October 1, 2024

Commissioner Boskovich

assumed the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners.

Ms. Waidman

said if there was a new top down system in place filling in the card and updating one’s signature it may be a document that could be integrated into the new system. As people were relied on to verify signatures when people voted, Ms. Waldman thought it should be updated to make their job as easy as possible. Lora Stewart asked who was responsible for cleaning up after fires because there was a place on Manse and Whirlwind that had a fire in 2018 and it was still a total dump yard. Another one was right behind Mountain Falls that burned 2022 and it was still a mess. A third area was next to the School Administration building. Richard Goldstein said something needed to be done so families could afford to go to the Fall Festival. The price of food at this year’s festival was obscene and the prices for the rodeo and carnival were double what they were in the past. He said the festival was supposed to be a town thing for people to come to and they could not afford to go to it.

Mr. Goldstein

then asked what happened to the mural on the side of the Bob Rudd Center as it was gone. Melody Keith said she had heard the Sheriff was receiving over 20 ICE illegals weekly in Pahrump from Clark County. They were in jail for a few days and he asked to release them. She did not know if that was true, but she would like to find out. George Wehrly said at the September 17, 2024, Commission meeting the Chair made inaccurate inflammatory statements concerning Nye County Sheriff Sharon Wehrly and himself concerning nepotism and he wished to set the record straight. When Sheriff Wehrly was elected to her position Mr. Wehrly was a 19-year veteran with the Nye County Sheriffs Office. He was hired by Sheriff Lieske, not Sheriff Wehrly. Mr. Wehrly understood that after the election was final there was some discussion concerning if he would be able to continue his career with the Sheriffs Office. The situation was investigated by the Nevada Commission on Ethics and it was clear by them that there was no violation of NRS 1.210. When Mr. Wehrly tested for sergeant that too was reviewed by the Nevada Commission on Ethics with the support of Nevada Administrative Code 284.375.2. Mr. Wehrly stated the situation should not have been brought up in the discussion with the implications of impropriety on the part of the

Sheriff Wehrly

as it was disrespectful to her memory and legacy of her service to the people of Nye County, the State of Nevada, and the United States of America that she served throughout her career. October 1, 2024 person.) Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (first). Diane Southworth provided a community outreach update. John O’Brien said there were several comprehensive plans, but none that did a study of what kind of water there was in the Pahrump or Amargosa valleys and that needed to be known. There was also no comprehensive study of where the floodwaters were going, which was also needed. Michael David Garcia asked that his comments be entered into the record. He said he had the utmost respect and kudos for the way Commissioner Boskovich had handled himself. He believed Commissioner Boskovich was the only one who had history and could see the patterns and tendencies when it came to discrimination. To the gentleman who spoke about Sheriff Wehrly, Mr. Garcia said the video of her last debate was still on YouTube. At that debate she stated she denied all FOIA requests per counsel, which was a crime itself. Mr. Garcia told people who wanted to challenge the election they were going about it all wrong. The way people should challenge the absentee ballot was to go after the illicit and the qualified age. Mr. Garcia felt there was no conception of an absentee ballot if it could not be validated. Mr. Garcia then stated he was about to drop a heavy lawsuit and asked someone to call him to try to mediate the issue before that happened. Linda Clark expressed her disappointment in the actions of some of the Commissioners. She said it was embarrassing to the community and unacceptable. She said the scolding of, yelling at, and laughing at the public commenters also needed to stop. That was not what the Commission meetings were about. Ms. Clark said more needed to be done to help the community, not pick on each other. She said money should not be spent on the items on the agenda as there were too many people in the community that needed help and there were more coming from California. Jim Petell said there were a lot of problems in Pahrump concerning all elected and appointed officials. He told John O’Brien he needed to talk to the Water Board about the water basin, the uses, and the FEMA stuff. Mr. Petell then stated he did not have any confidence in the city. Sheriff Joe McGill would not talk to him as a human being, would not treat him as a 33 year member of the community, and Mr. Petell would not vote for him ever. He said District Attorney Brian Kunzi was another one who did not want to treat people like human beings. Mr. Petell said he gave Mr. Kunzi information on July 2, 2024, concerning the rogue cops in front of his gate on June 26, 2024. Mr. Petell said he received three traffic tickets on September 14, 2024. Also, three attempts to trespass him were made when he was not in the proposed trespassing venues. Kathie McKenna said for the last year she had been working with USDA’s Rural Partner Network to build a homeless transitional housing and nutrition center. There were a little over 30 people on the advisory committee from all different walks of life from the October 1, 2024 person.) Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (first). community. There would be a town hall meeting on October 23, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the VEA conference center. Darryl Lackey said he was homeless when his wife turned on him. He suggested creating a system so that people could afford to live in a small place. He said people first moved to Pahrump because it was a cheap place to live, but then people started selling their homes in California and other states and brought their money to Pahrump and did not care about the poor people. Ski Censke asked the Board to not get rid of the fountain. There were people in the community who had memories of that fountain when they were young children. He addressed the evaporation rate and said it did not come out to too much. He had already put together a committee that would replace whatever that evaporation rate was calculated to be.

Commissioner Jabbour

addressed the envelopes everyone received from the Secretary of State’s Office. He thanked Con Freidhof and her staff for their patience and understanding because there was nothing they could do about the letter except explain it to the best of their ability.

Commissioner Cox

directed the lady who talked about the fire to Planning and Zoning to see where it stood at this point. As to the fountain, she thought it was the only piece of history left in the town and she was partial to it. She thanked Public Works Director Tom Boiling for the progress made on the potholes. Commissioner Cox agreed the prices at the Fall Festival were outrageous and something needed to be done about that. She thought a Fall Festival Committee should be put together. Commissioner Cox then suggested Mr. Petell, the Sheriff, and the District Attorney meet to talk and work out their differences. October 1, 2024 announcements, brief discussions of public comments, correction of factual inaccuracies, direction to staff, or topics proposed for future board meetings. Lengthy deliberation of topics not on the agenda is prohibited by the Nevada Open Meeting Law).

Commissioner Boskovich

said there were many different stories on how dire the water situation was. He personally did not believe it was nearly as dire as the naysayers believed. He was really looking forward to finding that out for certain. Regarding the fountain, Commissioner Boskovich said he would do whatever he needed to do to make sure it was not removed. He did not know how to fix the prices at the Fall Festival. Lastly, Commissioner Boskovich thought as a country, a state, and a County everyone needed to figure out how to have less animus and rather try to fix some of the problems.

Sheriff McGill

addressed the ICE comment. He explained they contracted with ICE to rent out beds in the detention facility for the cost of $127.84 per day per inmate. Those inmates were not in custody for a few days, but they did not necessarily spend a lot of time in the County facility. When and if they were released, they were taken back at a minimum to Clark County where they were released at an ICE detention facility or deported. Sheriff McGill then discussed the illegal outdoor marijuana grow located north of Carvers. Regarding Mr. Petell, Sheriff McGill said he tried to have a meeting with him, but he called Sheriff McGill’s assistant a derogatory name and stormed out of her office because he had to check in. If Commissioner Cox wanted to mediate a meeting between Sheriff McGill and Mr. PeteIl he would be more than happy to do that. Tom BoIling advised there would be a drive-through household waste collection event in Beatty on October 12, 2024, at the road yard. Con Freidhof said the Secretary of State voter cards that came out were registration cards, which people should keep because it contained their new voter number, but if they did not return the signature portion to the Clerk’s Office that would not affect their registration or their ability to vote. She advised the ballots had been mailed out and ig someone had not received theirs by next week they should call the office. She provided the early voting schedule at the various locations. For people who wanted to observe,

Ms. Freidhof

said there were forms that they would need to complete. Planning Director Brett Waggoner said there was a history with Code Compliance on the property mentioned during the public comment period. Approximately three years ago a citation was issued. It went to justice court where Justice of the Peace Chamlee declared it not to be a nuisance and said they could clean it up at their own pace.

Commissioner Jabbour

said he had a booth at the Fall Festival. He welcomed Mr. Petell and his puppy and then had to excuse himself. While he was gone derogatory terms were thrown at his girlfriend who was manning the booth. Mr. Petell returned the following day. When Commissioner Jabbour did not allow him in his booth Mr. Petell grabbed him. Commissioner Jabbour said it was not okay to have derogatory words for October 1, 2024 announcements, brief discussions of public comments, correction of factual inaccuracies, direction to staff, or topics proposed for future board meetings. Lengthy deliberation of topics not on the agenda is prohibited by the Nevada Open Meeting Law). staff and it was not okay to set meetings and then not be patient while waiting. He asked Mr. Petell to please be professional, do not use derogatory terms, and get his message out. As far as mediation, Commissioner Jabbour did not know how much more mediation there could be. Animal Shelter Manager Kristy Siegmund provided an update of the activities at the shelter. She stressed the importance of spaying and neutering to control the animal population. Fire Chief Scott Lewis talked about the various agencies’ that responded to the marijuana plants; a fire over the weekend in Belmont; and a vehicle rollover.

Commissioner Jabbour

said he went by the property on Sunday and the cease and desist stop work order had been removed which carried a fine of up to $500.00. He agreed it was an unsafe dwelling.

Commissioner Boskovich

opened the public hearing. Michael David Garcia thought the Board was criminalizing homeless on their own property. Tim Bohannon said he was a commissioner on the Pahrump Regional Planning Commission. One of the main reasons why they cared about the public getting permits on their builds was for their personal safety as well as for those who were in the home. October 1,2024 7.a. Declare 6300 N. Orcas Ave., Pahrump, NV. Assessor’s Parcel Number 030-131-35 a public nuisance consisting of an unsafe building, unpermitted electrical connection, trash, and debris, all of which pose a public health and safety hazard; 7.b. Direct staff to utilize the abatement procedures to abate the hazard by removing or causing the removal of the hazardous conditions; and 7.c. Apply a special assessment against the real property in the amount of the total cost of the abatement. Location: 6300 N. Orcas Avenue, Pahrump, NV. Assessor’s Parcel Number 030-131 -35. Property Owner(s): Despeigne Lesly and Jean Francois. Jim Petell said there was a dilapidated home off of Leslie which had been there for 20 years. It was fenced, but it was a hazard and ready to fall. Melody Keith thought this was a good thing as some of the debris in the community needed to be cleaned up. Fire Chief Scott Lewis said there was an unreasonable expectation that his crew could go into buildings in this condition and potentially save a life. If a person was trapped in a fire event or an EMS event more often than not he could not put firefighters into unsafe environments given the fire conditions and the condition of the structure prior to the fire.

Commissioner Boskovich

closed the public hearing. Brian Kunzi said this was considered an attractive nuisance and it was a very significant safety issue. Unfortunately what happened a lot of times with structures like this was people came across it, started playing around it, and it would catch fire.

Commissioner Cox

said she was familiar with that area and it was less than a quarter- acre lot. Nothing should have been built there considering there was no water or sewer and no way to get it there. She did not see where the rules could be bent enough to make it safe to allow them to live there. Commissioner Cox said she was all for the people and their property rights, but there were some things that could not be allowed.

Commissioner Jabbour

made a motion to declare 6300 N. Orcas Avenue, Pahrump, Nevada, Assessor’s parcel number 030-131-35, a public nuisance consisting of an unsafe building, unpermitted electrical connection, trash and debris, all of which posed a public health and safety hazard; direct staff to utilize the abatement procedures to abate the hazard by removing or causing the removal of the hazardous conditions; and apply a special assessment against the real property in the amount of the total cost of the abatement; seconded by Commissioner. Carbone; 4 yeas. October 1, 2024 7.a. Declare 6300 N. Orcas Ave., Pahrump, NV. Assessor’s Parcel Number 030-131-35 a public nuisance consisting of an unsafe building, unpermitted electrical connection, trash, and debris, all of which pose a public health and safety hazard; 7.b. Direct staff to utilize the abatement procedures to abate the hazard by removing or causing the removal of the hazardous conditions; and 7.c. Apply a special assessment against the real property in the amount of the total cost of the abatement. Location: 6300 N. Orcas Avenue, Pahrump, NV. Assessor’s Parcel Number 030-131-35. Property Owner(s): Despeigne Lesly and Jean Francois.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked Building and Safety and Code Enforcement to follow up on the removal of the red tag.

Commissioner Boskovich

opened the public hearing. Kathy Girard asked Deep Roots Harvest to keep their scrubbers clean when they were processing because she could smell it where she lived off of Barney and Highway 372. Lora Stewart said she originally came from Oregon. The residents there were told money would go back to the schools, to community services, and to hospitals, and then nothing happened with it. She asked how she could find out where Deep Roots Harvest’s profits would be distributed to the community. Linda Clark said she had been against anything to do with marijuana. She did not like the smell and did not want it anywhere near her. Kathie McKenna said The Source always tried to be as helpful as possible with her non profit organizations. They would have loved to distribute money to her, but since she accepted federal grants and marijuana was not approved at the federal level she was not allowed to take any funding from any grow houses. That would probably also include the school. Beth Borysewich hoped this company would follow the law, which stated that unless it was an outside grow there should be absolutely zero odor outside of the grow houses. If there was, there was a fine involved. She felt people would not want to visit the businesses in the area if there was odor coming from the grow house. She wanted the facility inspected on a quarterly basis at least to ensure that there was no smell. October 1, 2024 8. Cont’d. 10:00 a.m. - — For Possible Action — Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to: 8.a. Approve ETSU-24-10; and 8.b. Approve CBL-24-11. - — For Possible Action — Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to: 9.a. Approve ETSU-24-lland 9.b. Approve CBL-24-12.

Commissioner Boskovich

closed the public hearing.

Commissioner Carbone

asked Deep Roots Harvest to take care of their filtering systems so the smell was eliminated as it was a big issue.

Commissioner Jabbour

cautioned the applicant that although this may go forward for approval, it may come back in the future if there were many complaints regarding the odors.

Mr. Waggoner

said odor was addressed during the quarterly and annual inspections. It was also addressed if there was a complaint outside of the scheduled inspections. He said people could also lodge complaints with the Cannabis Control Board, which would investigate as well.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion for item 8 to approve ETSU-24-10 and CBL-24- 11, and for item 9 approve ETSU-24-11 and CBL-24-12; seconded by Commissioner Cox; 4 yeas. SITTING AS THE NYE COUNTY BOARD OF HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Carbone

assumed the Chair of the Board of Highway Commissioners.

Commissioner Jabbour

agreed there were many roads throughout the County that needed to be addressed, however, he thought over this past summer the crews accomplished the most they had accomplished in the past almost four years. That was due to a few more on staff and some new equipment.

Commissioner Carbone

said there were many roads in bad shape in all areas of the County. Some grant funding was received from the federal government, but there were no other answers as the citizens did not want their taxes raised to help pay for roads.

Commissioner Carbone

suggested the citizens tell the Commissioners what services they would like eliminated to help pay for the roads. He said there would be an item on the general election ballot for a one-quarter of one percent tax and it was up to the citizens to make that decision. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Boskovich

assumed the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. October 1, 2024 COUNTY MANAGER

Ms. Matheny

to operate out of. Kathy Girard said she helped veterans sign up for their disability benefits. Ms. Matheny was a very busy person and for every one veteran who sang her praises there were 15 other ones saying they could not reach her by e-mail or telephone. Ms. Girard said there was speculation as far as different activities occurring which did not sound good and she hoped the Commissioners would investigate that before they just decided to approve things. Steven Pitman, a veterans’ service officer, said he had hundreds of veterans in the past several years come to his office asking about their claims due to no contact, no e-mails, and no response. He knew the current occupant of the office had a massive area to cover. He said if the 10,000+ veterans in town could expect something on a timely basis there needed to be at least one other service officer. It should also not be limited to only three days a week. Melody Keith wanted to know more about how much money was being allocated to this person to do the job and the measurement of success. If people were not getting services then the Commissioners needed to determine why.

Commissioner Carbone

explained this was to make sure there was a spot and somebody would be there for veterans’ services. He advised Ms. Matheny was not only in Nye County but also Esmeralda County. She had also been pulled to Clark County when it needed help as well as Carson City. The complaints should be directed to the Veterans Service Office in Carson City. Commissioner Carbone said Ms. Matheny worked very hard with each individual that she could work with.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked everyone rather than complain to find a solution, like asking the department to get more staff in order to service all of the veterans. He thought complaining would fall on deaf ears.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve the interlocal contract between the Nevada Department of Veterans Services and Nye County to provide a veterans October 1, 2024 18.a. Approve, amend and approve, or reiect an Interlocal Contract Between Nevada Department of Veterans Services and Nye County to provide a Veterans Services Officer to provide services within Nye and Esmeralda Counties; and 18rnb. Execute the Agreement. services officer to provide services in Nye and Esmeralda Counties and execute the agreement; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas. SITTING AS THE NYE COUNTY LICENSING AND LIQUOR BOARD

Sheriff McGill

assumed the Chair of the Licensing and Liquor Board. 11. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve a 90-day Temporary Retail Liquor License for Dry Creek Saloon located at 1330 E. Fifth St., Pahrump, NV. Dana R. Towle, Applicant.

Sheriff McGill

explained this application was for a new owner at a pre-existing lounge location. All of the necessary fees had been received and the background investigation had been completed. He said there had been some comments recently on social media referencing whether an individual was involved in this business or not. Sheriff McGill said they could not determine anything about the person other than the person was in a relationship with the applicant. The application could not be denied proceeding based on that information so the recommendation was the license be approved. Samantha Tackett clarified this request was for a 90-day temporary retail liquor license because while a cursory local background investigation had been done, the full results from the State had not been received, which could take up to ten weeks. Nancy Alvarado wondered if issuing the temporary 90-day retail liquor license meant they could serve alcohol and all that and what would happen if the Board had to roll the license back. She suggested delaying the issuance of the license until everything was completed. Dana Towle, the applicant, said they were asking for the temporary license because he had several potential future employees who were all eager to get to work. He could not pay them now and asked the Board to consider approving this so he could pay those wages. Alexander Gettle said he graduated this year. He was 19 years old and to be able to pay rent he said he had to hustle around town with the minimum wage jobs because he could not afford a single room in an apartment, which was $600.00. He said this job would help him afford bills and have extra cash. Mr. Gettle said he wanted to open his own business one day and would like to start saving for that. October 1, 2024 11. Cont’d. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve a 90- - — day Temporary Retail Liquor License for Div Creek Saloon located at 1330 E. Fifth St.. Pahrump, NV. Dana R. Towle, Applicant. Tara Havel said she was very excited to open this bar mainly because there were a bunch of people who were relying on it. Richard Goldstein said everyone knew the history of this location and the problems that had been there over the last four or five years. He hoped the new owner was going to improve the appearance of the location and guarantee there would not be the same problems as in the past.

Mr. Towle

said he had improved the cosmetic side and put tens of thousands of dollars into the business. He had improved the interior as well. He stated they were not the previous establishment. His business would be quite different as he was focusing on higher class entertainment.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked Mr. Towle what position Mr. Gettle held at the establishment at this time.

Mr. Towle

said he did not hold any position because the business was not open, but he would be the dishwasher.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked Brian Kunzi since it could take up to ten weeks for results to come back if it would be appropriate to make a few adjustments as in up to 90 days contingent upon.

Mr. Kunzi

did not think that needed to be done as the 90-day temporary was the length of it. If he got his license before then he could submit his application for a whole license.

Sheriff McGill

thought it should be contingent upon the completion of the full licensing.

Commissioner Jabbour

made a motion to approve the 90-day temporary retail liquor license for Dry Creek Saloon located at 1330 E. Fifth Street, Pahrump; seconded by

Commissioner Boskovich

; 4 yeas. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Commissioner Boskovich

assumed the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners. October 1, 2024 PUBLIC WORKS

Commissioner Jabbour

made a motion to donate the 1983 Mack Engine from Amargosa and approve that it was in the best interest to donate the vehicle to the Fish Lake Valley Volunteer Fire Department; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 4 yeas. October 1, 2024 20. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 20.a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program grant award in the amount of $343,080.00 to provide funding for the Beattv Airport lighting projects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $22,872.00; and 20.b. Fund $343,080.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $22,872.00 to 10209 Airport. 21. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 21 .a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport - Infrastructure Grant award in the amount of $77,682.00 to provide funding for the Tonopah Airport lighting proiects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $5,179.00; and 21.b. Fund $77,682.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $5,179.00 to 10209 Airport. 22. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 22.a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program grant award in the amount of $681,513.00 to provide funding for the Tonopah Airport lighting projects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $45,434.00; and 22.b. Fund $681,513.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $45,434.00 to 10209 Airport. Contracts and Grants Manager Stephanie Elliott said at the September, 2024, Tonopah meeting there were two of the total of five FAA grant awards presented and accepted. There had been discussion during the item about there being a total of five awards, but the Commission only heard two. After speaking with the FAA director that next Thursday the required documentation was provided to the County. However, the deadline to approve and accept electronically was the following Monday which gave the Chair and the District Attorney two days to get the final three accepted. Ms. Elliott advised that while there was a required match for each FAA grant of just over 6%, the County already met that match with the existing task orders with Atkins so there was no request for any additional outlay of funding through the Airport Fund.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if there was any way the federal government could at least help the County by not putting it in this situation. Ratifying something like this was dangerous as it put the Chair at risk if the other Commissioners decided not to do anything.

Ms. Elliott

said she had several conversations about the turnaround time. The FAA had moved to electronic acceptance, which was quick in their eyes, but the County’s policies, procedures, and guidelines required these items be brought to the Board for October 1, 2024 20. Cont’d. For Possible Action - — Discussion and deliberation to: 20.a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program grant award in the amount of $343,080.00 to provide funding for the Beattv Airport lighting projects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $22,872.00; and 20.b. Fund $343,080.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $22,872.00 to 10209 Airport. 21. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 21.a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport - Infrastructure Grant award in the amount of $77,682.00 to provide funding for the Tonopah Airport lighting prolects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $5,179.00; and 21.b. Fund $77,682.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $5,179.00 to 10209 Airport. 22. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 22.a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program grant award in the amount of $681,513.00 to provide funding for the Tonopah Airport lighting projects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $45,434.00; and 22.b. Fund $681,513.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $45,434.00 to 10209 Airport. approval prior to executing the awards. The other recommendation would be to possibly prepare an emergency agenda item. Brian Kunzi advised having the Chair sign these agreements did not mean the item could not be pulled if needed. He would agree with an emergency meeting, but with these types of grant funding the County was not incurring any obligation until the money was received and spent. Tim Bohannon said the ratification was a little bit shocking to him because it did not feel right. He thought there needed to be a better timeline or a little bit of pushback. He also thought putting a signature on the document put the County at a little bit of a risk.

Mr. Bohannon

wanted to be sure this was part of the single audits performed each year.

Ms. Elliott

explained these were well known projects that were already in place for over a year now. She would not have asked Commissioner Strickland to have done something that had not already been discussed by the Board. October 1, 2024 20. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 20.a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program grant award in the amount of $343,080.00 to provide funding for the Beatty Airport lighting projects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $22,872.00; and 20.b. Fund $343,080.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $22872.00 to 10209 Airport. 21. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 21 .a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport - Infrastructure Grant award in the amount of $77,682.00 to provide funding for the Tonopah Airport lighting projects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $5.179.00; and 21.b. Fund $77,682.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $5,179.00 to 10209 Airport. 22. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 22.a. Ratify Commission Chair Debra Strickland’s acceptance of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program grant award in the amount of $681,513.00 to provide funding for the Tonopah Airport lighting projects. There is a County Match required in the amount of $45,434.00; and 22.b. Fund $681,513.00 to 10340 Grants and fund $45,434.00 to 10209 Airport.

Commissioner Cox

said she did not like doing this because she did not like ratifying anybody to sign this. She felt it undermined the Board and would rather see them come as an emergency item in an emergency meeting. Helen Bae said there was an additional audit done for all of the federal awards. That single audit was separate and additional to the regular annual audit of all of the County’s financials. That information was published on the Web site under the Finance Department.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to ratify Commissioner Strickland’s signing of the documents for items 20-22 as presented by the Assistant County Manager; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas. October 1,2024 23. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 23.a. Discuss the bid proposals received for Bid No. 2024-07 Gabbs Sewer Line Replacement; 23.b. Award Bid No. 2024-07 Gabbs Sewer Line Replacement to A&K Earthmovers in the amount of $1,065,000.00; Farr Construction in the amount of $1,238,337.00; Four Point Engineering in the amount of $1,604,675.00; or Q&D Construction in the amount $983,500.00; 23.c. Approve or amend and approve the contract with selected bidder; 23.d. Fund to 10340 Grants; or 23.e. Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project. Purchasing and Contracts Administrator Honey Strozzi said this was phase three of the Gabbs wastewater project. There were four bids received. Q&D Construction was the apparent low bidder at $983,500.00. They were also responsible and responsive, and they had all of the required qualifications. Staff recommended approval of the award to Q&D Construction. Utilities Superintendent Darin Tuck said he was very comfortable with the recommendation by DOW. Tim Bohannon said he was in favor of this, but cautioned to make sure the ongoing cost of maintenance was in the Gabbs budget. Linda Clark stated her support of getting this done. Tom Boiling advised there was already a maintenance budget for the Gabbs area. This would probably lessen the amount of maintenance that would need to be done on the current system because of the poor shape the current system was in.

Commissioner Jabbour

made a motion to award Bid No. 2024-07, Gabbs Sewer Line Replacement, to Q&D Construction in the amount of $983,500.00, approve the contract, and fund to 10340 Grants; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 4 yeas. SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP 12. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the Fiscal Year 2025 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for Town of Pahrump.

Sheriff McGill

presented the Public Safety Sales and Use Tax spending proposal for FY25 for Pahrump, which included additional positions and the annual costs for cloud storage, body worn and vehicle cameras, software and licensing related to mobile data terminals, fingerprint machines, and vacuum sealers. There were no new costs being proposed at this time. October 1, 2024 12. Cont’d. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend - — and adopt, or reiect the Fiscal Year 2025 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for Town of Pahrump. Tim Bohannon said the data security was not spelled out as clearly as he was looking for. Helen Bae advised that part of the Lenslock contract was a five-year data storage contract for the body cams, which was very extensive and included a lot of components.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to adopt the FY2025 PSST for the Town of Pahrump; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas. SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWNS OF BEATTY, GABBS, MANHATTAN, AND RAILROAD VALLEY MAN HATTAN 13. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the Fiscal Year 2025 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for Town of Manhattan.

Sheriff McGill

presented the Public Safety Sales and Use Tax plan for FY25 for the Town of Manhattan, which included the annual costs for cloud storage, body worn and vehicle cameras, software and licensing related to data terminals, cellular service related to mobile data terminals, maintenance and supplies for fingerprint machines, and supplies for the vacuum sealers. There were no new proposed costs at this time.

Commissioner Jabbour

made a motion to adopt the FY2025 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax plan for the Town of Manhattan; seconded by Commissioner Carbone; 4 yeas. SHERIFF 17. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to adopt, amend and adopt, or reiect the Fiscal Year 2025 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for Nye County.

Sheriff McGill

presented the FY2025 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax plan for Nye County, which included annual costs for cloud storage, body worn and vehicle cameras, software and licensing related to mobile data terminals, cellular service related to the mobile data terminals, maintenance and supplies for fingerprint machines, and supplies for vacuum sealers. There were no proposed new costs at this time.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to adopt the FY2025 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax plan for Nye County; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas. October 1, 2024 14. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS These are items that Staff recommend 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. 14.1. For Possible Action Approval of Assessor’s Office Change Request(s) to allow the Nye County Treasurer to process and: 14.1 .a. Issue a corrected tax bill in the amount of $535.24 to Golder, Bryan Patrick, owner of 777 N. Warren St., Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 027-531 -28. 14.1.b. Issue a corrected tax bill in the amount of $782.46 to Babbit, Laraine Michele, owner of 3860 S. National Ave., Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 041-251-02. 14.1.c. Issue a refund in the amount of $58.77 to Stronach, Lesley Holter, owner of 7551 S. Wildhorse Rd., Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 045-243-1 5. 14.1.d. Issue a corrected tax bill in the amount of $2,099.77 to Young, Darrell Jr., owner of 2360 5. Mallard Ave., Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 042-311-1 5. 14.1.e. Issue a corrected tax bill in the amount of $2,648.62 to Martinez, Magali, owner of 1501 W. Huracan St., Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 040-511-07. 14.2. For Possible Action Approval to accept a Restrictive Covenant Running with the Land agreement between Nye County and Apollo Developments, LLC. for the property located at 1340 East Arrowhead St., Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 038-353-03, for the purpose of future road improvements to be paid for by the property owner. Beth Borysewich said it seemed like the entire accounting division of the County was having issues. She did not understand why this was the second meeting in which corrected tax bills had to be issued.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve items 14.1 and 14.2; seconded by

Commissioner Cox

; 4 yeas. October 1, 2024 14.3. For Possible Action — Approval to: 14.3a. Accept the Grant Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (COC) for Performance Period September 1. 2024 through August 31, 2025 in the amount of $98,185.00 to provide tenant based rental assistance in Nye County; 14.3b. Execute the Subaward; and 14.3c. Fund to 10340 Grants. Health and Human Services (HHS) Director Karyn Smith and Program Supervisor Jenny Martin were present.

Commissioner Carbone

asked to have public comment first so questions could be answered. Linda Clark said one of her pet peeves in this town was everything was grants and everything went to social services. She asked who would run the program, how much money was going to be given to the people running the program, and where the funds would go to the homeless, to the seniors, or to veterans housing programs. Robert Thomas said the back-up documents for this item were insufficient and should have included the grant application. He did not believe this item was ready to be voted on at this time. Debra Thomas read an e-mail she sent to the Commissioners into the record. She was a member of the homeless consortium for Yuba and Sutter Counties in California. She understood there were three main causes of homelessness drugs, mental illness, or family difficulties such as loss of jobs, eviction, or contaminants. Ms. Thomas said there was not enough money in this grant to cover all of those problems. She wondered what strings were attached to this grant and if it would make Nye County a homeless magnet. She asked the Board to vote no if it would require importing homeless people into the County, if it would require Nye County to address all three branches of the homeless issue, or if it would require setting up a program that would require additional funding each year.

Sheriff McGill

was not present. Karen Waldman asked several questions such as who would get the rental assistance; was there a committee she could join to review the recipients applying for the funds; what did supportive services encompass and who decided who would get those funds. She noted the indirect cost schedule was blank, but the instructions indicated that each agency or department that would carry out HUD’s activities under the grant must include each indirect cost rate applicable to each department and agency and the type of direct cost base to which the rate would be applied. She asked if that was left blank for a reason, who was involved in the previous grant if it was a continuum, and would they be involved in this one. Ms. Waldman wanted to know where she could get a copy of the October 1, 2024 14.3. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Approval to: 14.3a. Accept the Grant Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (COC) for Performance Period September 1,2024 through August 31, 2025 in the amount of $98,185.00 to provide tenant based rental assistance in Nye County; 14.3b. Execute the Subaward; and 14.3c. Fund to 10340 Grants. completed information as well as an itemized list of amounts paid out and for what services. Kirk Ceriotti felt this was a bad idea for the town. The town did not have the infrastructure for this, which had been proven in the last three and a half hours with the police, fire, medics, and schools overwhelmed. He pointed out the cities that had the huge influx of illegal immigration had the resources, like New York, Denver, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Springfield. Mr. Ceriotti stated if homeless were brought in the town’s services were going to be over overwhelmed. He asked the Board to vote no. Michael Kobulnicky stated he was completely against this idea. He did not think it was the government’s responsibility to handle most situations and it should be left up to private individuals and organizations. Tim Bohannon pointed out the lack of a plan for the use of the funds. Laura Larsen stated her opposition to this item and urged the Board to say no as she felt people would be bussed in from other areas. Diane Southworth said she looked at this as being a helping hand. She knew this had existed in the past and Nevada Outreach administered it. People had to fill out applications and they could not give them to illegal aliens. She said $98,000.00 was not going to pull a bunch of people into Pahrump and she would like to hear a little bit more about it. Tamie Pitman said she went to a meeting and met Pam Kirchner from AmeriCorps who promised she actually worked with this kind of program. She also promised Ms. Pitman a map of where all the people were renting and she never did that. Ms. Pitman felt the Board should not do this until it had all of the facts. She said the people in the program should have to have a job, show they had a need, and should be members of this corn mu n ity. Kathie McKenna clarified that Nevada Outreach has not received the COC funding in front of the Board today. Nye County Health and Human Services received it and gave those funding streams out. She stated there was no money in it to bus people in from October 1, 2024 14.3. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Approval to: 14.3a. Accept the Grant Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (COC) for Performance Period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 in the amount of $98,185.00 to provide tenant based rental assistance in Nye County; 14.3b. Execute the Subaward; and 14.3c. Fund to 10340 Grants. California or Las Vegas. While it was true the $98,000.00 would not go very far, Ms. McKenna said it would help a few people. Lloyd Lovegren mentioned the lack of back-up for the item. He said he had been in Pahrump for 20+ years and had noticed the increase in homeless people, who he believed were coming from other states. He did not want to see the Pahrump community explode with this because there would be more problems. There was also no infrastructure or support services. Mr. Lovegren felt this would lead to a domino effect and the County would keep asking the federal government for more and more grants which had strings attached.

Commissioner Boskovich

said he had been telling everyone since he took office what he saw happening in Pahrump. He had lived in Pahrump for approximately 26 years and in the last four the problem had just exploded. He said he had a fundamentally different attitude than Ms. McKenna as he believed if it was incentivized and people were provided with handouts more people would come. Commissioner Boskovich did not want a homeless shelter in Pahrump not because he hated anyone or had any ill will at all towards anyone, but because the County did not have the infrastructure to handle who was already here. Jenny Martin addressed the questions from the public. HHS ran the program and this was their fifth year doing it. The program did assist veterans. She provided an overview of the process for someone who applied. The purpose of the program was housing stabilization and case plans were developed. Ms. Martin advised Nevada Outreach had received money a few years ago to support their domestic violence program. HHS now received that money and worked directly to assist victims of domestic violence. Lastly, Ms. Martin stated she knew for a fact that none of the people HHS had worked with were illegal aliens.

Commissioner Cox

said she was getting confused here between people that needed help and people that were homeless as there was a big difference between the two. Some people may need help temporarily to get back on their feet because they lost a job or a loved one, and other people had problems they needed help with that were never going to go away such as drugs and alcohol. Commissioner Cox asked how many people in the HHS program were homeless versus how many were just in need of having some help with the utility bill to get through the month. October 1, 2024 14.3. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Approval to: 14.3a. Accept the Grant Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (COC) for Performance Period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 in the amount of $98,185.00 to provide tenant based rental assistance in Nye County; 14.3b. Execute the Subaward; and 14.3c. Fund to 10340 Grants.

Ms. Martin

explained the homeless would be placed in the queue based on HUD’s definition of homeless. As for people who were in more of a temporary situation, Ms. Martin said HHS had several programs to assist them. Ms. Martin advised they provided a project report that listed the quarterly numbers of the clients they had served and the capacity they were served in for the last three months. She would get that report to Administration so everyone could take a look at it.

Ms. Smith

said this was a two-year program and the goal of it was to remove barriers so people could move from unstable to stable and hopefully to thriving over time.

Commissioner Cox

asked if the department was affiliated in any way with Section 8.

Ms. Martin

said indirectly, but the answer was probably no. They would work with Section 8 to get vouchers and in the past there were some emergency vouchers. She said they had pretty big success with that and it was a much needed program.

Commissioner Cox

said people on Section 8 basically, if the government was not helping them, would be street people. She felt this was a homeless program, not for the in between. She understood this was going to help people that were already tenant based into something before they went to HHS. Commissioner Cox asked where they received all of their other funding because she knew they could not run this for a whole year on $98,000.00.

Ms. Smith

advised there were other grant that came in front of the Board for approval, such as the affordable housing grant, the welfare set aside grant, and the Community Services Block Grant. They also worked in partnership with Nevada Outreach where they had some funding available to help.

Commissioner Cox

asked what their yearly budget was.

Ms. Smith

said it varied year to year depending on the grant funding that was awarded to them.

Commissioner Cox

thought if the Board denied this grant it would have to deny all of the grants, which may be a good thing because she did not like the strings attached to them. She wished the people in the audience would put together a committee to address the homeless situation. October 1, 2024 14.3. Cont’d. For Possible Action - — Approval to: 14.3a. Accept the Grant Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (COC) for Performance Period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 in the amount of $98,185.00 to provide tenant based rental assistance in Nye County: 14.3b. Execute the Subaward; and 14.3c. Fund to 10340 Grants.

Commissioner Boskovich

asked if the funds could be restricted to just local people.

Ms. Martin

said she wished she had a definitive answer for that. She said HHS belonged to what was called the Balance of State with the Continuum of Care. There were three in Nevada the Southern Nevada Continuum of Care, which was Clark County; one for Washoe County; and then the remaining 15 rural counties belonged to the Balance of State. The short answer to the question was yes. One of the questions asked during the assessment was if housing was available in another rural county would they be willing to go to that county. Ms. Martin said 99% of the people stated they wanted to stay in Nye County.

Commissioner Boskovich

said he had a real issue with not being able to keep this local.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if the people who wanted to move to a different county still received assistance.

Ms. Martin

said no. They would have to be put in the queue in order to even qualify and get to the point of eligibility to become part of the program. They would only become part of the program via a phone call from HHS.

Ms. Smith

said HHS had run off of grants for years and before she even started. She had seen many different reasons why people ended up in these situations, but no matter what the situation the bottom line with the grant was for HHS to help pay her for case management and working with them.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if it was correct that HHS was giving approximately $30,000.00 to another program that Ms. McKenna was working on for domestic violence.

Ms. Martin

clarified Ms. McKenna was the executive director at Nevada Outreach, but she was no longer in that particular position. Ms. Martin said they were helping to serve victims of domestic violence that were being case managed through Nevada Outreach at $30,000.00 a year.

Commissioner Carbone

asked if the $98,000.00 was restricted to something specific or if it could be used for domestic violence only. October 1, 2024 14.3. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Approval to: 14.3a.Accept the Grant Agreement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (COC) for Performance Period September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 in the amount of $98185.00 to provide tenant based rental assistance in Nye County: 14.3b. Execute the Subaward; and 14.3c. Fund to 10340 Grants.

Ms. Martin

said item fin the grant agreement stated rental assistance for $53,580.00, $30,000.00 earmarked for domestic violence clients, and then the other $23,580.00 went to serve the people that HHS was serving directly from their office.

Commissioner Carbone

confirmed with Ms. Martin that those were the categories in the grant document to be sure money could not be moved around and used for other things.

Commissioner Cox

said she was still not getting what was going on with the item. The item stated the grant was to provide tenant based rental assistance in Nye County. She asked if tenant based meant people who already had housing and were getting some help with assistance, but it was not clear for the homeless people who needed rent assistance. She pointed out there was no funding allocated to the Continuum of Care planning activities, acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction, and leasing. There was $53,580.00 allocated to rental assistance and Commissioner Cox asked if that was to assist homeless people or people who were already in homes who just needed a little help to get by for a month or two. Supportive services was allocated $38,220.00 and

Commissioner Cox

wondered what that was. There was no funding allocation to any other item on the list except for administrative costs of $6,385.00. Commissioner Cox stated something was just not sitting right with her.

Commissioner Carbone

directed staff to bring this item back on another agenda with greater detail and understanding of the item. DISTRICT ATTORNEY 16. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 16.a. Accept or reject Amendment Number 3 to the One Nevada Agreement on Allocation of Opioid Recoveries amending the Definitions Section to include additional potential and actual defendants; and 16.b. Execute the Amendment. Brian Kunzi explained this was a simple amendment to identify and add potential defendants to the pool that would provide funds in the future. Page29 October 1, 2024 16. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 16.a. Accept or reject Amendment Number 3 to the One Nevada Agreement on Allocation of Opioid Recoveries amending the Definitions Section to include additional potential and actual defendants; and 16.b. Execute the Amendment.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to accept Amendment No. 3 to the Nevada Agreement on Allocation of Opioid Recoveries and execute the amendment; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas. PLANNINGIBUILDINGICODE COMPLIANCE 19. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 19.a. Approve, amend and approve, or reiect a Professional Services Agreement between Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. (CAA) and Nye County to provide, implement and carry out a complete building and safety services program; 19.b. Execute the Agreement; and 19.c. Fund to 10254 Building Department. Brett Waggoner said this was a contract renewal with no changes as far as the monetary terms. Language was added regarding reimbursement for some of the services that Planning provided to Charles Abbott such as e-mail accounts so they could be aware of public records requests, which they agreed to. Language was also added to Section 17 regarding security protocols for information they had access to. Karen Waldman asked if it was normal to pay out between 30%, 40% and up to 95% of the fees collected for work done for an outside contractor; had the rates increased since the previous contract with CAA; what was the total paid to CAA last year; and how many man hours were used for this. She wondered if the County did not have enough staff already employed to do this job and what it would cost to hire staff to do the work that CAA had done in the past. Donald Hertz asked what exactly this company did because if it was building and safety that should be the Fire Marshal’s job to do, not an outside contractor.

Mr. Waggoner

explained per NRS the County was required to have a building official. As far as it being the Fire Marshal’s job, this was far more than just fire and life safety. Charles Abbott performed all permitting services and inspection services. As to why these services were not done in-house, Mr. Waggoner said that came with a lot of expense and liability. Regarding rate changes, Mr. Waggoner said they had changed, but he did not know how much had been paid out. He then explained that the fees paid to Charles Abbott were from the permit fees collected and did not come out of the County’s pocket. 0 October 1, 2024 19. Cont’d. - For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to: 19.a. Approve, amend and approve, or reject a Professional Services Agreement between Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. (CAA) and Nye County to provide, implement and carry out a complete building and safety services program; 19.b. Execute the Agreement; and 19.c. Fund to 10254 Building Department. Helen Bae advised in FY23 Charles Abbott was paid $1,063,538.00, which constituted 71% percent of the revenue from permit and fees collected of $1 .5 million. In FY24 they were paid $1,382,162.00, which was 67% of the total revenue collected of $2,063,508.00.

Commissioner Jabbour

asked if Charles Abbott was making daily deposits through the Treasurer’s Office as required under the contract, to which Mrs. Bae responded yes.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve the professional services agreement between Charles Abbott Associates and Nye County for their safety program, execute the agreement, and fund it from 10254, Building Department; seconded by

Commissioner Cox

; 4 yeas. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 15. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a request to set a date, time and location for a Public Hearing on Nye County Bill No. 2024-09: A Bill Amending Title 6 of The Nye County Code by Amending Chapter 6.04 General Provisions; Amending Chapter 6.05 Enforcement; Removing Chapter 6.06 Licensing, Vaccinations, Limits on Number, Running at Large, Impoundment, Rabies Prevention; Adding Chapter 6.06 Vaccinations, Adding Chapter 6.07 Limits on Dogsand Cats; Adding Chapter 6.08 Permits, Limits; Adding Chapter 6.09 Animals Running at Large; Adding Chapter 6.10 Impoundment for Violations of This Code; Adding Chapter 6.11 Animal Bites, Reports Required; Adding Chapter 6.12 Reporting of Found Animals; Adding Chapter 6.13 Animal Waste and Odor; Adding Chapter 6.14 Cruelty to Animals; Adding Chapter 6.15 Animal Facility Regulations; Amending Chapter 6.20 Miscellaneous Animal Regulations; Removing Chapter 6.30 Ownership and Possession Of Special Conditions Animals; Amending Chapter 6.40 Appeals to Board of County Commissioners; and Providing for the Severability, Constitutionality, and Effective Date Thereof; and Other Matters Properly Relating Thereto. Linda Clark said this was needed and the Board should just do it. Suzie Hertz suggested the public hearing be held in the evening so people could attend. She also hoped the date would be advertised in the newspaper and on social media. • October 1, 2024 15. Cont’d. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a - — request to set a date, time and location for a Public Hearing on Nye County Bill No. 2024-09. Beth Borysewich asked who the public should send feedback to.

Commissioner Boskovich

thought this should be a standalone item, but two weeks from now was way too soon. He wanted to be absolutely sure the public who had input on this were not rushed and forced into something that they were not ready for. He had also been told the bill was close, but not ready. Animal Shelter Manager Kristy Siegmund said she received dozens of phone calls and messages which all said this was leaps and bounds ahead of where it was, but there were still challenges. The community said it was not ready to be voted on yet and they wanted a voice. She thought instead of setting a time and date to vote maybe a time and date should be set for the public to give their feedback. Lorina Dellinger advised a workshop was held in December, 2023, and welcomed the public to comment and provide feedback. There was an agenda item to set a public hearing on April 16, 2024, and the bill was available to the public and the Commissioners. A public hearing was held on May 21, 2024, with the bill available, which was rejected for comments that were made. Staff took those comments and made further changes, which was this bill. Mrs. Dellinger just wanted to be sure the Board was aware that this had been presented to the public several times. That could be a continuous thing, but it might prevent getting to a final document.

Commissioner Boskovich

agreed with waiting a few extra weeks if nothing was at risk.

Commissioner Cox

suggested publishing the bill in the newspaper and asking for comments so everyone would not have to show up, and then also have the meeting.

Mrs. Dellinger

said a notice of public hearing had to be published. The bill would be posted in the normal locations and would be available at the Clerk’s Office. If there was more feedback from the public at the public hearing that it had not been enough time it could always be continued.

Commissioner Boskovich

asked Mrs. Dellinger if she would recommend that rather than schedule a standalone meeting for this item.

Mrs. Dellinger

said it could be set and staff would be sure to get it out to the stakeholders. The item could be continued from whatever date the public hearing was set for depending on the feedback received.

Commissioner Boskovich

said he would be fine maybe giving it a month to see what could be done during that period and have it on that agenda. October 1, 2024 15. Cont’d. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a - — request to set a date, time and location for a Public Hearing on Nye County Bill No. 2024-09.

Ms. Siegmund

said many people had suggested a focus group be created.

Commissioner Cox

suggested taking all of the feedback received during the month and have a few people who were educated in this type of thing sit down to go through it all.

Commissioner Carbone

suggested setting the public hearing for January 7, 2025.

Commissioner Jabbour

said it would be feedback from the communities throughout the County. One size did not fit all and it was not right to have everyone come out of Pahrump to give feedback.

Commissioner Cox

thought one person from each town could be part of it.

Ms. Siegmund

said the animal concerns in the northern part of the County were very different than what was experienced in Pahrump. She thought something could be found for the animals that worked on a compromised level that everyone could agree to.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to set the time and date for January 7, 2025, in Tonopah at 10:00 a.m.; seconded by Commissioner Cox; 3 yeas. Commissioner Jabbour voted nay.

Commissioner Carbone

made a motion to approve Proclamation No. P2024-05; seconded by Commissioner Jabbour; 4 yeas. October 1, 2024

Ms. Waldman

was willing to bet that individuals who were pushing this were purposely ignoring the data out there for other cities and towns that had spent millions to help the homeless only for their peaceful towns to become a magnet for the homeless, the drug addicted, and the mentally challenged. Laura Larsen talked about the illegals crossing the border and solar panels. She said everyone needed to stand up and say no, including the Commissioners. Beth Borysewich talked about the increase of homeless people in Pahrump since she moved there, which she attributed to all of the different assistance facilities in the town. She thought Nye County needed to stand on its own and say no.

Commissioner Jabbour

reminded everyone to protect their children, conserve water, spay/neuter pets, and think about microchips • October 1, 2024 announcements, brief discussions of public comments, correction of factual inaccuracies, direction to staff, or topics proposed for future board meetings. Lengthy deliberation of topics not on the agenda is prohibited by the Nevada Open Meeting Law). Tom Boiling advised that he would have an item on the November 7, 2024, meeting agenda to set a place, time, and date for a public hearing for Code revisions for landfill fees based on a fee study.

Commissioner Strickland

adjourned the meeting. APPROVED this ATTEST: 2025. Chair “ Nye Co n Clerk /uty • I AM REQUESTING THIS BE MADE PART OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT. Like many others, I received my Voter Signature postcard in the mail. By now, we’ve all heard the countless complaints and concerns that accompanied this postcard, most notably, the fact that the Secretary of State has displayed complete incompetence in his rush to roll out the new Voter Registration Election Management Solution program (VREMS). Many people I know have multiple variations of their address on their voter information, including differences in this new Voter Signature card and the ballot they just received. One would think that someone at the SOS office could understand the need for utilizing ONE mailing address program, but I digress. What concerns me the most is that the majority of people are unaware that the county clerks are NOT the ones who thought this was a great idea but are now facing the brunt of the frustration and anger of the voters. Secretary Aguilar should have waited to roll out a new program until AFTER the election, yet he chose not to. His decision certainly adds suspicion and doubt to how our elections are run. Other states took over 3 years to implement this system, where he decided that in a Presidential election year, it should be done in 8 months. Aguilar got $30 million dollars from the state legislature for this program, of which he apparently has a big chunk of this still left yet, he couldn’t find the wherewithal to include a mailing envelope to protect all of the private information they are requesting? Yes, I understand that filling out this postcard with my signature and security identifiers is NOT a requirement, but IF there is a new “Top-down” system in place, filling in this card and updating your signature may and I use the word “may” lightly here be a document that - — can be integrated into the new system. For those of you who don’t know, your signature on file can be a compilation of other times you have signed documents or signed in while voting on a squirrelly pad that isn’t calibrated well. And we rely on people verifying our signatures when we vote, so it should be updated to make their job as easy as possible. You can also go online and update your info, but I know people who weren’t able to do that either. They were told that the system was bouncing them out because it still had the old voter ID attached to some records another feather in the cap of our feckless SOS who continues to rack up failures in our election process that leaves us all lacking confidence in the voter process that he manages.. ATTACHMENT I 1 # ,. I sent ours to Tonopah by envelope certified mail, signature return receipt requested. That was an overabundance of caution, but at [east I wasn’t tossing our private information into an open pit of exposure. Please join me in thanking our county clerk, and the clerk’s office for having to face the unnecessary onslaught of anger from voters for this incompetent debacle that was orchestrated by the SOS. Con Friedhof’s name was listed on this postcard, but this was not a decision anyone in their right mind would have made, and now she and her staff are forced to face the steady stream of people taking their postcards to the clerk’s office accompanied bytheirfrustration. Thank you to Con and all of her staff. We understand that when individuals make decisions without understanding how much all of the county clerks and registrars have to do, that is a sign of weak leadership by our SOS and total incompetence. Have you ever seen the job description for the clerk? It’s several pages long of teeny tinyfont. Please remember to be kind if you go into the clerk’s office. Their plates are full and their jobs are often not easy, especially during an election. And protect your information just as you would do in any other case such as this. Karen Waldman B000 meeting 100124 Public Comment 2