. He did not want to cut people short but asked people to keep the time in mind. February 2, 2021 7. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding meeting minutes from the December 1, 2020 and December 15, 2020 joint regular meetings and December 30, 2020 joint teleconference of the Nye County Board of Commissioners, Board of Highway Commissioners, Nye County Licensing and Liquor Board, Nye County Board of Health, the Governing Body of the Unincorporated Town of Pahrump, the Governing Body of the Unincorporated Towns of Beatty, Belmont, Gabbs, Manhattan, and Railroad Valley, and the Board of Trustees for the Pahrump Pool District-Cont’d.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to accept the Treasurer’s report; seconded by

Commissioner Carbone

; 4 yeas. Commissioner Cox was not present. 8. 10:00 aCm. Presentation by Gina Brimmer and Robert Dare to promote the “Together With Veterans” veteran led suicide prevention program. Tom Waters explained this was a veteran led suicide prevention program. They were looking for veterans who would like to be part of the team. There would be a number provided at the end of the presentation for anyone interested. Robert Dare discussed the program’s mission, partners, guiding principles, focus areas and strategies. He said not as many veterans had stepped up as expected. He reviewed the requirements for a community team. There were five phases to the program and the County was in the first phase of building the team. Once that was done launch training would be conducted in preparation for phase two, which was to learn about the community, and phase three, which was teaching the team. Phases four and five would come after the training. The team membership included a steering committee, a coordinator, a facilitator, and an entity to receive the funding. February 2, 2021 8. 10:00 am. Presentation by Gina Brimmer and Robert Dare to promote the “Together With Veterans” veteran led suicide prevention program-Cont’d.

Commissioner Carbone

asked how many people were needed.

Mr. Dare

said most community steering committees consisted of between six and twelve people with a majority of them being veterans.

Mr. Waters

added Nye Communities Coalition had agreed to be the umbrella on this, but he wanted the Board to hear it to get more veterans to participate. 9. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action 3rd Community Development Block Grant — — Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Public Meeting: 1) Presentation of potential projects; and 2) Invite the public to participate by providing ideas, comments and suggestions concerning the proposed projects. Grants Administrator Samantha Kramer said projects that would be submitted to CDBG must be decided today. After CDBG had determined eligibility she would present the list at the March 2, 2021, meeting to prioritize and determine which round of funding they would go through. She received one new pre-application from Richard Minch from Our Lady of the Valley Roman Catholic Church for stored water capacity increase for suppression. The estimated cost of the project was $1 71,000.00. Richard Minch said they were told by the County that if they wanted to build a new building at their location or make changes to existing structures they had to increase their stored water capacity to 40,000 gallons. The new building facilitated by increased water storage capacity would help them fulfill their mission of taking care of spiritual needs. It would also increase and improve upon their community fish fry and benefit surrounding homes and businesses in the event of a fire. Mr. Minch said they were asking for assistance with water storage tanks, a diesel fuel pump, and a pump house building, as well as additional items.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if this was tied into their sprinkler system which was why the pump was needed.

Mr. Minch

explained they had to fire suppress a new building per the insurance requirements and that was why they had to have a pump.

Commissioner Strickland

said there was a regional water suppression problem when it came to developing commercial property throughout that particular district. She wondered if validity could be given to the application by asking the applicant to also sign off on a memorandum of understanding that said should a regional water suppression system be developed the Fire Chief could use it and not everyone needed tanks. February 2, 2021 9. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action 3rd Community Development Block Grant — — Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) Public Meeting: 1) Presentation of potential projects; and 2) Invite the public to participate by providing ideas, comments and suggestions concerning the proposed projects-Cont’d.

Mrs. Kramer

said she would have to verify that with CDBG. She then advised she had not received any new applications and would open it to public comment if any member of the public had a project in mind. There were no other projects presented. The Board was in recess until 1:00 p.m. Chief Deputy District Attorney Maria Zlotek was present. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FINANCE

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve Savannah Rucker and John Prudhont to the OPEB Board; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour.

Commissioner Blundo

asked how many members were needed on the board and when it would report back to the public. Savannah Rucker explained it was a three-member board. One must be a public officer or employee of the employer who managed the fiscal affairs of the employer. Another was a person who had a combination of education and experience of at least five years in finance and economics. Both she and the Treasurer met that criteria so they would be those two members. The third member was a current beneficiary of the benefit plan who had a combined education and experience of at least five years in finance or economics. Mrs. Rucker was still working to source that member. As soon as she had someone who wanted to be on the board she would bring it to the Commission for appointment. She added this was a board of trustees that generated and reviewed the investment plan for the OPEB fund dollars and public meetings would be held when those were discussed. Maria Zlotek asked for an amendment to the motion to appoint rather than approve to keep in line with the agenda item. February 2, 2021 30. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint three members to the Nye County Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) Board of Trustees as directed in the OPEB Trust Agreement for Nye County from the following list of qualified members: Savannah Rucker, Finance Director and John Prudhont, Treasure r-Cont’ d.

Commissioner Carbone

amended his motion to appoint Savannah Rucker and John Prudhont to the OPEB Board; Commissioner Jabbour amended his second; 5 yeas.

Commissioner Carbone

disclosed the Desert Haven Animal Society was attached to the augment and said he would recuse himself.

Commissioner Carbone

was not present.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2021-02; seconded by

Commissioner Jabbour

. Although he made the motion, Commissioner Blundo stated he did not see this as a source of revenue. It was loan money to build a shelter.

Commissioner Blundo

disclosed he held a Nye County privilege liquor license and owned Carmelo’s Bistro. Although he did not personally believe the content of this conversation was material to it, he wanted to disclose just in case as it involved a COVID Relief Program and mentioned the CARES grant money. He believed he was able to participate in this item. Savannah Rucker explained this transfer was the movement of expenses journalized out of the general fund, public safety, and out of the jail fund for public safety to the CARES Program at the end of the calendar year to utilize every dollar available to the County. It would allow the Board access to the additional $1 .9 million made available and would also rectify all budgetary issues. The transfer was in excess of $1 .9 million because there were projects and payments in process. This would take care of all of the pending items and also dealt with the future policy the Board would hear for the Nye County COVID Relief Program. February 2, 2021 32. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject budget transfer of appropriations between functions within Nye County General Fund (10101) as well as the Nye County Jail Fund (10236)-Cont’d.

Commissioner Blundo

felt this was washing the money through from one thing to another instead of getting it out to the people. He thought more could have been done with the money instead of so much going to the government. He asked Mrs. Rucker to talk about the ambulance receivable clerk and the Nye County ambulance service from DEM to Finance.

Mrs. Rucker

explained to streamline a future agenda item there was also a budget transfer between functions in the general fund for a position relating to the Nye County ambulance billing which moved from DEM to Finance because that responsibility was transition ing to her office.

Commissioner Blundo

did not think that was part of the agenda item and would have liked to have that as a separate item for discussion.

Commissioner Carbone

said he would like to look at other things that money could be pulled from to put into this pool.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to adopt; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. PUBLIC WORKS

Commissioner Strickland

disclosed Armscor Precision International fixed her guns. Public Works Director Tim DahI explained this was a typical item used to give the developers an opportunity to not have to initially spend money to improve roadways. This restrictive covenant with the land allowed them to develop without that expense today. When the County saw a need for road improvements for future projects they called in that marker.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to accept the restrictive covenant running with the land at 2221 East Kyle Way, Pahrump, Nevada; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. February 2, 2021 TIMED ITEMS 10. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Presentation by the Nevada Department of — — Transportation (NDOT) regarding the 2021 Annual Work Program and discussion and deliberation to: 1) Confirm the top two priorities and concerns based on discussion from the following list provided to NDOT by Nye County: SR 160 I Manse Rd. Turn Lane Evaluation; SR 160 Turn Lane at SR 372; SR 160 I Homestead turn Lane; SR 160 I Homestead Intersection; SR 160 Flashing Wildlife Signs and Fencing; SR 160 Shoulder Widening; US 95 and SR 374 Traffic Signal; “Daytime Driving Lights Required” SR 160; SR 372 Striping; Alternate Route Around Pahrump; US 95 Shoulder Widening; US 95 Speed Study in Amargosa Valley; and 2) Accept the Fiscal Year 2021 Nye County Work Program. NDOT Director Kristina Swallow discussed the 2021 County priorities and concerns. She advised that there was not enough traffic at this time to warrant extending the turn lane at Manse Road and SRi 60, which was the first priority. The second priority was a turn lane at SRI 60 southbound onto SR372. NDOT had the right-of-way for this project and they were looking at scheduling the work. Ms. Swallow would have more information in the spring. She then provided updates on the remaining items on the list of priorities and concerns. She explained the 2021 One Nevada prioritization process which each proposed project went through. Lastly, she reviewed the 2021 work program highlights which totaled $19.5 million.

Commissioner Strickland

said there were big issues on SR16O north of Harris Farm Road down to US95 when it came to animals crossing the highway. She knew it could not be blocked with fencing, but NDOT was not maintaining the easements on both sides of that road. Commissioner Strickland saw a burro standing behind a bush that was big enough to conceal it. She was concerned the roadway needed to be cleaned up and asked NDOT to look at it. Also, she pointed out that the first priority had gone away so something needed to be identified to replace that.

Ms. Swallow

said item 2 could be changed, but at a minimum NDOT would need item I replaced.

Commissioner Strickland

asked why the speed limit on Spring Mountain on SRi 60 was reduced to 45 mph.

Ms. Swallow

said she had those conversations with the team, but she did not have the full answer and would get back to Commissioner Strickland. She believed it had to do with the safety of the community in that section of the corridor.

Commissioner Blundo

asked Tim Sutton to give a synopsis of what was happening on Spring Mountain.

Mr. Sutton

advised the developer for the Spring Mountain Raceway Silverton Casino Hotel project reached out to the County. They were building a roundabout and asked if February 2, 2021 10. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Presentation by the Nevada Department of — — Transportation (NDOT) regarding the 2021 Annual Work Program, etc.-Cont’d. the County wanted to tie into that for access to the fairgrounds property. Meetings had been held and $250,000.00 had been committed from the RTC with $700,000.00 from the developer. Mr. Sutton hoped NDOT would be able to contribute to that project. Since there was not enough traffic on SR16O and Manse, Commissioner Blundo suggested a four-lane expansion for future development.

Ms. Swallow

said she knew the team had been working with the developer and the County on that, but she did not know if there was an answer yet.

Commissioner Blundo

said an NHP sergeant had mentioned traffic could not turn left on Oxbow and SR16O, which also could not be done on other parts of SR16O.

Commissioner Blundo

thought that was a preventative measure that could save lives and could be used in other places on SR16O. He felt a traffic light at SRI6O and Mesquite needed to be seriously considered because of the accidents and fatalities occurring there. He also thought the traffic signaling at the intersection of SR16O and SR372 needed to be looked at because of sight issues.

Commissioner Cox

said she was told there was fencing in the area of Roadrunner and SR16O, but it was down at this time. If someone could repair that it would prevent the horses and donkeys from crossing. She would always have concerns about the sides of the road not being adequate and not having an emergency lane for people to pull off. She felt Mesquite and SR16O getting a light and reducing the speed through there would also help. Commissioner Cox said CCA should help with the light since they used the road the most. Also, she said coming into town passing Basin on SR16O toward Las Vegas the speed limit was 45 mph, then dropped to 35 mph in the area of Smiths, but it was not consistent. She thought it should be consistent at 40 mph from Basin through town.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked Ms. Swallow if she could provide information on about the “various projects” on the highlights totaling $884,000.00.

Ms. Swallow

said she did not have the breakdown with her, but those were usually smaller projects like shoulder clean-up and striping. She clarified she was asking the Board to accept it, not approve it as it had been approved already.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to make the top two priorities for Nye County concerns as 1) the expansion of SR16O to four lanes from the edge of SR16O where it bottlenecked to Homestead and 2) a dedicated right-turn lane on SR16O at SR372, and to accept the FY2021 annual work program; seconded by Commissioner Carbone. Ammie Nelson felt a stop light was needed in the area of Mesquite and SR16O because there had been dozens of accidents and serious injuries there. February 2, 2021 10. 10:00 am. For Possible Action Presentation by the Nevada Department of — — Transportation (NDOT) regarding the 2021 Annual Work Program, etc.-Cont’d. Tim Bohannon noted Gamebird Pass and Manse were very difficult to turn left onto from SRi 60 and said he would like that looked at in the future. As to fencing, he understood the fencing was incomplete and would maybe not solve the problem. Mr. Bohannon asked for clarification on that and if there would still be gaps that needed to be addressed. John Bosta said on June 5, 2019, NDOT sent three members to Amargosa to inspect the intersection of SR373 and Valley View Road. They agreed that Valley View Road needed deceleration lanes which would require a speed study to determine the speed and amount of traffic. He had recommended they contact the School District because the school buses used that intersection three times a day transporting students. Mr. Bosta felt children were endangered if NDOT did not address the issue and that there was no support for it. Tim DahI asked Mr. Bosta to call him about that. John Prudhont mentioned exiting from SRI 60 onto Manse. Traveling southward on SRI 60 and turning right onto Manse at the corner the pavement was missing and he had popped a tire recently.

Commissioner Blundo

assumed the Chair of the Board of Highway Commissioners. 12. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding General Road Report by Public Works Director on General Road Maintenance, Gravel Road Maintenance, Asphalt Patching, Weed Mowing, and direction regarding public work projects. Tim DahI provided updates on the Tonopah sidewalks project, the Pahrump Valley Boulevard project, and the fairgrounds flood control project.

Commissioner Carbone

asked what would be done about the charging stations that would be off the highway.

Mr. DahI

said he had not had discussions with NDOT about charging stations.

Commissioner Blundo

asked to have that made a priority. February 2, 2021 12. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding General Road Report by Public Works Director on General Road Maintenance, Gravel Road Maintenance, Asphalt Patching, Weed Mowing, and direction regarding public work projects-Cont’d.

Commissioner Ccx

asked about the streetlights that were out on Calvada.

Mr. Dahi

said the majority of them had been repaired except one that they needed to have an electrician work on.

Commissioner Cox

said she had been asking for a streetlight at the corner in the back of the Administration building near the road off of Calvada for a long time. She asked

Mr. Dahi

to see what he could do to provide lighting there.

Commissioner Strickland

suggested adding that lighting on to the one-stop. Ammie Nelson said there was a big issue with one of the lights on Calvada a few years ago and Tim Carlo, the director at the time, had a solution for it. John Bosta thanked Mr. Dahi for repairing the road in Amargosa. He hoped in the future the road base could be improved so it could be chip sealed. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Strickland

assumed the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS These are items that Staff recommends for approval. The Board reserves the right to move any consent agenda item to the regular segment of the agenda should issues arise that need to be addressed. Discussion of any item from the Consent Agenda Items that needs review before a decision is made. 13. For Possible Action Approval to: 1) Accept the SFY2O Justice Assistance Grant Award from the Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance in the amount of $45,000.00 to assist with the operations of the Street Crimes, Narcotics, and Gang Unit (SNAG) for the Nye County Sheriff’s Office; 2) Delegate a one-time authorization to Sheriff Sharon Wehrly to execute the Award documents; and 3) Fund from 10340 Grants.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to approve items 13 and 15-17; seconded by

Commissioner Cox

; 5 yeas. February 2, 2021 15. For Possible Action Approval to: 1) Accept the FY21 Notice of SubAward (NOSA) for Supplemental Monies from the Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) in the amount of $7,058.00 to provide assistance to very low to low- income populations, along with Assurances; 2) Execute the Notice of SubAward; and 3) Fund from 10340 Grants. There is no County match required.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to approve items 13 and 15-17; seconded by

Commissioner Cox

; 5 yeas. 16. For Possible Action Approval to: 1) Accept the FFY2I Notice of Sub-Award (NOSA) from the Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) in the amount of $49,999.50 with a match amount of $8,824.00 to provide congregate meals to seniors at the Tonopah Senior Center; 2) Execute the Sub-Award; and 3) Fund $49,999.50 from 10281 Senior Nutrition and $8,824.00 from 10101 General.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to approve items 13 and 15-17; seconded by

Commissioner Cox

; 5 yeas. 17. For Possible Action Approval to: 1) Accept the FFY2I Notice of Sub-Award (NOSA) from the Nevada Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) in the amount of $10,159.50 with a match amount of $1,263.00 to provide home- delivered meals to seniors in Beatty and Tonopah; 2) Execute the Sub-Award; and 3) Fund $10,159.50 from 10281 Senior Nutrition and $1,263.00 from 10101 General.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to approve items 13 and 15-17; seconded by

Commissioner Cox

; 5 yeas. 14. For Possible Action Approval to: 1) Accept the SFY2O Emergency Management Performance Grant Award from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management in the amount of $42,596.00 with a match amount of $42,596.00 to assist with 50% of the payroll cost for the Nye County Director of Emergency Management; 2) Delegate a one-time authorization to

Comptroller Savannah

Rucker to execute the Award documents through the zoomgrants online portal; and 3) Fund $42,596.00 from 10340 Grants and $42,596.00 from 10101 General.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to accept the State FY20 Emergency Management Performance Grant in the amount of $42,596.00 with a match of $42,596.00, 2) delegate one-time authorization to the Comptroller to execute the award documents through the zoomgrants online portal, and 3) fund $42,596.00 from 10340, Grants, and $42,596.00 from 10101, General Fund; seconded by Commissioner Blundo.

Commissioner Blundo

asked if this grant ever increased. February 2, 2021 14. For Possible Action Approval to: 1) Accept the SFY2O Emergency Management Performance Grant Award from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management in the amount of $42,596.00 with a match amount of $42,596.00 to assist with 50% of the payroll cost for the Nye County Director of Emergency Management; 2) Delegate a one-time authorization to

Comptroller Savannah

Rucker to execute the Award documents through the zoomgrants online portal; and 3) Fund $42,596.00 from 10340 Grants and $42,596.00 from 10101 General-Cont’d. Samantha Kramer said the County applied for this funding every year, but at this time the funding was not increased as they did not see the need.

Commissioner Blundo

felt it should be higher. He asked where the grant came from initially, how long the County had it, and for a little background.

Mrs. Kramer

said she would look into that and get back to Commissioner Blundo.

Commissioner Carbone

advised this grant had been around for many years. He thought it started when Vance Payne was the Emergency Management Director.

Commissioner Blundo

asked if there was always a County match. Tim Sutton said originally that amount plus the County match was used to provide the full salary for Mr. Payne when he served as the Emergency Management Director. When he resigned the positions were consolidated for Chief Scott Lewis, but only the grant funded amount was added to his salary which he billed on a project basis. That was how he was compensated for the Emergency Services Director duties.

Mrs. Kramer

said she found the funding went back to at least 2003. Ammie Nelson said when Mr. Payne was in charge there was a merger of funds and millions of dollars was put into the Emergency Management fund. She thought maybe there was a fund associated with Emergency Management that could be used to match the grants rather than taking it from the budget.

Commissioner Carbone

asked Ms. Nelson to call him tomorrow and he would explain some of that to her. John Bosta advised the original grant of $42,596.00 came through LEPC as part of the Homeland Security grants. The Fire Chief has said he did not receive that money as part of his salary and Mr. Bosta wondered where it went.

Comptroller Savannah

Rucker to execute the Award documents through the zoomgrants online portal; and 3) Fund $42,596.00 from 10340 Grants and $42,596.00 from 10101 General-Cont’d. zoomgrants online portal, and 3) fund $42,596.00 from 10340, Grants, and $42,596.00 from 10101, General Fund, passed with 5 yeas. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 18. For Possible Action Closure of meeting, pursuant to NRS 241 .01 5(3)(b)(2) for purposes of conferring with legal counsel regarding potential or current litigation. This item was removed from the agenda. 19. Closed meeting, pursuant to NRS 241 .015(3)(b)(2) for purposes of conferring with legal counsel regarding potential or current litigation. This item was removed from the agenda. 20. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation on conference with legal counsel regarding potential or current litigation presented in closed meeting. This item was removed from the agenda. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. February 2, 2021 26. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to consider a request to split tower space rental revenues with the Town of Amargosa Valley of an agreement between Nye County and Commnet of Nevada, LLC. Commnet currently rents tower space from Nye County on three tower locations, Amargosa Valley, Lonqstreet, and Round Mountain. Lorina Dellinger explained the County accepted this property from the School District in 1994. An agreement with Commnet was entered into in 2009 for an exchange of equipment, so the County was not receiving revenues at that point. In 2015 the agreement was amended. The equipment that was in exchange was outdated so the County owned one of the towers in Amargosa. The lease amendment was for $500.00 a month. Nye County Administration, Finance and IT all performed some sort of maintenance and support to that lease. The recommendation was that the revenues continue to be deposited into the County-Owned Building Fund so those departments could charge back to that project and relieve the County general fund.

Commissioner Blundo

noted the County recently had to structurally enforce the west side tower at a cost of almost $100,000.00. From when the lease was first signed to present it would appear to him that Amargosa owed the County money. The item died for lack of a motion. 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to consider a schedule of four days per week, with ten hour days or other alternate work schedules for County officesldepartments.

Commissioner Strickland

said she brought this forward as she would like to see the County on the same work week.

Commissioner Blundo

did not think there was enough detail about the bargaining units and the different conflicts. He wanted to see every office open five days a week minimum and those department heads would have to work with the CBAs, etc., to execute that. He worried that they would come back and say the Commissioners were telling them how to schedule and staff. He was also of the mind to have the offices open half a day on Saturday. Tim Sutton explained any supervisor, whether appointed or elected, could set work hours for their employees. Various departments were operating at different hours and the public had no consistent idea of when they could come in for County services. He was trying to eliminate that through this action by putting everyone on the same page, providing for individual adaptation as needed, and have set hours that the public could trust. Lorina Dellinger said some offices’ hours were driven by NRS, but those could be modified via a resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. February 2, 2021 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to consider a schedule of four days per week, with ten hour days or other alternate work schedules for County officesldepartments-Cont’d.

Commissioner Strickland

mentioned the Recorder still did e-filing on Fridays, just the office was not open. She thought offices could be open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. She said she just wanted consistency which was why she brought this item forward.

Commissioner Carbone

believed the County operated on a five day week like most businesses. The Commissioners were supposed to support the people, not tell the people what the hours would be. The best way for the County to operate in

Commissioner Carbone’s

mind was a five-day work week. He also pointed out Saturdays would be overtime.

Commissioner Cox

said she knew there were a lot of people that liked the four day work week and there was some advantage to that. It would also allow the public to know they could come in after 5:00 p.m. to get their business done or they could go in early in the morning. The five days a week was fine too, but some people did not want to do that. To her it looked like the majority of employees liked the idea, but she was torn.

Commissioner Cox

noted some departments worked until 5:30 p.m., but closed the door to the public at 5:00 p.m. She thought this might need to be looked into further with more feedback from the employees.

Commissioner Jabbour

said he did not agree with a sixth day. The survey basically spoke for itself because almost 85% of employees and staff working liked the four tens. His stance was some of the departments were already staggering their shifts on four days with some off on Mondays and some off on Fridays and they were in full compliance with NRS. He would like to leave it to the department head to make it happen so the office was open but people were effectively working four ten-hour days. No one said what days off they had to have and Commissioner Jabbour did not believe part of this item was to have the County closed on Friday.

Commissioner Strickland

said that was in section 1 .2.1 in the general provisions, which could be changed.

Commissioner Blundo

did not think this agenda was sufficient to address section 1.2.1 and thought it would have to come back. He would like it Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.1 and open for lunch. It did not matter to him if employees were working four 10-hour days or five eight-hour days. Chris Arabia expressed his concern about potential interference with him being able to run his office. The District Attorney’s Office right now was 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and closed 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for lunch. It would be very difficult due to the court schedule to have a bunch of people out on Monday or Friday. February 2, 2021 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to consider a schedule of four days per week, with ten hour days or other alternate work schedules for County officesldepartments-Cont’d.

Mr. Arabia

asked that nothing be done to force him to make changes that would not be practicable unless he got the money to do it.

Mr. Arabia

was not present. Sam Merlino said she had spoken to one judge who was amenable to being closed on Fridays. However, because of court, Commissioners, elections, and everything else there were certain times her office would have to open Fridays regardless. For her Pahrump office especially, it was a scheduling nightmare to work four tens and it changed every week because of the court schedule. Mrs. Merlino said in order for her office to accommodate the four tens the County would have to be closed one day. She added her Tonopah office was short one person and she had to deny someone who wanted time off on Friday because that would have left only one person in the office.

Mrs. Merlino

agreed with serving the public and being open as much as possible, but sometimes it was difficult. Tim Dahi said from the Public Works perspective in Pahrump it had been beneficial to be open Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There were also a couple people rotating through lunch so their doors were never closed. They were now doing things electronically that people used to have to come into the office for. They also reverted to an eight-hour day during a holiday week.

Commissioner Carbone

mentioned how accruals would increase with a four ten schedule, which was a burden on the County when someone left. Tim Sutton advised the accruals were capped in the CBAs. Chief Deputy Recorder Dawn Gudmunson said their Pahrump office was open from 6:30 am. to 5:00 p.m. and closed from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. for lunch. The Tonopah office was typically open the same, but because of COVID it had gotten messy. They had worked out a hybrid system with two people working four 10-hour days and one working five eight-hour days. Ms. Gudmunson did not know if swapping lunches would work all the time as they had limited staff.

Commissioner Carbone

expressed his frustration with not being able to communicate with departments on Fridays before the Board meetings. Samantha Tackett said Administration had three different offices, not counting the Beatty and Gabbs town offices. Two of those offices were staffed by one person so being open all day and not closing for lunch was an impossibility there. Additionally, four tens on a staggered schedule remaining open five days a week would not work as they were understaffed. The consensus of the office was to go to four tens being closed February 2, 2021 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to consider a schedule of four days per week, with ten hour days or other alternate work schedules for County officesldepartments-Cont’d. on Friday. Ms. Tackett said speaking from an office open five days a week it was inconvenient and frustrating for staff and the public to have the inconsistencies of a staggered schedule from another office or being closed on Fridays. Planning Director Brett Waggoner said his department had been working four tens since he joined the County. He believed it provided a better service to the public, but consistency was certainly an issue. A majority of their clientele were developers and contractors who started their days early and ended late. They appreciated the opportunity to come in on the way to a job site and conduct business before or after their workday. He mentioned how the County was transitioning to a lot of electronic methods for people to conduct business in many departments. While he could understand people not being able to do business on a Friday may inconvenience some,

Mr. Waggoner

did not think it was a majority of the public. Treasurer John Prudhont said his staff in each office was set up on different plans. In Tonopah both employees worked four tens, one Monday through Thursday and the other Tuesday through Friday to cover the office. In Pahrump one person was on four tens and everybody else was on five eights. Both offices were closed for lunch. He felt no matter what the Board did there would be unhappy people. Arnold Knightly said he and William Stark had been working four tens, but they were always available by phone on Friday. He pointed out Clark County had gone to the four tens keeping their customer service hours from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and thought that could be looked at. Recorder Deborah Beatty said she was open to adjustments but would like to stay with the four tens. Building & Grounds Manager William Allen was not sure the four tens penciled out well for his department because of the need to take care of departments seven days a week as well as being short-staffed with only two people in Tonopah. However, his staff supported it.

Commissioner Carbone

said there were so many different plans here that he did not think it could be fixed by everyone going to four tens because in some cases it could not be done.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to continue this item; seconded by

Commissioner Blundo

thought the item should die and be brought back because of the way it was worded. February 2, 2021 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to consider a schedule of four days per week, with ten hour days or other alternate work schedules for County officesldepartments-Cont’d.

Commissioner Carbone

withdrew his motion; Commissioner Jabbour withdrew his second.

Mr. Sutton

clarified staff was not under the impression that it would go into effect immediately as there were other things that needed to be addressed.

Commissioner Blundo

felt there should be one resolution delineating everything rather than individual resolutions for each department. Michelle Nelson advised under NRS 245.040(4) there were specific departments that had to put together a plan for the deviation of the schedule set for them in the NRS and that plan must be fiscally neutral and cost saving. Having all departments in one resolution may be cumbersome. John Bosta felt the County should be open five days as week and if a department wanted to have four days the solution the Treasurer presented would be the best way to stagger that and cover all five days. Ammie Nelson felt the County should be open five days a week and the Commissioners should not tell department heads how to stagger their employees. Chelsea Cathcart said she worked four tens in the Beatty Justice Court. One benefit was she was a single mom and having that additional day off helped with childcare as she did not have to pay for it. She went to work at 6:00 a.m. and the phone lines were not open until 8:00 am., which allowed two hours of uninterrupted work. Pat Minshall said to her running the County was a business and it should be open five days a week, but she could see staggering hours. Assessor Sheree Stringer said her office’s resolution had been in place since 2015 that they were on four tens, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day, and they did not close for lunch, If her office were put back on five days a week at four tens she would need additional staff because there were different appraisers for different areas and those appraisers would not be in the office on Monday or Friday. She also did not allow anyone else to speak for that appraiser. Mrs. Stringer felt the taxpayers were used to their schedule. Herman Lewis said employees were there to serve the people and until that was a made a priority the cart was before the horse. This item died for lack of a motion. February 2, 2021 CLERK 28. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint one member to the Amargosa Valley Library Board due to one vacancy from the following list of applicants: Joseph LaBossiere.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to appoint Joseph LaBossiere for the term to end January, 2025; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. 29. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint two members to the Amargosa Valley Town Board due to two members elected in the 2020 Election moving out of the jurisdiction from the following list of applicants: Carolyn Allen, John Bosta, Richard Claessens and Mike Cottingim.

Commissioner Jabbour

made a motion to appoint Richard Claessens to the Amargosa Valley Town Board; seconded by Commissioner Carbone. Pat Minshall from Amargosa Valley said Mike Cottingim was a much better choice. She did not believe Mr. Claessens had been to more than two meetings during his time on the board, which to her showed a tack of interest. She felt the town board had been successful because of Mr. Cottingim. She wished the Board would change their motion to Mike Cottingim and also Carolyn Allen.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to appoint Mike Cottingim to the Amargosa Valley Town Board; seconded by Commissioner Carbone.

Commissioner Carbone

expressed concern about Mr. Cottingim staying on the board for his full term as it did not happen the last time he was elected.

Commissioner Jabbour

said he understood Mr. Cottingim actually walked out of the meeting and abandoned the town board.

Commissioner Blundo

withdrew his motion; Commissioner Carbone withdrew his second.

Commissioner Cox

made a motion to appoint John Bosta; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour.

Commissioner Blundo

said he would like assurances as he believed this Board had to remove Mr. Bosta at one point.

Commissioner Carbone

pointed out Mr. Bosta spent his four years on the board. He would not say that Mr. Bosta was not agitating some of the board members, but in his February 2, 2021 29. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint two members to the Amargosa Valley Town Board due to two members elected in the 2020 Election moving out of the jurisdiction from the following list of applicants: Carolyn Allen, John Bosta, Richard Claessen and Mike Cottingim-Cont’d. mind Mr. Bosta just needed to be a little more amenable to some of the things that went on with the board.

Commissioner Jabbour

said he would also like assurances from Mr. Bosta.

Commissioner Cox

said she never heard anything about Mr. Bosta leaving anywhere or doing anything wrong as far as the board went. Pat Minshall from Amargosa Valley stated at the December meeting Mr. Bosta caused so much trouble he basically had to taken out of the room. He had difficulty hearing and said later he did not hear some of the things he brought up and was arguing about. She told him if he did not hear something he should raise his hand and say that. Ms. Minshall believed a number of people requested that Carolyn Allen and Mike Cottingim be on the board and she did not feel the Commissioners had not taken those recommendations into consideration.

Commissioner Blundo

made a motion to approve; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 5 yeas. 25. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint a member of the Board of County Commissioners to serve a two-year term on the Nevada Local Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council (NLJRCC). This item was removed from the agenda.

Commissioner Strickland

explained his comments had to do with the agenda item about the antenna. She understood people’s First Amendment rights, but she had to run a meeting and could not allow people to speak outside of an agenda item as it was not fair to others.

Commissioner Jabbour

addressed a comment made during the first public comment period regarding staff and employees contacting the Commissioners. He said there was a structured process where staff and employees absolutely needed to speak with their supervisor and department heads first and foremost. There was also a County Human Resources Department. Commissioner Jabbour said the first question he would ask if he received a phone call was if they had spoken to their supervisor or department head or even Human Resources before he got into the weeds of speaking to them. They were constituents in addition to being staff and employees, but in order to keep the line straight he hoped his comments were appreciated. February 2, 2021

Commissioner Strickland

adjourned the meeting. APPROVED this __I u_� ____day ATTEST: Of rn �t!� , 2021. Nye Co�nty Clerk / Deputy