Public meetings / Board of County Commissioners
March 17, 2026
154 turns, 103 with a named speaker, under 15 agenda items. The words and the names are the county clerk's.
Attendance
March 17, 2026, Page1 Pursuant to NRS, a Joint Meeting of the Nye County Board of Commissioners, Nye County Board of Highway Commissioners, Nye County Licensing and Liquor Board, Nye County Board of Health, as the Governing Body of the Unincorporated Town of Pahrump, as the Governing Body of the Unincorporated Towns of Beatty, Gabbs, and Manhattan, and as the Board of Trustees for the Pahrump Pool District, was held at the County Commission Chambers, 2100 E. Walt Williams Dr., Pahrump, NV 89048 March 17, 2026 at 10:00AM. Ron Boskovich, Chair John Koenig, Vice Chair Bruce Jabbour, Commissioner Debra Strickland, Commissioner Ian Bayne, Commissioner Brian Kunzi, District Attorney Con Freidhof, Ex-Officio Clerk ofthe Board Joseph McGill, Sheriff Brett Waggoner, County Manager Also present: Lorina Dellinger, Assistant County Manager; Samantha Tackett, Administrative Manager; Zena Teich, Comptroller; Tamara Chastain, Deputy Clerk I Pledge of Allegiance .
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2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (Up to three-minute time limit per person) Public
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comment will be for all matters off the agenda. Public comment must be limited to matters that are within the jurisdiction and control of the Board of County Commissioners. Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (FIRST). JsJ Aquarius Panayi Owning property gives you the right to sell or rent it, referred to as the ( right of alienation. You can also make productive use of your land, such as chopping down your trees for firewood or building a structure; it is your property after all. You all sit up there in those high chairs are acting just like King John, with extortionate fines, seizure of property, and utilizing excessive taxation. Whoever you are who voted yes on the IPMC should be given a crown because that is a lot of power you would have over the common people. You aren’t Kings and Queens, this isn’t the Kingdom of Pahrump, where we have to bow down to you. I have every mind to turn a shed into a home for me and my son. But just like so many others, I’m too afraid of you to do that. The native people didn’t have an all-powerful government oppressing them. Adam and Eve didn’t need permits to live on earth from God. Your code enforcers are encouraging frivolous complaints and overusing the term nuisance. All because someone down the street has a tractor in their front yard, and it’s dropping property values. We are grown adults, not middle schoolers. Stop using the word nuisance as a weapon against someone you don’t like. If someone complains their neighbor has a vintage tractor, they really should get the binky out of their mouth I Page March 17, 2026, Page2 and grow up. Because that tractor isn’t keeping that person from doing laundry or holding them hostage. To the people who are overly concerned about their property value and getting rich, it’s far more valuable to sit on the couch with your kids watching a movie, or a mother helping her daughter with homework, or a father working on a car in his garage with his son on their property. You are consumed by greed, and the progress of a rural town that you have ignored the humanity of living so much that it doesn’t exist. Unlike you, I intend to teach my son that the house is not a profit or money-making tactic; a house is a home with memories and stability. Let me live. Dodie Reddington I am here to speak about the zoning for VR lots. Utility infrastructure that does not have any infrastructure in place is absurd. There are alternative options implemented that are responsible and viable solutions. For example, in asking experienced off-grid homeowners about composting sanitation systems, the takeaway from that conversation is that composting toilets do not threaten groundwater. They are safer and more sustainable than traditional septic systems. They eliminate the need for flushing water, saving thousands of gallons of potable water per household. This type of system eliminates the need for costly sewer infrastructure, pumping stations, and chemical treatment facilities. This is a modern conservation approach already successful, especially used in many communities. So, let’s look at a half dozen state laws, particularly NRS 444.650, 784.790, 796.81 8 and NRS 278.300. These laws together create a conflict for zombie lot owners, in NAC 444.650 is sewage system is required; in NAC 444.790, small lots cannot install septic, and in 444.796, alternative systems are legally allowed; and NRS 278.300 zoning variances can be granted when strict rules create hardships. Nevada state law requires an approved sewage system per 444.650, but septic regulations per NAC 444.790 prevent installation on small parcels. The laws also allow variances and alternative systems. Which means pathways can exist to address these hardships. Nevada law does not say hauled water is illegal, it does not say off-grid living is illegal, it does not say composting toilets are illegal, and it does not say tiny homes are illegal. The conflict is the county’s interpretation, not state statutes. Please add this to the agenda and take action on the corrections and updates needed for the zoning. Stacy Edwards On February 18th, there was an item 19 set for public hearing today, but I don’t see it on the agenda. So, I’m wondering why. Should I be somewhere else for that meeting, or has it been rescheduled? It was for the amendment to bill 2606-01 that was regarding, I think it was code enforcement type of stuff. So, is there a reason it’s not on the agendafortoday? Ally Valdez- We agree that state law requires water, and we are not asking you to violate state law. We are asking you what the legal path is for zombie lot property owners. You stated zoning will not fix it, then what will? We are not asking you to urbanize rural Pahrump. We are asking for a code compliance framework that reduces the legal occupancy, protects public health, and restores taxable value. We are not asking you to bend the law; we are asking you to interpret it in a way that does not permanently extinguish all lawful property rights. You’ve been presented with examples within Nevada where water haul is permitted under county oversight. If Nye County cannot do the same, 2Page March 17, 2026, Page3 then please cite the specific statutory prohibitions because NRS 244 and 278 state that counties must balance public welfare and property rights, promote orderly developments, and avoid arbitrary and unreasonable restrictions. If there’s no pathway given, then what corrective action do you plan to take to fix this? Passing the responsibility on to others to find solutions is not what we’ve been proposing. The only one who can fix this is the county, not anyone else, even though the state has said it’s up to the county regarding zoning planning and land use. Loriane Gilbert As I drive around our amazing town, I see all kinds of billboards for reelection. One of those says teamwork makes the dream work. I have always said if we fail to plan, then we plan to fail. Growth in our town is inevitable. Legally, we cannot stop anyone from moving here, and because I believe Pahrump is the best town in all of Nevada, I want more people to come. But we must plan for growth. So, what is our 5- year, 10-year, and 15-year plan? We must protect our natural resources, our aquifer. I don’t care how long ago these roads were planned; other structures have been built and will continue to be built. Our aquifer can’t support it. The solution for infrastructure is not to patch a patch on a road; we must have better roads, we must have utilities, and we have one electric company. That’s great, but how long can one electric company continue to serve us growth after growth after growth? So again, if we fail to plan, we plan to fail. So, we do have to have a 5-year, I 0-year, I 5-year plan, or we’ll die a one-horse town that doesn’t plan and isn’t active. Such as Mesquite, 15 years ago, they invested in infrastructure. The last thing we want to become is Sun Valley, Idaho, where everybody who works in the town lives 50 miles out. Erick Coleman — For a month from mid-October to mid-November 2025, during the government shutdown, we had clear skies, none of these ubiquitous white lines that expand out to the horizon. I even drove from Pahrump to Los Angeles and back without seeing even one of these suspicious white lines. Now, as I have proof, videos, and pictures to back this all up. Now it’s getting so bad that I’m starting to forget what a real cloud even looks like. It’s like we didn’t pay for our sunshine subscription, and service has been suspended. There’s very real evidence of geoengineering, and it’s been around for a long time, from 1962 to 1983, the US Navy and Noah launched Project Storm Fury, where they tried cloud seeding with silver iodide to lessen the intensity of hurricanes and steer hurricanes. In 1950, Operation Sea Spray was conducted over San Francisco, where the residents were sprayed with bacteria to determine how vulnerable a big city was to a biological attack. Then there’s Operation Popeye, which many Pahrumpians who served in Vietnam are familiar with. Popeye was a cloud seeding program conducted from 1967 to 1972 meant to flush out the Vietcong. Now, all these projects have been declassified; never once was the public consulted before experiments were conducted. My purpose here is not to give a history lesson or to discuss conspiracy theories like weapons of mass destruction in Iraq or a secluded island where the elite trafficked children for the purpose of blackmail. I’m not even here to talk about things like a mass bee die-off, conveniently, people like Bill Gates. I think you could pass a symbolic ban if nothing else against geoengineering, and that would be joining states like Tennessee, Louisiana, and Florida, which ban geoengineering in their skies. There are five other 3IPage March 17, 2026, Page 4 states, Kentucky, Montana, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont, that have active legislation proposals we need to stop. This is out of control. You might think you don’t have the authority to do this, but you absolutely do, and even if it’s a purely symbolic ban, it needs to happen. We would be the first town in America to pass a ban on geoengineering. And let’s say there’s nothing in the skies. Let’s test jet fuel that should still be tested, that’s falling on our gardens, our livestock, and our people. We need to do tests or something. Let’s just say potential future geoengineering, okay, let’s say nothing nefarious is going on or suspicious at all, those white lines that just are there. Why were they clear for a month during the government shutdown? That’s the giveaway. What I’m saying is, even if nothing is going on, why wouldn’t we just pass a ban on potential future geoengineering? I think you could be brave and do this, and I think if it’s purely symbolic, it’s a step in the right direction. Lucile Caird — I am not here to complain about anything. I want to thank you all for addressing my concerns. Also, to let you know about the upcoming Easter picnic that’s going to be in Petrak Park, we hope everyone comes out. It’s a free community event for everyone. So, hot dogs and hamburgers, there will be games for kids. It happens on the Saturday before Easter, which is Saturday, April 4th, from 10:00 2:00. So please come out and enjoy something nice in our beautiful park. Tom Waters always tells me you can only talk about one subject, but I’m sorry, I’m going to talk about another one. I just want to talk about how the veterans’ organizations get together to talk about what we can do for our veterans here as a group. We meet on the 2nd Friday at Valley Electric at 10:00. We would love to have a commissioner or representative come by and join. We have DAV, VFW, the auxiliaries, and community members. Andy Lucero — I am a lot owner in Pahrump. I guess they call them zombie lots. Unfortunately, because ofthe situation ofthe utilities and unavailability, there needs to be something we need to compromise a solution to allow property owners such as myself and others who are speaking. For myself, I pay the property taxes faithfully. I want to move overthere; thatwas my plan. But because ofthe situation notallowing development or being able to use the land, it’s just zombie land. So there needs to be something done. Please consider NRS 244.278, which indicates the county must balance development property rights for the public’s needs. It cannot be regulated to a point where we cannot do anything permanently. What I’m going to do is continue paying taxes for the rest of my life. That doesn’t make sense, so please take that into consideration. I know there was another caller who talked about composting toilets. Consider that it is a great option. I only see benefits for Pahrump, Nevada, allowing people to move in and develop the area there, so please consider it. Daryll Lackey I’m going to keep everything light right here local. But when you deny that you’re the government. How can you possibly even say that? You are the lowest level of the government. Government is a pyramid scheme; it’s a business, it’s a corporation, it’s a profit corporation. The white lines in the sky- that brings me back. One time I was here, and you’re talking about a quarter of $1,000,000. I don’t know if it was paid or received for cloud seeding. Did Nye County receive that quarter of $1,000,000 directly? Or if they 4IPage March 1 7, 2026, Page 15 paid that much money. That’s the part I didn’t know. I didn’t understand. Well, it’s your money; it’s not our money anymore. You got it from us a long time ago, but you got pages and pages of bank accounts with hundreds of millions of dollars in them. But I don’t know that, but I don’t want to talk about that. Let’s talk about local government again. Y’all got your big expensive signs up for reelection, and God forbid we elect any Republicans or Democrats ever again. As another speaker said, when the government was down, there were no chemtrails in the sky; it’s Republicans and Democrats, it doesn’t matter which one it is; they’re both in the running for Satan. You’re the almighty. It’s evil. Anybody voting for Republicans and Democrats at this point really needs to turn your TV off. I want to tell you something about myself: this year, my neck showed up because my posture is different. Because I became vegan nine years ago. About eight years ago, my gray hair went away. I’m in pretty good shape for 64 because I became vegan. I want to guess what TV does, but most of y’all have ice cream before bed, and you wonder why you wake up sick. You’re eating concentrated cow mucus with processed sugar before bed, but it tastes so good. You know, ice cream is a depressant. Back to you guys, there are a lot of things that are wrong here, and when you deny being government, you are linked; you can whisper among each other and make fun of me all you want, because you’re big shots and I’m just a little dirtbag. Y’all are fancy rich, and I’m just a guy that goes around fixing things for people. God sent me here to fix stuff, not to pile money. Beth Borysewich — I sent each of the commissioners 2 emails and the County Manager 2 emails regarding things on our taxes. Calvada Airport is private. Did you know it’s like an HOA? Did you know that we are paying $3.17? I think it is for the airport. It doesn’t say what airport our taxes go to. If any money is going over to the Calvada Airport, then we need to figure out why and to stop it. They pay dues over there. We don’t want to support an airport we can’t use. There is nobody using it unless there is an emergency. The second one was about a fee that we paid through the state engineer for water analysis or whatever it is they do. Back in 2020, Commissioner Blundo asked what we received in exchange, even though it’s only $3.43, not a lot of money, but still adds up. Wanted to know what we get from that? Well, evidently, Sutton tried to find out; they said they would return and let us know, and they didn’t. So, it would be nice to follow through on some of these things that are hanging out there and find out the answers to these questions. I would like to know what we’re getting from the water engineer. I mean, where is the study on how much water we have? I thought the water district was working on that. Things fall through the cracks a whole lot around here, and that needs to stop. Somebody needs to take all the questions that we ask and answer them and follow up on this stuff. I cannot believe the administrative staff is not following up on this. So anyway, those are my two things on our taxes. If we can cut our taxes, I’m all for it. Even though we’re going to be $6 million in arrears. Diane Southworth — I want to start out by mentioning that Vietnam Veterans Day is March That is a day to celebrate the veterans who came home and the ones that we lost. Also, the sheriff has a new thing coming out on May 9th I’m hoping he’ll talk about it: a community family event at the park. The January food pantry numbers were 12,650 individuals. Looking at the population, depending on whose belief we have here, if it was 5IPage March 17, 2026, Page6 55,000 population, that would be 23% of the population needing help; if it’s 50,000, it’s 25%; if it’s 47,000, it’s 26%, so there’s a problem that needs to be rectified. On the homeless school account, we reported on February 26th that we’re at 153 considered homeless; of that amount, we’re looking at 107 that are doubled up, one that’s in a transitional shelter, 5 that are in a motel or hotel, and 40 unsheltered, we know not where. I think that’s a problem. These people who are getting food and these people who are homeless have jobs. But they don’t make enough money to be able to support their families properly. So, I want that to be a focus of the community. Then we did get some information from Silver Summit Health Care Plan and Care Source, the two new ones that have come into town. So, I’ll pass that information on to you. We have our regular game night on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 8:00 at the Nye Community Coalition, and it’s for young people to get together and stay off their phones. We have a funding assistance program for reproductive healthcare that can help with birth control, testing and treatment, vasectomies, etcetera. We have the Good Samaritan Act. I think we’ve all talked about how you cannot get in trouble trying to help somebody. They have alternative methods of pain management, which are very, very helpful. And then my Acer Tree Genealogy. Michael Garcia I, too, would like to keep it in a thanks and praise mode just to help the interruptions up there. But I’d like to express my thanks for the right to practice the First Amendment and realize that it’s all about faith, hope, and love. I’d like to talk to you about the laws of nature, and I’d like to leave you with a quote: the same God that gave us life gave us liberty. I’d also like to point out that Mr. Tim Sutton was able to stand before you and give a presentation about 5P354, the redacted one, and I’m sure y’all have never seen the unredacted one. But you can appreciate those cutoffs as well. But basically, what we’re looking for is legal versus lawful, and you’re outmatched. It’s going to take more than an uncontested draw to interrupt God’s will. Hold your tongue, I beg of you. Let your children be vagabonds for trying to override God’s will. And traffic children through the county, state, and federal funds; everything in the dark is going to come to light. I’d also like to talk about public versus private. You know, down in Clark County, we’ve got a sheriff who will stand up to judges. When are we going to see our sheriff throw some eggs? Anyway, what about liberty over safety, and y’all got any opinion? I heard y’all still listed safety numerous times: I = I 000 and I 000 = I So, when do you solicit liberty? . That’s what it’s all about, folks. What about subsystem optimization? Every product in every air reflects every organizational error. I don’t need to bring n Captain Obvious. Your judges and your weak DA council, but when one department designs constraints to another, and you accept it without question, like those restrictions y’all put on her speech and like the DA interrupted from the side bench, every constraint to some degree is guaranteed to be wrong. You got one department overriding the other department, and y’all aren’t even questioning that authority or jurisdiction. I’m just trying to get some common ground here, folks. What about the alternative alters? When do we get to talk about the children being trafficked? Our number one trafficker of children, by county, is by state with federal funds. When do we get to talk about state and federal funds? They’re guaranteed civil rights in these grants that you’re so greedy for. And that was a $267,000 grant, seed money that started that cloud, that y’all say it’s perfectly fine; there are no side effects, go ahead and put your tongue on there. 6IPage March 17, 2026, Page7 Randy Vincent I was at the last meeting, and I really don’t want to be here either. But Bruce, we’ve sent four or five emails and a phone call. I just want to know when the IPMC is going to be voted on. So, I don’t know how to do it other than to get in contact with you on the website. So, I would really like that. The gentleman over here thanks you for picking up the trash, but the woman’s back living there. So, is there any way I can get hold of you? The only other thing I was going to say is I know that 50 cars in somebody’s yard is too much, but maybe 8 or 10 aren’t. You can’t make a law about what they are and what they aren’t. I understand that. But 8 or 10 ofthem are waiting to get restored, and it’s not out of the ordinary. The other thing is that you really need to slow down your building department on their permits. Because, like, I went down there to find out about the shed I can build without a permit, and then I have to get a permit for where it’s going to go on my property for a shed that doesn’t need a permit. Kind ofwild. I mean, I lived in California, and they weren’t even that wild. I had asphalt put in my driveway; it didn’t get a permit, but now you need a permit. Now, if you’re going to put it up against the road, you have another permit to get. So that’s about all I have to say. I appreciate you doing your job. I know it’s not easy. I worked for a city for 30 years. I would just like to know when the vote is because I want to make sure that I’m here. Caroline Logue I do want to thank the board for all their work and for the appointment at the last meeting of new library trustees. That is really going to have a significant change. A comment that I’d like to also address, that District Attorney Kunzi made at the last meeting when you made those appointments. He stated that when he attended the meetings, there was chaos, and that is very true. He had not been elected as District Attorney at the time that Commissioner Blundo appointed the past board and made a very big mistake by having the board of trustees appoint the chair. The ensuing experience really comes from the previous Commissioner Blundo having a gigantic rally in the library parking lot. In response to what the director at the time had posted a small, insignificant statement on the entrance door to the library asking people to please not open carry a gun that isn’t secured in the children’s library. And the response from that commissioner was to put together this gigantic rally in opposition to what he deemed was gun control, and it was just for the purpose of ensuring children wouldn’t accidentally reach up and take a gun from somebody’s holster. That board at that time then fired that director after her 20 years of service. And that is just the start of how the library’s board of trustees acted throughout the number of years, and when the people started coming to those meetings and resisting many of the things that were inappropriate for that library. Kirk Rex- I wanted to hold you to your convictions from last month’s meeting on the IPMC. You all acknowledge that it was notthe right thing for Pahrump. I’m just here to make sure that you still hold that value because it hurts this community. If you haven’t seen that, you’ve seen your constituents come up here and plead with you to get rid of this. So, I am here again to employ you to do this for your constituents. Linda Clark- I just want to say hello to the staff and say hello to everybody else. And let everybody know, because I know you know, it’s a beautiful summer day; it’s absolutely gorgeous outside, and we’re very fortunate. So please don’t screw it up. 7IPage March 17, 2026, Page8
Mr. Platek-
I’m here today to make a request for the funding and whatever they need for the first responders, the sheriff, because we all need them. They save lives, and they’re the building block for this town. With all the people moving in and all the people who come here as tourists. We need whatever we can get. More sheriffs, more first responders, and they do a wonderful job, as you know. So, I’m requesting today that you put a vote to do the funding and give the sheriff and the fire department whatever they need to be able to do their jobs. Patricia Robb- The water bottle metaphor used at the last meeting was simply to emphasize that water can be transported and bought anywhere. Not to say, use bottled water for showering. Although I did get a chuckle out of that. Rural desert communities routinely use hauled water to store in cistern tanks. Hauled water protects our aquifer since drilling new wells would be avoided. There is no NRS code that I have found that prohibits alternative utility sources that meet safe sanitation methods, which many alternative utilities do per NSF andANSI, as well asAppendix Q ofthe IPC fortiny homes, which SB-150 was created to help communities like ours. especially at a time when housing is unaffordable for many in today’s times. The state sets minimum health and environmental standards, but it is the counties that control the zoning and land use rules under NRS 278. Nevada law does not say you must have municipal water; the county is the only one with the power to make this right. I have left with the clerk something for each one of you, including the county manager, and an extra one that you can all look through, it’s so you can see what can be done. I also brought a vision board, which kind of explains the same thing as what is in your packet. Right now, you can see what the land looks like. I also have a pilot area within that packet as well. Today, the land sits empty. If you were to choose the pilot area to implement such a program as a test for that area, a couple or three homes may start to come in. Once a solution has been found and you see that alternative utilities are fine, you will begin to see more growth, more use of the land, which is low-density self-sufficient, and help to improve property values as well as our local economy. I included in the packet some of the homes that you can see that are available. These homes are what we’re talking about. We are not talking about a bunch of RVs or careless chaos, we are talking about self-sufficient homes that work in today’s times, and if other counties have found a way for reliable, safe, sanitary approved systems, I suggest you do the same. Dorothy Shuey Back in 2019 December, I wrote that Pahrump is growing more and more. The tax dollars collected can be better used by making sure the water in my well is clean and not toxic. I think I help pay for that through my land taxes. I want my land taxes, property taxes, and city taxes to pay for a very detailed, comprehensive report with detailed maps as to (A) how deep the well aquifers are in the entire valley, not just Las Vegas. (B) Landowners should be able to view this map of underground water online. (C) See where and how our land corporations are getting the water for their home communities that have been developed, which could affect well owners. If I eventually may have to pay a minimum fee for my well, because that was being discussed back in 2019, then I want a discount on maintaining the working ability of that well. As Pah rump grows, more pollution and blacktop, slash concrete will be used, unless Pahrump 8Page March 17, 2026, Page9 becomes a mega hemp growing community. I would rather have ground that keeps a problem area cooler than what Vegas experiences, with very few open areas. More houses mean more tax dollars, also more cars, at least two per household. It’s okay to have a small community of 50k to 60k people, less trouble than what Las Vegas is experiencing. Land is here indefinitely, but the landowners are finite, and I would hope that more landowners who have rotting metal and seeping waste products out of gallons and big containers would allow the use of volunteers and tax dollars to clean up their precious possessions to keep this land and underground water clean. Now I made an addendum as ofthis morning. Lake Mead reservoir is now 20% less than two years ago, and that was reported on the news. Humans must live within nature’s reserves, and fresh water is finite, and our population in Pahrump and Las Vegas needs to be finite. Create this city that can only grow via the birth of residents here or via where a minimum of three or four deaths take place, not just one death, because a family may try to take the place ofthat one death. Thatwould mean three orfour more. I know itsounds weird. You don’t want to get our populace too high because our water might not be able to support it. Jack Schluneger — We searched for 3 years before we chose Pahrump. We found property in Pahrump in 2019, we chose to make it our home, we spent tons of money here, having to buy 2 acres of water rights. Had to have the land cleared and from Zombieland to usable 5 acres. Silver Wise did all surveying, soil samples, perk testing for the septic system, and told us where the well had to go. Jim Pike put it in. All the equipment went in. Then, in 2019, you guys changed the rules on what you can do on your property. At the same time, remember when we all got budgets that we got to stay within, the cost of building, loans, everything went through the roof. What am I guilty of? What is my family guilty of? Choosing to wait, this can’t last forever, high interest, building costs, it can’t last forever. We chose to wait, and because we chose that way, your local dog catcher slash rogue code enforcement officer informed us that we can no longer have our equipment on the property. That we use to clear and meditate on our property, and work on our property to make it livable. Our belongings, which came via beacon from Wisconsin to here, can no longer be stored in containers, which are all still stored today. We had to be vacated from our property or face a $1000 fine or prison. Since when is code enforcement a felony? I’ve never heard of such a thing. All these new rules that you all come up with are hurting the public, it’s hurting the people, and from my understanding, you guys are all voted on to we the people voted for the people to help the people. The only thing I’ve seen in this town is that you guys are putting more rules on the people, hurting the people. Nothing that’s helping the people. Pushing people into poverty, and I am one of them. I’m one of your victims; you’re still hurting us today. We searched again here just a couple of weeks ago, and the interest rate is still 11 .5% interest. I can’t afford that, yeah, it’s crazy out there. There are houses still sitting, our personal belongings still sitting, and there should be containers on our five acres that we invested over $100,000, that’s past the purchase of the property, just sitting there doing nothing, rotting away in a container. But at the same time, we’re being told by your local watchdog we’re not allowed to be on the property, use the property to do anything on that property until the house is on there. I can’t even get a Nevada driver’s license because they don’t have a Nevada address. I can’t give an address to my property because there’s no house on it. So, I 9Page March 17, 2026, Page 110 have to retain a Wisconsin driver’s license. I am going to try to vote, but I’m told I can’t vote here because I don’t have a Nevada driver’s license. Everyone says to use someone else’s address. Bruce Johnson First of all, are we all paying any attention to what’s going on in the skies above? And now we’re getting stuff done every day. I would appreciate it if you guys could please address it. Second of all, the chair and commissioners prove the government is not as bad as people who secure the rights, one ofthose rights is life, liberty, and property. (inaudible) Asset, this is an extension of personal liberty. Through labor and the foundation of independence. (inaudible) community from harm, but when it expands beyond that purpose, would it regulate harmless use, impose excessive penalties, or operate without clear jurisdiction it makes crossing for protection into the law has long recognized the principle ofthe government is the protection of property and equally (inaudible) put all the animals (inaudible) use your properties so as not to injure another. that is the balance enforcement should be high. (inaudible) not preference, not anesthetics, and no administrative convenience, there must be consistent, transparent, and within the limits of delegated authority. I ask this board to ensure that (inaudible) respect lawful property use is grounded and demonstrable harm and remain within constitutional boundaries because when property is secure, liberty is secure, trusting government follows.
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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 Bayne
I apologize for my tardiness. I was with a deputy who was removing a squatter, and I filled 2 giant trash bags of garbage that was there, where the person was, so I do apologize, genuinely, to everyone who missed me here. I’m sure my colleagues over here were upset not to see me bright and early. I want to read from Galatians 69 let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. And the Greek word for reap that’s used there is to harvest, and why I’m saying that is if we don’t keep trying and we don’t stop being weary and trying, then we’re never going to accomplish anything. It takes persistence; you have to keep doing it. And that’s what I do, and I’m not even running for reelection. I’ll continue to do that. I hope that everyone will do that. So that’s why I do that every day. I also want to address something I rarely do this, but I know there are people upset about the code enforcement issue. One of the first things I did was try to remove that from the criminal area, and it’s sitting in the bureaucratic, unelected bureaucracy, prison for about a year. I have an entire rewrite of our code that would remove all the criminal violations and the criminal area and the criminal courts and put them here administratively, where there is far less of a terror for someone receiving a letter saying they must show up in court because of a code violation. That’s one of the first things I did when I took office, and it sits in a prison. Hopefully, we can release that, and that’s going to be up to all of you, whether you want to see the light of day on that, or do you want to continue to have this be a criminal issue? I would prefer it not to be a criminal issue. lOlPage March 1 7, 2026, Page 11
Commissioner Jabbour
Mr. Vincent, at the last meeting I was in Tonopah, the other commissioners were here in Pahrump, and what was on the agenda, the way it was written, we ultimately rejected any of the amendments, the cleanup of the language, and the clarification that was being presented to all of you and all of us. So, there will be another item coming back to us, and the planning is who brought this forward. We did direct staff to bring it back with the proper verbiage. So, we can again hopefully reject the IPMC, the International Property Maintenance Code. As I mentioned, the last meeting was to complement bad word choice. The International Building Code doesn’t take away the safety and health conditions and requirements ofthe state law of NRS and NAC’s that we are required to build, doesn’t give us a green light to ignore those laws, but the IPMC, most ofwhich we were not happy with. Some of it is good information and good rules and regulations, but as I mentioned in the last meeting, I’ll mention again, we have a living document administratively that, as things come up, we can bring things back and make some positive changes. So, at this time, I have no date to give you or anybody else when the IPMC will be coming back before us. We learn when things are on the agenda when you do, and then we have to do our research. I hope that’s an acceptable answer for you. Another presenter today mentioned Vietnam Veterans coming back on March 29th. Please don’t be offended, but I wasn’t even born when that war started. But I welcome all the Veterans home and hope that the ones who didn’t make it home are resting in peace because we all have the utmost respect for the veterans, especially those still here with us from the Vietnam era. I think there are only a few left from Korea and World War II. Health and safety, we are for the first responders, although neither the Sheriff nor the Chief wore green today for Saint Patrick’s Day. For those who think that I go to sleep having an ice cream, I am lactose intolerant, so there’s no big-time ice cream for me.
Commissioner Strickland
I want to inform the public that the Bureau of Land Management did notify us that they’re beginning a gathering today of the wild horses and burros, and to what extent we will not know until the gathering is complete. Just be aware, you’ll see some activity regarding that. There will be no helicopters involved; that’s stated right in what they sent to us. It’s all gathering by enticing the animals to an area in advance, where they’ve already put out water, feed, and salt blocks, so those animals would go there, and then they can trap them in a safe manner, which is what we hope for. This weekend is the chili cook-off. Now that’s a really fun local event. It starts on Friday at 4:00 and runs till 10:00, Saturday 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and then again on Sunday 10:00 to 5:00. That event to me feels more like our old harvest festival days when you had a lot of locals that participated, and so I hope you can come out and enjoy it. I apologize in advance to Miss Beth regarding her emails about the airport, which we only fund the airports that we own and manage, which are the three. Not the Calvada for your records. DWR, you can get with the Nye County Water District Governing Board for more clarity, but DWR did let us know what they were doing with those funds at that time, so more research can be provided for you. But I want to apologize about the email because I’m getting 700 emails a day, my fellow commissioners are not, but I am. Aren’t I lucky 700 a day from PETA. I’m having trouble managing that, so I’m well over 5000 emails right now, so I was clearing them out, and I swear, when you clear them out, they pop up more. I’m embedded, so if you have something, would you please call me because I’m 11 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 112 not sure I can rely on my e-mail right now. Mr. Coleman, ifyou’d please reach out if you’re still here, I would love to talk to you in person about these issues. I did misspeak. We are the government, of course, but we’re not the federal government. I don’t know what we can do, but I’m willing to talk. Mr. Shuey, would you reach out to the Nye County Water District Governing Board about all of the information you want? They have some great stats. Miss Edwards, I have no idea what bill you’re referring to. Please get with the staff after so we can talk about what you have got.
Commissioner Koenig
First comment is to my neighbor Beth that the airport is a privately owned public land airport. It used to be a private airport; it was changed several years ago to a privately owned public airport, and we do not pay any money towards it. Once again, I’m going to address the zombie lots. There is a utility challenged lot working group that studies this and meets, and they have come up with this document. I only had four of them. That comes up with the conclusions, and the conclusions are pretty much what we’ve said all along: zoning doesn’t fix it. The state mandates that you have water to your lot to have a house. It also discusses the three legal ways you can have water. None of those involve tanks or hauling or anything like that.
Commissioner Boskovich
There was someone who mentioned being willing to pay a fee for their well. No, we are not doing that, nor are we raising taxes to provide more of anything. We’re going to trim spending wherever we can and be much more fiscally responsible wherever we can, in order to provide more police, fire, and other services that we need. I will never raise taxes, but there’s that. As far as the contrails go, I don’t even know what to say. I just don’t even know. It’s kind of like the 5G towers. I don’t know, I just don’t know. Regarding code enforcement will never send a letter or show up at your house unless somebody turns you in for something. They do not go out looking for issues frankly; they have enough to do so if you get notified by code enforcement, somebody turned your in for something. I have no problem with people being able to live and let live on their land as long as they don’t affect me, and I think that’s the way it ought to be, good neighbors to whomever, and I don’t think you’ll ever have any problems. So that’s kind of my thoughts on that. General Manager of the Water District, Daniel Weeks — I need to clarify some of the comments Mr. Koenig just made. That report is a draft; it is not ready for the public yet. It is not complete; it is not ready for distribution as I communicated very clearly in our emails. I am disappointed that the email has been released. But we are working on it, and I want to let the public know that we have worked diligently, and we plan to bring it to you as soon as it is complete and ready for the public. Animal Services Manager Kristi Siegmund — Commissioner Strickland allowed me to cross out one of my notices, and that was informing everybody of the BLM roundups. So, I do want to add one thing, we all have personal opinions and thoughts, but we do have to respectfully let the BLM dotheirjobs. So, I’m going to startwith one of the most exciting parts, at least in my opinion, we had two commissioners, Commissioner Jabbour and
Commissioner Koenig
, baffling it out for the top number of adoptions over a few months. 12Page March 17, 2026, Page 13 When we looked at the October and November competition, they were tied. We had the January and February competition, and that released I 6 dog adoptions for Commissioner Jabbour and 18 dog adoptions for Commissioner Koenig. So, Commissioner Koenig wins by two adoptions, so it was the difference of 33 versus 35. I do want to thank both commissioners so much because through your generosity, we were able to home 128 animals. Those numbers were dog numbers, but when we added cats and everybody else, that’s 128 animals that found homes. Thank you so much to both of you. Just a couple of other numbers, as I’d like to give you guys data up through today. We have taken in 355 animals just into our Nye County Animal Shelter. We are on track right now to take in almost 20% more animals than we did last year. We are not on a trend that I like to see, with only 11 0 of them returned to their owners, and almost 70% of them being strays. So, we need to turn that around, and I am open to conversations with the community to figure out how we can fix fences, how we can help them keep their animals, because that right now is absolutely the goal. Additionally, we currently have 161 animals in the shelter, with three kennel techs to take care of them, some days only two kennel techs, so that means that each of our team members cares for almost 75 animals apiece. So, here’s my plea to the community, we need to bring in some more volunteers. We have a wonderful volunteer program that doesn’t regiment and walks the dogs. Some of those volunteers used to help clean, so now we have this whole 30 minutes, which makes a huge difference when it comes to dishes, laundry, and various cleaning tasks. So, if the community can rally together and help us out, we are beyond appreciative of anything that anyone can come in and help with. A reminder to please slow down on our streets, we’ve seen a lot of loss in the last few weeks, both human and animal alike. It really stinks sitting face-to-face or on a phone with an owner who has lost an animal that’s been hit. Please pay more attention, slow down a little bit; it can really make a difference in the lives of both fur and human alike. Another reminder, there is a leash law, and we ask that all our pet owners keep their dogs on a leash that could be a leash, a cord, a tether, or some sort of physical item that contains that animal to that person. And then last but not least, I need to give a huge thank you to three women out in Carvers and Round Mountain, our washing machine up in the Tonopah shelter stopped working. Officer Pope and I worked together to purchase a new one, and three ladies, Carol Shelling, Tinker Evans, and Karma Shelling, who jumped the gun who beat us to it and bought a brand-new washing machine for our animal shelter. That was quite wonderful, and I also want to say that these three women also work with the 4H kids, and they donate blankets, they donate sheets, they donate beds, they are truly just amazing women who have genuinely helped that animal shelter up in Tonopah. Manager Waggoner I wanted to get clarification on the direction of staff, because there was talk about repelling, resending the IPMC, or reviewing it, discussing it, and taking out what was not necessary. The other thing that was mentioned is that code compliance cases are a felony; they are not, they are misdemeanors. There’s one commissioner who has submitted 114 cases that were brought up. Code compliance only contacts you if a complaint is submitted. As I said, there’s one commissioner who’s done 114 so far. So, I just wanted to clarify that. The only time that code compliance would initiate one on their own is if it is indeed an imminent life safety issue, like an unpermitted structure that’s 13Page March 17, 2026, Page 114 clearly not built to code or something dangerous for people to enter the building. But I would like 30 for staff benefit because I had them go back and listen to that whole agenda item, and it wasn’t clear as to what was supposed to happen next.
Commissioner Jabbour
I remember a home being built in my district in northern Pahrump. Code Enforcement went out, and they interacted with the owner. The owner was very rude, but that’s not why the owner was red tagged. It was a red tag that was stapled to the door for unsafe building conditions. And this is where he thought he was going to live with himself and his family. Code Enforcement absolutely did their job, continuously did theirjob, and went outto ensure that everything was safe, and the owner of this home continued to build. until there was a public hearing that came before us here at the chambers, and we ordered him to disassemble the home, and he was fined for ripping off the red tag, which is a violation of all misdemeanors. But it came before us, and we kept him and his family safe, and we appreciated what code enforcement did, and so they are getting a bad rep. They’re following the guidelines, rules, and regulations. And sometimes we like it, and sometimes we don’t, and sometimes there’s compromise, and sometimes there’s none. So, it’s all about safety; we don’t want anybody getting hurt. We haveto clarifythe IPMC with the standard verbiage ofadopting, amending, etc., that gives us the flexibility to move forward. The next time this comes before us with the IPMC will also have the flexibility to speak on it. The people will be able to have the option to come and speak publicly on it, and then we will make a decision.
Commissioner Strickland
Bring us back an item and have it in the body of the item because we didn’t have the levity the way the item was written to rescind it. That has to be in the body to approve, amend, and resend, reject whatever you want. But we didn’t have that level. We couldn’t do that on that last agenda item. Chief Lewis We had a serious fire that occurred on Sunday. It’s on par with a lot of the things we’re talking about now. This was a fire that occurred on the west end of the valley, which is without fire hydrants. It was on a wind-driven day. It occurred as an exterior fire which began around stacked vehicles, which then went to five vehicles, then as an occupant in the structure directly as an immediate exposure, and he had no idea that the fire was even occurring. If it weren’t for the neighbors, and help him get out of his structure, because there was an overabundance of personal property both stored around the building and stored within. Our firefighting efforts were hampered by all those things that I just mentioned, including discharging ammunition throughout the event, exploding vehicles, and flammable liquid releases from the vehicles that were on fire. We lost $10,000 worth of equipment on that fire because of all the conditions that we were experiencing. We also had one firefighter who was evaluated at the hospital for a fall because of the material stacked around. So, my message today is this is serious, we really need to think about how we’re going to do it without infringing rights. But we must have the ability to have them help us to help them in the event of an emergency. I’m available for any questions on the fire if anyone has any. I want to thank Amargosa Fire, which came in and covered our town. Our resources were on location for that fire for over six hours, so Amargosa came in and stood by for any additional assignments. State Fire l4IPage March 17, 2026, Page 115 Marshals have been out, and of course, Red Cross helps us on a regular basis and did a great job helping the sole occupant of this structure. That person was in imminent threat of serious injury or death.
4. Approval of the Agenda for March 17, 2026 (Non-action item)
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We are going to pull item 5, emergency items, item 16, item 20, item 21, and item 22. 5.For Possible Action — Emergency Items Item removed. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TIMED ITEMS
7. 10:00 am. Presentation of the 2025 Community Source Water Protection Plan
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for Public Water Systems in Nye County, Nevada; and discussion and deliberation to approve, amend and approve, or reject Nye County Resolution No. 2026-02: A Resolution Adopting the Community Source Water Protection Plan for Public Water Systems in Nye County, Nevada. General Manager Daniel Weeks We have a presentation item that should have been an action item, which was an administrative error. I would just like to say that this document, and before we get into the technicalities, imposes no burden or taxation on anyone in Nye County. This is strictly an informational reference material document that existed and has been updated through the assistance of RCI. Who should be on the phone: Beck Environmental, BEC Environmental, Eileen, and Evandy. One really important thing, I think that the public should be aware of, and this board be aware of, is that there is absolutely no way that the water district could have engaged in this very important project without the assistance of Beck Environmental and RCI. This proved to be an extremely educational opportunity for me to see the proper way that a document of this significance and magnitude is put together, presented to all of the different communities throughout our county, and then brought before you for evaluation and hopefully adoption eventually. I’d like to thank Evandy and Eileen for their help in developing this program, which costs nothing to the local taxpayer. All of the work that was done here was done through federal funds that were grant-funded. So, if you have any questions for me or about the water district and our participation, I’m here to answer them throughout this presentation. Evandy Severt — Presents the results of the update of the Community Resource Protection Plan that is attached to this item in the backup. Mr. Weeks said this is an existing plan originally drafted in 2012 and underwent an update using the Nevada Integrated Source Water Protection Program (NISWPP) funds. (PowerPoint Slideshow presented.) Also on the line is Ethan Mason, the program coordinator with NDP. The Nye County Water District requested technical assistance from NDP to update this plan since it had been 12 years. We presented that we were going to be doing this update and L 15 I Page March 17, 2026, Page 116 10:00 a.m. Presentation ofthe 2025 Community Source Water Protection Plan for Public Water Systems in Nye County, Nevada Cont... gathered a few members to form local planning teams, and over 20 meetings occurred in 12 months. We brought this plan back to all of the local community boards, who recommended its adoption, and the Nye County Water District adopted it by resolution on December 9th of 2025, and then we’re here today to present updates to you. We are looking for adoption by resolution. Unfortunately, that was supposed to be for today, but we’ll have that at the next meeting. Our local communities come together, and the planning team consisted of many people who are actually in this room. Commissioner Strickland, we had Mr. Wagner, Chief Lewis, Mr. Weeks, and many of the public water systems throughout Pahrump and throughout all of the communities by county public works. We brought this finalized plan back to each board that provided letters of support, which they either adopted by resolution or recommended to be adopted by this board. There is a summary of accomplishments, but I’m not going to go to every single one of them. I just wanted to say that throughout each of the communities, there was a common goal and a common concern for protecting water quality and protecting their drinking water. It was our pleasure at Beck Environmental, RCI, and NDP to work with these communities and to listen to them and understand where they came from and what their specific community needs were. Successfully, we were able to listen to that and incorporate that into the plan, and that was a huge accomplishment. We have the plan adopted or recommended by all of those local planning boards. It has been adopted by resolution by the Nye County Water District. We are looking for this plan to be adopted by the board of county commissioners and then endorsed by NDP. In order to make this living document, we are going to do annual updates and regular implementation of action plan.
Commissioner Strickland
Excellent job, we have watched you grow this since October of 2024. You should be proud, 700 pages of backup, and it is seriously great work; it gives us a plan moving forward to make sure we protect our water. This is our greatest resource. 6.10:00 a.m. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation regarding the monthly statement of county treasurer pursuant to NRS 354.280 including receipts, balances in funds, money on deposit, outstanding checks, and cash on hand. Treasurer Raelyn Powers Today’s presentation is for the month of January. We’re moving right along, everything is running smoothly, and in order as far as our bank reconciliation and treasurer’s report are concerned. Same reconciling items from each month. Do we have any questions, commissioners?
Commissioner Strickland
I noticed we are doing way better with our outstanding checks for payroll text. I’m glad to see it.
Public Comment: Michael Garcia- I thought it would be noteworthy that, according to the auditor, everything isn’t running smoothly, or maybe it is for y’all. Also, I think he may have misspoke because 16Page March 17, 2026, Page 17 6.10:00 a.m. For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation regarding the monthly statement of county treasurer pursuant to NRS 354.280 Cont... actually, when you’re dealing with fraud, it’s origin plus equity equals validity. I don’t know what he was minus-ing when he had his last deal.
Public Comment closed.
8. 10:00 a.m. — For Possible Action — Discussion and deliberation to:
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a. Declare 1360 E. Bruce Street, Pahrump, NV, a public nuisance consisting ofan unsafe, unhealthful building, which poses a public health and safety hazard; b. If declared a public nuisance, establish a reasonable time for Joshua Ware who is the property owner, to repair, abate or remove the public nuisance; c. If the public nuisance is not abated within the time period designated, direct staff to utilize the abatement procedures to abate the hazard by removing or causing the removal of the hazardous conditions; and d. Apply a special assessment against the real property in the amount of the total cost of the abatement. Assessor’s Parcel Number 044-162-18 Location: 1360 E. Bruce St., Pahrump, NV. Property Owner(s): Joshua Ware. Manager Waggoner — The property owner is now deceased, as of a few months ago. Susan Ryhal Our office received this on September 8th, 2025. We did conduct an initial inspection you’d see that there were two structures on the property that were destroyed by fire, and I believe that fire occurred on July 7th of 2025. We did send out a notice of violation. I did speak to the property owner, who said that he intended to bring the property into compliance, and he actually had started to do that when I did a subsequent inspection out there, and there was a roll-off container there that looked like he was intending to start to bring that property into compliance. I did advise him that we were going to post a notice to abate and what that process looked like, and I posted the notice to abate and then went back there. There was some time in between these inspections because I was out for personal reasons. So, he had some additional time, which we always afford them if they’re working on it. We did go back there, and the property was still in violation didn’t look like there had been any actual start of the removal of the fire debris. We did post a notice for the hearing, and here we are. We did receive the notice yesterday. I was notified by our office staff that we received the notice back from the post office that said deceased on it.
Commissioner Boskovich
So, DA, the fact that the property owner Joshua Ware has checked out, what does that do to this? DA Kunzi — It doesn’t change the procedure. The estate has responsibility for the expenses involved with the demolition or removal of the nuisance. I just want to confirm that the backup materials accurately depict the property. Susan Ryhal It is yes.
Public Comment: l7IPage March 17, 2026, Page 118 — — Bruce Johnson I understand you guys got some issues here to deal with, a burned-out unit or whatever. I trust that you guys are going to go through the proper procedure to see to it that the hires have an ample amount of time to be able to do things accordingly. I’d also like to touch on the comment since we have the code enforcement person involved here on an issue that you guys stated that code enforcement does not bring an action against property unless a complaint is brought against it. Use due diligence here and work with the people in the right way. Michael Garcia I will stick to the topic. If you can rape and loot the living property rights, you should be able to do it easier with the person is dead. You should at least have the dignity to restart the notification process, due process. Close Public comment.
Commissioner Strickland
The recommendation is April 4th; I’m not making a motion; I’m concerned that that’s not enough time for something to occur. Is there a better timeline that we can discuss amongst the board?
Commissioner Jabbour
Under the recommendations, just for clarity, it says to declare a public nuisance on 1850 F Bruce, with a deadline ofApril 4th• move onto page 2 of the report under the code source 17.4.860, all fire debris and ash resulting from the fire must be removed from the property. So hopefully you’ll be able to be in touch with the estate, the executor, executrix, or the trustee of the estate. And please, just as a reminder, our landfill does not accept, nor does it allow ash to be disposed of at any of the landfills here in Nye County. Having debris is different than ash, and ash is not allowed.
Commissioner Strickland
I motion to declare 1850 F Bruce a public nuisance. I declare the timeline June 30, 2026, to have it abated, and should the abatement not occur, that a special assessment against the property should be in the amount of the total cost of abatement.
Commissioner Jabbour
Any of us who have dealt with probate, I don’t think June is enough time. They may not even be scheduled to be in court for probate to designate whoever is in charge of this estate. I would recommend September.
Commissioner Strickland
Amended to September 30, 2026.
Commissioner Jabbour
Seconds the motion as amended. Manager Waggoner — Do we need to address the typo? DA Kunzi — The agenda is correct.
Motion carries 5 — 0. l8IPage March 17, 2026, Page19 SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP
9. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to amend and adopt or reject
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the Fiscal Year 2026 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for the Town of Pahrump.
Sheriff McGill
We have requested to amend our public safety sales tax spending plan for fiscal year 26. In the form of we need to purchase new Tasers for our deputies. The Tasers that we currently have are out of service, out of maintenance, and they are no longer serviceable, replaceable, or repairable. If a deputy fires a Taser cartridge at an individual, we will not have a replacement cartridge to use, one and done. So, we are asking that the plan be amended so that we can purchase these new Tasers before coming to the point of not having something.
Public Comment opened/closed.
Public Comment reopened: Steven Pitman — Is there a possibility that they won’t deploy? This is a critical item. Michael Garcia Is this just another example of not being able to handle the budget? And I don’t understand if we’re not using Tasers, we’re just shooting people. I mean, what’s the point? You know we should know the difference between policy and law enforcement.
Public Comment closed.
Commissioner Jabbour
What a great point. Using a Taser is far better than having to use a firearm as a last resort.
Sheriff McGill
I agree, and yes, these Tasers and any other less-lethal or non-lethal tool that our deputies can carry and employ have the potential of preventing a life-threatening situation.
Commissioner Jabbour
We cannot disable, literally handcuff the deputies out on the street that are saving lives. And so, we are obligated to give the tools necessary to keep people. It’s not a question of you not knowing what you’re doing with your budget. This came up, and if the life expectancy of the current Tasers is useless, it’s just extra weight on their belt. End of story as far as I’m concerned.
Sheriff McGill
This is a critical item.
Commissioner Jabbour
Motions to approve as written.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
Motion carries 5-0. 19Page March 17, 2026, Page 120 SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWNS OF BEATTY, GABBS, MANHATTAN, AND RAILROAD VALLEY BEATTY I 0. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to amend and adopt or reject the Fiscal Year 2026 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for the Town of Beatty.
Sheriff McGill
On March gth I attended the Beatty Town Advisory Board meeting. Present this item to that board with the same explanation for Tasers. The town of Beatty Advisory Board approved the amendment of our PSST plan, and so we are here to get that ratified.
Public comment opened/closed.
Commissioner Strickland
Motions to approve as written.
Commissioner Jabbour
Seconds the motion.
Motion Carries 5-0. GABBS 11 For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to amend and adopt or reject . — the Fiscal Year 2026 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for the Town of Gabbs.
Sheriff McGill
On March 11th one of our lieutenants from the northern area command attended the Gabbs Town Board meeting, which approved the amendment, and Manhattan is by the county Commission.
Public Comment: Bruce Johnson Commission items 11 and 12, public safety sales tax plans to Gabs and Manhattan. In smaller communities, transparency and discipline matter even more. These funds are collected for public safety principles. Simply, what is given for one purpose must not be used for another. Please clarify on the record, followed by the public safety, and these plans, what safeguards prevent expansion into administrative, or code enforcement uses, and how residents can verify actual expenditures, public trust follows clear definitions and visible accountability.
Public Comment closed.
Commissioner Jabbour
Motions to approve as written.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
Motion carries 5-0. 20 I P a g e March 17, 2026, PageJ2l MAN HATTAN
12. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to amend and adopt or reject
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the Fiscal Year 2026 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for the Town of Manhattan. Called with item 11. SHERIFF I 7. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to amend and adopt, or reject the Amended Fiscal Year 2026 Public Safety Sales and Use Tax (PSST) plan for Nye County.
Sheriff McGill
This is for the unincorporated portions of Nye County. The board makes this decision, so we’re asking that you approve to amend our public safety sales tax plan for fiscal year 26 for the purchase of the Tasers.
Public Comment opened/closed.
Commissioner Jabbour
For clarification, we had Beatty, we had Pahrump, we had Gabbs, Manhattan, and now Tonopah, and we know that Tonopah is on this list encompassed by Nye County, but they are an elected town board. I thought they would be on here with Round Mountain.
Sheriff McGill
I attended the Tonopah Town Board meeting on the same day as the Gabbs meeting on the 11th, and the Tonopah board approved our request to amend the plan with the condition that the funding come from the administrative general fund. And we are still in conversation with the Tonopah Town Board and attempting to get that money transferred to the public safety sales tax. We must get this contract signed with the vendor prior to the end of the month, otherwise our cost will go up by about $145,000 more. We’re only locked in until the end of the month on this price. If indeed the town board changes its decision as to where the funding comes from to be the PSST, then we will go back to them for that decision. But this allows us to enter into the contract and to solidify our costs.
Commissioner Jabbour
Motions to approve as written.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
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13. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS — These are items that Staff recommends for
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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. I 3. 1 For Possible Action Approval of the Elected Official Collection Report regarding fees collected from elected county departments for services rendered by or provided to county citizens. I 3.2 For Possible Action Approval of the meeting minutes from the joint meeting on January 6, 2026. 13.3 For Possible Action Quarterly progress report provided by Eric Whalen with Pahrump Valley Public Transportation (PVPT) regarding program status, outcome results, a budget status report, and future goals pursuant to the Nye County ARPA Recovery Plan and Policy: Public Health Assistance-Mental Health. 13.4 For PossibleAction —Approval to: a. Accept the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP) Agreement Number 2026-1 04 in the amount of $49,500 to support our local law enforcement agency in conducting illegal marijuana eradication and suppression efforts. There is no county match; b. Execute the Agreement; and c. Fund $49,500 to 10340 Grants. I 3.5 For Possible Action Approval to accept a Restrictive Covenant Running with the Land agreement between Nye County and D&T Land Development LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, for the property located at 5621 South Nevada Highway 160, Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 047-021-05 for the purpose of future road improvements to be paid for by the property owner.
Commissioner Koenig
I have a disclosure. I am the president and chairman ofthe board on item 13.3 for Pah rump Valley Public Transportation. I have no pecuniary interest. I get no pay, I get no benefits, I just sit there and direct people on what to do.
Public Comment opened/closed.
Commissioner Strickland
Motion to approve.
Commissioner Jabbour
Seconds the motion. Motion carries 5-0. Break for closed session and break for lunch, reconvene at 1:45 PM. 22 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 123
23. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff regarding Nye County
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submitting an application on behalf of Desert View Hospital through the FY27 Community Project Funding (CPF) appropriations process to establish locally owned non-medical patient transportation for rural communities within Nye County. Ryan Muccio — I represent Desert View Hospital, and we would just ask for your consideration for this item. We’ve been working closely with Congressman Horsford’s office on many initiatives. He’s been very supportive of the hospital, and they would like to get this pushed through to the House Appropriations Committee on the 27th• I just wanted to reiterate that you guys are not really committing to anything right now other than the county being able to submitthe grant. There’s no agreement at this point; it would just be that you should or could direct staff to apply for the grant. I’m sure Stephanie could get more details on that. But I just wanted to make it clear we’re not entering into anything that’s going to hold anyone to anything at this point.
Public Comment: Stephen Pitman My questions come from the fact that I ran an ambulance service in northern Vermont. My question is, how many calls for non-emergency medical transport were there in 2025? Our Nye County Medical facilities are prepared to provide garage space, insurance, fuel, and maintenance for vehicles; they should not be left out in the desert sun. Will the vehicles be staged at the medical facility requiring the transport team to report to the hospital, check out the vehicle, accept the patient, make the trip, return to the hospital, turn around the vehicle, and prepare for the next trip? Or will the driver stage at their homes? To respond faster. If the transport team is provided by facility staff, what will they be doing when they’re not transporting patients? Will the vehicles be licensed by the Nevada Transportation Authority? Who will handle the insurance claims for transport? Where will the drivers be sourced from? Or do the training and certification requirements? DOT require background fingerprint checks because they’re prescribing a training curriculum for NEMT to include patient and equipment handling? The Las Vegas-based company that has been mentioned requires over 80 hours of initial training. Will there be a Co-driver? Continuity of care is a serious condition, especially if the patient is being transported on a stretcher. How will the vehicles be dispatched? Will the vehicles be equipped with radio or cellular communications and GPS navigation? If the driver must provide his own cell phone, the employer must reimburse the cost or provide a dedicated phone. If the use of a radio, under whose license will the radios operate? What frequencies will be used? Will this program provide transport for more than hospital discharges? And will there be a waiting fee if the transport team must stay with the patients? Assisted living facilities, dialysis, physical therapy, dental and medical appointments, and optometrist visits. If the transport team is on call, what is the minimum response time? In other words, can they hold a nine-to-five and still respond within four or more hours? Will the transport team receive on-call pay? As the distance they may travel from the vehicle limits their daily lives, if I am forced to wait on a call, I must be compensated for that time. What is the response area for this service if only from Desert View Hospital to a residence? If the patient is being returned to a residence just over the border in California, will additional certifications and licenses be required? Will the medical 23Page March 17, 2026, Page 24 23. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff regarding Nye County submitting an application on behalf of Desert View Hospital Cont... director at the sending hospital or facility approve the transfer of care to a non-medically trained or certified crew? While the service is definitely needed, these are questions that need answers before you commit to a program like this. I gave Miss Con copies of my comments, hopefully you all have those, and it contains some of the job requirements. Beth Borysewich- I 100% back up the last speaker. We need to look at how each vehicle and or seating area is going to be sanitized between patients, and what happens if there’s an accident? We need to look at that because sometimes there are some wacky drivers out there, and you know, it could be a horse that runs in front of the ambulance, and that would not be a good thing either. But you know it’s the reality here in town. So those are two additional things that we need to look at. Marianne Hollis- Who is going to manage this program? Is it the company providing the vehicles? Is it an outside source that will manage this program? In my career as a nurse of 50 years, sometimes a patient is discharged with medical equipment attached to them, such as a Foley, drainage, or a primary care line for IV’s, that requires an upper level of care in the transport. So, you’ve got a lot of questions to answer. Bruce Johnson - Steve, you did a thorough job there. I stand behind it, and I’ll end it there.
Public Comment closed. Finance Grants and Contracts Manager Stephane Elliott — We are applying for Congruential funding, so this community project funding, which is sponsored by the House as well as the Nevada Senate, then goes to the feds. We have not been awarded anything; it has not been appropriated at all at this moment. Ryan reached out to me on behalf of Desert View Hospital requesting that Nye County apply for the grant as we are considered eligible as a local government entity. Our responsibility would include the procurement process, which means going out for formal solicitation of vehicles, as well as grant management. Typically, we’ve seen two years on congressionally funded programs, as well as the grant closeout. I estimated approximately 104 hours would be our commitment over the course of the next 24 to 36 months, possibly costing in labor time around $67,800.00 with wages and benefits. I do want to state that this is for non- medical transport. I briefly spoke with Chief Lewis earlier today to make sure this didn’t impact the medical services that are being provided, and these are non-medical transportation vehicles, If awarded Nye County, we will serve this as a pass-through grant; we are essentially passing the vehicles onto Desert View Hospital. Ryan also has a couple of ideas for other local medical providers with a dire need for this type of transportation service. I think he may be able to talk a little bit closer at heart as far as numbers and what type of transportation is being provided. If you have any additional questions, please let me know. 24 I P a g e March 17,2026, Page25 23. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff regarding Nye County submitting an application on behalf of Desert View Hospital Cont...
Commissioner Boskovich
After the 24-36 months, assuming the grant comes through, is there or would there be ongoing costs to Nye County? Elliott There may be minimal cost, just as far as post close out, we could do surprise monitoring to ensure that the vehicles are still in use for the purpose intended. If either one of the medical providers decides that they need to dispose of the vehicle, it’s lived its final life, there could be some grant terms and conditions that require notification to the federal agency issuing the grant. That would be very minimal, and once we provide a sub-grant agreement or a sales agreement on the vehicles, Nye County is hands off, and we will not be insuring, titling, or registering the vehicles; they would not be our vehicles, they would be that of the medical providers.
Commissioner Jabbour
If we move forward, we will be applying for the grant. Will you have the oversight, or will Nye County have the oversight as the administrator ofthe grant until the end? Elliott— Absolutely, and that is one of the requirements that was stipulated by Congressman Horsford’s office, which is that it would be a Nye County grant, and with the indication that it would be passed through to the medical providers, but again, we are responsible for the procurement, the grant management, and the grant closeout, and then in the future disposition.
Commissioner Jabbour
Mr. Koenig, does this complement Erick Weiland and what his organization does?
Commissioner Koenig
I will answerthat question because I asked that question of Ryan. I believe, and I was informed that we don’t do stretchers, we do wheelchairs, we have all the equipment for wheelchairs, but we don’t do stretchers. The vans that we have, which are fully equipped and drivers are trained, could be just non-medical, but it would be in addition to what we do today.
Commissioner Jabbour
Okay, but well, I’m a little confused if it’s non-medical, why are we using stretchers, as in a gurney? Muccio Currently a patient that gets discharged from the hospital but it is bedbound cannot go into a family’s car or a taxi they are no longer our patient and no longer our medical care. They are safe to go home. That happens a lot. I can provide you guys with the numbers. It happens with us, the rehab and Hospice, those were the other suggestions, that a van would go to Nathan Adelson Hospice and then to Parent Health and Rehab. They are strictly non-medical. The drivers that are currently working for these medical transport companies have standard vehicle driving training, background checks, and drug tests; they are not medically trained. In fact, we would be taking ita step further because what we would operate with our staff and at the minimum it would be CNAs 25Page March 1 7, 2026, Page 126 23. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff regarding Nye County submitting an application on behalf of Desert View Hospital Cont... going, not out of necessity but because that’s the staff that we have. So, they would be going home with two CNA’s for transport.
Commissioner Jabbour
So the two CNAs would lift the stretcher with the patient into their home and bed. Muccio Yes, they are power stretchers, so they have power lift, much like the ones you see that chief has on his fleet, and then they would transfer the patient from the gurney. They do all day at our hospital, and they’re trained to do it. So, they would transfer them into their home.
Commissioner Strickland
Chief is this in conflict in any way with our current Nye County Town? Fire Chief Lewis There’s no conflict with what we do because we’re emergency services. This is much bigger than just taking somebody home. There are residents that are here in our local hospital that live in Beatty and when they are discharged, they’re not always discharged during the daytime hours it could be in the middle of the night. So, this would afford them the opportunity to be transported directly from the hospital without having to wait for another service to become available, especially when they’re coming from Vegas in most cases. The other thing too is if they have a commitment that the service would be provided for anyone within the county so if they needed to go back to Round Mountain or to Tonopah, they would be available to do so. I do support this program for a number of reasons. We see the other program providers coming out on a regular basis and they’re paying for those services deadheading. So, there’s a cost savings in most cases to our community. The other thing, this program to the best of my knowledge isn’t going to charge the patient for taking them back. Where in other cases they are having to pay some kind of monies to be returned. Muccio- We would not be charging. Right now, patients that need to be transported that do not have insurance that covers it, which is not often, that do have the insurance it’s about anywhere from 900 to I 200 dollars if they cannot pay that the hospital pays it. So, our intention is to provide these rides with our current staff, our current operations, same with the rehab they have these current operations already they have drivers they have CNA’s same thing with Nathan Adelson they operate this same way in Las Vegas. It would just be complementing the services we already provide while saving the patients and us.
Commissioner Strickland
Motions to direct staff to submit application for the FY27 Community Projects Funds appropriations on behalf of Desert View Hospital.
Commissioner Koenig
Seconds the motion.
Motion carries 5-0. 26 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 27 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 14. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint a person from the panel of substitute justices of the peace pursuant to NRS 4.340 as a justice of the peace to attend to his or her official duties from the following list of persons: Michael Foley and Philip Bovee. A temporary vacancy from absence, disability or other cause must not be filled by another justice of the peace or a substitute justice of the peace for more than 30 days at any one time. No applicants present.
Public Comment: Michael Garcia- (Bad connection, called disconnected by staff.) Linda Clark I’ll make it easy, as I have for several months, and you should too. Foley is your only choice, and he has to win. We don’t need any more ofthis garbage going on. Michael Garcia I’ve been demonstrating the lack of accountability in these matters. Tim Sutton was speaking about 5B354, which is directly tied to this agenda item. 5B354 was redacted heavily redacted. These are administrative judges who are running around acting like judges. There is no due process, especially when you’re processed it Captain Obvious. And for nobody up there to take claims to accountability and responsibility, it’s really easy to see who’s standing up folks. My religion is not part-time, it’s 24/7, so when it comes to accountability, abuse, and neglect, especially children and elders, I take it a little bit personally, but we’ve got to learn that spiritual warfare is about Psalms 109, that is where it comes to that is when we’re dealing with alternative alters. Okay, it’s a spiritual deal, so for me to remind you when your lifestyle doesn’t even fit into my bible, it’s kind of easy to see where y’all stand.
Public Comment closed.
Commissioner Koenig
I motion to appoint Michael Foley as a temporary Justice of the Peace for the next 30 days.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
Motion carries 5-0. DISTRICT ATTORNEY 15. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Approve a contract with Frank Coumou, Esg. to serve as special prosecutor to investigate and take appropriate legal action, to include criminal prosecution or other civil action due to a conflict with the Nye County District Attorney; and b. Approve funding the contract in an amount not to exceed $30,000.00 from 10101 General Fund. DA Kunzi- This was previously approved, so we’re not going over the amount that was previously approved for the special prosecutor. We first did this several months ago, it 27 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 128 15. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to Cont... wasto an amount notto exceed 30,000. It’s a differentcase, butwe have notcome close to using the 30,000 that was previously appropriated. So, it’s really coming out of the same pot; there’s no additional funds out of the general fund.
Comptroller Teich
I’m not aware of any other fund, but the District Attorney does have money in his departmental to cover this expense. The DA does have sufficient funding to pay for this.
Commissioner Jabbour
So it is the general fund from the DA’s budget.
Public Comment: Bruce Johnson- Item I 5 presents a situation where the District Attorney’s Office has a conflict, and the proposed solution is to appoint a special prosecutor funded by public dollars. That immediately raises the question of structure, not of outcome, but of a process. When a conflict exists within the prosecutorial authority, the response must ensure independence that is both real and visible to the public. It’s pure; however, the process remains entirely internal. Brian identifies conflict government appoints to the replacement government defines the scope and public funds support that process. At the same time, it has been stated previously that a grand jury is not a practical option in Nye County. Often, due to a lack of resources, yet in the moment, resources are being allocated up to 30,000 for an alternative that does not include direct participation of the people. So, the question becomes one of consistency and choice. The funding is available. Was any consideration given to a mechanism that includes the people? Such as a grand jury or any form of independent citizen oversight. And if not, why was that option set aside in a matter involving acknowledged conflict? Additionally, clarity is needed on three points: who defines the scope ofthis investigation, what limits are placed on that authority, and what oversight exists on the use of public funds? National velocities no man shall judge in his own cause. That principle extends beyond individuals; it applies to structure, and our conflict exists; structure must rise to meet it. Justice must not be done; it must be seen to be done, and that visibility is determined not by intention but by the framework chosen. I ask that these questions be addressed clearly on the record. Beth Borysewich I must be stupid. I just don’t understand why the DistrictAttorney has $30,000 in his budget to pay for this. So, does that mean he’s going to write a check to the general fund to fund this? Or can’t we just charge him directly so that it doesn’t come out of the general fund? I think we need to have a clear delineation of where it’s coming from. no matter where it’s paid from. So, I don’t know if that’s a possibility or if maybe I just don’t understand what the heck you guys are talking about. Michael Garcia- Again, I just want to highlight transparency, accountability, and responsibility. Everything that’s been happening in the past, the corruption labels that we have in this county, is because it’s been handled in darkness. We’re trying to invite the 28Page March 17, 2026, Page 29 I 5. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to Cont... light in; we’re not chasing the darkness. It’s amazing how some ofy’all can Google search things. I don’t know if you can Google what does it mean when it’s DA says there’s no reason to respond when there’s rampant corruption, find out whatAl says aboutthat one. Marianne Hollis- If I am understanding this correctly, this has to happen because there’s a conflict. So, how close is this to a discussion that has to happen in maybe an executive session? It seems to me it’s coming very close. You know you don’t want to mention a name, or you prefer not to mention a name. I just wonder if this is so borderline for an executive session that it’s just something I’m thinking about. Close Public comment.
Commissioner Jabbour
I move to approve the contract and to approve the funding in an amount not to exceed 30,000 from 10101 general fund.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
Motion carries 5-0. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 16. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Approve to fill a Deputy Justice Court Clerk I in Pahrump Justice Court prior to July 1, 2026; and b. Fund to 10101 General Fund. Item Removed. TREASU RER 18. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Acknowledge a balance in the Flint Scholarship Nevada State Bank (NSB) account; and b. Create criteria and a process to accept applications for a scholarship and to award scholarship(s). Treasurer Raelyn Powers —As you’ve seen on our bank reconciliation, the top portion of our bank accounts in the Flint Scholarship is noted on there. I have very little history with Miss Flint, which is why ourAssistant County Manager, Lorina Dellinger, is also prepared to answer questions with this presentation. I’m looking for guidance and direction. It is my understanding that Miss Flint assigned $1 0,000 of her life insurance policy to Nye County. And by the time that the probate and estate were settled, Nye County received $10,400. Currently, we have well over that amount in the CD that is being held for Miss Flint. Some of our backup just had some quick ideas that we had and explained a little bit of the eligibility. Perhaps some potential entities that we could distribute some of the funds to help with traditional college planning. I’m also looking at maybe any suggestions of trade 29 P a g e March 1 7, 2026, Page 30 18. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to Cont... schools, as well as individuals who might want to apply directly with Nye County. Our intent here is to fulfill Miss Flint’s wishes and to provide a little bit of assistance for those who are looking to better themselves, whether it be through a traditional college or a trade school. That’s pretty much the intent behind this agenda item. Assistant County Manager, Lorina Dellinger There was little action taken, but there was back in 1987 to 1988, the scholarship fund was approved by the board, and then they brought back an item to establish some sort of procedure on how to issue these funds. The employee was a road department employee, and the beneficiary was Nye County, so they decided to hand over the responsibility of establishing a committee to the school district. So, the school district had a committee that reviewed applicants for scholarships and then presented that to the board of county commissioners, and the board started awarding that, and the amounts of $500 it varied, and then it just stopped. So, this is where we’re at today, but that’s the history. Sherry Stringer I am the secretary for our Pahrump Valley Rotary Club here, and we would love to be the custodian to handle the funds and administer the scholarships. Right now, we give out five $1000 scholarships each year. So, we would love to be the custodian. I’m sure if Chris were able to be here, Chris Salute from Great Basin College, he would probably say the same thing. So, we just wanted to put our hat out there and let you know that we would be very good custodians of the money and the scholarships. Stephen Pitman I personally would like to be informed when the instructions on how to apply are published.
Public Comment closed.
Commissioner Jabbour
I am okay with the custodian being either Great Basin or Rotary. but I also agree that it needs to be published throughout Nye County. To all of . . the high schoolers who are looking to further their education, not just in one central location. Although they may come down to this central location, they choose to go to Great Basin as an example. But that’s a different part of the criteria. But to be offered Nye County-wide, this is a wonderful thing, and $1 000 per student, whoever qualifies, and I’m sure there’ll be a criteria of what is necessary for them to be accepted and awarded that grant of $1000 this is this is a greatthing, it’s a wonderful thing, so thank you for revisiting it and reviving this. I think this came before us a few years ago, if I’m not mistaken.
Assistant Manager Dellinger
It did, and I will add to your comment that the intent was to be county-wide. At one point in the discussions during the board meetings, they decided to go to each high school throughout Nye County. One year it would be Pahrump, one year Beatty, but that’s up for discussion right now.
Commissioner Strickland
I would like to see it equally distributed between the high schools that we have in Nye County. We can ask Pahrump Rotary and Great Basin College to administer the money and equally share the proceeds between them. And then 30 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 31 18. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to Cont... in turn offer scholarships to each of the high schools within Nye County. I think that would be applicable.
Commissioner Jabbour
Yes, I agree. If I’m a freshman in high school here in Pahrump, I’m not eligible to apply for that scholarship, but it’s Pahrump’s turn, for example, if we were to segregate per location, and so by the time I’m a senior, I’m still not eligible because it hasn’t made the rotation back to Pahrump. So those students lose out, and I don’t think that would be fair. So, I agree that it’s offered to all of the high schools, so Pahrump, Beatty, Tonopah, Round Mountain, because I think that would be really cool. Now, one of the criteria, let’s keep in mind and to be really fair, is that, as an example, it says they must be a Nye County resident and a Nevada resident. We have some students, for example, who live out in Current, Railroad Valley, Duck Water, who go to school over the border in Eureka in a different county because we don’t have a high school close enough for them to be educated. And they should be eligible to apply as a Nye County resident.
Commissioner Strickland
I would make a direction to staff to split these between the Pahrump Valley Rotary Club and Great Basin College. The proceeds in half and ask them to administer each one of the high schools equally within Nye County. And they decide is that too much?
Commissioner Jabbour
In your recommendation, you said within Nye County, so again, we have we have students that are on the far northeast corner of that are not coming to school in Nye County. It’s not their fault; it’s just their location.
Commissioner Strickland
What was the intent of the donor? Was it for the Nye County School District or the Nye County residents? Dellinger From the discussions in the 80s when the scholarship was set up the intent wasn’t to restrict to further their education in Nye County but as long as they were a graduate of Nye County.
Commissioner Jabbour
I move to acknowledge the balance ofthe Flint Scholarships and create part of the criteria, as long as the graduating student is a resident of Nye County, that they are eligible to apply for such scholarship.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
Motion carries 5-0. COUNTY MANAGER 19. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the current fiscal status and budget projections, identify any issues, and confirm next steps for the remainder of the fiscal year. Manager Waggoner —Back in December of last year, I came to the board with our information and explanation in regard to a projected budget shortfall. I made a recommendation to freeze the hiring of non-police, non-fire employees. The refilling of 31 Page March 17, 2026, Page 32 19. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the current fiscal status and budget projections, identify any issues, and confirm next steps Cont... positions without board approval until the end of this fiscal year. At that point, we were projecting an operating deficit of 1 .67 million, so there was a direction to staff to come back in 90 days with an update on the effects of what we’ve been doing to try to eat up that deficit, and Zena is going to present a report she put together and tell you where we are as of today.
Comptroller Teich
In February, we accepted our final audited financial statements for 2025, and in the financial statements, there was an assigned fund balance of $1 .8 million, which represents the difference between the budgeted fund balance that we submitted to the state of approximately $10 million. The actual results of our fiscal 25 fund balance, according to GASB we have to record it as assigned to subsequent years. which means that we’ve spent money ahead of time. So that was the first item that I just wanted to bring to the board’s attention. So now let’s talk about the fiscal 26 budget. In the 26th budget, it was approved to have an excess spending over revenues of about $6.5 million, and in the schedule, I laid out the revenues and the expenditures. On the expenditure side, we had a contingency of $1 .0 million, and then we had an error in our budgeting of $1 million, for public safety, which represented salaries and benefits. So, I am putting forth the recommendation that the contingency would basically eliminate the budgeting error. So, at this point, we would still have a deficit budget of $6.5 million. The last part of the schedule actually walks you through where we are with our revenues and our expenditures. Based on actual and projected revenues, we’re going to estimate coming in at about $53,000,000 in revenues. Expenditures are kept bare bones, so from now until the end of the year, just including payroll and transfers to the jail fund, because we have to support the jail fund; if there’s not enough revenue there, we would need $53.9 million. Which means our shortfall would be $400,000. So, on the second page, there’s a summary of estimated revenues showing you where the actuals are and where it’s projected for the big line items: property tax, personal property tax, net proceeds from mining, pelt, and C tax. There’s another $1 .8 million, and I included that because we still need to take a better look at the grant fund to ensure that we’ve recorded all ofthe revenue there. So, from items 3 through 6, there are some of the items that we need to start to look at, or that were not accounted for in the estimate. So, we’re expected to be reimbursed for indigent defense. I don’t know how much it is, but I want to be honest about it and say that there is some money coming in from that. I just spoke about the grant fund. The jail fund chances are we’re going to have to continue funding the deficit funding, and that looks like it’ll be $1 .7 million. Then we do not have any accruals on the books to account for payments for retirements, sick leave. If somebody leaves the organization, we’re required to pay out their sick and personal leave; it does not include that, so that would have to come out of the general fund. So, all of this work right here is only related to the general fund. the recommendations: do a hiring freeze for both replacement and new positions, freeze all general fund new projects, we do have projects that have started we would we would have to maintain those, because it may cost more money to stop them and restart them depending on the type of project it is, the third recommendation is to determine an action plan for handling county owned properties where the revenue does not cover the cost of expenditures. We have several properties 32 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 133 19. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the current fiscal status and budget projections, identify any issues, and confirm next steps Cont. in Nye County where the rent does not cover the expenses. And then we should evaluate our fee schedule and decide whether we should increase fees for other areas or not. And then the 5th recommendation would be to ensure that we have a balanced budget for next year, and to ensure that we start covering reserves or increasing some of the reserves that we need. So, I’m happy to answer any questions. This is only the general fund; it does not include the Town of Pahrump, PSST fund, enterprise fund, or special district funds.
Public Comment. Linda Clark- What I have been trying to find out is where the $500k went. I understand that information is on its way. My question is, why did it take so long, and why couldn’t you tell us anything? You just don’t answer questions; that is what is frustrating with this panel. I still agree that the best thing this town can do is just start fresh, just start fresh, get rid of everybody, not these people, they are okay, the rest of you. It’s just that you guys just don’t get it. So, it’s just a conversation. We don’t have any transparency here; it’s so sad, and you wonder why people question everything. Where’s the money all going? How come this is not done? We don’t know what you guys are doing. These people coming up here speaking don’t mean anything to most people here, and then you all run for office. I call it right now the three blind mice, you here and Fiore, three by mice, so much more ofthatstory. lfyou wantto read your little fairytale story again. But the three blind mice, we aren’t getting any information.
Commissioner Boskovich
I am going to respond to something. I talk to anyone who calls me. I have talked with Tamie, I’ve talked with Marianne, I’ve talked with Beth, I’ve talked till I’m blue in the face, and I will answer any damn questions you have for me. But I’m not going to sit here and be accused of doing something I haven’t done. And the fact that you went online and said I supported a sanctuary county when I’m the dumb ******* who brought the resolution to never be a sanctuary county passed me off. Director BoIling I just want to make sure we are clear on what the districts are. Does that mean that anything that generates its own dollars to be spent in a specific way is part of that district, or like road funds, landfill funds, that kind of stuff? They’re all generated and could be spent only for those purposes? Tim Bohannon — (inaudible, call disconnected) Bruce Johnson- I would like to address fiscal stewardship and fiduciary duty. The record reflects approximately $6 million in overspending from the prior budget cycle. The county is entering the current budget already in a negative position. Despite the new budget not having been adopted just last month. That is not a minor variance; that is a structural concern. Public funds are entrusted funds, and this body does not act as an owner of those funds. Stewardship requires discipline not only in planning but in execution. What specific correct measures are in place? What controls have been implemented? How will 33IPage March 17, 2026, Page 34 19. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the current fiscal status and budget projections, identify any issues, and confirm next steps Cont... the public be able to verify those controls that are being followed? Adopting a new budget while carrying a deficit doesn’t resolve the issue. (call paused) I want to be equally clear on what point the fiscal imbalance should not be corrected through expanded taxation, new revenue schemes, or increased burden on the people. The people should not be asked to compensate for a mismanaged or mal-administered internal controls; the responsibility to correct this rests within the management of expenditures, not the expansion of collections. National law states that public office is a public trustthat requires restraint, accountability, and correction when errors occur. A budget is not simply a projection; it is a commitment, and when that commitment was created, the obligation is not to shift the burden outward but to restore discipline internally. I asked if the corrective actions, safeguards, and the commitment to avoid increased burden on the public be clearly stated on the record. Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful, Corinthians 4:2.
Public Comment closed.
Comptroller Teich
Because there was a disconnect during my presentation, I have been asked to go through the recommendation again and have the commissioner comment. (Comptroller restated recommendations I through 5 with her original written notes.)
Commissioner Jabbour
Comptroller, can you clarify the question BoIling had regarding districts?
Comptroller So
these recommendations are only for the general fund, we have I 0101. We have special revenue funds for the road; this does not include the road, but these funds need to be self-funded, they cannot be over-expended. That is the only caveat that I will put forward. 18. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: (Reopen) a. Acknowledge a balance in the Flint Scholarship Nevada State Bank (NSB) account; and b. Create criteria and a process to accept applications for a scholarship and to award scholarship(s).
Commissioner Jabbour
I am modifying my original motion. What I failed to do was to include 50% to be administered by the Pahrump Rotary and 50% to be administered by a Great Basin College here in Pahrump. That is my new motion amended.
Commissioner Strickland
I amend my second and ask that we vote.
Motion carries 5-0. 34 P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 35 ANIMAL SERVICES 20. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Approve to fill a Kennel Assistant position prior to July 1 2026; and b. Fund 60% from 10101 General fund and 40% from 25101 Town of Pahrump. Item removed. 21 For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: . — a. Approve to fill an Office Assistant position prior to July 1 2026; and , b. Fund 60% from 10101 General fund and 40% from 25101 Town of Pahrump. Item removed. FINANCE 22. For Possible Action Presentation, discussion, and deliberation to adopt or amend and adopt the Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for Nye County. Item removed. PUBLIC WORKS
24. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to:
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a. Discuss the bid responses received for Bid No. 2025-11 TPH Airport Fueling Station - Concrete Slab; b. Award Bid No. 2025-11 TPH Airport Fueling Station Concrete Slab to; Maile, Inc. dba Maile Concrete Base: $59,500 c. Approve or amend and approve the contract with the selected bidder; d. Fund to l0209Airports; or e. Reject bids and provide direction to staff on how to proceed with the project. Public Works Financial Manager Elizabeth Jordan This item is for a fueling station that we are installing atthe Tonopah airport. Part ofthe grantrequires a county match, which would be paid out of the airport fund. The fuel tanks are going to be installed on top of this concrete slab. This has already been awarded, and the contractor has actually been starting on the project. This is just for the concrete pad that they will be sitting on. This would be funded out of 10209.
Public Comment: Beth Borysewich In reading the backup, I see that these fuel stations are going to be for future use, not current use. So, I don’t understand why we’re putting the money out there right now to do this. And again, I’m talking about airports in general. What are the other two airports? I mean, it’s always Tonopah, Tonopah, Tonopah. They need it, but it’s getting a little out of hand. Bruce Johnson This is the future. Is this in the right funding structure?
Public Comment closed.
Commissioner Jabbour
Tom would be best to explain. But the current fueling tanks are outdated; this came before us almost four years ago. 35 P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 36 Director BoIling -As Commissioner Jabbour stated, these are to replace the existing tanks that are there, which are old, dilapidated, non-double-wall tanks. That, in order to fix them correctly, we would have to make about $300,000 worth of concrete to put them in a containment area, if we can even get them to be approved by the FAA. These new tanks are approved by the FAA. Currently, for pilots to come in at nighttime, they must call the FBO Manager to come out and fill them up. Because there’s no actual point of sale for them, these new tanks will have a point of sale on them. So, the pilots can come in, fill up their plane, and take off just like they do at the Beatty Airport. These are updated, and the reason why it says for future use is that once they’re installed, the old tanks will be gone. Currently, there are tanks there, but they need to go bye-bye.
Commissioner Jabbour
I would like to award bid 2025-11 to TPH Airport Fueling Station Concrete slab to Maile Incorporated, for $59,500, approved that this selected bidder and fund to 10209 airports.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
Motion carries 5-0.
25. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the abandoned
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Trailers and Recreational Vehicles being stored at the Pahrump Landfill. Director Boiling On November 18, 2025, this board approved up to $30,000 worth of monies to be able to start removing abandoned vehicles from lots that they should not be on to begin with. Noble effort, I am all for moving forward doing that, but we have to do it the right way. Upon the first vehicle entering the landfill, I said Well, did you remove all the hazardous waste? Did you do a VIN inspection? Did you do any ofthat stuff? We can’t just store these things at the landfill. After having multiple conversations with the sheriff and the sponsor of this, we decided that we would allow them to stay there for up to 45 days, so an event inspection could be done, and they entered all of the hazardous materials that were taken out of the vehicles before entering the landfill. As of today, the shortest amount of time any of these has been in the landfill is 53 days since it entered the landfill. So, we have some that are over 112 days that have been there for that long. We need to figure out a way to get these out of there. Subsequently, this morning, they did get a phone call from Mr. Harry Means, who kind of had a path forward. I don’t know if he did research himself or was directed to get rid of these, which would be to have Pahrump Valley Recycling. He would be able to take those to those who would crush them down and then be able to dispose of them after doing a VIN inspection on the vehicles. The caveat to that is because I called Pahrump Valley Recycling to make sure that she understood what hazardous materials could be present in these vehicles, i.e., oils, gases, propane, batteries, coolant, everything like that. She did state she would only be able to take the travel trailers. So, the RVs that are self-driven, they have motors in them, or used to have motors in them, she would not be able to take. So that still leaves 5 out of 10 that are there, not able to be taken anywhere. So, we need to figure out a 36 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 37 25. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the abandoned Trailers and Recreational Vehicles being stored at the Pahrump Landfill Cont. path. I would like some direction from you guys on what we would be able to do. We cannot bring junk vehicles to the landfill.
Commissioner Boskovich
So the idea is a good idea, and I stand by that too, and I supported itthen, and I still do, but we can’t haul them there ifwe don’t have an endgame plan.
Commissioner Bayne
Do we accept recreational vehicles for disposal if the person owning the RV pays the fee and has the title? Director BoIling No, not in whole. I have contacted the DA quite a few times regarding this.
Commissioner Bayne
Did you ever bring up section 444 or 559 ofthe state law that says a municipal solid waste landfill shall accept a recreational vehicle for disposal ifthe person disposing of the recreational vehicle pays any applicable fee and provides the title to the recreational vehicle indicating that he or she is the owner? Have you heard of that? Director Boiling — Yes.
Commissioner Bayne
Do you think we’re a municipality? Director Boiling — Yes.
Commissioner Bayne
So I’ll ask you the same question again. If the owner of an RV shows up at the landfill, would you take that RV? Director Boiling No, I would not. Most people who bring the RVs in do not have the capacity to be able to remove all the hazardous substances, nor test for the hazardous substances that could be present in every one of the RVs. So, if you get an RV that’s been built in the 70s, it could possibly have lead-based paints, asbestos in the insulation, and other parts of the RV. I mean, there are a whole lot of things that you have to test for in these older RVs.
Commissioner Bayne
Check the Legislative Council Digest, that’s when they discuss as we do up here, and it looked like the senator that proposed it, and it was in here in the digest, it says this bill requires the municipal solid waste landfill to accept a recreational vehicle for disposal. But you’re saying we don’t. I don’t know what the conflict is. I’ve got a couple of things here. The first issue is that we have some kind of a discrepancy. You have your legal opinion, and what I’m reading here is how do we comply with this state law, which you say you are familiar with? Director BoIling So, currently, the code states that we do not accept junk vehicles, and these can be classified as junk vehicles, that is the code. 37 P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 38 25. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the abandoned Trailers and Recreational Vehicles being stored at the Pahrump Landfill Cont...
Commissioner Bayne
But you are saying the code nullifies the state law. That’s what you’re saying? Director Boiling State law is a journal so thick that there may be more specific laws that either meet or exceed those laws. Our code is more stringent than the state law.
Commissioner Bayne
You may want to go to the DA after the meeting to check on that particular issue. DA Kunzi I will look at that, but I’m not sure that it actually reads that we must take it. We disagree with that interpretation. it’s a question of what we can take and what we have to take. And I want to look at that because I’m not familiar with that.
Commissioner Bayne
I guess the issue here is that we have people who live in Nye County who get in trouble for having RVs. They shouldn’t have them; they must dispose of them, and we’re not giving them a way to do that. We’re saying we won’t accept this thing. I have a problem with enforcing that law, which puts an unnecessary burden on a homeowner or a property owner to dispose of an RV. So, I would like to see that change. And that has no bearing on this specific question. I would say that’s probably why the woods are all filled with empty RVs, because there’s no place for these people to put them. DA Kunzi I would like to comment for a moment because one of the problems we have here is that we have federal regulations that deal with our landfill, and federal regulations trump state law. So, it’s not as easy and simple as it’s being portrayed here. Again, there are restrictions on what we can put in that landfill by federal regulations, and we have to be careful of that. This is a much bigger issue. (Inaudible parties speaking over each other.) Director Boiling What he’s saying, I agree with I 00%, they have people bringing in these RVs, you see it every day, the transient people that bring them in our town, there’s nothing we can do about that, they’re bringing in RVs. They’re putting them on lots that they don’t belong on. They’re owned by other people who are getting code compliance violations, and now they have to get rid of this RV that they don’t own. I agree with you I 00%, we do need to come up with a process. But just grabbing them and taking them to the dump is not the process that we need to have currently because that violates our code, our policies, our permit at that landfill, and everything else that we have currently in place in order to make sure that we have the appropriate refuge and solid waste points in that landfill.
Commissioner Bayne
Do you accept brass, rope, rags, or batteries? Director Boiling I don’t look in every load that’s in there; we’re not supposed to; it’s under junk in the code. Moving forward, we need to figure out a way to be able to do this. 38 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 39 25. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the abandoned Trailers and Recreational Vehicles being stored at the Pahrump Landfill Cont...
Commissioner Bayne
I do have a person to get with Lieutenant Klenczar; he does have someone who will accept these as they are, but that is up to you, because I don’t have authority. Director Boiling I did getwith Klenczar, and he told me itwas one ofthe code compliance people who would go up there and make sure it is able to be disposed of, and whenever I spoke to that person, he said he does not do that. He can do VIN inspections and verify that it is the vehicle and whatever else that he needs to verify, so that Lieutenant Klenczar can or is able to get those scrapped. That was Lieutenant Klenczar’s exact words.
Commissioner Bayne
There’s no issue ofdeclaring them abandoned; the issue is getting rid of them physically. Director Boiling Correct, physically getting rid of the vehicle.
Commissioner Koenig
Two brothers’ junk will take them.
Commissioner Bayne
It’s ordinance number 473 for anybody who wants to know, which is where it says dismantled vehicles. We can dismantle the vehicle. I think there was some confusion because I was told by a couple of people that we accepted it before this came before this body, and then they talked to you, and then said Well, I guess we don’t accept them, so I don’t know exactly. It was told to me that we could crush these RVs, and then once crushed, they’re no longer vehicles that can be thrown away. Director BoIling That’s exactly how recycling is going to do it; she just will not do it with actual RVs. You can only do travel trailers.
Commissioner Bayne
What I’m saying is that the wrecker has the legal responsibility to do all those things that you’re saying. Director Boiling I don’t have constant confidence in the wreckers. I have heard many stories, one of them was today, all the things that were required to be removed were not removed. Moving forward, where do we store these things? Because we can’t take them to the landfill as whole RVs anymore.
Commissioner Bayne
They amended the law so now, according to last year, it changed, and there’s no longer a storage due process. So, they tag it for seven days in lieu of holding it somewhere for 40 days; they speed up the process. Director Boiling That’s a wrecker’s thing, you can get a wrecker to grab an RV off a lot, take it to their yard, hold it for whatever they do, remove everything from it, crush it, and then bring it to a landfill. 39 P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 40 25. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the abandoned Trailers and Recreational Vehicles being stored at the Pahrump Landfill Cont...
Commissioner Bayne
I have been told that it is not possible. I’ve been told by people that that was not acceptable and that we weren’t accepting a crushed RV. But the reality is that the process is set out in law. The wrecker does this: they provide due process, they ensure that it’s legal and safe to be crushed, then it gets crushed, and then at that point it can be brought to you. But I was told by the landfill operator that after he crushed it, which he said he would do and not charge us, you would not accept a crushed RV. Director Boiling I don’t remember saying that. I have no problem with the process as long as it is followed.
Commissioner Bayne
I would recommend that I get with the landfill operator and have a discussion with him, and maybe Captain Means and you, and then try to figure out where the confusion started. Does that sound acceptable to you? Director Boiling Yes, that is fine. For the travel trailer, we got a number for recycling, which is $385 per unit. No clue on the motor homes. That includes the disposal fee.
Commissioner Bayne
I have someone who says they’ll do it for $900, and again, with the new process, they will take care of everything. It’s a little high. Do we want a travelling drug shed on wheels sitting out in the woods, or do we want to pay $900 to get rid of it? But if you can, if we can work through this, and I can try to get a meeting together so we can take care of it, then that’s probably preferable because it would save money. The Sheriff’s Office suggested inmates tear these things apart. DA Kunzi Let me caution you about using inmates to disassemble siding off trailers. I’m afraid that may turn into shanks that get into our jail.
Commissioner Boskovich
Good discussion. It is all about the price and keeping the cost down. PUBLIC PETITIONER 26.For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a request to support the closure of State Highway 31 8 on May I 7, 2026 and September 20, 2026 for the road events held by Silver State Classic Challenge.
Assistant Manager Tackett
This is a public petitioner item; Bunny Hill was not available. This is an annual request for an annual event, and the board usually supports it. We are just looking for stated support this year for N DOT.
Public Comment: Bruce Johnson -I recommend renewing. I am a person who hasn’t had personal involvement, but I do attend this event along with other people, and we do contribute to the economy. 40 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 41 26.For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a request to support the closure of State Highway 318 Cont... Director Boiling The only thing that concerns me with this is that if they want to close the state highway, I just want to make sure that they have a permit for that.
Public Comment closed.
Commissioner Jabbour
I would hope that, since this is an annual event, they know enough to get that permit through N DOT.
Assistant Manager Tackett
NDOT will not issue a permit until the county identifies its support or non-support.
Commissioner Jabbour
Motions to support closure of Hwy 31 8 on May 27, 2026, for the Silver State Classic Challenge.
Commissioner Strickland
Seconds the motion.
Commissioner Jabbour
I am amending my Motion to include May 27, 2026, and September 20, 2026.
Motion carries 4-0, one absent Commissioner Bayne. 25. For Possible Action Discussion and direction to staff on the abandoned Trailers and Recreational Vehicles being stored at the Pahrump Landfill. (Reopen) Public Comment: Tamie Pitman — I would like to know how much is left of that $30 K? Bruce Johnson This has been an ongoing problem, and hopefully at some point we’re going to get a resolution, and I would like to know if at some point (inaudible) RVs came from whose property. Are there any investigations taking place amongst any of these? (inaudible). Beth Borysewich The last discussion was very long. A lot of people are posturing, and it’s the perfect example of things falling through the cracks. When Mr. Boiling put things up for the agenda, there was not a lot of backup. The procedure to handle those parts should have been done when the agenda item was added. As you guys said, the agenda should have been put together by now. So again, it’s falling through the cracks. They just hired a couple of new mechanics over there. Why can’t some mechanics go and remove the hazardous waste? And then looking online, federal laws governing abandoned vehicles in landfills fall under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which regulates hazardous waste disposal and ensures proper disposal of materials like batteries, propane tanks, and oils found in RVs. While the federal law provides the same framework, disposals are also managed by the state and local authorities. Landfill compliance means that you have to follow federal law, but municipal solid waste landfills 411 P a g e March 1 7, 2026, Page 42 25. For Possible Action — Discussion and direction to staff on the abandoned Trailers and Recreational Vehicles being stored at the Pahrump Landfill Cont... must adhere to the laws, which often dictate that an abandoned vehicle must have all the waste removed from it before it can be accepted into the disposal. Nowhere in any of this stuff that I’m reading do I hear anything about crushing a vehicle. It’s just like let’s go catch the horse after we put him in the barn. It’s like you guys are backwards in everything that you’re doing over there in the planning department. You get this stuff, you bring it in, it’s sitting in what I saw in the pictures, these RVs are sitting there by a hill doesn’t look like they’re affecting anything right now. And if it’s a violation, it should be a violation on you guys. But these RVs do need to go, use one of your mechanics, think outside the box, empty outthe hazardous waste, getthem crushed, and send them over to the landfill. Or send them off for recycling to make more money and bring some money into the town. I’m a little disgusted by this whole situation.
Public Comment closed.
27. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT (Up to three-minute time limit per person) Public
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comment will be for all matters off the agenda. Public comment must be limited to matters that are within the jurisdiction and control of the Board of County Commissioners. Action will not be taken on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (SECOND). Marianne Hollis I would like to make an announcement about an event that is coming up on March 28th it is called Patsy’s Community Closet. It’s going to be held at the Bob Rudd Center, and it provides new and gently used clothing to individuals in need, including foster youth who are coming out of foster care, and who have nothing, seniors, veterans, and students who want to be prepared for prom, possibly with some dress clothes. So, this is out of my usual vein of comment, but I thought it was worthwhile mentioning. My next comment is a quote of the day, Restore discipline internally”, which was from a “ speaker, Mr. Johnson, I believe, and in my mind, it runs a close second to the quote, We “ are not the government. Secondly the hospital is celebrating 20 years of being here in Pahrump 20 years ago the population was half of what we have here now and it will be doubled again with all the new projects coming in and this is one of the issues that I’ve spoken of many times that there doesn’t seem to be any discussion about increasing services the size of the hospital or even the schools or even our responders. It’s just another piece of something that’s not happening, along with the rampant growth. I am serious, why can’t you start at 9:00? Bruce Johnson Based on what some of you believe are contrails, they’re not contrails. They’re stratospheric geoengineering mechanisms and something that needs to be addressed. I have plenty of imagerythat shows, and there’s data and stuffto back things up, and I look forward to getting together with you so we can all become educated people. And second of all, I want to address what was brought up earlier in the meeting about the code enforcement, that they do not issue citations without a complaint being brought. So, I haven’t seen their case near the Kellogg area, where each citation was issued, and the declaration was set up for a building to be collapsed and removed. I was really happy you said right in the center of 160 acres. So, I’d like to know when we get together with you 42 I P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 143 guys (inaudible). Let’s address the dumping issues that take place surrounding that property and a little bit of the planning (inaudible), what’s been an ongoing problem that the current property owners are on the hook for thousands of dollars in cleaning up in order to accommodate the code enforcement. (inaudible) You know illegally dumped because of a parenthetic dumping situation taking place. I look forward to getting together with you guys. Let’s see ifwe can have a constructive meeting on the situation, and I have a couple of ideas. 3.56.26 Tim Bohannon Saturday, the farmers market kicks in at 7:30 instead of 8:30 as it has been, and that will be for the summer. Then, just the point of notice, it was very clear today that the system was having problems, and it was very difficult to get in or stay on the line when the system went down. So, hopefully those bugs get worked out. As a financial reminder, keep in mind that the war impact is going to change our pricing everywhere. So, keep that in mind as you’re into the budget season. Michael Garcia I’d like to 1st give you an offer hopefully you can’t refuse but before I file this open meeting law violation over that last agenda item that I called in specifically and told you skip me and I had my hand raised I did not have a chance to address that agenda item so if you’d like I can go ahead and address it now or I can just do my general comments. I got this, definitely will, and might as well go ahead and start off with the DA, who was actually quoted with federal regulations, which my speech was suppressed. I might also start with Ian Bayne not being his chair during proceedings. We might also start off by saying that he made references to Captain Means, where he’s getting his legal advice from a lawful officer. Why don’t we go ahead and reiterate that an ordinance is not a law, Mr. Ian Bayne? I hope you’re in your seat. I can’t see, I’m going blind. But also, a statute is not law, and when you talk about notifications, that’s specifically the 10th Amendment; it only gets nullified if it’s repugnant and contrary to the Constitution. So, it’s pretty easy who’s aiding in the bed around here? You got Quick Draw McGraw over there that’II interrupt anybody. I’m sure I can getAl and see how many times she interrupts me or y’all to figure out who’s more adept at handling this. This is absolutely crazy, and why don’t we go ahead and point out that y’all are violating your own ordinances when you’re taking ashes to the dump? What about those burned vehicles? Who’s going to hold accountability for that? Let me guess, y’all may be that discretionary DA you got there. Y’aII need to get rid of those crutches and stand on your own 2 feet. It’s called an oath to the Constitution. Which one of y’all up there is strong enough? Who can hold it? Forget the past. What are we celebrating? What good are the flags if you ain’t got a First Amendment? Y’all really got your head up. I hope you have two glasses of wine and it ain’t the cheap stuff. Beth Borysewich I just want to commend all of you. Every time I’ve called any of the Commissioners, lan, John, Ron, Debra, or Bruce, you all take the time to listen to what I say and answer my questions. Some of you are very frank with me and say things that you know you don’t necessarily say to somebody else. I don’t go around spewing what you tell me unless it’s something that’s common knowledge. But I want to thank you all for actually taking my phone calls. Sometimes I’m very passionate about what I’m calling 43 P a g e March 17, 2026, Page 144 about, especially the one with John, and we’re going to have the fairgrounds committee going soon. Butall the rest ofyou, thank you very much.
28. CommissionerlManaqer Comments (This item is limited to announcements,
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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 Strickland
I just want to remind everyone; Granicus is not a Second Amendment right. It is subject to technical difficulties. If you really want to be heard, you should be in the room. We don’t know if we can keep the system operating at all times.
Commissioner Boskovich
There were a few years back when Granicus was considered by my predecessor to be taken out, not offered, but most of us, I believe, all supported keeping it and making sure that folks had a way to share their thoughts and comments. Which is a good thing.
29. ADJOURN
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Commissioner Boskovich
adjourned the meeting at 3:57 PM ç\) APPROVED this 19 day ATTEST:
Chair Nye
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