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May 19, 2026

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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 Bod y of the Unincorporated Town of Pahrump, as the Governing Body of the Unincorporate d Towns of Beatty, Gabbs, and Manhattan, and as the Board of Trustees for the Pahr ump Pool District, was held at the County Commission Chambers, 2100 E. WaltWilliams Dr., Pahrump, NV89048 May 19, 2026 at I O:OOAM. 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 of the Board Joseph McGill, Sheriff Brett Waggoner, County Manager Also present: Lorina Dellinger, Assistant County Manager; Samantha Tackett, Administrative Manager; Zena Teich, Comptrol ler; Tamara Chastain, Deputy Clerk

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three-minute time limit per person) Public comment will be for all matters off the age nda. Public comment must be limited to matters that are within the jurisdicti on and control of the Board of Cou Commissioners. Action will not be taken nty on the matters considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action item (FIRST). Annette Fuentes I would like to address the letter of support you wrote for the national conservation area corridor. You wrote a lette r to them, and I want to know if you fully understood what you were supporting. There is a I 98,000-acre land grab. BLM manages the land in question. Do you know that BLM is going to be the one that controls the national conservation area? In Nye County, 96.9% of our land is controlled by BLM; we have 2.9% private land. Ash Meadows is already a protected National Wildlife Refuge surrounded by BLM. There’s no water pum ping there, and there hasn’t been for years. The dairy is being sold. There won’t be any water pumping after that. So, you need to know that these 198,000 acres are goin g to affect Beatty, Crystal, Amargosa, and Pahrump private landowners when they’re in an area of a national conservation area, they lose some of their rights. BLM is leasing the land to solar and mining. So why would we hand that land back to them? We need to control the BLM; we need to put them in their place. We need to hold on to the land that we have. Once that’s a national conservation area, we lose it; you’ll neve r get it back. Amargosa Conservancy supported by these people. They do not live is there. Amargosa Conservancy is in a.. California. Be, we need to be very careful. You guys need to really research this and study this because once this is gone, that’s it. So, I really ask that you study this. They have given the wrong maps. They’ve done everything on this, so really do your research, and I’m going before the Amargosa Town Board as well because they need to understand. Emma Velador As a formal categorical objection on behalf of the affected residents and private landowners of Amargosa Valley, specifically those within the Amargosa Valley Little Nevada and Crystal areas, which challenge the associated board’s unanimous vote on May 5, 2026, to support the Amargosa Conservancy expansion and the Ash Meadows National Conservation Area. NCA designation, this support was granted without proper due diligence, public transparency, or consideration for the water rights of private property owners and water right owners. We hereby respectfully request the following immediate action. Immediate halt of implementation, further reversal of decision, public transparency, mapping inaccuracies and encroachment, adverse possession and lack of compensation, historical failure of compliance, mapping inaccuracies, the current proposed mapping encompasses hundreds of private properties east of Hwy. 373, including private holdings and Conservancy boundaries without consent, is a violation of property rights and creates a cloud on titles, adverse possession, and lack of compensation. This expansion is viewed as an act of adverse possession. Furthermore, affected landowners have not been offered non-compensation agreements or any form of make-whole compensation for the loss of land utility. Historical theory of compliance: previous projects, including the Ash Meadows territory, have a documented history of failing to honor existing resolutions for current landowners. The Conservancy must rectify outstanding grievances with current inhabitants before seeking additional territory, legal grounds for grievances, and numerous NRSs that they have not honored or respected. Failure of scope and public process chapter 241 NRS 241 036 241020 269.070 269.85 278.020 266.255 chapter 111 11150 533.025 NRS 533.370 NRS 40.010-340.130. The citizens ofAmargosa Valley demand immediate compliance with the following cease and desist town hall meetings, a mandatory public hearing as per 241 .020, redrafting of maps because something funny happened with the maps, and exclusion of all private property to align with protections. Dotty Reddington I would first like to address the issue of respect. And by that, I expect everyone to respond to each other in a mature and considerate manner. For the commissioners, when we come before you during public comment, please be courteous and stop with the eye rolling and phone scrolling. I see it on video replays. That’s rude and shows you don’t care and/or are not listening. Likewise, I am not supportive of anyone mixing anyjudgments or negative comments about a commissioner when stating an issue that affects the public. Personal beliefs and public comments are two separate things. For example, the May 5th meeting, where Commissioner Bayne was publicly dragged through the mud without advance notice and then had to beg for approval to respond, was, in my opinion, completely unprofessional and embarrassing. Can we please step away from these distractions and start working on solving issues that make productive changes? Once again, I ask that the issue of revising and updating the current zone on vacant land be placed on the agenda. Current zoning is blocking the ability for owners to legally use their own land, and the county is purposely not taking action to put corrective solutions in place. There is zero infrastructure in place and no affordable way to extend that existing infrastructure to these lots. However, there are viable solutions that are not dependent on that existing infrastructure. Many of those solutions have been presented during public comment and have been forwarded to your offices. The law in the state of Nevada allows legitimate pathways forward. Yet the County of Nye rejects off-grid solutions as a matter of zoning policy. You commissioners are the blockage to moving forward and have provided no logical, valid, or supported reasoning for not adding this topic as an agenda item and making the necessary updates to zoning that reflect state law and allow us owners to legally use our land. Please put this on the agenda and take appropriate action. Eva Popek I have volunteered at the animal shelter since September, and we are facing a severe operational deficit that compromises animal welfare every single day. According to the ASPCA and NACA, each shelter animal requires a minimum of 15 minutes daily strictly for feeding and cleaning. Housing I 75 animals requires 43.75 hours of labor every day, the equivalent of seven full-time staff members. Instead, the county allocates just what’s scheduled: three staff members Monday through Wednesday and 4 Thursday through Sunday. We are short of three to four full-time employees every single shift; the issue is never a lack of applicants. Management sites a frozen budget, yet a single unresolved court case has languished for nearly a year, costing taxpayers over $120,000 to hold 148 animals. Legal delays are completely draining our funds. Structural funding flaws are clear; $80,000 was cut from the requested amount in last year’s budget. currently feeding and supplies are over budget by nearly $55,000. Veterinary services are over by nearly $33,000. The county allocates only about $80 per animal for medical intake, yet the actual cost to spay or neuter ranges from $125 to $300. Meanwhile, between May 2025 and May 2026, animal control issued 61 citations representing up to $37,500 and potential revenue for the county’s general fund. The shelter generates baseline revenues; whether ever collected or not is the question, yet they lack basic support. A public records request is currently pending for actual monies collected. Manager Kristi has done an amazing job keeping operations running despite these restrictions. She even secured $12,000 in outside grants from the Bissell Pet Foundation in Hearts Alive Village to offset costs, but our skeleton crew cannot humanly sustain this workload. Therefore, these respectfully submit for action requests: I direct the, comptroller to re-evaluate their operational needs and approve immediate hiring. 2, enact a mandatory Nye County spay-neuter ordinance for dogs, cats, and rabbits aged 4 months and older to curb overpopulation. 3, collaborate with the DA to establish a legal foster care program, reducing and preventing severe kennel psychosis, which puts those animals high on the kill list. 4, approve a budget for a Kennel Technician with zero county benefits to cover population surges and vacations. Lastly, I want to thank our incredible community volunteers and commend our shelter staff. Kristi’s leadership is amazing but the lack of operational support from the DA, Comptroller, and BOCC. Christy Burkel The Fortress on 9680 Oak Ridge Ave. This marijuana farm has been operating illegally since June of 2025. In January of 2026, every one of you sitting there voted not to reinstate their license. Yet less than a month later, the city planner, who does not have the authority to supersede any of your votes, went ahead and gave them a 90- day temporary license. As of May 5th, which would have been the 90 days, they are still in operation. When is this going to be shut down? I’ve noticed over the last few months that nonprofits and small businesses have all been targeted and shut down because of licensing issues. Yet this place that flaunts the laws has been allowed to continue operating. Repeatedly, we have come before you, and we have asked this question only to be ignored by Deborah Strickland, who is our representative, and by the rest of you. Tina Von Kuglin Back on November 21 2025, a group of us spearheaded a food give — , alongside Faith Fellowship Church. We also partnered with the Pahrump Town Board, which we all volunteered for. We were able to feed 300 people that day. I’m here today to give you guys this flyer. Can you please post it and share it wherever you can? Iris, Mike, my husband Rod, and I met with the elders from our church, South Valley Baptist, and we are having another free food giveaway on June 6th from 12 to 3 PM at South Valley Baptist Church, 7050 5 Homestead Rd. We will be hosting this free food giveaway every quarter going forward. We would like to get the word out to the community of Pahrump. We’re also taking any donations people would like to give, non-perishable items, and they can be dropped off at the church. The church is a 501 (c)(3), so you can get a receipt. Lorraine Gilbert If we fail to plan, we plan to fail. We hear that Great Basin Water and Sewer has currently sold or in the process of being sold to California Water Services. Recently, Great Basin Water and Sewer recognized the status of our aquifer by reaching out to their customers, implementing water restrictions and modifications on water cycles. This is concerning, as it signals that with the impending housing developments, business development, and other situations, our water is at issue. Some would say, “Oh, Lorraine, we have all the water we need, it’s under our feet.” Is it really under our feet? Those of us who have researched it know that our rivers and lakes, as well as our mountains run- off, are not replenishing our aquifer at the rate that we need them to keep up. We have heard repeatedly that the zombie lot, the utility crisis, is not a county crisis; it is a state crisis. No, it’s not boys and girls. Nevada Public Utilities says it’s not their jurisdiction; it is Pahrump’s jurisdiction. We even have emails to document that. We are told public well, private well, or Great Basin water/sewer are our only options. I’m here to tell you that other counties here in Nevada, Pershing, Humble, Elko County, all allow alternative utilities with conditional use permits or special use permits. Time, technology, and improved alternatives have changed, and so must we. We can do nothing to deal with our water being gone; we all know what happens when the water goes away. We all go away, and we become a ghost town. Do we want to be reactive when we have no options left, or do we want to be proactive? Do we want to have a waterless town, or do we want to be like other counties and take care of it? Bruce Johnson —The purpose of government is the protection and preservation of personal rights, private property, and public liberties. That principle has long been recognized in American law and political tradition. The main object of government is the protection and preservation of personal rights, private property, and public liberties. Upholding the law of God does not merely philosophy; it is a standard for the exercise of authority. The Nevada constitution reinforces that principle by placing political power inherently in the people, with government existing as their servants and trustees, not their masters. I’d also like to anchor that with scripture, he has shown thee, oh mortal, what is good, and what does the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with thy God Micah 6:8. Justice, mercy, humility those are not abstract ideals; those are practical standards for how authority should operate in daily administration. Now, why does that matter today? Because many residents are expressing the same concerns: limited communication, lack of transparency, difficulty obtaining clear answers, and no clearly defined path to remedy when the issues arise. When independent experiences begin aligning in that way, it’s not simply isolated frustration but a broader process concern that deserves attention. In my own situation involving the Oakridge property, which we’ll talk about later, another code enforcement issue, seeing firsthand the difficulty of obtaining coordinated communication and a workable remedy structure involving county easements, property impacts, and enforcement actions. The concern is not merely the existence of authority; the concern is whether the authority is being exercised with clarity, fairness, consistency, and accountability. That is where public participation becomes important, and in response to many of these concerns, the civic body identified as the Nye County Republican Party has just assembled a committee called the Nye PlC Committee, and that committee has begun assembling. Tonya Brum I have been coming out to Pahrump since I 978 to visit close friends before my husband Lanny and I moved here in 2002. I am very familiar with the town and the area. Since we moved here, we have been stopping by Miguel and Maria Castro’s trailer on the corner of Gamebird and the 160 to buy our honey. That was convenient, and they were friendly, kind, and always lovely to do business. Since Lanny died in 2023, getting around has been difficult. When I stopped to pick up my jar of honey, Miguel brought it out to the car for me, so I didn’t have to navigate the lot. He obviously knew what I had purchased over 20 years. Then, out of the blue, the trailer was gone with no explanation, which meant I had to buy store-bought, and I’m not happy. I learned that they were at the VFW swap meet; however, I’m unable to navigate that terrain, so my friend bought me my honey. I was still upset over the fact that they were no longer on our corner. I was informed that Miguel was told by a county commissioner that he had to have access to running water to continue doing business on his property. Suddenly, after 20 years, they need access to running water; it didn’t make sense. Then I saw a posting on Facebook regarding roundabouts on Manse and the 160 and Gamebird and the 160. I guessed what was going on. I called NDOT and learned that the project on Manse and the 160 had passed and was on the calendar, but the decision on Gamebird and the I 60 had not been completed. The whole thing came together under eminent domain. The county must buy Castro’s lot at fair market value if there is business on that land, they must compensate the business owner for profits lost. Because of that purchase, making the Castros leave their corner before the deal was completed, means that when they purchased the land owned by the Castros, there would be no profits to consider because they were kicked off the land before the finalization of the project. Folks, this is how our commissioners work for the residents and small businesses of Nye County, and it is unacceptable. Darrel Lackey There is a thing called Pay to Play. You guys know what it is, it means: you take your campaign contributions from the solar companies and the medical waste companies that you say that you’re not going to let come in, but you go ahead and take your thousands of dollars of contributions. What I call this is recycle the Republicans. Republican town. I guess this time I don’t know if we’re going to pull something from the bottom of the deck or whatever. What I’ve noticed in my life is that terms are like a multiplier of corruption; the more terms, the more corrupt that politician. And when I say politician, look it up, it says liar in the dictionary. Everybody thinks it’s funny. Our country’s just going to the garbage, nothing for the people anymore. You know, even homeless dogs, homeless animals, are hard, but nothing for homeless people. Somebody told me the other day that Commissioner Strickland was the worst enemy of my program. She wants life to be a cocktail party, I guess. When we run out of water because here, we sell it, she owns the water she’ll stay, and we all just leave. You know, recycle the Republicans. I became a republican for the Ron Paul revolution. I ran for office here in 2010 and 2012, and I was involved with two vote recounts. I was asked to go and help do the recounts on these votes late in 201 0. The voting rolls now they’re just torn here; they’re just little things with a rubber band on them, just torn, and it was like the same thumbnail that did the tearing. So, oh no, these two were going to go together, no, nothing goes together. Except for the truth, time tells the truth; all anybody’s got to do is pay attention. You aren’t in it for us. Anybody who votes for you to be there again is a fool. Debra Thomas I just want to say what I would say if I were not running for office, and that is that when you guys have commenters commenting via phone, you need to give them the same respect that you give the ones that are in attendance. Also, I would like to talk to somebody about why the budgetary backup is not posted online, because we need to give you guys input, because we’re your constituents and you need to hear what we think if you wish to stay in office, so that’s all I have to say. Michell Carid Thank you to the road department for repairing Winery Road. Get rid of the gravel; we’ve been driving over it for a couple of weeks now, so I know their schedule was busy. I’m back again two weeks later to present the same plaque that I tried to present to you last week because, Commissioner Jabbour, I’m sorry you were up in Tonopah, so I’m glad you’re here this morning. I do have the plaque. I would ask that we get a photo when we take a break, and I also brought brochures that I’d like to make sure each one of you getthattalk aboutthe Pahrump Holiday Task Force that puts on the fourth’s events. And we’re going to be having the event again this July 4th at the Calvada Eye. Dwight Lilly In God we trust. God is who gave us the government we have, and we the people, depend upon the government to behave properly in public to set an example for our children, our grandchildren, in my case, the great-grandchildren, and their behavior in public. I wish the commissioners and the appointed officials of Nye County would honor that and, in the future, in their behavior in public that they act properly, that they don’t create any scenes that would leave my children, my grandchildren, and my great grandchildren to have less respect for my government and the community I live in than May I 9, 2026 Page 7 they now have. I turned in a public request for information that’s allowed to be under Nevada Revised Statutes, and my government has five days to respond to this request, and I did not receive a response within five days. Which means that my rights were violated by this very government that I pay taxes to yearly and I’m offended by that. A courtesy letter is all it takes to tell me why certain records would not be available. In Nye County paperwork, we have transparency as a position that Nye County has taken. My sheriff over here, the Sheriff’s Department, has taken a position of transparency. Yet my District Attorney has not taken a position of transparency and in fact has sent information off requesting that information not be forwarded to public when they put the request in, to force it into court but it could get before the Supreme Court so that it could be legislated and I suggest that to this attorney, if he wants to take that position he should be running for legislature and not for the DistrictAttorney position. I’m offended. Now, one final point I want to make, the Public Administrators’ position is an elected position. The way the county just ran the finances of Nye County into the ground, putting us over $10 million in debt, I do not trust Nye County to administer the estates of people’s assets and funds. I hope that you back off this situation here, intending to take it from an elected position, which I trust elected people, unfortunately, you have lost my trust as far as finances go. Tamie Pitman I’m concerned about the soccer field. I have called Mr. Martinez and his staff twice in the last two weeks, and the calls went unanswered. I’m concerned because there’s $5.9-ish million, but they do not talk about how much of that money is going to roads for access, parking, and sewage. All we talked about was water. They put all this money into the wells, but sewage is a huge factor; wherever there’s water, there must be sewer. If there are soccer players, they’ve got to go somewhere. Then there’s the lighting and the irrigation, so a big chunk of that money must go to those items, not just soccer fields, and I would love to speak to Mr. Martinez about this. Diane Southworth — it’s community outreach time. I brought over several booklets of resources that anybody in the county can use, and anybody’s welcome to pick them up and take them with them. I also got a notice here that we’re having an inaugural Hwy. I 60 remembrance ceremony on Thursday, May 28th, and it starts at 6:30. Open to the public, all public is welcome. Looks like a great event. I got the report for homeless students again. We’re at 162 and 49; we have no idea where they’re housed. I’ve got the Nye County School food service report. This is the food service summer meals pickup schedule that I will be giving to you. Its free meals for children aged 2 to 18, child must be present to receive the meals, and it gives the locations of all of those. We have a back- to-school vaccination attendance, and you can call 775-751-7070 for the community health nurse to see if you can set up an appointment for that. We have some back-to- school Saturday, July 25th, from 7:30 to I I :00 AM at Pahrump Valley High School for free students’ backpacks, school supplies, car seats, sports physicals, and that’s to be determined. We’ve got some low-cost car seats, and it looks like they’ve got several different locations there as well. We’ve got SMART Recovery to help people learn how to self-help support. We have a job fair on Tuesday, May 26th, and Wednesday, May 27th. Tuesday is from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Wednesday is from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Nye 2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT Cant... Communities Coalition, and that’s for our employees and employers to take part in. We have our back-to-school night game night every Wednesday at the Nye County Coalition. Beth Borysewich The commissioners and the RPC receive a staff report that, in my opinion, they go over the request from an individual to make sure that they follow the rules that the planning directors have set up. Then once that’s done, they submit their report saying agree or disagree. I don’t think that we should use that word; maybe we should put in there agree that they follow the guidelines and the rules instead. Because then it should go to the right Commission, and that Commission should sitthere, and they should have at least a week or two to go out and do some investigations. As for the Conservancy Ash Meadows, who went out and talked to anybody to find that the map was drawn incorrectly or to find out that they had included private landowners and water out there? It’s slipping through the cracks. Something has got to give on this. We had the Med iWaste issue come up; now we have this Conservancy that’s going out nearAsh Meadows, and we have other things that happen here in town. What is the procedure within the commissioner’s staff to follow up on? Not the stuff that the person has presented, but to follow up to find out if the people know, I what’s happening and 2, find out if they had , done their presentation correctly. Not to the rules that are set. But to find out that, oh, guess what, your map is wrong. You can’t just go ahead and pass that. Now you guys have already passed the Ash Meadows thing. How are you going to reverse that? You have a bunch of people out there who are included in this map that have nothing to do with the Conservancy, so something needs to be done. I would like to see an outline of the procedures so that we can understand how these things keep falling through the cracks. Maryann Hollis First I would like to publicly apologize to DA Kunzi for shaming him publicly for not having representation at a previous meeting. He told me that he indeed did notify the County Manager that there would be no representative here. It would have been nice to have announced that so that someone like me doesn’t get up and say something for which we’re mocked for being uninformed. What I really want to talk about is the agreement with Adaven Businesses building the 5000 homes. I don’t know if the public is going to have an opportunity to speak, so I’d like to do that now. I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to read the amendments. There are some good points there, and some bad. The good points are indeed the perks that I’ve spoken about from the developer to the Fire Department and to the Police Department that are in this amended agreement, so kudos. What bothers me is on page 11 I have a problem with the 3.8, 3.9, . and 3.10 expedited review of building permit applications. Is this something that’s open to all applicants orjustthese people? Because it says the county shall provide the owner with an expedited review service for all building permit applications, such service shall guarantee a full review and response within five days of the date. There’ll be a surcharge; it’ll cost them 200%. I have no idea what a permit costs, but 200% is a drop in the bucket for these people. There’s also a surcharge for expedited review; the county may charge up to 200% of the standard fee for any expedited review requested. And then, for the dedicated resources for inspections and certificates of occupancy, the county shall provide dedicated resources to conduct complete public works and building department inspections and reinspection and to issue certificates of occupancy as required daily. Owners shall provide facilities on site for inspection personnel at the owner’s expense. Now, this is troublesome; it really is. I have this visual ofthe inspectors coming out, having coffee and doughnuts in a special place. Richard Goldstein A week ago, the DAV held their annual Veterans appreciation BBQ. First, I want to thank Commissioners Jabbour, Boskovich, Koenig, and Bayne for attending. It’s always nice when people say they support the veterans and show up at their events. The event was great. We had a great crowd and more food than we knew what to do with. We appreciate everybody, even the non-veterans who showed up. We had quite a few of them. We also want to thank the Pahrump Valley Times for the great article they put in the paper after the event. On Monday, May 25th, which is Memorial Day, we will be holding our annual Memorial Day services at the Veterans Memorial to Chief Tecopa Cemetery at 6:00. We hope everybody comes out and attends. That shows your support for our veterans, past, present, and future. It’s an important event, and we hope everybody shows up. Scott Morgan I am the Executive Director of the Ron Wood Family Resource Center in Carson City. We are a state-authorized Family Resource Center serving Carson City. And you’re probably wondering whether I got lost this morning? I am here to visit a couple of our staff because the reach of the Ron Wood Family Resource Center is long, and I want to introduce Michelle Weaver, and also, I’d like to introduce Darlene Sanchez, who are our independent living staff working for Ron Wood serving Pahrump. The Ron Wood Family Resource Center does a lot more than family resource court-mandated trainings and Family Services in Carson City. We offer and operate a WIC program, a food pantry, and we also do a lot of referral services, including car seats for the entire state of Nevada. Two of our biggest programs are run outside of our five-county organization. One which does not serve the south is our differential response in Douglas County. We serve Douglas County, the surrounding area, all the way over to Elko and Ely. We take CPS referrals, and we go in, and we try to keep those families together if they don’t take a family out of the household. Ron Wood comes in and tries to hold it together and provide support. The reason I’m down here today is that we serve the entire State of Nevada, called our independent living program outside of Clark County and Washoe County. We provide extended foster care services and foster care youth programs for any foster youth in the state of Nevada that hits age 14 21 Where we come in and where these two - . ladies come in is to serve the foster youth in your community to make sure they can transition successfully into adulthood. Many foster parents and foster care situations are great, but some are not completely invested in their success into adulthood. We are there picking them up at age 14 to make sure that if they want to participate in extracurricular activities, if they want to get a job, if they want to learn to drive, if they want to advance their education or go to a trade school, we are there to mentor that child. To break the tragic life that they have lived thus far, primarily through abuse and neglect. We provide connections for them; connections are key to their success, and we provide the mentoring and the assistance they need to transition into adulthood to break that cycle of abuse. We’re just here to share that with you today and let you know Ron Wood is a resource for your community. Linda Clark Well, I want to remind everybody that we have a highly anticipated election coming up, especially in this community, and I want to remind everybody that you need to go vote. They need to vote in the primary. Don’t wait until the general election, vote in the primary. Your vote will be counted, not that she doesn’t get our votes counted; she does, she’s very good at what she does. The primary is very important for a true vote. So, you want your vote to count, we want everybody to go out and vote in the primary, and you won’t be sorry you did. Lee Aldridge Data centers, we don’t need them, don’t want them. There’s a town up in northern Nevada, between Reno and Lake Tahoe, with 55,000 citizens getting notices that there’s going to be no water available for them, and what do you do? Your property value is nothing now. There are towns in Texas and Georgia that are already devastated. Citizens just voted out six members of the town board because every member on that board took money and signed NDAs to keep it hidden from the public that a data center was coming through their area. Now these people are being forced to sell their homes for pennies on the dollar because they bring in eminent domain, and it’s just wrong. I hope that none of you have been approached to sign NDAs for this because each one of these costs $33 billion to build. Things that a lot of people don’t know within three to four years, these things burn out, and they must be completely torn down and rebuilt again. We don’t need data storage that much. I don’t need to download my Nefflix I I 0th of a second . quicker. They use hundreds of billions of gallons of water, and the main thing is just going to destroy life for everybody, and they estimate that by 2030, 2 hundred million Americans will be dead if they go through the plans of building thousands of these data centers all over the US. There are 70 planned for the state of Nevada, and in southern Nevada, I hear they’re already starting one in Amargosa. What’s that going to do to our beloved pupfish? Renee Jones I am at the Methadone Clinic in town, and I am happy to say that we were contacted in January that a lot of our veterans need drug, alcohol, and mental health services in Round Mountain, Town of Pahrump, and Gabbs. I put in all the applications, and we just got approved. As of September 1st, we’re starting to expand our services to Round Mountain, Tonopah, and Gabbs for many of our veterans who need these services. We will be doing that once a week, it will be volunteer, their treatment will be. We just got approved by CareSource and Silver Summit to bill for the services, but the 24-hour intervention will be volunteer, and I will send you guys the e-mail for the brochures that will start September 1st Michael Noyes I put together a condensation of a motion I’d put into the court last year. This deals with the public bonds. Mr. Kunzi is aware of this unless it’s corrected. I know this stands as the state of a record if someone has corrected this. No one has contacted me on this, and it deals with the public bonds. A lot of people are not aware that under NRS chapter 282. Four years ago, nobody was bonded, and through Donna Cox, we got everybody bonded. But the DAs name didn’t show up. I found out later last year, under NRS chapter 252.030, that the penalty of the bond is supposed to be fixed by you, the commissioners. That’s what it says, black and white. I have it all documented here. And when I let Mr. Kunzi know when he came in 2023 because Chris Arabia did not address the situation, so in February, documented by emails and letters, a time change, he went ahead and got a bond, but it seroconverted and navigated you, folks. I’m going to wait a minute; that’s not correct. I just learned this last year because he only asked for $10,000. Where the commissioners, sheriffs, and everybody else are $50,000, rightfully so. And so, people wonder what the big deal is about public bonds. If you Google it and by the way this is for the record here, I encourage all you look at this carefully because now I’ve sent this up to the governor’s office and just a couple of days ago the senior deputy attorney general contacted me and they have the same thing here so if you want to have a heads up, they’re now looking into this. Local news has ghosted me. I haven’t heard a reply. You can have that. Also, for those out here who were scratching their heads, what do public official bonds cover? Public official bonds cover fraud, employee theft, embezzlement, illegal fund transfers, counterfeiting, and other dishonest acts. You can download this; I think it’s very important. I’m hearing a lot of these accusations going on, and it’s probably a good thing if everybody who’s an elected official has a public bond. Because this is a way to circumvent the courts, we have problems with the courts. Go directly to CNA Surety, which represents Western Surety, a Canadian company. This is a FYI; this is out of my hands now. Ron Mortinson I would like to thank Jabbour for killing the IPMC, probably the most important thing to happen in this building and I hope it stays that way. 2, I’m a crime victim in this community that has not gotten a restitution hearing. 3, I want to bring up the zombie lot. Zombie lot owners get zero benefit or use owning a zombie lot. Nye County should stop selling zombie lots to stop perpetuating the zombie lot problem. Makes sense to me. Why would you sell a lot that nobody can use for anything? And finally, I’d like to know what the qualifications of Chris Pankalla are to be a public administrator? You folks are going through a lot of process to basically fire the current public administrator and you’re taking away my right to vote for public administrator. I’d like to know whether Chris Pankalla’s qualified to be a public administrator. Michael Garcia Profanity, I’m kind of concerned about that decorum. There’s no need for good or bad faith to weaponize guilt, is there? Basically, the only way to bring God’s light into all this fraud, extortion, and official oppression, I recommend Matthew 10:34, Matthew 19:26, and Matthew 6:11, where we could deal with yesterday’s bread. When it comes to Exodus 16, are you chosen? How many scars do you have? How many times have you been shackled? What about Jabbour holding my original copies that I paid for to go to Aaron Ford that show that corruption in the courts that lack subject matter jurisdiction that can never be weighed beyond the statute of limitations. Would you like to go there? 52 ex-parte with Mr. Kirk Vitto and the Nevada Supreme Court. I can’t hear you. How about 80 years of Chevron? There’s a tombstone, you know came out in 2024, and y’all still practiced it with the BOCC Rule 7.52 written by Jabbour and Sutton. The same intellectual capacity that got you into this situation is not going to be the same that solves May 19, 2026 Page12 it. Plain and simple, we need our natural right to practice. We need to look beyond the void venue. Every single oath is being contaminated by Chevron; the administrative rule of law is dead, and y’all are still practicing. Yesterday’s bread you offered nothing when it comes to God’s like. What about the children? What about your schools? What about the future? Yeah, let’s talk about yesterday’s bread, let’s run some parades, let’s run your flag pulled up and down. What do you have there? Anything else from Marcy? How do you want to do it? Jabbour, nothing to say about the quorum? Cat got your tongue? These ADA clowns have got to go. The I 0th Amendment is the foundation of the Bill of Rights. Patricia Robb A man was stranded on his roof after torrential floodwaters engulfed his town. As the water rose, he prayed fervently for God to save him. A neighbor rode by in a small boat and offered to take the man to safety. The man refused, saying no thanks; God will save me. The water rose to the edge of the roof. A rescue team in a motorboat arrived and shouted to him get in. The man waved him away; repeating God will save me. The water finally crested over the roof; the man was forced to hold on to the chimney. A helicopter flew overhead, lowering a ladder, but the man again refused, just waiting for God. Eventually, the rising floodwaters swept the man away; he drowned and went to heaven. Upon arriving in heaven, the man confronted God, asking Lord I put my faith in you to protect me. Why did you forsake me? God replied: my child, I sent you a rowboat, a motorboat, and a helicopter. What more could I do? What this parable teaches us is that miracles often take different forms; help doesn’t always look like supernatural intervention; sometimes it arrives as ordinary people and practical opportunities. I have here a packet for each of you containing previously provided documents that I have provided to the county regarding the Zombie lot issue, which are for your consideration and public record. Please do not ignore these. I will ask you about them some time. Included is the letter ofjustification, a proposed super conservation lot SCL overlay and zoning amendment, your legal authority regarding the county’s ability to initiate a zone change, and other supporting documents addressing common concerns and practical pathways forward. Some ofthese materials have been updated since earlier submissions and are being provided again because the underlying issue remains unresolved. Jack Schluneger We are looking at the zombie lots and private property; we are looking at it wrong, maybe it’s the other way around. I know we did it all by the book, did the water rights and the well by the book. We had Civil Wise do the survey and soil samples and everything else by the book. Our property is being sold in Wisconsin. The letter was sent, and we notified the building department here in Pahrump; their comment was not a problem. There were containers on the property. Is it okay if we utilize them to store our stuff from Wisconsin until our home is built? Not a problem. When we got to the building part of it all, this is the deal: when the plot plan was submitted, which they were told to do. With the big Conex on the property, mind you, our home from \Nsconsin is now sitting in Pahrump in a Conex box on our five-acre property in the back of the property. It doesn’t interfere with the building of the home. The next thing you know, here comes code enforcement. I think this is overreach and telling me what I can do and what I can’t do on my private property, but we did everything by the book. She tells me we can’t have the Conex there. We already got a letter saying we can. The next thing you know, we’re getting harassed. We comply, but how can you get a building permit if she won’t let you have one even though you’ve complied with everything you’ve done since 2023? Who’s holding you back? Which brings me to say, well, why would you do that? Then, on top of that, you turn around and say you give misinformation about our said property. Thank God for Channel I 3, and we got our own video; we got it on film. The whole conversation is caught on film. There’s nothing on my property except the Conex, which are still sitting there today. Our property is clean and usable. To date, we have invested over $200,000 in this piece of property but code enforcement says I can’t use it. I still pay taxes on it every year. It’s funny that two days later, after I brought out that you lied or you misinformed or you misled people with your comment you made here. On purpose or not, it was misleading information to the public. Two days later, here comes code enforcement again. Cease and desist activity on my private property again; there’s nothing on it. Assessor Sheree Stringer I wanted to bring some positivity into this room. You know we talk about our children that they don’t have anything to do, but I am a proud grandmother of a Tonopah Muckers track and a Pahrump Valley Trojan golf, and they went to state last Tuesday and Wednesday. My grandson’s first year playing golf finished 27th out of 46 kids at his personal best. My granddaughter finished second in state up in Sparks this weekend. I believe it was a 4 by 800. We had a bunch of young people here in our community who have participated, and I’m proud to be a grandma, and I’m proud of these children who have set themselves up for their own personal goals. Pahrump Valley Trojans women’s softball won this weekend. I am very proud of all these young people who have stepped up. There are lots ofthings to do here in this community. I’ve lived here for 50 years. I’ve seen it come; I’ve seen it go. But if we can keep our children in sports, it keeps them off drugs, keeps them from being out late at night causing trouble. Sports are the way to go for our young people out here. I just wanted to bring this to your attention as far as what our children are doing in our community. Whether it’s here in Pahrump, Tonopah, Boulder City, whatever, we’re here, and we should be supporting them and be very proud of them. Toni Hoverman I ask all of you commissioners, are you aware of any data centers that are coming? Are Al centers coming to Pahrump? The reason why I ask is because there’s some kind of activity going on across 160. There were construction workers out there. I’ve been told it has something to do with fiber optics. I have also heard and been told there was a flatbed going down I 60 recently with a tower on it. I hear we’re getting more new sheriffs vehicles out here. I’ve also been told that the number one problem in this valley is dope. You can get anything you want at any time on McGraw Rd. because that’s where I live. Why are we getting all these brand-new police vehicles when we cannot bring in a team that’s going to get rid of these dope heads in this town. After the last debate at the Nugget, it was told to all of us that there’s no money for a team to be commissioned to get rid of the dope out here. When it was said on the stage, I almost shot it through the roof twice. Because knowing that we don’t have the money to help solve the problem in this valley, I can’t even imagine how much more dope is out there now, and it makes me sick. That’s our number one problem here. Mary Rose Parkman I am the Manager at Nye Communities Coalition, and I have some good news for you. The last two weekends we’ve been quite busy thanks to the partnership we have with the Sheriffs Department. We had a couple of deputies, a lieutenant, and a detective who joined us with the community’s youth, and we conducted 30 compliance checks. That is when we have youth go in; they don’t act or dress differently, they don’t have the fake ID, they just try to go in and see if they’re able to be served alcohol or to be so a sold a vape pen. Out of 30 of the locations that we went to on a Friday night, only four failed. That’s an excellent number because in the past, we’ve had times where maybe 75% failed. We’re quite pleased with that. Four is still far too many. I’m trying to get back to our one or two, but it’s much better than the eight that we had about a year ago. I’ll take my win. The other good news is that last Saturday we had about 100 people come to our volunteer recognition event, and we’ve recognized 10 volunteers who were nominated by their peers throughout the community in all different categories. I’ll share that information with the clerk. It was a wonderful event, and it was wonderful for us to be able to recognize the volunteers that do so much throughout the county. Going back one more weekend, on April 25th, we had our drug take-back day. I was here in April, and informed you about it in advance, but the good news is the results are in from the tallies that were done through the evidence lab. We had I 32.7 lbs. of used prescription drugs- things that didn’t need to be placed in the wastewater or any other garbage. They are then impounded and destroyed. So, between Tonopah 7 lbs. and Pahrump 132 lbs., we collected 139.7 lbs. of prescription drugs. Lastly, we have two job fairs. It is May 26th from 9:00 to 12:00 and Wednesday the 27th from 3:00 to 6:00. Tim Bohannon — The Pahrump Valley High School ladies’ softball team won the championship 12 to I over Lowry and Round Mountain ladies’ softball finished in the final , four in IA. we have a 3A champ and the IA final four in our county. Lou Baker I couldn’t bring enough copies for everybody, but I did get some. This is a drafting document prepared for Frank Carbone. Due to the crime, corruption, and the conflict of interest in Pahrump and the $13 million deficit, we as Nye County residents and voters feel betrayed, disappointed, and upset. We feel we need new blood to start the healing process. Through that, we need people devoted to God, the USA, and Nye County. One such person is Frank Carbone, who has served his country as a veteran, commissioner, and community leader. Frank is known as a respected citizen involved with several nonprofits; he is willing to aid Nye County to help eliminate corruption, gain financial freedom, and respect. He is interested in peace, progress, and power of people. Frank is a fair and impartial individual who represents good, not evil, and wants to restore your faith in government. This instrument was prepared by fair, reasonable individuals. If you want relief from extortion and corruption, join us to make a better tomorrow. It starts today when we sign the petition to get the government to agree to our demands. Frank is a liaison to the feds and commissioners at large in Nye County. We’re looking for change; we’re tired of crime and corruption, and don’t care what the Sheriffs Department or the legislature or the justice of the peace.

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Commissioner Bayne

I was told that all the RVs that we towed have been disposed of. I would like to thank this board for the appropriation of that money to do that, because Pahrump is a cleaner place because of what we’ve done. I do want to recognize our county manager’s leadership in this because if he did not step up and make sure this happened, they would still be rotting in the desert.

Commissioner Strickland

First, I’d like to thank the employees that are part of it and

Commissioner Jabbour

for the employees’ appreciation day on Saturday. It was nice to get out there and see everybody’s kids and their spouses and get some time to talk to everyone. That was nice. There’s been some controversial subject matter when it comes to Great Basin Water Company and the fact that they’ve sold and the water restrictions that they’re talking about putting in place. For some reason, there are people who think we have some jurisdiction over free enterprise. Great Basin Water Company is not owned by the county, nor do we have any jurisdiction over them. If you have concerns, you should be contacting the Public Utilities Commission; that’s who has jurisdiction over the Great Basin Water Company. There were also comments made about data centers; not one of your commissioners has been approached by data centers. As a matter of fact, if you’re really interested, there’s going to be a great discussion about that by the Nye County Water District Governing Board on the 26th at 10:00 AM. They will be discussing data centers and giving us advice as to how to get an ordinance together to make sure we do look at it very hard as commissioners. There was also some misinformation about recharge when it came to the aquifer for this basin of 162. As all of you are aware basin I 62 has restrictions by order of the division of water resources that if you want to drill a domestic well and the water was not already dedicated to the parcel you have to buy water rights and in so doing I am a broker ofwater rights. Itwas brought up that I’m selling; I’m not selling my personal water rights. I broker for water rights, so it is a business in that people want to drill a well. I happen to be a well drilling contractor. They buy water rights; I find them the water rights. Secondly, there was some misinformation about our recharge and our ability to have water that it’s depleting our recharge. That is not true. The Division ofWater Resources puts out a report called Pumpage Inventory; it’s put out annually. Our pumpage inventory is 16,000 acre-feet, our recharges at 20,000 acre-feet, and your Nye County Water District Governing Board has worked on a cloud seeding program where they bought an extra 5,000 acre-feet of water to this basin. On top of that, we are working on capturing and recharging any water that comes off Mount Charleston, so we can, in fact, get additional credits from the Division of Water Resources on our recharge and get those accurately acknowledged. Finally, I’d like to apologize to the Disabled Veterans Administration. I wasn’t here; I was out of town, so I wasn’t able to attend. I’m very proud of our commissioners, all of them, for being there.

Commissioner Jabbour

I’d like to congratulate all the state participants throughout Nye County from all the schools and the upcoming graduates. This is graduation time. Congratulations to all ofyou as parents, family members, and friends. We understand it’s not all fluff; you have valid concerns, and some presented a little differently than others, but they’re valid, and we do investigate most of them. I’m glad that some of the folks who have expressed some of their concerns have returned to chambers for me to help clarify some things that were mentioned. Just a few years ago, we had a vicious dog hearing before us here in chambers, and we were to determine the outcome of that dog. It wasn’t the dog; it was the owner of the dog. The dog did become vicious, and the dog did attack multiple people, there were hospitalizations and treatments in the emergency room. Euthanasia is not an option for me; it was to get the dog some help and retraining. Many of you, me included, all know that trailer that sells honey and jerky and nuts. What’s being presented on Facebook and here in chambers is not true. We are not the land czars. The property that Miguel and his wife were occupying and renting for over 20 years was private property, and the owner decided to give them a respectful eviction notice because they have other plans for that property. Miguel happens to own property directly across the street that has utilities: water, sewer, and electricity but because of the ordinances and it is on the state highway, he’s required to build something there at this time. They called me because they also reside in Beatty and have a store in Beatty. I helped them secure the location; unfortunately, for many of us, they’re only there on Saturday and Sunday. Just to the left of where Big 5 is, where Allstate used to be. They’re still in business; we didn’t shut them down; we’re helping them stay in business. This is very important to us. We were given a presentation where we asked that the information go back to the respective boards ofAmargosa and Beatty, who also sit on the Basin 230 Advisory Board. The report that was given back to us was in support of what we supported at the last meeting, but I don’t mind following proper procedure to bring it back to the board. That is direction to staff, because I believe we’d have to pause the letter. It’s very important because other people are involved and impacted by the decision that was made by the decision of these boards that reported back that they were in favor of supporting this withdrawal. But if you’re asking us to pause, I will concede and pause, and we’ll go back to the drawing board and start over. We’ll have a workshop and public meetings in Amargosa and Beatty, so everybody understands what will happen. Sunday, I received a call from the sheriff. I was on Hwy. 95, and 1 was just 10 miles from a head-on collision on 95. That meant I was probably 20 minutes prior to being in that area; unfortunately, there was a fatality. Extreme windy conditions; visibility was horrible. They recommend that you pull over on the side of the road, but even that’s dangerous. Pay attention and be careful on the roads. Yesterday, the chief sent me a message. I was in Tonopah, and they were looking for two suspects because there was a stabbing victim. It was misinformation; there was a knife involved, but it was just threats and was okay. Now, on a good note, this coming weekend, folks in Tonopah, we have our annual Jim Butler Day events. There’s a street dance on Friday, a parade at 10:00 am on Saturday, and we have mucking championships at the Elks property. It started back in the late 1800s, in 1900 here in Nye County. We have a scheduled rodeo; it’s free to the public. The town of Tonopah opted to help pay for the pay for the rodeo. There’s also a Dave Stamey concert free to the public. We’d love to see you up in the north and show your support. May 19, 2026 PageJl7

Commissioner Koenig

I received a phone call from the lawyer for the marijuana place, Oakridge Fortress. According to her, today the state agency in charge of marijuana is supposed to be there watching them dismantle the facility, destroy any product that’s left, and that should be the end of it. If you see people around there today, they are supposed to be taking it down and this should be the end of a horrible story.

Commissioner Boskovich

I rarely address things like this, but the personal attacks from

Mr. Mortensen

. Mr. Mortensen goes online as a keyboard warrior and trashes me, my family, the way I look, the way I dress, everything about me and nothing to do with my job. If that’s what you want to do, that’s fine, and I will just leave it right there. Animal Services Manager Kristi Siegmund — These wonderful high school kids’ accomplishments; they truly are working hard, and I see all the hard work that they put in. It’s just wonderful to have people come up and congratulate them in such a public forum. I normally step up here, and I speak about all the wonderful things that our shelter does, but sometimes I fear that my optimism doesn’t paint a real picture of what we go through every single day. When I was hired 2 years ago, I set out to run our shelter like a Humane Society, and that was inclusive of becoming a no-kill facility. We achieved that, and we’ve maintained that for almost three years now. But no-kill doesn’t mean no suffering; it doesn’t mean no overcrowding; it doesn’t mean impossible decisions are not made every single day. Itjust means that we work tirelessly to save lives while we carry a burden that grows heavier every year. The number of adoptions we’ve had this month is only eight. We just wrapped up our Bissell Empty the Shelter event. I have never sent in reporting in single digits before. 23 is the number of animals that a quick scroll through Facebook showed of people advertising animals from the Animal Foundation in Las Vegas, asking people to save them because of their commitment dates. 325: The number of homeless pets in our local rescues, with 197 of them in our shelter here in Pahrump. I’ve shared with you how many kennels we have; you know it’s not 197. We serve a population of roughly 56,000 people with Nye County residents spread over one of the largest geographical counties in the United States, yet our shelter has nearly 200 animals in their building, and we have 100 animals in that building available for adoption right now. So, think about that. In a rural community with limited veterinary sources, limited rescue partnerships, and long transport distances to get anywhere, we’re trying to care for hundreds of animals every single day. Five is the average number of hoarding and neglect cases that I actively work on with animal control officers every single day. I have three of them on my desk right now, and they take up a full-time job just in and of themselves. 289 that is the number of animals that are involved in just those 5 cases. Yet we see citizens pull animals from euthanasia lists in other cities and in other states; they bring them up here to our already overwhelmed rural community with no long-term plan or support. We have an animal advocate who just rescued 2 dogs from Vegas. I love that, but why didn’t they come to our local shelter? We have another woman who is advertising rehoming a dog on Facebook that is from Vegas with no intention of keeping it, she just wanted to save it and I have people that text me all day long and say do you know somebody who wants a dog. Well, I’m sorry if I knew somebody who wanted a dog, we wouldn’t have May I 9, 2026 Page 18 over I 00 of them in our shelter. The intentions are compassionate, but when animals are relocated to communities that already lack the resources, the staffing, the adopters, and the funding, the burden shifts to our shelter, which is already struggling to stay afloat. Compassion without infrastructure creates just another layer of crisis, and that’s where we are right now. I’m exhausted; our team is exhausted; our volunteers are exhausted. Our kennel techs, our office staff, and I, are all doing the work of multiple people, and we do it with a smile on our face. We continue to celebrate these adoptions. We can’t continue the way that we are being a no-kill shelter. It requires public responsibility, enforceable regulations programs, spay and neuter, volunteers, adopters, local accessible veterinary care, accountability for irresponsible ownership, and community members that are willing to stand beside us. If things continue the way they are, we are going to have no other choice but to potentially reevaluate the operations of our shelter. We have a dozen dogs who’ve been with us for over a year and a ton of others that have been with us for 8-9-10 months; some are mentally deteriorating; they’re going kennel crazy, and those are the ones that we quietly bring in a trainer, bring in a veterinarian, and work with our teams to talk about potential euthanasia humanely. That hurts my heart. We believe that every animal deserves compassion, dignity, and the chance to go home. Our situation is not sustainable. We have a generous sponsor that is going to cover all our adoption fees for the rest of this month. So, please come and see us; we have 17 cats and 73 dogs that are available for adoption, and another 7 that are available in Tonopah.

Commissioner Jabbour

Kristi, at the next meeting that you come forward, do you think that you might have some time to take snapshots of all these beautiful cats and dogs, and while you’re speaking, we do a slide show to show people? Is it possible? Manager Siegmund It absolutely is. We have the snapshots, have a book, and we have a screen in our shelter that rotates through all of them. We also post every single day on our Facebook all our adoptable animals, so I have them. It’s no extra work for me; I’ll just put them in a slideshow and bring it here. Fire Chief Scott Lewis I just wanted to touch on something that Commissioner Jabbour mentioned earlier regarding the accident on the 95. It did result in a fatal. The success story is that multiple agencies joined forces in a very short period of time including Tonopah, Esmeralda, Beatty and Pahrump to respond to that accident, extricate those individuals and get them off to the appropriate medical care despite the horrendous conditions that they were facing, and that was also at the same time there were multiple other incidents unfolding throughout the county. Including another accident in Amargosa, semi-trucks in Esmeralda, and brush fires down here. It was a very busy weekend, but the collaborative effort is what I really wanted to highlight today. I’m also very proud to tell you one of our junior firefighters was on the state championship softball team, Natalie Soto, who is also the daughter of our Captain Soto. Congratulations to her and her team. I wanted to remind our community that our burn moratorium is in place. It began on Friday, and we’re going to vigorously enforce the code to make sure that people are not conducting unauthorized controlled burns. Our conditions are much too volatile; we’ve had multiple fires that have involved structures due to improperly conducted controlled burns. DA Kunzi I wanted to address the commentary that was made regarding public records requests. I think it might be good for the public to hear what really is involved in these. I need to shout out Arnold’s staff, who deal with hundreds of public records requests. The Sheriffs Office is inundated with records requests. We work with them very closely to make sure that these things are done as appropriately as possible. This idea that every public record request that comes in is easy and you just give the results is not true at all. This takes an application of statutes; it requires a lot of legal analysis, and some need a judicial review because of some of the lack of clarity that happens in these things. There are maybe 100 or more exceptions to the public records request that we must figure out how to apply. You put on top of that all the hundreds of cases that are out there that have created this balancing test: you must determine what should get released to the public and what shouldn’t get released to the public. This is not an easy process that we just haphazardly do. It frustrates me that the case that is being referenced in chambers today is an individual who’s filed a lawsuit against the county and is trying to make a public records request; no, that’s not going to work. This is litigation, there’s a process of litigation. You choose to litigate and no we are not going to release those results. There’s a process because again this is part of the litigation and the big thing is that in this particular case what we’re looking at and you just think about this for a moment, they’re trying to get data from our criminal justice histories of who’s being run in our criminal histories. Do you think it’s appropriate for me to be releasing to the public who might be targets of criminal investigations? Those are the type of things that we must deal with. We don’t do this willy-nilly; we’re not just being random or anything else. We have legitimate reasons why we must do this. In this particular case, it’s so complex because this is a federal system, basically controlled by the feds, and we are working with DPS and now working with their attorney general to try to figure out what we can actually release as part of the criminal history system without causing problems and what should be going to the public. I think that it’s unfair that people always get papered with “you’re denying all these requests” and everything else. I probably see I % of the public records requests that come to my attention. This one did come to my attention mainly because of the litigation. I hope the public understands that this is not an easy process for the departments to handle. I deeply respect all the departments that we work with who must go through these processes; they work hard, they take them seriously, they do things appropriately. The beauty of it is, I can basically say that whatever anybody thinks, no one has challenged us and the court has not said we’ve done something improperly. We do try to do the things the way they need to be done, but I just thought it would be important for the public to understand the context of what goes on with these public records requests.

Sheriff McGill

McGill First, I want to address a comment that was made earlier in the public comment. Yes, there is a drug problem in this community. There’s a drug problem in every community. However, it would be irresponsible of me to remove people from the patrol force that responds to your 911 call to create a drug task force. I have decided that we will not do that until we have sufficient coverage on the street to respond to the citizens of our communities. Secondly, on a good note, Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 PM we are going to have the Inaugural Hwy. 160 Remembrance Ceremony. There were flyers over on the tables on both sides; everyone who would like to participate is welcome. That will take place at the Sheriffs Office in the parking lot. Then there will be a processional drive down Basin to 160 to Calvada and over here to the Eye. There’s going to be a lot of people in attendance, and hopefully this will be something that will create some healing for some people and education for some others. County Clerk Freidhof Please remember early voting starts on Saturday. Also, anyone who’s coming up to Tonopah for the Jim Butler Days, we do have a polling location there, and you’re more than welcome to come down and vote after the parade. Our drop box is located here at the clerk’s office; it’s no longer down at the courthouse. Please try to remember that. Also, it is so important you guys vote in the primary. We will be at the Bob Ruud starting Saturday, all next week. We are closed on Sundays and holidays, and again we have drop boxes here; we’ll have drop boxes down there, and on election days we’ll have them all over the place. If you have any questions, give us a call. Thank you.

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— — 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 our marked bank reconciliation and treasurers report. You will notice that there are still some items on there from the 5th judicial court and any of the line items that are in red represent bank deposits, any of the line items that are in black or activity that’s been recorded in our accounting system. We are still actively working with our courts trying to put those puzzle pieces together and identify any discrepancies between the bank deposits and the activity recorded in our accounting system. We also experienced a decrease in our market value for our bond investments. It is stabilizing. April does show that it is coming back as rates are increasing as we speak. Our Comptroller and assistant Comptroller have actively worked on the auditor closing entries and adjusting entries. They were posted and we hope to be able to identify all those entries in our April bank reconciliation and treasurers report. Those miscellaneous items down at the bottom of our bank reck I do anticipate being resolved and having nothing listed in miscellaneous. We will certainly keep everybody posted once we work through our bank reconciliation treasures report for April fiscal year 26.

Public Comment opened and closed.

7. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation

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— — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for Nye County.

Comptroller Teich

We submitted it to D tax, and they will not approve the fiscal 27 budget because of the deficit balance. I’m going to show you where we are at this point with the budget. We don’t have the details of the budget in the backup because we need to make some additional cuts. Even total revenues have gone up slightly from the tentative budget to $57 million it ended up being a 2% contingency for the general fund and NRS allows up to a 3% contingency. We also have transfers. Those transfers are $10.5 million which brings us to a total expenditure outlay of $68 million. When you look at the expenditure compared to revenues, we have a shortfall of$11 million. We’re making items thatcan be pulled out of the budget. Right now, all open positions which equate to $2.5 million, all new positions equate to $2.6 million, and any reclass positions, people that are being recommended for a promotion in their current position to a higher level of point $3 million. We also recommend a reduction in service and supplies across the board of 25%. Our net shortfall after making those changes, ifthe board approves them, would bring us to a deficit of $1 .9 million but we need to make that number 0. I must let the board know and the community that these open positions include safety-related positions and animal shelter. If we do not get to a zero position in communicating with D tax, they gave us a choice if we do not have an adopted fiscal 27 budget by May 29th this year we will have to revert to the original adopted budget. We had the issue of some safety salaries not included in the general fund and the jail fund. I am talking about where a budget would stand if we do not adopt a budget right now, by the end of this month, that is balanced.

Public Comment: Linda Clark I am not a bookkeeper or a financial person and at the last meeting we talked about a lot of the things that you still wanted to spend money on; several of us thought you should just freeze everything. We all must take care of our checkbooks and our money and balance our books. You guys sit up here; you’re the ones spending the money you do not see and know what’s going. We only see it when you tell us or we beg for it. I’m trying to figure out who’s fault is this. I’m not blaming it on our fire, police and all the other emergency services you need or the shelter. Somebody made a big Boo-Boo and I’m not going to take the fall for it, and neither should the community. You guys need to figure it out but somewhere along the line you’re going to have to just be nice and just say no. I know I’m not the boss but why is that so hard to understand. We tell our kindergarten kids, and you can’t do that. You guys are far beyond understanding a checkbook so why we keep spending? You should just put a freeze on everything until we can get to her zero balance and then don’t go crazy like you have been. Beth Borysewich —Number one should be security. I think everything else should be frozen except for security. We need additional officers. I don’t know if we can have a volunteer Police Department or something that might help the sheriff. We need to make sure everybody is safe from drunk drivers, druggies and break-ins. Everything else should either be cut or just freeze it. If you must, let people go. You must stand up. You must 7. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Cont... have a strong backbone and you guys need to sit there and say no. No more jobs, new positions or new purchases, nothing because we must get to 0 and to get to 0 you don’t spend anything. We need to protect ourselves as well as the police need to protect us and the fire department. I need you guys to think hard and please take this to heart. We really need to get to 0. You need to say no, doesn’t matter who complains. Dwight Lilly This is a horrible situation we find ourselves in and I brought up in the past couple of meetings they need to reduce the staff by a sizable number of people, or the staff take pay cuts. A major part of our budget every year is employee benefits and wages. Healthcare benefits nationwide are going through the roof. It is going to be an ongoing problem, and I know people hate to lose theirjobs. I mentioned in the pastthatthe county commissioners, according to NRS, are supposed to be overseeing the finances so when you point to the county manager or the comptroller when you should have been on top of this. This whole past year, it was your job as county commissioner but there’s nothing we can do about that now. We can do something going forward but I would highly recommend you immediately cut employment by 30 or maybe 40%. Yes, there will be empty offices and things would have to be tightened but that’s where we’re at unless you want the state to come in and take over Nye County and you all lose your jobs. Don Meighan —At a meeting I attended, there was an issue where the Police Department had a mobile command center they were wanting to use but they couldn’t come up with the money to insure it. You guys were trying to figure out how to come up with a couple $1000 to insure it. Then later in the same one there was a proposal to go out and buy another one for $100,000 and you told them that they had to go and get more quotes. They came back a couple months later and you guys approved it for them to buy this mobile command. If they had a functioning vehicle, why did they need another one for $100,000. 1 recognize it’s only 5 zeros and not 8, but if you guys would pay attention to the five zeros and the four zeros and the three zeros you wouldn’t have a problem with the 8 or 9 zeros. You guys need to start looking at what the hell you’re doing, you approve everything and you have absolutely no idea how you’re going to pay for it. Then you come to us and you want more money you guys are supposed to work for us, it’s not the other way around. Toni Hoverman The animals are suffering and we’re worried about soccer fields. What is going on here. I can’t even process that. I was in jail last Saturday and a nice young very polite professional officer helped me. I saw all the sedans lined up and I made a comment to him and said wow we have sedans in this town for the police all I ever see are pickup trucks and SUVs. That’s all you see and they use a lot of gas, and they cost a lot of money. The officer told me we have got new vehicles, and these vehicles are going to go for private volunteer patrol. Do we need more SUV’s and pickup trucks. I see the sheriffs vehicle running and the sheriffs is not in the vehicle or around the vehicle. I went to a safety meeting for women in this town at the at the museum there were 7 units there. There was only one that was running and it was a long day that day. I can’t understand why the unit was running and nobody was in it and it was burning gas. I thought wow I’m May P19, 2026 Page 23 7. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Cont... paying for the gas, tax dollars are paying for the gas, while that vehicle is there running. We don’t need new, expensive vehicles. Why don’t we have sedans. We need vehicles that are efficient, that will last. Maybe a fleet of Camrys would work. I know Camry’s are not an F-I 50 or a big SUV but are better on gas. Not as comfortable for an officer to drive around all day, but the animals are suffering and you guys are spending all this money on cars and on soccer fields. What about the animals, I just don’t get it. Maryann Hollis I’ve said constantly why don’t we hear about additional costs for all these projects that are being proposed such as maintenance and water costs and we don’t hear that. If we had heard that and you had said it and others heard it maybe this wouldn’t be that bad. I feel like I’m at a bingo game, arriving a little late, given a card and half the numbers have been called. I have tried to support conversations and information with research that I’ve done that just seems to go nowhere. We ask hard questions, and we don’t get an answer and here we are. I don’t want to be at that bingo game and don’t want to be up there to have to make these cuts, but I wasn’t calling the numbers, you were. Michael Garcia The 1st amendment concedes the 2nd amendment. What if subject matter jurisdiction, at this end of the mic, could never be waived. What does that say for your BOCC 7.52 the administration version of constitutional law. If we need a state audit it’s not an investigation when you can see the collaboration. There must be a reason for a purpose beyond your seasonal lack and failures to uphold your oath. Talk about FOYA requests. It’s not uncommon for us to uncover corrupt DA through FOYA requests because of discretionary disclosure. That’s the problem, that’s why we sue for FOYA request because we have been unlawfully denied. Richard Goldstein I lived in this town now for 18 years and I can’t count the number of times that we’ve gone through this crap of being in the red. Cutting emergency services should be the last thing we consider. Look at the agenda and you’ve got three items on this agenda to spend almost $1 .4 million on different items. Let’s start by cutting that right now. Consider cutting the salaries of people like the county manager or the assistant county manager and people that are making over $100,000 a year. They don’t have to make huge cuts but cut them by 10 or 15% for now until we can get this budget under control, which unfortunately is probably going to be never. Tami Pitman This has happened before and they put people on furlough. It seems that the county does things backwards. In a family you figure out what your salary is, and you do math and you put aside money for the bills, you figure out what all your expenses are and if you have money leftover then you can think about putting away money. We should always have a rainy-day fund because rainy days always happen even in the desert. If a family ends up, you know they are losing an income, or they don’t get whatever they need, they must tighten their belt. We need to tighten our belts because we’ve put ourselves in this situation and just freezing positions that are open, not available, or not filled yet aren’t going to cut it. 7. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Cont... Public Comment Closed.

Commissioner Strickland

We are setting the budget now for the upcoming year and this is us shaving and working on the budget. This is what we will send up for next year. We’re doing our job and we’re getting our hands slapped for doing our job which is tough.

Commissioner Bayne

I have a whole list of things to do but this just isn’t a productive forum for this so I’m going to reserve for the interest of time. I don’t think people understand the entire counties here and the one time I did it everyone’s mad at me. I figured out the salaries that we’re spending. Someone’s mad because gas is running for 5 minutes. Think about all these people in this room that are sitting while people are talking about all this other stuff and that is an incredible waste of time. We have department heads back there, I don’t even know why some are back there. We do have to get through these meetings and so I’m going to reserve my things that I have. My intent here is just to inform the public that I do have list of things to discuss but this isn’t the right forum. After we have these meetings, we’ll report back on how we want to proceed and get through these meetings so that we can all discuss what our ideas are and then reconcile afterwards and then report to the public.

Comptroller Teich

There is no action right now. We are coming back on May 27th to identify the cuts and to show how we’re going to get to a balanced 0 budget. That must be finalized and approved on the 27th so that we can send that final budget to D-tax and get a compliance letter saying that they accept our budget for 27.

Commissioner Koenig

I believe we can do that. It won’t be easy. It’s going to be hard cuts and things that we probably don’t want to cut but we must cut some stuff. We sit here and we approve stuff because a lot of times the audience wants us to approve it. We get pressure from them to vote yes and we’re spending money we don’t have. They want the cops to have more cars; they want us to have more cops. We don’t have the money to afford it, but we vote yes because they want it. Now, they don’t want it.

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to continue item to the 27th.

Motion carries 5-0.

8. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation

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— — to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Resolution 2026-08: A Resolution Authorizing a Temporary Interfund Loan for Fiscal Year 2025.2026.

Public Comment: Beth Borysewich You are going to take a loan from another fund, and you’re going to use those funds to offset our deficit, then you’re going to pay it back within one year. That’s going to leave us in a deficit anyway. How many years has this been going on? I’ve heard rumors that this has been going on for years and that’s not cool. You don’t take money from one department, say you’ll pay them back, and then pay them back and then end up in a deficit again. That is very poor bookkeeping, so I just don’t think it’s a good idea. Dwight Lilly Borrowing money to pay this is, you must cut. You borrow money against the fund that then must be paid back. You’ve been doing this for years, way back when they had to lay people off. It’s like you guys do not listen. Whoever has proposed this loan, you haven’t listened to anything or learned the lesson. Like Mr. Goldstein said, 18 years. I’ve been here 23 years. It’s an ongoing virus you have, that you cannot control spending. You don’tborrowyourselfout ofdebt. How many ofyou have been in business? You can’t borrow your way out of debt in a fiscal crisis. It’s going to get worse. Linda Clark May 27th is that a Wednesday? Are we going to be allowed to come to that and hear that meeting? I was just thinking, if we went back and looked at, say, the last 6 to 8 months of your agenda and the stuff that you have approved and given raises. I bet we would not be in this position today. Tim Bohannon —Cutting is really the most appropriate thing. From the accountant standpoint, transfer of funds to different accounts is typically not an unusual thing to do. However, we’re talking about budgets; we’re talking about ensuring that we have financials that are, for lack of a better phrase, singing, meaning they’re in good condition, whereas ours are not. What we need to do is make sure that we have a tight rein on the finances. That should be a last resort at this point. Cutting, reducing efficiencies. I’m going to keep harping on efficiencies; we can do more with less. The other interesting aspect that comes up, and this is a longer term, is from a financial standpoint: what are we doing about increasing the revenue? And I am not talking about increasing taxes. I’m talking about getting the right mix here, that would be able to put tax dollars into the coffers, but for right now, for this budget item, you must decide: are we at the last resort or cut before we get there? Toni Hoverman I assume this is where that $4 million temporary loan is at that’ll bring us up to $17 million temporaries; temporary is a very interesting word. Whenever you talk about government, temporary usually doesn’t happen. You have borrowed the money; you’ll be $17 million in the hole. Some things to consider are all these new houses are going up. Regardless of what we think here, you guys are going to do it anyway. Why don’t you consider these big, brand-new houses, anything over 2000 square feet, you slip 8. 10:00 am. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Resolution 2026-08 Cont. a tax in there because these people can afford to buy them. Add an extra tax, $1000, they’re not even going to see that. There are a lot of big, huge properties out here. I’m not talking about the existing ones; I’m talking about the new ones that are going to come to town. You bury it in the paperwork, and they’ll just pay it. The last thing I want to say is I have worked in positions within the commercial business insurance industry, and when times were hard, the employees had to contribute more to their medical. I mean, we must come down; we must get rid of $1 .9 million because somebody over time, or some people over time, didn’t pay attention. Another consideration is police vehicles. I called the police out to my house for noise disturbance on my neighbor next door. I had two pickups with the canine and an SUV show up at my house just because my neighbor’s music was too loud. I don’t see why I needed an SUV and 2 Ford F-150s. Don Meighan I’m trying to understand exactly what it is that we’re talking about here. Is this a similar situation to what we had with the landfill? Because, if I’m not mistaken, money was borrowed from the landfill fund to fund buyouts, and now the landfills are in trouble. How do I understand what it is exactly? I may be misunderstanding, or maybe it’s not the proper context because it looked like Ms. Strickland was looking at me like I was confused. I’m just looking for clarification: how do we, as the people, understand exactly what it is? When I look at the information that you put out, it doesn’t really tell us what exactly this is. I know that we, or at least myself, didn’t learn this in high school because I went to public school. How do we learn exactly what it is that you guys are supposed to be doing and how to hold you accountable to that so that we don’t find ourselves in this situation. What’s the proper way to do it? Is there a class that you guys offer for this, or am I totally off base here?

Commissioner Strickland

If we were to engage back and forth that’s a conversation. This is your time to tell us what you think and our time to listen. Then we can follow up afterwards.

Commissioner Bayne

If we pick and choose who we want to respond to, we have a First Amendment violation. We don’t want to have First Amendment violations here. If we did that, then it would cease to be open comment, which is your due process rights, and it would become like a boring talk show. So that’s the problem: it’s not to be insulting to anybody, but we cannot do that. I do value the First Amendment.

Commissioner Boskovich

I would also say that any member of the public can reach out to any department that they have questions with anytime. That’s why we’re all here. I take calls. Assistant Finance Director Diana Carrell We are bringing the item forward today to help with deficit cash reserve in the general fund. It is for cash flow purposes. We discovered some unrealized balances in the Nye County capital fund, and it will not impede any ongoing capital projects or halt any. It was an additional balance which would allow us the use of this fund for the temporary interfund loan. It is within the NRS and Nye May 19, 2026 Page27 8. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, amend and adopt, or reject Nye County Resolution 2026-08 Cont... Administrative Codes that are outlined in the agenda item. Are there any questions that you want me to address?

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to adopt as written.

Motion carries 5-0. PUBLIC PETITIONER

29. Presentation by Joel Donalson, Vice President of Sustainability with AngloGold

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Ashanti on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the North Bullfrog Project and the 30-day public comment period with the Bureau of Land Management. (5-minute time limit) Joel Donalson, Vice President of Sustainability with AngloGold Ashanti, gave a presentation on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the North Bullfrog Project and the 30-day public comment period with the Bureau of Land Management. BLM publicized all the expected environmental and social impacts of the project in this document. Construction is anticipated to start June of 2027, and commercial production in 2028. There’s already been a virtual public meeting on May 13th. The BLM will post that recording. There will be an in-person meeting in Beatty that the BLM will host. There will be subject matter experts present who can answer questions about the project on the 27th of May at 6:00 PM in the Community Center.

Commissioner Jabour

This is exciting news. We’re familiar with mining, and in Nye County especially, with our largest mine of Round Mountain Gold. Originally, they said it’ll only be I 5 years; now it’s been almost 25 years, and it’s very exciting that you’re in Beatty. We just had something on the agenda for your park and ride. I was trying to get you some restrooms, but it’s okay; portable potties will work. I know you mentioned in your presentation 340 jobs, and I always ask this question: most of those are transitjobs with the construction of the different areas, because you must put in infrastructure in your area. What the people of Nye County and surrounding counties, especially the Nevadans, want to know is what the true number of permanent and semi-permanent jobs is for these people? Joel Donalson We anticipate 471 during construction and around 345 permanent jobs through the life of the project, and then there will be what we call induced labor, so you bring additional people into the area to support the increase in population and the mine as support. We’re very interested in having a local workforce who’s invested in the communities. Director Natural Resources Megan Labadie The department has prepared comments coming for that draft ElS, and it’s coming before the board June 2nd SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP 9. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for Town of Pahrump. Called with items 10 & 14. Finance Manager Jennifer Fanning Item 10 is for the service and supply budget. This is being brought back from the last meeting that we had. The amount has changed, as you can see, and the only difference of why it has increased from the last time is that we did not have the town’s share of the animal shelter bond in there. It’s a fault of my own, just being new to the budget and not knowing. That’s the additional request for that; that’s why the amount has changed there.

Commissioner Strickland

We are making it clear to the public this is not the budgetary concern we have in 10101; this is sole and separate to the Town of Pahrump. Manager Fanning Item 9 is to adopt the final budget for the Town of Pahrump, so I need the approval on 10 to move forward with 9. Item 14 is the Town of Pahrump Pool District. The only thing that’s changed from the tentative budget that you guys adopted to the final budget is that the pool district is now going to be joining the risk management pool and paying in their portion to risk management, so the service and supply line did go up $12,000 because that’s their portion to pay into risk management.

Public Comment Beth Borysewich We are still going to have a negative balance at the beginning of 2027. I say unless it has to do with personal safety, no, we should not approve anything else. You need to say no, and Commissioner Strickland, you said, you know, open them all and then we can approve them. That’s telling the rest of the commissioners this is what you should do. I don’t think that was the right thing to say. It’s no big deal just wanted to bring it to your attention. I do not think we should approve an increase. For the animal services department, I am working on a program that would potentially have a membership-type aspect of it so that we can have members make donations and, you know, become like the Audubon Society somewhat but still bring in some money. No matter what you do, the answer is no, you cannot spend any more money. Linda Clark I still think they can do better, and I would like to see more freezes and cut out some more of this fluff. Toni Hoverman I don’t know exactly how you guys came up with $381,996. Why don’t you make it 385,000 and make it a better number. The point I’m going to make with this is we shouldn’t be spending more money. We should be smarter with what we’ve got. We are spending money on things such as, and 1 want you guys to totally correct me, soccer 9. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Cont... fields. The animals are in dire straits. What’s the priority? The kids got a new splash pad this year. The kids have the pool; the kids have the park across the street from Rhinestones. I just don’t get it. These animals are in dire straits. Why is it not being advertised all over this town on the news and on all the electronic signs in town that there are no fees for adoption for the rest of the month? You guys are worried about the soccer fields. It doesn’t make sense. That’s stupid, and no disrespect, but where are the priorities here? There are a lot of irresponsible people that live in this town. The kids have fields to play in. We want to keep them out of trouble; maybe they should spend more time at the library keeping up on their studies for the summer so that when school starts, they’re not behind. I’m just trying to be realistic here. They’re building the new track across 160 for the off roaders, for the razors and all those things. What about the animals? There are animals that are dying that need attention and help. I’m thinking about going over there and getting two of them in the next couple of days. That poor girl that takes care of that pound and runs the pound was talking about those poor animals. I was sitting back there bawling my head off.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Koenig

There is nothing on this agenda that pertains to soccer fields. They are completely different funds. There is money on here for the animals, $125,000 worth. Don’t say we’re not doing anything for the animals. I love that shelter. I’m done.

Commissioner Strickland

I’d like to make a motion; first to approve the service and supply budget amount of $381 996 to be funded from the Town of Pahrump accounts, secondly to adopt the final budget for fiscal year 2026/27 for the Town of Pahrump and for the Pahrump Pool District.

Motion carries 5-0. Manager Fanning I want to let everyone know there will be a soft opening of the pool this weekend, 12-6:00 PM Saturday and Sunday. Monday they will open full time 7-1 0:00 AM for adult swim and 12-6:00 PM for open swim for everyone. The entire month of July is sponsored for free swimming. 10. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve or reject: a. Request additional Service and Supply budget in the amount of $381,996.00; and b. Fund from Town of Pahrump accounts. Called with item 9. AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE PAHRUMP POOL DISTRICT 14. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for Town of Pahrump Pool District. Called with item 9. SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF UNINCORPORATED TOWNS OF BEATTY, GABBS, MANHATTAN, AND RAILROAD VALLEY BEATTY 11. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for Town of Beatty. Called with items I 2 & I 3.

Public Comment Caller inaudible; call disconnected.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to adopt the fiscal budget 2026/27 for the towns of Beatty, Gabbs & Manhattan.

Motion carries 5-0. GABBS 12. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation — — to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for Town of Gabbs. Called with item 11. MAN HATTAN 13. 10:00 a.m. For Possible Action Public Hearing, discussion and deliberation to adopt, or amend and adopt the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for Town of Manhattan. Called with item 11. SITTING AS THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 15. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS — These are items that Staff recommends for approval. The Board reserves the right to move any consent agenda item to the regular segment of the agenda should issues arise that need to be addressed. Discussion of any item from the Consent Agenda Items that needs review before a decision is made. 15.1 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 5.2 For Possible Action Approval of Assessor’s Office Change Requests to allow the Nye County Assessor/Treasurer to process and: a. Issue a refund in the amount of $85.23 to Kenny Lee, owner of the business located at 3101 N. Frontage Rd., Ste. 1, Pahrump, NV, Personal Propey Account Number EQ106202; and b. Issue a corrected bill in the amount of $5,322.50 to Anthony & Valerie Jenkins, owners of 5880 N. Johnnie Mine St., Pahrump, NV, Assessor’s Parcel Number 029-213-24. 15.3 For Possible Action Approval of the meeting minutes from the joint meeting on February 24, and March 3, 2026. I 5.4 For Possible Action Approval to issue a Consumer and Display Fireworks Permit to Phantom Fireworks Showrooms dba Phantom Fireworks. William Weimer Applicant. 15.5 For Possible Action Approval to issue an Aerial Fireworks Display Permit to the Town of Round Mountain for their 4th of July Event on Saturday, July 4, 2026, being held in the Hadley Subdivision in Round Mountain, NV. James E. Swiqart Applicant. I 5.6 For Possible Action Approval to issue an Aerial Fireworks Display Permit to the Town of Tonopah for their 4th of July event on Saturday, July 4, 2026, being held at Joe Friel Sports Complex in Tonopah. Jennifer Mills —Applicant. 15.7 For PossibleAction —Approval to: a. Accept the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Modification No. 0013 to extend the expiration date of the Nye County Community Tritium Groundwater Monitoring Program grant to August 16, 2027. There is no change to the funding; and b. Execute the Modification.

Public Comment. Beth Borysewich This is for 15.7. First, I’d like to know how much it is costing us. Because I’m seeing something from 2015 for $100,016,000 for him to travel throughout our county and provide samples to the Department of Energy and so forth. My question is, what do his findings do for us? That’s something that we need to know before you guys go and spend another $1,000,000; that’s what it is. Also, somebody sent me something today saying that you guys can answer our questions. I would like to know what this gives us? If somebody could answer that.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Koenig

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Commissioner Strickland

I’d like to make a motion to approve and execute the modifications.

Commissioner Koenig

I’ll second that motion, with a comment. That monitoring for tritium is important because if we see tritium coming into our water, it comes from when they used to explode those big bombs. We don’t want tritium near our water. It’s a wake- up call if we see it, but if we don’t monitor it, we’ll never know until we die.

Motion carries 5-0. ASSESSOR 16. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Determine that excess Nye County vehicle VIN2FTRXI8W84CA8334O, a 2004 Ford Fl 50 is no longer required for public use; and b. Determine it is in the best interest to donate the vehicle to Tonopah Development Corporation, aka Tonopah Main Street, a nonprofit organization. Chief Deputy Assessor Justin Zimmerman Wth me is Kat Gaily, Executive Director for Tonopah Main Street. As the board knows, the Assessor’s Office replaced our vehicles last year, and since then this vehicle has been sitting in Pahrump unused. Tonopah Main Street has a use for it. I know it’s kind of tone deaf on an agenda like today asking for a donation, but that is what we’re doing. Tonopah Main Street would use this vehicle just within the town ofTonopah. Atthe time we sent itto Pahrump, itwas perfectly suited, and it would help us with watering the planters we maintain downtown.

Public Comment opened/closed. Justin Zimmerman I should disclose that I’m on the board of Tonopah Main Street. I am an unpaid volunteer with no pecuniary interest.

Commissioner Jabbour

Motion to approve donating the 2004 Ford F-150 to the Tonopah development corporation AKA Tonopah main street.

Motion carries 5-0 Assessor She ree Stringer I want to let the other departments know that we do still have another truck that can be used. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 17. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to appoint a person from the panel ofsubstitutejustices ofthe peace pursuantto NRS 4.340 as ajustice ofthe 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.

Public Comment Michael Garcia I was trying to get in on that last charitable donation with the tax dollars, but anyhow I guess I’ve missed you all. Why don’t we go over your responsibilities and the growth of accountability when your appointments go awry? You know, if you appoint it and it goes into default, you should be able to render that situation. Why don’t we talk about SB354 and the negative impact Chevron has on the overall county affairs? Linda Clark Mr. Foley is the correct JP, and we’re all hoping that he’s going to be our permanent one, which he should have been in the first place.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Koenig

Motion to appoint Michael Foley.

Motion carries 5-0. CLERK 18. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Appoint one member to the Round Mountain Town Board for an unexpired term ending in January 2029 from the following list of applicants: Ralph “Chip” Houston and Brant Paulick; and/or b. Readvertise for the appointment.

Public Comment opened/closed.

Commissioner Jabbour

Motion to appoint Ralph Houston with term ending in January 2029.

Motion carries 5-0. May I 9, 2026 Page 34 19. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Appoint two members to the Smoky Valley Library District Board of Trustees to fill two expiring terms ending in May 2030 from the following list of applicants: Tasha Giraud, Jana Twitchell, and Angelina Whitaker; and/or b. Readvertise for the appointments.

Public Comment opened/closed.

Commissioner Jabbour

I move to appoint Tasha Giraud and Angelina Whitaker, with the term ending May 2030.

Motion carries 5-0. SHERIFF 20. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding Nye County Proclamation P2026-03: A Proclamation declaring May 28, 2026 Highway 160 Remembrance Day.

Sheriff McGill

McGill This is about the event that were holding on May 28th The flyers are on both sides on the tables. We’re asking for a proclamation to dedicate it as Highway 160 Remembrance Day.

Public Comment Linda Clark This may be a stupid question. Tell me why we need a Remembrance Day for Highway 160? It’s a state highway; why? Is it not like a local highway or street? And why is it?

Public Comment closed.

Sheriff McGill

This is something that was presented as a bit of a healing for family and friends of many people who have died on Highway 160. Obviously, Highway 160 passes through the center of our town, and many of those people who have lost their lives on this highway between here and Las Vegas lived in our community. This was a community outreach that we’re trying to propose, and hopefully we’ll have a large turnout. Does that answer your question?

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to approve the proclamation.

Commissioner Koenig

Seconds the motion.

Motion carries 5-0. May 19, 2026 Page35 21 For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: . — a. Ajjprove, amend and approve, or reject a filming agreement with Authenticity Network LLC. that would authorize filming with Nye County Sheriffs Office personnel to highlight day-to-day operations, community engagement, and the unique challenges faced by deputies serving Nye County; and b. Execute the contract.

Sheriff McGill

This involves the US Cops show, which is on YouTube. They have been filming with us since 2022 off and on, butthey approached us and asked ifwe would allow them to come back again for another season and continue their filming. Due to past proposals and requests on the agenda, we thought it best to come before you and ask you to approve. We submitted this through the DistrictAttorney’s Office for review, which has approved the contract that is being proposed. This is following a day in the life of our deputies; it’s a start to finish. They don’t just show sensationalism; they show the mundane, and it gets tremendous circulation all over the world. They are housed in Germany; they’re from Germany, and they come here for their filming time. We would like to keep it going.

Commissioner Boskovich

It makes our deputies look like the professionals that they are. It’s really a good thing.

Commissioner Strickland

How many manhours do you think this takes filming?

Sheriff McGill

It doesn’t cost us anything. Tammy Engel They’re coming to film for about 5 days. We do not make money from this; however, they did film a beautiful recruitment video for us at no cost, and I’m talking about the overhead video. It’s nice, and this is something that our deputies do want.

Comptroller Teich

What is the term of the contract? I could not understand it.

Sheriff McGill

I looked at this morning. It is number two on page one. It shall terminate six months after the final episode of the series has been published or aired.

Comptroller Teich

What happens if it is re-aired?

Commissioner Jabbour

Sheriff, I’m okay with the first right of refusal. Where you or your staff are going to review before anything is aired. I like that. One of the things I’m not comfortable with is the possible ride-along because I know that any time prior, social workers etcetera, wanting to do one, we’ve not been okay with it, you’ve not been okay with it. There is the liability factor.

Sheriff McGill

They have their own insurance coverage, as well as we have them sign a waiver of liability. We do ride along for the community even. 21 For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: . — a. Approve, amend and arprove, or reject a filming agreement Cont...

Commissioner Jabbour

I did speak to the producer, the owner from Germany, and he did explain to me that it’s a low-budget production company. I don’t want them to pay us anything, but what I would like you to consider is that ifthe deputies are having a speaking part and they are involved in the CBA here in Nye County, it will fall under the actor’s union and they should be paid something through the production company.

Commissioner Bayne

I was a member of SAG-AFTRA, it does not fall under that. I had an agent; my agent had to be credited with either SAG or AFTRA. Those guys are not members of the union. They cannot be paid; it would be a violation of 281A. They are public officials just like we are.

Public Comment Fire Chief Scott Lewis I worked with this group also; they’re very professional, they’re very conscientious about the product they provide, and they do solicit your input to make sure that it’s something that will benefit the town, not them. I would give my support to that. Tim Bohannon A couple of points that I had: public safety is a concern. I love the idea about the recruiting video; that’s very useful. It builds morale, and morale is very important. Especially when you’re talking about financial challenges that we have today. Michael Garcia I just wanted to point out once again the illusion of a career policy man pretending to be a sheriff. I strongly urge you against this just from a liability standpoint. We already know about the YouTube video of him supporting Captain Obvious. Who owns the intellectual rights and property to that? Beth Borysewich Who the heck is Captain Obvious? I’d like to know; I mean it’s not a cartoon character. This is something that will bring recognition to our town and how we operate. It’ll give us some more transparency of what happens in jail with the Sheriffs Department, and it’s not going to cost us a single cent. I think that we should go ahead and do this. I think it would be a good thing for the deputies.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Koenig

Motion to approve the contract and execute.

Motion carries 5-0. DISTRICT COURT 22. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Approve the Interstate Interlocal Contract between the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division ofWelfare and Supportive Services, and the Fifth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in and for Esmeralda and Nye Counties, for the provision of Court Masters for the Child Support Enforcement Program, in an amount not to exceed $114306.00, to be funded by the State of Nevada; b. Authorize execution of the contract and any related documents necessary for action by the State of Nevada.

Public Comment Michael Garcia I just wantto point out that child support is proven to be unconstitutional. Child support has nothing to do with the child or the parent. It’s about the I .6% return on administrative law, and Chevron is dead as of 2024. I caution you about going down these rabbit holes that are unconstitutional. Linda Clark I just have a quick question about this because I don’t understand all this. I understand that the state is going to pay us to provide this service? And is there going to be a need to hire other people, or are they providing the people, or do we already have the people? Deputy DA Brad Richardson I looked at the backups as consideration: the 5th Judicial District Court agrees to provide the services at a cost.

Commissioner Strickland

The item states to be funded 100% by the State of Nevada. We’ve already got the personnel in place, and we’ve already been doing this every year. Bruce Johnson You guys are going to be witnessing the whole CPS commerce come crashing down; a lot of it is illegitimate, so tread lightly.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to approve and authorize execution.

Motion carries 5-0. COUNTY MANAGER 23. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Accept a Grant of Right of Entry between Nye County and State of Nevada? Department of Conservation and Natural Resources? Division of Forestry through their forestry work proiect agreement for cooperators Proiect No. 26-038-0221-07 to perform complete hazardous fire fuel reduction action treatment to Nye County properties in Manhattan; and b. Execute the agreement. Manager Tackett This is an agreement with the forest service to come do fire mitigation in our remote areas of Nye County. We had one a few months ago for Belmont. It’s funded by grant funding through them; we don’t pay anything for it.

Public Comment Michael Garcia The discriminatory viewpoint on the 1st amendment when it comes to commissioner Deborah Strickland restricting my speech. We’re talking about the state, and she said she wasn’t in control of the state. They lack jurisdiction of authority, but she has no problem talking about her state and federal partners. Let it be known for the record you are still in the 1983 statues of limitations, as well as subject matterjurisdiction. There is no statute of limitations. It can be challenged at any time, so I challenge your authority to restrict my speech. The official oppression that happened within two years from all of you. Close Public Comment

Commissioner Jabbour

To bad this didn’t come before us sooner because we just had a fire in Manhattan up in the mountains. They took care of them. We appreciate the teams that fought those fires, so chair I move to accept the grant right of entry and to execute the agreement.

Motion carries 5-0 FINANCE 24. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding: a. Report on the monthly financial update for Fiscal year 2026; and b. Direct staff on cost cutting measures to minimize deficit fund balance in the General fund.

Comptroller Teich

This is a preview of where we stand right now. Based on estimating revenue and expenses to the end of the year, we can see where we can be and if, in our shortfall, what actions we can take. Based on April actuals, we have $41 million in revenue, and I’m estimating about another 11 million. Our total revenues and financing are expected to be around $52 million. Our expenditures, the actual year to date from 24. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding: a. Report on the monthly financial update for Fiscal year 2026 Cont. April, is $42.9 million. We’ve had to do a transfer to the jail fund of $6.4 million, and we’re expected to pay for payroll for two months, additional expenditures, and additional transfers for a total of roughly $60 million. We’re still expected to have a shortfall for this fiscal year of $6.4 million. We have put a freeze on hiring; we do not have new projects coming through. The problem is that we already have budgets in place and if people have the available budget in their department, they can use it. There are no tools that can decrease their budgets. I don’t have any way of preventing the department from spending money because procurement is decentralized. Departments can do their own purchasing up to certain dollar amounts. It would require a change in policy to change the way we manage our finances.

Public Comment Tim Bohannon One last point that the Comptroller made was a very significant point in something that ifwe’re close to watchlist, we can make changes. It’s something that needs to be on the table. The budget for this year is locked, and by law, we must be faithful to it, but we have next year coming up. From a cash flow standpoint, we have procurements going on but we also have payments going in, and we have receivables that will be coming in throughout the year. Having a good understanding of what’s going on with the forecast is imperative. This is something I’ve talked about for quite a while, and it must be done. Beth Borysewich Departments have a budget and they can spend their money as they wish. The best thing to do is to centralize purchasing. That doesn’t mean taking all the money away from each department, but having a person sit there and monitor the expenses from each department, and before they spend anything, it needs to be sent over to the centralized purchasing department for approval. If it’s not approved and they want to appeal it, they can come to the board. I think that would solve a lot of the problems because you don’t have a departmentjust out there spending all their money because it’s getting near the end of the year. That’s what I’ve seen happen in a lot of different companies. They spend all this money and then they’re over budget, and then they close. You need to look at doing some centralization here. You could put it in finance and maybe combine thatjob with something else. Bruce Johnson I see a potential problem down the road. God has gifted me with a little bit of talent and being able to have a little bit of vision. Some of the things I’m hearing going on around town, with some of the angry people, I hear that there’s a lot of things that are in the process of litigation. If those things end up going South for the county, that could throw a wrench into the finances. Michael David Garcia I’d like to point out a blind man can touch an elephant, but he’ll never be able to visualize the whole elephant. The big elephant in this room is transparency when it comes to line-by-line liabilities. That’s where we’re not seeing. That’s how they’re hiding it. What about these special prosecutions? You ask for an explanation, he doesn’t want to tell you. 24. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding: a. Report on the monthly financial update for Fiscal year 2026 Cont... Close Public Comment

Comptroller Teich

Next year, we have a new ERP system that we must implement. Our current financial system is at the end of its useful life. It’s not going to be supported by the company anymore, so we must move to a new ERP system. That is the time that we’re going to look at changing policies and bring them to the board before we implement the new system.

Commissioner Koenig

Is there any way to identify those budgetary items that have been approved in the past and not yet spent, so we can look at that? There is a way to fix it. It’s called fire. Spend the money, you’re fired.

Comptroller Teich

I can give you, by department, how much has not been spent.

Commissioner Bayne

When I say encumbrances, I don’t mean your legal terminology. I just meant as a general layman’s something that makes movement or progress difficult. That’s like you said before, you said in a meeting, anything that has not been committed. It’s basically what he said but is there a way to track it by year? Anything that’s been given to them this year but is thus far not yet used.

Comptroller Teich

When you say encumbrance in accounting means a pre commitment. That’s why we keep on going back to that. What I’m trying to say is the answer to your question is yes. If you want to see what has not been spent, but they still have a budget available, I can provide that information. What’s decentralized is the ability to purchase.

Commissioner Bayne

You can just ask, OK, how much you got in your account. You can find that out right now. That’s why I use the word. Manager Waggoner Part of the issue is the money is committed, unknowingly, until the invoice comes in, or P0 gets issued, or anything like that, finance doesn’t know. That’s what makes it difficult to know what is left. We’re trying to get departments to process their stuff within 30 days. You can have a more real time picture of where we stand. Out of the budget, $43 million has been spent out of $62 million. Theoretically, there’s still $10 million sitting out there. Some of that could be contract payments and stuff like that. The jail is 135,000 a month for medical.

Comptroller Teich

We also have mandated expenses that we’re required to spend. For example, jail fund, we must pay for meals, medical, clothing; those are mandatory expenditures. We were going to give a standard system report that shows, by department, the total amount of their budget, the total amount that they’ve spent so far, and their available balance. What I have done is pull balances every month after closing so that you can see, down to the account level, how much has been expended and how much the available balance is. 24. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding: a. Report on the monthly financial update for Fiscal year 2026 Cont...

Commissioner Strickland

The body ofthis agenda item says: I freeze all hiring, 2 freeze all general fund new projects. Is this board willing to give such directions? Would this board, since this is our recommended action, consider the two freezing items, and then evaluate them at the next meeting when we get our monthly report?

Commissioner Bayne

I would not freeze the hiring of peace officer but all general fund new projects. What general fund projects are active?

Comptroller Teich

We have 12 departments. All those departments represent the general fund expenditures.

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to continue to the 27th

Motion carries 5-0 25. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding the Corrective Action Letter for the Annual Audit Report for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025 to be submitted to the Nevada Department of Taxation pursuant to NRS 354.6245.

Comptroller Teich

In our fiscal 25 audit, we had NRS violations where we expended more than our budget. The audit identified the violations in the audit report, and D-tax contacted us, and they’re looking for a corrective action plan. The corrective action plan is basically to run a budget status report at month-end to see where the departments are, and for any department that is over, we need to come to the Board of Commissioners and ask for either a budget increase or a budget augmentation. Truthfully, we need to have better control before it gets to that point. This is to remediate the issue that we’ve had in audit reports, not just fiscal 25 but in 24 and 23. I think it’s because of the turnover in the department that it’s not been consistently done.

Commissioner Koenig

We do get a report, and in the far-right column there is a percentage number, and you can tell who’s getting in trouble and who’s not, and we don’t do anything with it.

Comptroller Teich

Right now we are in the month of May and I’m going to have to come back next month for at least two departments in the general fund that are overspent. The one department that is overspent is because of retirements in the department, and we do not have sufficient funding in our compensated absences fund or when people accrue time off. We accrue time into that fund so that when they leave the organization, we can pay them, and it’s paid out of a different fund, not out of the general fund because we’ve done accruals; we’re not at that point yet. May 19, 2026 Page42 25. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding the Corrective Action Letter for the Annual Audit Report Cont... Public Comment Tim Bohannon There’s a lot to unpack here. We’re finally addressing the corrective actions, so that’s something. If we have them next year, we need to step it up, and we know because of the transitions that’s been a challenge. Being proactive, which is a lot of the noise that we hear today, you know, probably we’re like, well, why are we discussing it now, and I’m back there smiling; we are discussing it now. What’s happening today is very important in the discussions that are happening in public, and that is very critical. It’s very important that the department heads know their budget, know their numbers, understand the purchasing, communicate it well, and that falls under the county manager’s purview, to make sure that’s done. Finance needs to make sure that they have an effective system, which the replacement of Eden may help. There’s a lot ofwork to be done on that and things of that nature. I know I’ve spoken with many here in chambers and elsewhere; there are some efficiencies that can be done, and I’m not going to raise that right now. But to say this communication and facts and discipline. Discipline in cost, cost spending, and cuts that must happen. Michael Garcia Once again, I just want to point out for the record: if NRS’s are violated, who’s taking accountability for that? I would also like to point out USC, that’s United States Code I 5, that specifically has to do with some of these violations. Also, who is going to reach out to our federal partners and potential federal violation for stating mispronunciation of funds. Beth Borysewich I just want to say that Zena has been doing a wonderful job; she has no problem with stepping up and telling it like it is. Instead oftrying to be a scapegoat and hide things. She’s only been here almost a year, and she’s done an excellent job, in my opinion. To say step it up, I understand the meaning behind that; however, I don’t think we need to throw that into Zena’s corner. At least we know what we’re in a deficit for and how long we’ve been in a deficit. She said it’s been the last three years. We wouldn’t have heard that before. I still think you need to look at somebody to monitor each department’s spending. I think any kind of spending that’s done needs to go through that person; that way they can get it put in the system as soon as possible. If it’s future spending, that can also be annotated. You need to look at doing something like that because right now each of these managers are doing as they wish. It’s getting near the end of the year, and they’re going to want to spend as much money as they can, so they don’t lose it. But you know we should make them lose it anyway because we’re over budget. Bruce Johnson The first duty of government is not expansion; it is stewardship. Public office is a position of trust and fiduciary responsibility owed to the people who fund and sustain these institutions through their labor, property, and productivity. Every dollar spent by government began first as the earnings of a working citizen, a family, a rancher, a retiree, a small business owner, or a tradesman trying to survive in increasingly difficult economic situations and conditions. Because of that, budgeting is not merely accounting; it’s a moral responsibility. The founding generation understood that public debt, 25. For Possible Action —Discussion and deliberation regarding the Corrective Action Letter for the Annual Audit Report Cont... unchecked obligations, and systems detached from fiscal restraint eventually place burdens upon future generations and weakened public trust. Now the government has obligations to maintain essential services to our local commitments and to responsibly care for those who have served the public honestly. Substitutionary responsibility requires balance, transparency, and sustainability. The people are increasingly concerned about rising obligations, retirement burdens, expanding administrative costs, and long-term liabilities that may outpace the actual economic strength of the community supporting them. These concerns are not a sign of hostility towards workers or retirees; they are questions of stewardship. Questions, like what is sustainable? What protects both current services and future stability? What obligations are being created for future taxpayers? How do we preserve essential government functions without placing increasing strain upon working families and local productivity? Eventually every imbalance occurs somewhere: higher taxes reduce services, infrastructure declines, or growing distrust between the government and those exercising delegated authorities. A healthy Republic requires transparency not only in records but in finances. People deserve understandable budgets, clear liabilities, responsible forecasting, and open discussion concerning the long-term fiscal realities.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to send forward the letter to the Department of Taxation as written.

Motion carries 5-0. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 26. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Purchase two vehicles for the Community Health Nurse Offices in Pahrumr and Tonopah in and amount not to exceed $86,429.50; and b. Fund from 10340 Grants. HHS Director Karyn Smith I would like to purchase two vehicles as stated in the backup. This comes from the state health funds that were approved in the interlocal agreement on May 20, 2025, it’s a 2-year grant each year for $110,647.67; we do have to expend the funds by June 30th for the first fiscal year.

Public Comment Toni Hoverman I understand it’s coming from a grant and it’s not to exceed $86,429.50. I want clarification, and I know you guys aren’t going to tell me anything even if I went up there and beat you with a stick. I want to know: $86,000 there are two cars; what are they driving? Tesla, Beamers? You could buy a couple of Corollas for probably $42 for both. 1 26. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Purchase two vehicles for the Community Health Nurse Cont... understand it’s a grant. I understand that, but the point I’m making is if we’re going to get the full amount and unless we need to show exactly on invoices that we spent that much money, why can’t the difference of that $86,000 be spent on something that we desperately need? I just can’t see $40,000 for a car. I know it’s a grant, but I’m still looking at the logic. If we received this full grant, the only reason why I can see is that we’d have to show invoices showing that we spent so much on cars. Not to exceed $86,000, from which we would get reimbursed for spending money on those two cars. I’m just thinking $86,000 for two cars. Beth Borysewich I agree with the last speaker, and I was like $80,000. Why do nurses need an SUV at approximately $40,000 apiece? You can get a small SUV for a heck of a lot. This proves my point: this money must be spent by June 30th, so let’s hurry up and go out and get the most expensive thing we can, to get the exact amount of the grant so we can spend it. That’s ridiculous. I think that you should deny this and make them go out and find a couple of SUVs and maybe spend $25,000 apiece. I mean, come on you guys, don’t approve of this. I’m sitting here going, what the heck? No, that’s all. I can’t even say anymore because I’m just so beside myself. Linda Clark You know how much I love grants, government money, private industry money, wherever it comes from. Just because you get it doesn’t mean you have to spend it. I don’t know; we have grants for everything here. I can’t understand how this county can run with grants, and we’re constantly broke. Why are we even taking them? I agree with her; it seems like an awful lot of money. I don’t care how old these cars are. I drive a I 2-year-old car; it’s a nice car. I’ve taken care of it, and I’ve had it for a long time. It just seems like a lot of money. We don’t have to spend that kind of money. How far do these nurses have to go? Are they going from here to Las Vegas? Are they going to Reno? It’s a lot of money. Why do we spend it all? I don’t know. You guys keep coming up with these grants, and you keep wanting to spend them. If it’s government money, which is coming from somebody somewhere that’s probably got money. It doesn’t mean they have to spend it. That’s why our state and everybody else is so broke. We keep spending more than we should be. Michael Gracia I want to point out the top-heavy nature of Tonopah; it’s completely disproportionate to think that they should be on half of that equation. Steve Gouleg I see the problem you have with this. The problem is you’re trying to solve it from the top down to the bottom up, instead of fighting with your departments. Why don’t you go to the department heads and say here’s an incentive for every idea you put forth? Along with the person who’s under it and thought about it. Crystal Kennedy I am the State of Nevada Community Health Nurse. I have personally served through COVID, and I’m currently serving now. I’ve covered areas from Gabbs all the way down to Beatty, Amargosa, and Pahrump. For people saying that vehicles should only cost $20,000, have not tried to buy (inaudible). I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to May 19, 2026 Page45 26. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Purchase two vehicles for the Community Health Nurse Cont. travel on roads that are not paved or super bumpy with the fridge full of vaccines and medicines, you know, for some of our homebound patients who don’t have the luxury of getting to and from the doctor’s appointment without a lot of assistance from the community. Like ambulances or organizations such as myself, we make sure we bring those necessary services to their doors, especially in times of need. Having the vehicle that is all-wheel drive would be so instrumental in making sure that if there is another instance where I need to get to someone’s house, I don’t have to worry about being stuck in the middle of nowhere because I can’t get up a snowy hill. In Tonopah it’s cold, it snows and it is in the mountains, and some of the areas that I cover don’t even have cell service, let alone paved roads. It’s very difficult for people to see outside of what they have. In Pahrump, we have a healthcare office on almost every block but some of the places that I serve don’t even have a pharmacy; they don’t have a doctor’s office for any of those things. Having reliable transportation to help bridge that barrier to care for some of these people in our community in these outlying areas would be so important to us. I know it sounds like a lot, but it’s important to have an all-wheel drive because some of these areas are so unpredictable with the road conditions. Some of these homes are hard to get in and out of as well. The weather was not even getting crazy. It is important to our services to make sure that they continue going forward. Debra Thomas I don’t have a problem with this. Everything that the last woman said is basically what I was wanting to say to you guys. They must be safe, they must be in a vehicle that’s not going to get them stranded someplace, and something terrible happened. I did notice someone pointed out to me just before I came up that it looks like it, they’re 2021 for those prices; is that correct? I support a yes vote on this. Tim Bohannon — This one’s about prioritization. The previous caller about the safety component. I drive to Round Mountain, so I understand some of the weather. I did it in a 16-year-old Prius, and I’ll do it occasionally. There is weather if you’re going up into Manhattan, which I’ve been in the Prius in snow and Belmont and some of the areas. You ever have something that has better traction than the Prius does? Bottom line is about safety: making a wise decision with this. If we get less cost, we’re for that and being very frugal there. With not a lot of perks but enough that will get the job done. But, you know, safety-wise, conservative safety against cost what’s going to be better off? You’re talking about health, you’re talking about safety, we’re talking about cost, which is equally important to balance it out. That’s the fun job of being the commissioner.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Jabbour

Just a couple of questions came to mind: our county assessor offered one of her vehicles, but I wouldn’t think that it’s going to be conducive for the nurse traveling throughout the county. Not to exceed the $86,000, I understand the grant. I understand the feedback is from the people, and of course the all-wheel drive vehicles are necessary because of our terrain and the elements throughout Nye County. The grant May I 9, 2026 Page 46 26. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to: a. Purchase two vehicles for the Community Health Nurse Cont... is awarded to us, and we’re using it to the max. Are we able to reevaluate? Does it mean that we must use all of it? Director Smith The grant for this year is $110,647.67, and I did go out for quotes; they came in close, for everything involved was the better quote. We did look at going with the Traverse since we do have others that get very good gas mileage, and they will be traveling throughout Nye County carrying a lot of equipment. As the health nurse stated, they carry vaccines; they’ll also be carrying outreach materials, posters, different items, so they need a larger space to do that. Plus, the all-wheel drive because even here in Pahrump they are going down dirt roads, so you know they want a safe vehicle.

Commissioner Jabbour

You just gave us the justification; I appreciate it. I know the public appreciates help in understanding.

Commissioner Strickland

Motion to approve the purchase of two vehicles, in the amount not to exceed $86,429.50 fund from the 10340 grants.

Motion carries 5-0. PUBLIC WORKS 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $1,000,000.00 set aside from Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Funds (LATCF) for road repairs from the May 6, 2025 Board meeting. 4:47:25 Public Works Director Tom BoIling — First, I would like to start out by thanking

Commissioner Bayne

for bringing this item forward last year, for setting aside and thinking about the Road Department and how much we need to improve the roads. After going through today’s agenda and listening to today’s agenda, I think that we would like to, as Public Works, give the million dollars back to the General Fund so they can help with their deficit. Would it help with improving the roads? Yes, but we can handle that on our own this year because we don’t have any major projects going on.

Public Comment Beth Borysewich Well, if you’re going to give back this money so that you guys can use it for the deficit, that’s a great idea. I’m glad that Mr. BoIling has admitted that they have enough funds to repair our roads. Now, if only they can do it with the real stuff instead of the cold patch. The real stuff will last at least 10 years instead of the cold patch every three or four months. That would be saying something about his department. However, if he cannot give the money back, we should not be spending money on a new truck or a 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $1,OOOOOO.OO Cont... new vehicle. Just call Las Vegas Paving, which has been around since 1987. They know how to fix roads, so I’d say contract with them. Tim Bohannon — First, a gesture. From a gesture standpoint, that was very special. Department heads should be looking at this example. Now, be careful, because if you give a million back and you still need some, make sure that you are just with that too. I’m sure the B000 commissioners will be just with that as well. That was an incredible gesture. This is the kind of behavior I’m looking for in the department heads, of saying, “Hey, do I really need to spend that, or can we be wise with it or cast out a little bit when ordering vehicles and other things in that nature, and can we be strategic with it?” We still need them. Let’s do good planning and then let’s weigh against what’s happening with the county budget. I know typically we do like to have a spend process; we’ve been awarded the budget, but we’re in tough times. Michael Garcia I hope you all are taking notes up there as far as being responsible. You know, it’s a great move, so hopefully we can get to work on getting that airport money back too.

Public Comment closed.

Commissioner Boskovich

I just want to know if we can legally do what they’re saying. Chief Deputy District Attorney Richardson — I think your options under this agenda item are to approve or deny. So, you just deny. Grants and Contracts Manager Stephani Elliott I just wanted to explain on the LATCF funding. The only thing that’s a restriction is it cannot be used for any sort of lobbying services. I have a concern of just blatantly moving it into the General Fund for any expenditure because we do pay for lobbying from the General Fund. I am required to do reporting on how that funding is spent. I fully support and thank Tom for that gesture. I think that that’s very courteous and heartfelt. Perhaps there may be some directions from the Board regarding what specific line items you’d like to use the money for, whether it be for possibly augmenting the jail fund, paying for some of the medical services for the jail, items of that nature.

Commissioner Koenig

Because this is written the way it is, I can change wording and things like that in the action requested, right? Why can’t I change the use to wherever he’s giving it to? Chief Deputy District Attorney Richardson I think the item reading as “road repairs” is specific. To redirect it for other uses, I think, is beyond the scope of the agenda.

Commissioner Jabbour

Tom, again, thank you for your offer. From the onset of the offer, I didn’t think that we would be able to do it under the guidelines of having to go through 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $li000g000.OO Cont... the arduous task ofthe LATCF funding. I too thank Commissioner Bayne for bringing this forward, but both Commissioner Koenig and I, being on the Regional Transportation Commission, know what the needs are of the roads throughout Nye County. If we were to deny this, this does not augment and help the deficit in any way. It would have to go back to the LATCF funding, and then we would have to reevaluate and establish where we could legally use this money. We have needs for the county, and part of those needs, if we don’t have roads—good roads, repaired roads—for the vehicles that we’re purchasing for the Sheriffs Office, the Fire Department, EMS, and even our own fleet, and the public’s vehicles that they complain—and they’re legitimate complaints and concerns—that they’re having to buy new shoes, tires, shocks, struts, etcetera, because of the potholes, not knowing that it was there. Right? You have needs, and I’m here to help advocate for those needs and justify these monies. Of course, we must find money. I was initially going to say, “Would you consider 50%?” but in looking at this, I can’t even do that. It would not be just. It wouldn’t be legal for us to take these funds from LATCF and give it back to the General Fund. Now here’s the problem with this whole issue is we’re going to find money to help hedge the deficit and stop the bleeding—this is a perpetual problem, an issue we’ve been faced with. You’re the first one now to come, and we expect everybody, including ourselves, to put a list together of how we can legitimately attack this deficit and stop the bleeding. lfwe don’t have a list, a strategy, and a plan we’re going to be faced with this in Fiscal ‘28 and ‘29. We can get a benefactor to come in and write a check for $11 million, give us a little cushion, we’ll be faced with the same problem next year ifwe don’t figure it out and figure it out quickly. I’m not admonishing; I’m admiring what you did and respect this, Tom, but we’re not able to do it. In my opinion we can’t do what you’re asking us to do. I’m going to say thank you so very much anyway because you need this for your department. Again, I understand. Can any other department come here and say, “Let’s take money from the roads fund and use it for this?” The answer is no. As much as the General Fund needs it, the answer is no. They cannot take LATCF funding money. I don’t think—not this monies.

Commissioner Strickland

We can take money from LATCF, put it in the General Fund, if we designate that it goes to something like augmenting the jail fund, per our Grants Administrator just a moment ago.

Comptroller Teich

Correct. It should be used for designated items, and we must make sure it is not used for any lobbying.

Commissioner Strickland

So the only concern was the commingling because the fund does pay for lobbying, so we want to make sure that doesn’t.

Commissioner Jabbour

We want to be very, very careful. When I say no, we can’t do it, I want to be very careful because we haven’t been careful.

Comptroller Teich

And by using it to pay for salaries does not resolve the problem. May 19, 2026 Page49 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $t0001000.OO Cont...

Commissioner Jabbour

Correct. I agree. I think we’re on the same page. I don’t want that gray area that we’re going to take it and put it in the General Fund, and the Comptroller has admitted—and thank you very much—of saying, “Look, I don’t have the staff to be measuring every single dollar in area and department.” And she needs help from all of us, including the department heads, whether they’re elected, hired, or appointed. Right? I will yield back and turn it back over to you, Chair, but I caution that we be very careful with what we’re going to do with this $1 million at this time. Manager Waggoner Originally, when this $1 million was allocated to this out of LATCF, there was an agenda item to do that. Wouldn’t we have to have an agenda to reallocate it to anything else, regardless?

Commissioner Boskovich

You would deny and bring back something else.

Commissioner Koenig

You must deny this and come back with another one.

Commissioner Bayne

So this Board voted to take grant money, $1 million of it, a year ago. Nothing was done. Here we are, 12 months later, the roads are in disrepair. The money is sitting there unused, for whatever reason. Now we ask, “Well, how can we fix the roads since we spent a million dollars to fix the roads?” Commissioner Strickland says, “I want to see a plan from our Public Works.” Public Works puts together a plan, then comes and decides that they think we shouldn’t spend the money to fix the roads. That’s just a recap of what happened here. There are a couple of issues aside from just how governments work. Department heads don’t do policy. I used to argue with the Sheriff here in this chair, “You know, sheriffs don’t dictate policy.” And that’s fine. I mean, it’s something you could do, but the reality is we have $1.7 million still in that LATCF right now. If this Board wants to get $1 million from LATCF, they can still do that. Anyone who wants to sit up here as an elected county commissioner and says, “No, fixing the roads is not important. We’re going to stall on it, pretend to want to do it, and then a year later pull the rug out from under everybody.” Anyone who’s concerned or curious about why they get surprised in county government can look atthis right here and the history of what happened right here. I would say it crosses over into deceit. Not operating in good faith. To say that we’re going to fix roads out of grant money and then, a year later, stall on it, don’t do it, get caught—but not spending it a year later—and then come in and say, “Well, we really don’t need it for the roads.” I would ask the people in this community, our constituents, do we need $1 million for the roads or not? Do we need $460,000 to change locks in county buildings because the county building lock guy didn’t come up here and go, “I’d like to give that back”? We’re going to spend $460,000 to change locks, but we are not going to spend, now possibly, $1 million to fix the roads in this community. That is the problem with county budget. That’s why I am sitting here right now. Probably why Ron is sitting here right now. That’s what was going to happen here. It’ll be very interesting to see what happens, but if the department head doesn’t want to do it, it’s fine with me. I don’t really want the department head to do it anyway. I wanted to send this out to a company that can just come in and just do it. I don’t think it’s a good idea if he’s too busy or doesn’t have the heart for it. It’s not up to me to hire or fire people or to command people what to do. That’s not our job up here. It is our job to spend money, and we’ve spent the money and we’ve decided what we wanted to do. I would just say that, as far as this item is concerned, I don’t know if it matters, but we must figure out a way somehow to fix the roads for the people of Pahrump, and Nye County, because right now they’re just terrible.

Commissioner Boskovich

My comment on this is: If we have a department head standing in front of us who’s saying, “Nope, I don’t need this; I can do it without it because we don’t have any huge projects this year,” then it’s pretty hard for me to say, “No, you have to take this money.”

Commissioner Bayne

So you put together this, saying this is what we need to fix roads, but now you’re saying you don’t need it to fix roads? Director BoIling Understand that we do need this to fix roads. For the last 12 months, when you initially gave this to us, we’ve had major projects that we have been doing and performing in the Road Department, and throughout the entire county. I have a certain number of people that work hard every day, have put in a lot of overtime this year to make sure that those projects are completed. We just finished the last one last week, where we paved the last portion of the last major project that we had going on. Now, our major project this year was going to be for chip seal, durapatching, and pothole patching. Those are going to be our major projects, for this year. Now, this money was going to go to purchase more equipment because you must have three things to do road maintenance and that’s equipment, materials, and people. I cannot get more people on temporary funding. Cannot hire more people. I was going to purchase some equipment and the materials using the temporary funding and give the overtime to the people doing the work so that we used all that material and utilized those two new machines, and they were trailers. One was a third durapatch trailer, which we could use, and we’re probably going to purchase anyway, but we’ll purchase it out of our normal funding. Like I said, we can use this, and we would definitely utilize it, and we’d probably spend it in about six months, but seeing the deficit in the county and the fact that nobody really has any good ideas on how we’re going to keep from going through last year’s budget on the 29th without doing furloughs, without doing layoffs. I’m trying to help save the employees of this county, and thiswill help.

Commissioner Bayne

Thank you, sir. That’s our job to decide that. Director Boiling — It is yourjob to decide that. I’m giving that option, sir.

Commissioner Bayne

I appreciate that. Thank you for the option. I never intended to take that money and say, “Let’s just hand this over to Public Works and hope that they fill potholes.” When we passed this, and I could bring the tape out, we wanted to fix potholes. The people of Pahrump have potholes that have been there for a long time. People are very upset about it. It’s consistently the number one problem that many people, aside from crime and safety, in Pahrump have. Potholes are a big problem. This was intended 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $1 ,OOOOOO.OO Cont... to come in and spend money so we could bring people in who could fill potholes. It was not to feed the government bureaucracy. It was not so that we could roll it into some kind of Public Works plan so that maybe someday someone might do something. I don’t even have to prove my point because it’s already been made. It was voted on by this Board a year ago, and it’s one year later and not a single thing has been done. Now, when we call and say, “What are we going to do?” the answer is, “We’re going to do nothing.” I don’t know how to do this with the government bureaucracy. It’s proving that privatization works. It’s proving that government bureaucracies are not good at doing things like filling potholes. That’s why we’re talking about this right now, and that’s why, when it came up last time, I said we need to send this out to bid. That’s why I calendared it last time, and that’s why we’re having this discussion. I will make a prediction right now. If we do not send this out to a private company to fill potholes, potholes will not be filled. The potholes will churn along at the slow rate that they churn along now. That’s up to this Board to decide. Not any department heads, respectfully. It’s up to this Board to decide because we’re held accountable. We’re the ones people elect to make decisions, and so we’re going to decide on whether we want to fill potholes or feed the government bureaucracy.

Commissioner Boskovich

My decision is not that. What I’m hearing is you’re saying you’re going to fill the potholes regardless of this money. Director Boiling We filled thousands and thousands of potholes last year. Thousands of them. We filled I 50 on Friday and Saturday last week. We fill potholes every week. That’s pretty much the bulk of what we do. Now, it’s a lot easier to take a chip seal machine and fill hundreds and hundreds of potholes on a single roadway in one day than it is hundreds and hundreds ofthem over multiple days in a week. The best way for us to fill the potholes and make the roads better is to chip seal them. That takes preparation. That takes everything. We do fill potholes. I know that we have a problem with the roads, the paved roads. If we don’t get to put a scrub seal on them, the potholes keep happening. One of the things in the backup is a hot patch trailer so we can go to an asphalt supplier, buy hot mix, put it in the trailer, and it’ll stay hot the entire day so that we can fill potholes the entire day the correct way, so that they’re hot patched instead of cold patched. No more cold patching potholes. We do have a good plan. The good plan is in the backup. Exactly what we wanted to do. The plan is there. We will fill thousands of more potholes. Guess how many will be generated in the next year? Tens of thousands. The roads are disintegrating. We need more funding to be able to hire more people. That takes sustained funding. This $1 million would have helped. It would have helped do a couple more thousand potholes, but that’s it. And that’s throughout the entire county. That’s not just in Pahrump.

Commissioner Jabbour

Tom, question, please, before I turn it back over or even make a motion. Under the patching materials, the 765K: How long can they sit? Director Boiling Most of that is emulsion. It is good for a week, maybe two, depending on how hot it is out. The hot patch if we get it from the plant, until it cools off, you’re talking 12 hours, then it’s junk. 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $1 ,000,000.OO Cont...

Commissioner Jabbour

So you wouldn’t be purchasing all the materials at one time. It’s going to be systematic and strategic as far as what you’re mapping is. Director BoIling For Fiscal Year ‘26 so far, we’ve spent $654,000 in emulsions, $121,000 in chips, and $1 7,000 in cold mix. That’s what we’ve spent on our materials, which is close to what is in this budget for the year. Basically, we’re replacing our normal expenditures, that come out of our coffers, with what’s in this budget. That way we can take that money and utilize it toward the payroll portion of it because it takes materials, equipment, and personnel. The plan is good. The plan is solid. If you want to approve the plan, approve the plan. I was trying to be proactive for the entire county and the county employees.

Commissioner Jabbour

Thank you, Director. I appreciate that. I’m sure the employees appreciate it too. Whatever decisions we make, it’s not going to be easy. It’s never easy. Chair, if everybody’s finished, I’d be happy to make a motion. I make a motion to approve the plan to spend the $1 000,000 set aside from the LATCF funding for road repairs.

Commissioner Bayne

If I could ask, my concern is that if he doesn’t want to do it. We’re really in the land of bizarro here. You spend the appropriate amount of money, it sits there. No one needs to come back and say, “Hey, let’s see a plan.” The plan is to give it back. I mean, that’s what this is. The plan to fix our roads is to take the money that we voted on and to give the money back so that they don’t have to fix the roads. And now you’re, no offense, I appreciate what you’re doing, but my concern is this is like what third-world countries do. They appropriate something, they don’t do it. My concern is that if we approve this, we say, “Yeah, we’re going to do this.” What’s going to keep him from going, “No thanks”? A quick story I’ve told that where I’m from. Great story. You’re going to love . . it.

Commissioner Jabbour

Let me answer your question, Commissioner, before you tell the story. lfthis is approved, it’s notthatthe directordoesn’twantto do this. He’s restricted by his staffing levels, and we understand that. He also understands that he’s obligated, as the Director for Public Works for Nye County, that if this is approved, you can’tjust sit in your office and do nothing and sit on this. You’re going to have to prove, with action, that you’re out there, the Assistant Director is out there, your supervisor, they’re all out there, the staff is out there, and they’re taking care of as many roads as possible before the elements hit in the next six months. If you don’t do that, Director, that’s where we are able to make the decision.

Commissioner Bayne

Commissioner Boskovich had the idea of doing ride-alongs this morning with Public Works. Would you be able to do a ride along with Public Works? Would you be okay with that? Director BoIling — You betcha. Gotta have safety boots and a vest. 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $t0001000.OO Cont...

Commissioner Bayne

I think that’s a great idea, Commissioner. Thank you for offering that this morning. In 2001 Governor Cellucci, Massachusetts, passed a tax cut bill. In , Massachusetts, they have binding referendums on the ballot, and it’s supposed to go through the legislature. It gets rubber-stamped. Speaker Tom Finneran, who’s in jail now, goes, “No, I’m not going to do it.” So, what do you mean? It passed with 60 percent. Finneran goes, “Nope, not going to take it up.” And guess what happened? It never passed. They never got the tax cut. And that’s the point. We must remember this is what exercise people call in and say, use weird terminology that they saw in law schoolbooks or something and try to misuse it, but this is why we fight wars. Because of things, not this, but just for control of the money, the people’s money, and we advocate for the people’s money. I see it as a sacred thing for me. I see it under Romans 13, Matthew 22. It’s a biblical commandment to take care of God’s place, which is here, and God’s government, which we’re all supposed to submit to, including myself. That’s why I take this so seriously because we want to make sure that what we do here is execute it properly without coming off rude or turning people off. There’s that balancing, you know, the balancing test. George Patton used to run around making jokes and being abusive to people, allegedly, although we’ll never know. We must watch that. I know that sometimes I’m the bad guy with things, but it’s because I want accountability. I expect it from myself. I work a lot in this job. I know the people up here work a lot, and even the people I don’t agree with, I think they do put a lot of time in. I just don’t agree with what they’re doing. My concern is I want to make sure that we do put in safeguards if something doesn’t get done. I would go along with it if you wanted. That’s why I said at the last meeting I’d rather have 40% of something than I 00% of nothing because I’m worried that we’re going to get I 00% of nothing. I do think the ride-along is a great idea because I hear that all the time, and I know everyone up here hears that all the time: “Well, we’ve got to make sure that things are actually getting done.” And then we go to a meeting and, “Well, yeah, I’m not going to do it.” I don’t know what to say to people because what’s going to happen when I leave here? Some constituent is going to come, “How do you know they’re going to fix the roads?” “Well, you know, I was told that.” But then he goes, “I want to give the money back. Forget it.” Even though we passed it. We have already made this decision. That’s what’s so weird to me. I’m not saying this to vent. I’m just saying that, out of an abundance of caution, I would strongly recommend that we just hire a company because they must do it. You got a contract. We’re going to do 10,000 potholes, or we’re going to do 10,000 to 20,000 potholes, something like that. I know they must pay certain wages, and maybe you’ll get knocked down to 5,000 potholes. Would you rather have 5,000 potholes done from a Las Vegas company that just comes and does it or would you rather have to wonder whether or not another year is going to go by where nothing gets done and we’re sitting here in May 2027 trying to figure out, well, what do we do? Remember, we are number one at what up here, Commissioner Jabbour? What’s the number one thing we do here in the county, the number one delivery? Excuses. We are better at excuses than anywhere I’ve ever seen. We have excuses for everything, and I’m concerned that instead of fixed potholes, we will get more excuses. Unfortunately, you can’t drive on excuses. 911 can’t dispatch excuses. Excuses can’t take someone to the hospital. That’s why this is so important. 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $1 ,000,000.OO Cont...

Commissioner Jabbour

I think the moral of your story is the guy in Massachusetts that promised to do whatever; he’s in jail now because he didn’t follow through.

Commissioner Bayne

Well, it wasn’t for that. I think he stole money.

Commissioner Jabbour

What I’m in objection to, and we talked about this at a previous meeting, was if we go out to bid for a company, one of the largest companies that was mentioned in Las Vegas, who you used to work for, as a matter of fact, we would only be getting 60% production out of that bid because they would take almost $400,000 of this million. Tom, we’re relying on you and your staff to step it up, take care of what you’ve been taking care of.

Commissioner Bayne

You’re optimistic, and I appreciate it.

Commissioner Boskovich

My question, before I go to Zena, or my concern, is we have a director thatjust said he will take care of the potholes without the million dollars; please use the million dollars somewhere else. We, as the Board, are contemplating forcing him to take this $1 million that he says he doesn’t need, but we’re concerned that the work...

Commissioner Bayne

That’s a good question. Are you saying you can’t deliver more pothole repair with another million dollars? Director BoIling — I can.

Commissioner Bayne

Okay, so that’s not true. Director BoIling — I’m saying that I don’t need it as much as the General Fund needs it.

Commissioner Strickland

What you did say is you would use this money as stated here, and the money, another million dollars, you’d use in overtime. You’d be spending the same million dollars you would have spent on this equipment and these materials you would have done, and you just said that instead you’d be using it for overtime because there’s not enough time to do more potholes unless people are working more hours.

Comptroller Teich

So we can give accountability by doing a report of what’s been spent, specifically for Public Works on the road.

Commissioner Bayne

No, that’s not necessary. I think what Commissioner Boskovich is saying is that if he’s doing it anyway, and we give the million dollars, the question is will we fill more potholes or will we not? I think Commissioner Boskovich’s question is a great question. If we’re just going to get the same number of potholes, and again this million dollars is just going to feed the bureaucracy, that doesn’t help the intent of this Board, 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $1 ,000,000.OO Cont... which is to fix more potholes than we would otherwise. That’s what I think he’s picking up, and which he’s right. Again, why I’m saying bring in an outside company to get potholes done. While we’re doing what we’re doing, concurrently we have an outside company filling potholes. The question is, for you to answer, could you deliver on more potholes, and what percentage more potholes, with this $1 million? Or some kind of metric than if you didn’t have a million dollars. That’s, I think, his question. Is that correct?

Commissioner Boskovich

I’m thrilled with getting rid of potholes, as many as we can get rid of, but I also don’t want to be a commissioner that is forcing a million dollars into a director’s pocket. lfwe need it and you can do double the potholes or more potholes, cool, let’s do it, but if you can do it without the million.

Commissioner Bayne

We need the potholes fixed. It’s just, who does it? If we can’t do it, we must hire someone. This is not complicated. Director BoIling We have 1300 miles of pothole-ridden asphalt and chip seal in this county—1300 miles. We started chip sealing three years ago. How many miles have we done in three years? 105. We need more people.

Commissioner Bayne

It sounds like we need a company. Director BoIling — If you hire a company, you’re going to lose half your money.

Commissioner Bayne

That’s how it works. You know how much salary is sitting in this building, this room, right now? Just sitting here, watching us all talk back and forth. We’re losing money every day. I mean, that just happens. I agree with you. Of course we’re losing money. Government doesn’t make money. It loses money. We must provide services. One of those services is road repair. Of course you’re going to lose money. People make a profit. Director Boiling In 2021 we hired out chip sealing. It cost us $67,000 a mile to do the — , same thing that we do currently for $31 000 a mile. How much inflation have we had in the last four years? How much has material gone up? We do things way cheaper than if it was to bid it out. We are allowed, by law, to do maintenance without having to send it out to bid. Yes, if we want to do a project, if we want to do a road reconstruction, and we want to take that million and put it in there, then that’s a bid-out job. However, if we want to do maintenance, we can take those dollars, we can do all sorts of different kinds of maintenance because, I’m sorry, potholes are not the only things that are making our roads horrible. They need ditches. They need everything else to keep the water off them, so they don’t create more potholes when it rains.

Commissioner Boskovich

So if you can tell me that if we force you to take this $1 million you can give us more production, more output, then I can support that. 27. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation to approve the plan to spend the $1,000MOO.OO Cont... Director Boiling I can.

Motion carried 3—2. Commissioner Strickland and Commissioner Koenig nay. 28. For Possible Action Discussion and deliberation regarding a request to set a date, time and location for a Public Hearing on Nye County Bill No. 2026-03: A Bill Proposing to Amend Nye County Code Title 8, Titled Health and Safety, Chapter 8.24 Titled Solid Waste Management, Section 8.24.250 Titled Waiver of Use Fees, by Waiving the Tipping Fees for Nye County Residents That are Disposing of Solid Waste at Nye County Landfills; and providing for the severability, constitutionality and effective date thereof; and other matters properly relating thereto. 5:29:13

Public Comment opened. Don Meighan I see that you’ve proposed the 18th of June, at 10 o’ciock in Pahrump. I’ve spoken with the Assessor’s Office and asked them where most of the complaints about this matter exist or come from, and he said that the major majority have come from Northern Nye County than have come from Pahrump. It makes no sense to have this meeting in Pahrump when most of the compiaints have come from Northern Nye County. My request is that this meeting take place here, in a town hail. Not in a, “You have three minutes to talk. Nothing [inaudible] to say.” And you can’t get any questions answered. In a town hall, to where we can address this because there’s been many things that have been brought up that have not been addressed. Many legal matters, also. Preferably not thatweek, for personal reasons, but I would like to see the meeting in Tonopah. You know, our county seat. Ronald Czechorosky Before I leave, I’d like to know would that still be like this kind of meeting where it’s connected telephonically? It really doesn’t matter whether it’s here or there, if it’s all connected, okay. Well, I’d say, get to it. You’ve got a lot on your plate, and judging by what I’ve seen today, I’m wondering if even what you already talked about is going to get sorted out. Get to it and hopefully it’s going to be good for all of us. That’s all you can comment right now, so then subsequent comments will be made at these meetings? Okay, then that’ll be enough for me, I guess. Good luck. Beth Borysewich I think we should make it at the very next meeting on June the 9th. That’Il be here in Pahrump, and because it’ll be videoed and people can call in and do as we normally do, I don’t think the location is that big of a deal. I don’t understand why the previous speaker said he called the Assessor’s Office. What the heck do they have to do with the trash dump? They don’t. You should have called and talked to the waste companies and asked them.

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Clerk Freidhof

The reason that we are setting it so far out is we must have time to notice people when there’s a hearing. It’s not fair to not let Tonopah be noticed, and if we don’t have a decision before 9:00 am. on Tuesday, it will not be able to be noticed until the following week. That’s why we go so far out on these notices.

Commissioner Strickland

I motion to setthe date, time and location for June 18, 2026, at 10:00 am. in Pahrump.

Motion carried 5—0.

30. 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). 5:35:35 Beth Borysewich This is about the dump. This is saying that we can dump household waste, solid waste, into the dump. Now is that including everything? If I wanted to take a washing machine and dump it at the dump, would that also be tip free? I’d just like to have some answers about this because if it’s like it was before you guys instituted these tipping fees, I would be fine with that, but I don’t wantjust a certain kind ofjunk to be dumped at the dump without clarification. We need clarification. It can’t be half-assed like when this was instituted. So, please, somebody answer me. Tim Bohannon It’s been an interesting day. Let me leave us with this: Hope. Hope for a financial future. Takes a lot of hard work. This Board’s doing that, and that’s good to say. But then, beyond hope, working it out, going through the discipline that it takes to make sure that costs are contained, making prudent decisions on, “Hey, is this a safety issue that we need to consider?” and other factors that we need to look at as a community. I want to leave us with hope. Bruce Johnson —As this meeting ends, I want to return to a very simple principle. Government exists to serve the people, not the other way around. Every office represented here today exists through delegated authority entrusted by the community. With delegated authority comes the responsibility to listen, responsibility to communicate honestly, responsibility to steward public resources carefully, and responsibility to preserve public trust. The people are paying attention, not because they desire conflict, but because they care deeply about the future of this county and this town, and then the direction of our institutions. People are concerned about budget stability, water infrastructure, burdens, public participation, transparency, administrative responsiveness, and whether meaningful dialogue between the people and their institutions is still being preserved. Those concerns should not be viewed as hostility. In a constitutional republic, informed public participation is not a threat to government; it is part of healthy government. The strength of a community is measured not only by budgets and development projects but by whether trust still exists between the people and those exercising authority on their behalf. That trust is strengthened through transparency, fairness, clear communication, and willingness to engage the public respectfully and honestly. That means not laughing at people. It is weakened when people begin feeling unheard, shut out, or treated as obstacles rather than participants in self-government, and we are supposed to be self- governing. People do not expect perfection, but they do expect stewardship. They expect accountability. They expect honesty. They expect decisions affecting the future of the community to be approached carefully, responsibly, and transparently. A republic depends upon civic participation from both sides: officials willing to listen and citizens willing to engage constructively and responsibly. That is why many residents continue showing up here, meeting after meeting, not because they hate government, but because they still believe their participation matters. I hope this county continues moving towards openness, meaningful dialogue, fiscal responsibility, and preservation of public trust for future generations. I’m asking you to assemble a town hall meeting that is separate from the meetings here and this is going to be a meeting for the people. Toni Hoverman I just want to say, in closing, that one of my big concerns when I came up here to this podium this morning was a data center. I had mentioned there’s construction going on the other side of the 160. 1 don’t know what it is, but I want it on record that all of you said that we’re not getting an Al center. I want that to be put somewhere in writing. I also want to know what’s going on the other side of the 160. I’m talking further down the I 60, going towards Vegas, on the other side of the freeway, Jon, Commissioner. Various construction vehicles have been poking around in the earth for weeks now. I want to know, in writing and signed by all of you, we are not getting an Al center in this town. I want to know that, and you guys all said we weren’t, and I want that in writing. Also, I’m also worried and I wantto be atthat water meeting. With all the houses and all this stuff, you’re bringing in here, “Oh yeah, the basin has enough water.” When you bring in all this outside construction and all these houses, the basin water—we’re going to run out ofwater. I don’t care whatthey say in the northern part of Nevada. They’re not down here. It hasn’t snowed here in three years. We haven’t had rain. We haven’t had a good monsoon. The last good monsoon we had took out part of Saddle West. I’m telling you, the water in the basin is only going to last so long. Some of us are going to get left behind while others fly out of here. That’s all I have to say. Michael David Garcia I do want to commend Bruce Johnson again. Excellent natural right to practice throughout the whole meeting. I also want to acknowledge that all undelegated authority is usurpation. For the other commenter about Captain Obvious, I usually use that as a reference for Captain Boruchowitz, which is another failure that they couldn’t stand up to. I could also be referring to Captain Sullivan, who is a JP in Mr. Jabbour’s district, and he doesn’t recognize New York Times v. Sullivan. You can’t make it up, folks. I always want to question a commissioner that quotes scripture and, in the same breath, can target and criminalize homelessness. It’s very concerning. Then, Jabbour, since we’re talking about the ask, I also want to ask you something. Did you weigh the reversal of Chevron when you and Tim Sutton wrote BOCC 7.52? If you can help me out with that, I’d appreciate it. I want to remind you that First A crimes there’s no need for intent. I just need to show the breach. It’s obvious. It’s time we put on our big boy pants. Yesterday’s bread is gone. All we have is today. How are you standing up against fraud? What has the administrative law, the reversal of that, done to your constitutional oath? Can you evaluate it? There are some serious issues there, and I’d appreciate an answer, Mr. Jabbour. Just because I’m curious, with your background, how you cannot acknowledge the reversal of Chevron when you put restrictions on the First Amendment, like an ordinance supersedes the God-given right, a natural right to practice. If you’re up for it. Linda Clark — We had some good conversations today from our residents, your constituents. I hope you listened. I asked Tom if he wanted to save some of that money because he fell out of a chair before, and I thought maybe he might need it in case he gets hurt again. He needs me to be with him, though, because I got accused of tripping him. I had put in a request through Mr. City Manager over there, Brett, by e-mail, and I’m not sure what the proper precision is, how to do it, but he hasn’t answered me on that yet. I’m giving him time. He’s busy guy. I still want to hear an apology to Mr. Bayne. The other thing I asked for was a breakdown of the $500,000 that we spent on the fairgrounds. No one’s talked about it. All we know now, and I don’t know that I believe it, that we’re going to get some ballparks and who knows what else. I want to know, specifically, in writing, put it on the screen, somewhere where everybody can see it, what we’re going to put over there, what it’s going to cost, and where the $500,000 went. If you spent it and you said you got a report on it, but we don’t know what it is and no one will give it to us, so why can’t we have it? We need communication. You guys sit up there, and we give you information that we want, but we don’t get a whole lot of answers back. We’re sitting here going, “Oh, we don’t know what’s going on.” I’ve been here six years now. I still don’t know what’s going on with a lot of stuff here. I can say, “Yes, I’m a dumb blonde,” but I try to pay attention to what’s happening here. I get the paper and of course I do Nextdoor. You all know that because I talk about you all the time, and I’m proud to do that because somebody needs to. We have a lot of people in this community that don’t know what is going on here. On top of us that are here trying to figure out what’s going on, they don’t know. They’re shut ins. They’re veterans. They’re seniors. They don’t have cell phones. They don’t have laptops. They don’t watch TV. They don’t read the newspaper. How are they supposed to know what’s going on? I don’t even know if they know how to vote. We have a lot of issues here, and our people need to know. Where are we going to get the information if you aren’t telling us? Don Meighan This thing with the landfill, you guys have a storm brewing. Your employee out there at the dump personally told me that he’s going to be fortunate if he can get out of the next month without a fist fight. That is a problem. Nobody knows what’s going on. You guys haven’t communicated anything. They’re telling everybody that is a rancher, has a trailer park, has any type of commercial venture, that there’s all these fees that you’ve May 19, 2026 Page6O chosen not to enforce since July, but now you’re wanting to do it and it’s starting to boil over. I don’t know if you just don’t care, but there’s serious problems there. Now the lady asked why I referenced the Assessor’s Office. The reason I referenced the Assessor’s Office is because my taxes went up to $1800. My landfill assessment went up 99%. Now if you read the ordinance, that’s not supposed to be the case. I went to the Assessor’s Office and asked them for a refund, and he told me that he had to talk to the County Manager. The notice I got back was, “There’s no refunds coming, and there’s a possibility that it may be getting larger.” Now, I don’t know what is going on here. I’ve asked a lot of questions. I’ve got very little information. Some people have told me it’s because the Pahrump dump is having problems because it’s overfilled and it’s almost at capacity. I heard that the company that’s running it down there has been importing garbage from California. Now, if that’s true or not, I don’t know. Only you guys do, but we’re not going to find out about it because that’s privileged information, I’m sure. At the end of the day, we need to have a real conversation, and I’ve been trying to have that, and I keep getting passed to the next person. Who do we talk to to address this? I come to the meetings, and it seems to be the only way that I can get anything done. I call the Sheriffs Office, and it takes six days to get somebody out there. I mentioned it here, and I got somebody out there in 35 minutes. This is ridiculous. This thing with the taxes is going to be a big deal. The thing with the community out there, with the landfill, I feel for your employee. He’s a good man. He’s trying to do his job, but he does not have any support from Mr. Benevolence who wants to give a million dollars so that you guys can raise the taxes on the landfill because there’s not enough money. Mr. Boiling, I had this conversation with him. I talked to him about the condition of the landfill and all the garbage, and I said, “Who regulates you guys?” And he said, “NDEP.” And I said, “Well, I guess I need to call them.” He goes, “Go ahead. They’ll fine us, and we’ll just pass it on to the taxpayers.” His words exactly.

31. Commissioners/Managers 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) 5:52:19 Public Works Director Tom Boiling Yes, we had trash all over the landfill in Round Mountain, and that was because the operator that we had out there was lazy, and it had gotten too far out of hand before we noticed it. We immediately terminated him because he was still under probation, and we’ve been struggling to find somebody to take that position. The reason why we’re struggling to find somebody to take that position is because the citizens are not very friendly whenever they go to the landfill. We are trying to do everything we can and try to get it so that they have a good running landfill, but it’s a struggle. It really is. I want to commend Capriati Construction, who installed the water line along 160, from Manse down to the fireworks store right next to the roadway. They did a really good job. They had to dig a deep trench to be able to put that water main in, and they backfilled it correctly and put it back almost the same way it was when it was first started. I do want to thank Capriati for making sure that they did a very good job. 31 CommissionerslManagers Comments .

Clerk Freidhof

On the ballot envelopes, when you guys are returning them, I was just told there are two places that you can sign. I need you to sign on the left side, or the right side. Just sign the envelope. That’s all I’m asking. One side or the other. There are two lines. One is if you do need assistance, but if you accidentally sign it, we’re not going to throw it away. I’m going to count your ballot. I just want to make sure everybody knows to make sure we have a signature on there, please. Preferably on the left side, but anywhere, we’ll take it.

Commissioner Bayne

I want to share this with Commissioner Jabbour and everyone else. I watched a 1998 Boston City Council meeting. It was 28 minutes long. The entire meeting was 28 minutes long. Three million people—28 minutes long. I really do think that we must look towards ways of getting the meetings to a manageable length. The problem is, people get these notices and they show up to do something, and then it gets postponed. This should have been like a two-hour meeting, but it’s almost 6 o’clock. We’re depriving people of the ability to participate in the government. This isn’t entertainment, and if it is, this is bad entertainment. If you’re here for entertainment, wow, I mean, not good. I thought Hugh Hewitt was bad when he was before me on the radio. This makes Hugh Hewitt seem like a Howard Stern. I just hope that people can understand that when we do all this and elongate these meetings for commentary, or because we’re bored, we’re depriving people of their rights. That concerns me very much.

Commissioner Jabbour

I’m still waiting to hear about the 1998 episode. The one you referred to. Well, they probably didn’t have an initial first general comment that took two hours either. We don’t rush.

Commissioner Bayne

I’m not suggesting rushing people. I’m just saying that they could govern three million people in 28 minutes a week. We should be able to have six-hour meetings, right? Seven-hour meetings?

Commissioner Strickland

I just want to thank everybody for the debate. The great commentary that does happen does help us make decisions. Yes, we need to figure out a better way.

Commissioner Boskovich

Clark County does one three-minute public comment in the beginning, on any item, and then they do a public comment at the end, on any item. Nothing on each item during. We obviously are not Clark County, but that is how their meetings are only two hours.

Commissioner Strickland

They don’t have call-ins, do they? Let’s check it out.

Commissioner Boskovich

I advocated for our keeping our call-in system before I was ever elected.

32. ADJOURN

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Commissioner Boskovich

adjourned the meeting at 5:31 PM APPROVEDthis (S day ATTEST:

Chair Nye

Coin y Clerk r 0 NRS 40.01 0 40.1 30: Provides the legal framework for actions to determine conflicting claims to real property. Formal Conclusion and Demands The citizens of Amargosa Valley demand immediate compliance with the following: 1 Cease and Desist: Immediate suspension of all support for the NCA expansion under the . authority of NRS 241 .037, which allows for legal action by any person denied a right conferred by the Open Meeting Law. 2. Town Hall Meeting: A mandatory public hearing as per NRS 241 .020 to ensure transparency and resident input. 3. Redrafting of Maps: Exclusion of all private property to align with protections afforded by NRS Chapterlil. 4. Formal Scoping: A comprehensive impact assessment of all affected residents in Little Nevada, Crystal, and East Amargosa. Failure to address these grievances will result in further legal action protecting the constitutional property, water rights & citizen tax payers of Nye County. Pictures of our reservoir before are attached below. Sincerely, Paul Lemus The following property owners below approve and are in alignment with the directive and requests here within this respectful request. Emma Valador Edwin Goedheart Mark Roux Daryl Wade Annette Fuentes Victor Fuentes Matt Ruddich Pick & Shovel Basis for Objection: . Mapping Inaccuracies and Encroachment: The current proposed mapping erroneously encompasses hundreds of private properties east of Highway 373. Including private holdings in conservancy boundaries without consent is a violation of property rights and creates a cloud on titles. . Adverse Possession and Lack of Compensation: This expansion is viewed as an act of adverse possession. Furthermore, affected landowners have not been offered non-competition agreements or any form of ‘make-whole” compensation for the loss of land utility. . Historical Failure of Compliance: Previous projects involving the Ash Meadows territory have a documented history of failing to honor existing resolutions for current landowners. The Conservancy must rectify outstanding grievances with current inhabitants before seeking additional territory. The residents of Amargosa Valley deserve a process that respects private ownership and the economic stability of Nevada taxpayers. Failure to address these points will force the affected parties to pursue further legal remedies to protect their land. To effectively challenge the actions of the Amargosa Valley Town Board and the Nye County Board of County Commissioners regarding the National Conservation Area (NCA) expansion, you may cite several relevant chapters of the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS). ‘Legal Grounds for Grievance . Failure of Scoping and Public Process: 0 NRS Chapter 241 (Open Meeting, Law): All meetings of public bodies must be open and public. NRS 241 .036 states that any action taken in violation of this chapter is void. 0 NRS 241 .020: Requires clear notice and an agenda for meetings where publià bodies take action or deliberate. 0 NRS 269.070 269.085: Governs the conduct and duties of unincorporated town boards, such as Amargosa Valley. . Disregard for Planning Committee Recommendations: 0 NRS 278.020: Relates to the functions of planning commissions or committees and the requirement for governing bodies to consider their recommendations in zoning and land use decisions. 0 NRS 266.255: While specifically for cities, the principle of deferring final action on a committee’s report until proper review is a standard of good governance. . Violation of Property and Water Rights: o NRS Chapter 111 (Estates in Property): Protects the rights of property owners and governs how land may be conveyed or restricted. o NRS 11.150: Sets a high bar for adverse possession, requiring continuous occupancy and payment of property taxes for at least five years. o NRS 533.025: Establishes that while water belongs to the public, existing rights are protected under the law. NRS 533.370 prohibits changes to water use that adversely affect other holders of water rights. FORMAL OBJECTION NOTICE DATE: May 7, 2026 TO: Nye County Board of Commissioners: . Ron Boskovich, Chair . John Koenig, Vice-Chair . Bruce Jabbour, Commissioner Ian Bayne, Commissioner . Debra Strickland, Commissioner Amargosa Valley Town Board: . Carolyn Allen, Chair I Brenda Dymond, Vice Chair . Mike Cottingim, Town Clerk . Bobby Hutchison, Member . Richard Glassow, Member RE: FORMAL OBJECTION Subject: May 5, 2026, BOCC Decision Supporting Amargosa Conservancy Expansion and Ash Meadows NCA Designation To the Board of NYE County Commissioners, This letter serves as a formal categorical objection on behalf of the affected residents and private landowners of Amargosa Valley, specifically those within the Amargosa Valley’s “Little Nevada” and Crystal areas. We challenge associated board’s unanimous vote on May 5, 2026, to support the Amargosa Conservancy expansion and the Ash Meadows National Conservation Area (NCA) designation. This support was granted without proper due diligence, public transparency, or consideration for the vested rights of private property owners and wer right owners. We hereby respectfully request the following immediate actions: 1 Immediate Halt of Implementation: A formal stay on any further action, support, or . implementation regarding this expansion until the concerns of the taxpayers are addressed. 2. Formal Reversal of Decision: We request a total reversal of the May 5th decision due to a lack of public scoping and public non participation of resident tax payers and citizens of Amargosa Valley, Crystal and Pahrump. Such subject action could at this time be found as a unilateral action by these involved boards. 3. Public Transparency: The scheduling of town hall meetings and public hearings to explain the scope of this project to those whose land is directly impacted. Attachment #3 __ P te _O Rot rhe -- O £krE5 d-I fc the £ ::j ovl ¼ L& rOce55 to icql1y r h I . fi - * h_e ( rr \ f’ rc fl v sto r EcL c4%Jc/ r Oj +ö. . j/e 9k1 pIceeidz,$c I JOC4 U S?v?_L/. :‘ L T )< e r k e. / ôj? ckc//q —ho Pfic riTSr-cfôr7 w Zero Q3 e& —p Z4 h :z Co 1zp + I c z .c- - - .. Dane County Humane Society Helpful resources — CatculatinSiteItr Capai1y apacityior CareIMagc NUmt?er clpujtoi Managed intakQ Learning Track by Maddie’s Fund L perform each task during a typical animal’s stay. These tasks should be categorized into the needed services for each animal, e.g. medical care, daily care, intake, surgery, reception, adoption, behavior, enrichment, daily monitoring. This can be done by broad category or broken down to specific duties within. A spreadsheet can be created with categories/tasks and staff time by job description. Using intake as an example we can estimate staffing needed: Average daily staff time required for intake = Minutes per intake x average Monthly Daily Intake # If a shelter is taking in 5 dogs per day on average, and each intake takes 15 minutes, the required staff time would be: 15 minutes x 5 dogs/day = 75 minutes per day A point worth making about this calculation is that if you know you will need 75 minutes of staff time to intake the dogs each day, it is advantageous to schedule these intakes so that your staff is available and on-site when the intakes take place (a strong case for Managed Intake a topic for another clay, see below for a link to a great resource). It is likely to take much longer to do intakes with only one staff member working than if there were two at the time when animals arrived. Another juncture at which staffing is critical for moving animals through the shelter is spay/neuter. At the end of the “Calculating Shelter Capacity” article referenced below, there is an Appendix with an example of how to estimate the number of surgeries required per day. Once you have determined this number, it is important to also determine how many veterinarian and support staff hours are needed to successfully complete that number of surgeries. The tasks performed by each medical staff member should be included in the time study to help determine this. Shelter software can often be used to demonstrate graphically a summary of required staff for flow-through points (see p.1 12 Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff 2nd Edition for an example of a graph with staffing hours overlaid). One other consideration is the use of volunteers. Many shelters are able to maintain or expand their staffing level through the use of volunteers. Volunteers can be trained to do many jobs throughout the shelter and can alleviate demand on staff time. It is important to have backup systems to ensure these duties are still completed if no volunteers are available on any given day, as you would with staff who may be out sick. Job descriptions should be developed for each volunteer position (as for staff), training and management should be provided and accountability required. A robust volunteer program also has the additional benefit of community engagement beyond simply alleviating staff time. I hope you find this helpful. Please let me know if you have additional questions! DebYannessa, DVM Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program Dane County Humane Society Helpful resources — Calcu1atingSJirzCapacity CapacLtyjor CarLMagic Nunibercalculator Managed intake LearningJracKby MaddIfs Fund Staffing Levels and Capacity for Care Question: How many staff members are needed for a given number of animals in order to operate within one’s capacityforcare? Answer: S Hello, and thank you for your question! The question “How many staff members are needed for a given number of animals in order to operate within one’s capacity for care?” is an important and complex one. Maintaining an organization’s C4C requires adequate staffing (paid or volunteer) with appropriate training in addition to appropriate housing S and flow. As you mentioned, the National Animal Care and Control Association (NACA) publishes guidelines for agencies that include the following formula for minimum kennel staffing levels in animal shelters, number of animals x 1 5 minutes = minutes of staff time. The assumption in this formula is that cleaning takes 9 minutes per animal and feeding takes 6 minutes. The shortcoming of this calculation is that it accounts for only cleaning and feeding. If shelters are to ensure The Five Freedoms of animal welfare as recommended in the ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, more time is.needed to meet essential needs beyond the tasks of cleaning and feeding. As you note, it also does not take into account the fact that additional staff hours may be necessary at key flow-through points. These points include intake, spay/neuter, behavioral evaluation/modification, medical evaluation/treatment, movement of animals, adoption, and other outcomes depending on the shelter. These tasks, if not staffed adequately, can become bottlenecks. For example, if you do not have enough staff to perform necessary intake procedures, animals may wait in holding areas for longer than desired, prolonging length of stay (LOS) and increasing the population. This has a domino-effect; crowding is a risk factor for disease, disease leads to longer LOS while treatment is implemented, and will increase the overall cost per animal for housing and care (See “Population Management’ chapter in Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff). Additionally, what makes staffing calculations so complex is that no two animal shelters operate exactly alike due to variety in facility, mission, population served and services offered. Because of this, one useful way to determine staffing needs is to do a time study to determine the average amount of time needed to way to determine staffing needs is to do a time study to determine the average amount of time needed to perform each task during a typical animal’s stay. These tasks should be categorized into the needed services for each animal, e.g. medical care, daily care, intake, surgery, reception, adoption, behavior, enrichment, daily monitoring. This can be done by broad category or broken down to specific duties within. A spreadsheet can be created with categories/tasks and staff time by job description. Using intake as an example we can estimate staffing needed: Average daily staff time required for intake = Minutes per intake x average Monthly Daily Intake # If a shelter is taking in 5 dogs per day on average, and each intake takes 15 minutes, the required staff time would be: 15 minutes x 5 dogs/day = 75 minutes per day A point worth making about this calculation is that if you know you will need 75 minutes of staff time to intake the dogs each day, it is advantageous to schedule these intakes so that your staff is available and on-site when the intakes take place (a strong case for Managed Intake a topic for another day, see below for a link to a great resource). It is likely to take much longer to do intakes with only one staff member working than if there were two at the time when animals arrived. Another juncture at which staffing is critical for moving animals through the shelter is spay/neuter. At the end of the “Calculating Shelter Capacity” article referenced below, there is an Appendix with an example of how to estimate the number of surgeries required per day. Once you have determined this number, it is important to also determine how many veterinarian and support staff hours are needed to successfully complete that number of surgeries. The tasks performed by each medical staff member should be included in the time study to help determine this. Shelter software can often be used to demonstrate graphically a summary of required staff for flow-through points (see p.112 Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff 2nd Edition for an example of a graph with staffing hours overlaid). One other consideration is the use of volunteers. Many shelters are able to maintain or expand their staffing level through the use of volunteers. Volunteers can be trained to do many jobs throughout the shelter and can alleviate demand on staff time. It is important to have backup systems to ensure these duties are still completed if no volunteers are available on any given day, as you would with staff who may be out sick Job descriptions should be developed for each volunteer position (as for staff), training and management should be provided and accountability required. A robust volunteer program also has the additional benefit of community engagement beyond simply alleviating staff time. I hope you find this helpful. Please let me know if you have additional questions! DebYannessa, DVM Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Intern University of Wisconsin Shelter Medicine Program r ; ? Staffing Levels and Capacity for Care Staffing Levels and Capacity for Care Authors: Dr. Deb Yannessa PubNcation Date: 11/17/2017 Categories: Canine, FAQs, Feline, Shelter Population Management Question: I-low many staff members are needed for a given number of animals in order to operate within one’s capacity for care? Answer: Hello, and thank you for your question! The question “How many staff members are needed for a given number of animals in order to operate within one’s capacity for care?” is an important and complex one. Maintaining an organization’s C4C requires adequate staffing (paid or volunteer) with appropriate training in addition to appropriate housing and flow. As you mentioned, the National Animal Care and Control Association (NACA) publishes guidelines for agencies that include the following formula for minimum kennel staffing levels in animal shelters, number of animals x 15 minutes = minutes of staff time. The assumption in this formula is that cleaning takes 9 minutes per animal and feeding takes 6 minutes. The shortcoming of this calculation is that it accounts for only cleaning and feeding. If shelters are to ensure The Five Freedoms of animal welfare as recommended in the ASV Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, more time is needed to meet essential needs beyond the tasks of cleaning and feeding. As you note, it also does not take into account the fact that additional staff hours may. be necessary at key flow..through points. These points include intake, spay/neuter, behavioral evaluation/modification, medical evaluation/treatment, movement of animals, adoption, and other outcomes depending on the shelter. These tasks, if not staffed adequately, can become bottlenecks. For example, if you do not have enough staff to perform necessary intake procedures, animals may wait in holding areas for longer than desired, prolonging length of stay (LOS) and increasing the population. This has a domino-effect; crowding is a risk factor for disease, disease leads to longer LOS while treatment is implemented, and will increase the overall cost per animal for housing and care (See “Population Management’ chapte in Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians and Staff). Additionally, what makes staffing calcuIaons so complex is that no two animal shelters operate exactly alike due to variety in facility, mission, population served and services offered. Because of this, one useful Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals (Spay USA) Each day 10,000 humans are born in the U.S. and each day 70,000 puppies and kittens are born. As long as these birth rates exist, there will never be enough homes for all the animals (Spay USA) • For every human born, 15 puppies and 45 kittens are born. • One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in 7 years. • One female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in 6 six years. • An estimated 6 to 8 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year. Article at wwwk9ofmine.com Spay and neuter statisics and why it matters. STAFFING CAPACITY Staffing capacity is the number of personnel needed to provide for basic animal husbandry needs (i.e., feeding and cleaning), on average, in a given day. It can be determined by personnel type (e.g., staff vs. volunteers), by sectIon (e.g., adoption, holding) or by entire shelter depending on your needs. Knowing your staffing capacity is key to operating within your capacity for humane care and can guide budgeting and staff and volunteer recruitment efforts. So, how do you determine your staffing capacity? Staffing capacity* Average # of animals housed per day 0.25 # of hours per shift r---- —.----------- .- — - -- - - —--- -- . Now what do I do? 1 Identify the average number of animals maintained in the housing area . Number ofanimalè: of interest. . t:-_l S I 2. Multiply the ndmber entered in Step 1 by 0.25 to determine the nukiber Number ofhours per day: of hours per day needed for feeding and cleaning. 4/3 .9 3. Divide the number obtained in Step 2 by the number of hours in which Number fhours per shift all feeding and cleaning tasks need to be completed. : , (jr, ‘ 4. Divide the number obtained in Step 3 by 8 to determine how many full- time-equivalent personnel are needed to complete feeding and cleaning TOTAL FTE: L I3 in the desired number of hours. Optional: . 1 Enter the number of full-time equivalent personnel you currently have . Total FTE available: . tut’i’J •Th-Su. available. 3-.q 2. 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The assistant town manager emailed me and said all the publicly elected positions were covered. That is factual incorrect. Donna Cox and I pushed the former town manager to prove it and finally got the bond coverage. So, here’s the problem on the policy from CNA Surety, all the elected positions were covered except the District Attorney. I let Chris Arabia know and in December when Brian Kunzi was elected, him as well. Finally, in 2023 CNA showed the DA had coverage but only $10,000. That makes no sense as the commissioners, judges, and sheriff is $50,000. So, I look up NRS Chapter 252.030 and it clearly1says that the county commissioners are supposed to fix the bond amount. I asked Donna Cox if she remembers if that was on the agenda in November or December of 2022. She doesn’t remember. Can anyone show me in the agenda where this was passed. For one notaries and court clerk , have $10,000 coverage, two, if Mr. Kunzi himself sent that coverage rate to the bond company then that’s a clear violation of NRS 252.030 and that coverage is null and void. That also means he is violating NRS 282 (Oaths and Public Bonds). That also means any legal documents with his signature leaving his office is null and void. What i’m sharing with you is not legal advice but observation. Let me know before the next commissioner meeting. Thank you, Michael 2 of 2 3/26/2026,4:07 P Firefox https://outlook.live.conilmaiilinboxJid/AAkAL ‘ QD Outlook . - RE: Public bonds. From Brett Waggoner <bwaggoner@nyecountynv.gov> Date Tue 12/30/2025 12:20 PM To Michael Noyes <michaelnoyes57@hotmail.com>; Debra L. Strickland <dlstrickland@nyecountynv.gov>; John P. Koenig <jkoenig@nyecountynv.gov>

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, Just as stated in the reply to your email on August 28, 2025 the response remains the same. From: Lorina F. Dellinger Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 12:03 PM To: Michael Noyes <rnichaelnoyes57@hctmail.corn> Cc: Brett Waggoner <ggpercryecountyj3yggM>; Arnold Knightly Jennaca Sanders Juanita Torres Subject: RE: DA Public Bond Good afternoon Michael, Nye County elected officials were bonded prior to June 27, 2022. The DA does not set the amount of bonds for any elected official. I am including the County Clerk public records liaison as well as our Public Records Administrator on this email, I will defer to them to provide minutes of the action by the Board of County Commissioners. Thankyou, Lorina Respectfully, Brett Waggoner County Manager! Pahrump Town Manager From: Michael Noyes <michaelnoyes57@hotmail.COm> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 9:16 PM To; Brett Waggoner <bwaggoner@nyecountynV.gov>, Frank 6. Carbone fgcarbone@nyecountynV.gOV, Debra 1. Strickland <dlstrickland@nyecountynv.gov>; John R Koenig <jkoenig@nyecountynV.goV>; donna cox - <coxdonnac@msn.com> Subject: Public bonds. Warning: Unusual sender <rnichaelnQy7@hotmail.POm> You don’t usually receive emails from this address. Make sure you trust this sender before taking any 1 of 2 3/26/2026,4:07 PI person.signinga.egaL.docurnent:as ------------—-- - -- -- - . - -- bondthe tegat document isàften invaLid, aridthe professionaL’s License is at risk of psIor revocation. This is because the bond is a requirement to operate, and without it, theycarinottigalty perform the actions that would give a document vatidity ‘4\ . Suspension or revocation of License: Tfèi1ikeIFsuspend.órrevóke the District ittorneysIicenseto oátébecause they are not compLiant with the taw. In some states, a notary’s commission can be suspended forfaiture to maintain a bond. Legal chaLlenges: AnyLegaLdocumentsth’DistriãtAftorne preØesiñy be con’sidéredinva1idbecause the “District Attorney did not havethe proper authorization-to perform the service. FinanclatLiability: Ifthe “DA” made a mistake orwas negLigent, they coutd be heLd personally responsible for damages, as the bond was supposed to protect the public from financiaL harm. InvaLidity ofthe document: The document itself cou’d be deemed void orvoidabte since the person who signed it as a “DA” did not have the (egaL authorityto act. ‘%\ ——--— LI dOL Contact the relevant authority: You shouLdjflrnediateLyr1taCtthe state agency that oversees their license (e.g;theSiarYOf State) to find out how to correct the situation. Obtain the required bond The ‘District Attorney must obtain the proper bond an provide proof of it othe state agency before they can&sume Consult a LegaL professional: A Lawyer can provide advice on how to proceed and what to do about any documents that were signed without a bond. it’s important to remember that what happens wiLt depend on the specific situation and the Laws of the state where the “District Attorney” is Licensed. 4I8f25 4:14 PM Nevada Revised Statutes § 252.030 (2024) Bond. :: 2024 Nevada Revised Statutes:: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law:: Justia JUSTIA to Previous Versions of this Statute V 1 2024 Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 252 District Attorneys - NRS 252.030 Bond. - Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 252.030 (2024) 0 ( Previous Next> Unless a blanket fidelity bond is furnished by the county, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the district attorney shall execute and file with the county clerk a bond to the county, conditioned for the faithful performance ofhis or her duties, pe1t7fth f2:125:1865; B § 2936; BH § 2105; C § 2297; RL § 1594; NCL § 2072]—(NRS A 1979, 289) <Previous Next> Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Nevada mayhave more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, Or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information 1thke1 to on the state site. Please check official sources. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. It’ Firefox https:/Ioutlook.live.comlmail/Olinbox/id/AAkALgAAAAAAHYQ.. .. Outlook FW: 9A3818572147O9 Bond #66302900 - NYE County From Barnes1Ginger L <ginger.barnes@cnasurety.com> Date Wed 1 2/3/2025 5:43 AM To Michael Noyes <michaelnoyes57@hotmaN.com> J 1 attachment (29 KB) IR_agt_e-maill 1OOO1.pd1 We received your voice message regarding the underwriting of this bond. I do not handle underwriting of the bond so I have nothing further to add. Ginger Barnes Western Surety Company Universal Surety Surety Bonding Company of America 101 S. Reid Street, #300 Sioux Falls, SD 57103 Phone: 605-330-2603 Fax: 605-977-7724 Confidential From: UWServices2 <uwservices2@cnasuretyçj> Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 10:05 AM To: michaelnoyes57@hotmai1.com Cc: Barnes,Ginger L. Subject: RE: 9A381857-214709 Bond #66302900 NYE County - - Hello Michael, 2/6/233Jom the SIIlybethiry heent f recordWithPJsLiiaice riic LLC I have attached the email not require any additional information as your agent works for you and has authority so it is assumed this request is from the principal, so approval has been given so we do not require additional approval with meeting minutes. The schedule was updated as requested and has not been adjusted since then. Let us know if you have additional underwriting questions. Thanks, Caleb Schneider, AFSB I CIv4 sur’ I Underwriterl 101 S. Reid St., Sioux Falls, SD 57103 Phone: (800) 331-6053 1 Fax: (605) 335-0357 1 of 2 12/3/2025, 4:10 PI Di 1ct.Attorskey .$1Q,OCcL_S35N 2 0 Bond No. 66302900 NVE COUNTY JusticeofthePeace $50,000 - $175 Justice of the Peace - $50,000 $175 Justice ofthe Peace - $5OOOO $175 Justice ofthe Peace $50,000 - $175 District Court - $50,000 - $175 District Court - $50,000 $175 Clerk $10,000 - $35 Recorder $50,000 - $175 Sheriff - $50,000 - $175 Assessor - $10,000 - $35 Public Administrator - $10,000 $35 County Commissioner - $50,000 - $175 County Commissioner - $50,000 - $175 County Commissioner - $50,000 $175 County Commissioner - $50,000 - $175 County Commissioner $50,000 - $175 Nye County Water District Board Member $50,000 - $175 Nye County Water District Board Member - $501000 $175 Nye County Water District Board Member - $50,000 - $175 Nye County Water District Board Member - $50,000 - $175 NyG Couhty Water District oard Member - SO.OOO - S175 Nye County Water District Board Member - $50,000 - $175 Nye County Water District Board Member - $50,000 - $175 ?4{ Western Surety Company Schedule Bond No: jQ.29OO-. .. • Principal Name: Effective Date: This schedule s in replacement of and not in addition to any previous schedule issued for the bond referenced above. The liability of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY shall not be cumulative and shall not exceed the Penalty Amount for Each Position of the bond in effect as to any Employee or Officer when the dishonest act. of the Employee or Officer shall have been committed. t’ame Position No. of Officers Penalty Amount Annual or Empioyee in for Each Premium for Each Position Poeition Each Poaition A.tachd ist ‘Prraun iarI wi1 ho proratcd bsid on th efctIve d3te rf the change nd the term dates of the bond. D LtLd t}_1 I 13. 01 __ )____ __2Q2_L_ Acceptcd .. ::::;. • : B .. “ — ‘LSrLR Sli LT\ CO’ \Vt Othual I itk — Form F9560 Firefox https://outlookJive.com/mail/O/inbox/id/AAkALgAAAAAAHYQ.. From: Michael Noyes <michaelnovs57hotrnail.corn> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 5:25 PM To: Barnes,Ginger L. Subject: [EXTERNAL] Bond information Dear Ginger, on February 13 2023 your company added the DA to the policy # 66302900. Question, who requested that add on and dId they have the mins ofthe commissioners meeting to verify that they voted on the amount of only $1OOO0? Thank you, Michael. PS I’m still waiting for the finally outcome of ticket case and then rewrite the bond claim. This e-mail message, including any attachments and appended messages, is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may contain confidential and legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, dissemination, distribution, copying, storage or other use of all or any portion of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and delete this message in its entirety. 2 of 2 12/3/2025, 4:10 P O’L Ot3 Dear Brian Kunzi, In December Of 2022 I dropped off some paperwork including questions on Public Official being bonded pursuant to NRS chapter 282, Official Bonds and Oaths. What I have here is what little we have been trying to obtain for over 3 years. We contacted Wayfle Carisori, executive director of Pool Pac back in 2020 and we have on a recorded line Wayne telling us when trying to get copies of Nye County employees Bonds both elected and appointed, that Pool Pac has no obligation or requirements in issuing Public Official Bonds and the only one that he was aware of was for the Nye county treasurer from Western Surety Cornpany.(see exhibit A)pius a Power of Attorney for 2019. Ok, Treasurer normally has a separate Bond. Question, where is the blanket bonds for the rest of the elected or appointed Public Officials?? Fast forward to May and early June 2022,I’rn jumping up and down asking anyone who would listen, where are the Bonds? Commissioner Donna Cox assured me that everyone was Bonded. I replied show me a written copy,hear say won’t cut it. My friend Douglas finally in July 2022 got a copy of a blanket Bond without a declaration page dated June 27th 2022,( see exhibit B). In August of 2022 we received an updated version with the added Nye County water district board members,( see exhibit C ). Notice my written comment “ Where is the D.A??” Yes Brian, not only you but Chris Arabia don’t had or have a Bond! My Wife worked at a number of Law firms here and back east for over 20 years as a Legal Nurse Consultant, Paralegal and a License Notary. We both know that Notaries are required to have a $10,000 Bond. When I asked Her what would happen if She let that Bond lapse? Her respond, Any legal documents that She signed arid stamped would be null and void. A couple months ago Donna Ccx carrie to me after brow beating a number of county employees emailed me a Pool Pac Blanket Bond for the previous year. (see exhibit D ). As you can imagine this document raises a number of questions, 1) 3 years ago Wayne said no requirement or obligation to issue Bonds, 2) Is Wayne authorized to certify Public Official Bonds and 3) the best one, where again is the Bond coverage for the office of District Attorney??. Let me know,thanks. Noyes, Michael Stuart (surname, given names) Email michaelnoyes57hotmajLcorn FEB. o Lô13 € Ui Jr & CNASURETY 101 S Reid5treet, Suite 3Oc Sioux Falls, SD 57103-7046 Ginger L. Barnes Claims Consultant Telephone (505)330-2603 gingerbarnes@cnasuretycom October 26, 2023 Michael Stuart Noyes 3943 E Sedgwick Pahrump, NV 89061 Principal: Nye County Surety: Western Surety Company Bond No.: 66302900 Claim No.: 9A38 1857496440 Dear Michael Stuart Noyes: We received your claim against this bond and are writing to Nye County accordingly. A review of the bond shows it was effective June 7, 2022. It appears your arrest was prior to this date as you were out on bail on May 12, 2022. Because the incident occurred prior to the bond, it would not be covered. At this time, we will take no further action in this matter. Sincerely, Ginger L. Barnes Authorized Representative of Western Surety Company SUNU NO. bbSU2JUU Nye Lounty Justice of the Peace $50,000.00 $175 Justice ot the Peace $50,000.00 $175 Justice ot the Peace $50,000.00 $175 Justice ot the Peace $50,000.00 $175 District Court $50,000.00 $175 District Court $50,000.00 $175 Clerk $10,000.00 535 Recorder $50,000.00 $175 Sheriff $50,000.00 $175 Assessor $10,000.00 $35 Public Administrator $10,000.00 $35 County Commissioner $50,000.00 $175 County Commissioner $50,000.00 $175 County Commissioner $50,000.00 $175 County Commissioner 550,000.00 5175 County Commissioner 550,000.00 $175 I.) w• Weslern Surety Company Schedule I3ondNo: 66302900 Principal Name: Nye County 1!;ffoctive i)ate: - - This schedule is in replacement of and not tn addition to any previoUs schedule issued for the bond referenced above The liability of WESTERN SURETY COMPANY shall not be cumulative and shall not exceed the Penalty Amount for Each Position of the bond in effect as to any Employee or Ocer ‘hon the dishonest act of the Employee or Officer shall have been committed Name Position No. of Officers Penahy Amount Annual or Employees in for Each Premium for — - — --- - — — - - EachPosition Position Each Position* See Attached List *Prcniium charged will lo prorated based on the efiI4,he chance and the term dates ofthe bond. IJatod this_ 3 th duy of 2O22 co . Accepted i WESTERtJETY Official Title______________________ By 72 774 Paul T. Bruflat, ice President Fotni P9540 . . OFFICIAL OATH Oaths and official bonds of officers; when term of office begins. . ---- : -and 1 MJrs 6flhè LjisItare and all offlcers—exeoutive, judicial ctive offices, mjrJjha11,— before entermg upon the duties of their respe be required, and pvide the official bond required by law, when such bond shall take and jbscribe to the official oath. e1y, shall 2 Al1officers elected, except:Senators and members of the Ass as provided in qufy,ándexcute and deliver their official bonds when required, aiyenuing their this section, prior to the Tuesday after the first Monday in 3anu - e1ection; . ided by law, shall ____3J All officers appointed to fill vacancies, in the cases prov the time of their qualify and give bond when required, within 30 days from appointment. , shall begin from the 4. The term of office of all officers, elected or appointed made by law. ision is time of their qualification, unless some other express prov 2786; NCL § 4786) [22:108:1866; B § 2620; BH § 1657; C § 1803; P1 § bers of the Legislature and all NRS 282.020 Form of official oath. Mem re they enter upon the duties , befo officers, executive, judicial and ministerial, shall the following oath: oftheir respective offices, take and subscribe to I , do solemnly swea r (or affirm) that I will support, ent ofthe United States, and protect and defend the Constitution and Governm of Nevada, against all enemie, the Constitution and government of the State bear true faith, allegiance and whether domestic or foreign, and that I will ution or law of any state loyalty to the same, any ordinance, resol fully perform all the duties of notwithstanding, and that I will well and faith the office of , on which I am about to enter; (if an oath) so help me of perjury. God; (if an affirmation) under the pains and penalties [1:185:1915; l919RLsS2891;NCL4925] ering and certifying oath. NIS 282.030 No fee to be charged for administ of ering and certifring the oath No fees shall be charged by any person for administ office. 2970] [37:49:1883; BET § 2378; C § 2502; RL § 2039; NCL § OFFICIAL BONDS: GENERAL PROVISIONS Exhibit H] This is a series of emails and attachments that I got back from Ginger Barnes from Western Surety. Below as you can see from Caleb, as an underwriter, he responded that ShetLy Demaray, an agent for LP Insurance services requested on Monday, February 6th, 2023, for the DA to be added for$1O,000. So, following the Correspondence and the emaits we see that when I had Let Mr. Kunzi know on Thursday, Februarythe 2nd that he needed a bond, hetherefore had to have notified ShetLy Demaray by Friday, February the 3d from LP Insurance that he needed a bond, because we see on Monday the 6th of February, that was the foLLowing Monday that the inquiries were goingon between her and Caleb to add to the poLicy the DA. If you go back to the previous Exhibit G, you’ll see the DA on Page 3 of the revised policy dated February 1 3th which would have been the following Monday after. Here’s the problem. Exhibit J] NRS chapter 252.030. It is very clear that quote “the penaLty of the bond to be fixed by the Board of County Commissioners.” I have soLicited several times this year Looking for the records after the election in November 2022 and January 2023 talking to former commissioner Donna Cox, she doesn’t remember the subject in the agenda, and I see no record of a vote coming up to talk about setting the bond amount for the DA’s position for Nye County. Please note that on February 2023, Tuesday there was a commissioner’s meeting and nowhere in the 8-page agenda was a bond question brought up. Yeah, Monday the 6th, Shelley is asking for $1 0 k amount a day “before” the commissioner’s meeting. Exhibit K] So without a Legitimate bond amountset bythe commissioners, D.A. Brain Kunzi is operating his office and his position without a Legitimate bond required by law, therefore any and all charges coming from his office would be invalid, null and void and any charges involving “A Defendant” invalid, nulL and void. This readout confirms the fact that any D.A.’s signature on a legal document without a Legitimate bond coverage is not onLy invalid but subjected to a number of legal consequences. Exhibit I] This is my emaiL to the County Manager and their second respond. Note that this was sent to all the current commissioners as welt. No responds, except Lorina’s factually false reply. Please don’t tell me; this isn’t a big deal. I brought this up in open court in November 2025 and February 2026. The Justice of Peace Michael Foley and DDA Tanis Wright esq. would not address this fact. I did contact the Secretary qf State, they sent me to the Insurance Commissioner, and she said they don’t deal with bond issues, and the Attorney General said hire a lawyer. You can’t make this stuff up. I wilL be at the May 7th meeting. Michael. 2 of 2 Dear Candidates, Please read carefully my statements and exhibits from a motion 1 file with the court. ALt of you need to knowwhat’s going on wih the DA’s office and the courts. Exhibit B] Bond coverage under NRS Chapter 282 is very important when an elected official of any county or state takes office. It’s very clearthey must be bonded when theytake office. The District Attorney is no exception. Exhibit C] is a copy of Western Surety Company bond coverage for aLL the employees who are elected to their positions in Nye County. PLease note the date prior to June 27th, 2022; no elected position in Nye County was covered by a bond according to NRS 282. When I informed

Commissioner Donna

Cox of the lack of her bond coverage, she immediateLy went to Tim Sutton, former County Manager and several times through emails told him to make sure that her and every other elected position was covered. She was highLy concerned that she was vulnerable and could be heLd personaLly liable because of no bond coverage. Now, if you Look down on alt the positions who are covered and the amount, you wilt notice the absence of the District Attorney’s position and its bond amount. Exhibit D] is a return Letterfrom Miss Ginger L Barnes, an authorized representative of Western Surety Company. She informed me that after I filed a bond claim in 2023, that anything that happened before June 27 of 2022was not covered because none ofthe elected off iciats mentioned on my bond cLaim were covered. When Brian Kunzi was eLected to the position of District Attorney of Nye County in November 2022, I warned him that not onLy was the DA’s position not included, but no one was covered prior to the mentioned date which led to the rejection of my bond claim. Exhibit E] My hand delivered and date stamped Letter to D.A. Brian Kunzi on February 2 2023, Th ursday. Exhibit F] My emailto Ginger Barns atWestern Surety. I was questioning aboutthe minutes of the meeting of the board of Commissioners resuLts to verify the amount of only $1 0,000 that their company on February ‘1 3th, 2023, had added to the original poLicy. Exhibit G] Having reaLized when coming into office in January of 2023, Mr. Kunzi needed to be covered (and correctly so), shows Western Surety Company’s update to bond policy # 66302900 on February 13, 2023, adding the DA’s position on Page 3. However, agaian it only shows $1 O,O0O I would have thought because of the Liability that the DA’s position has; it would have been at least $50,000 like the sheriff’s, the judges and the commissioners. confirm past employment, job references, certifications and degrees. Consider a background check before hiring someone. Have written policies regarding theft and fraud, and enforce them. Separate operations from accounting. Do not allow one person to have total control over funds. Someone authorized to write checks shouldn’t make deposits or reconcile bank statements. Checks should be countersigned. - Limit who can handle cash and institute controls. - Create a paper trail for each accounting transaction. - Lock and limit access to storage areas. While a public officials bond cannot prevent employee theft from occurring, it is important to have bonds in place for those employees or public officials having regular access to cash and financial instruments. For more information on public officials bonds, contact Robert Collins, underwriting manager at 803.933.1279 orrcollins@masc.sc. Portions of this article originally appeared in the November 2019 edition of Construction Executive. Reprinted with permission from Old Republic Surety. Public Officials Bonds FAQs Why do I need a public officials bond and what should the limit be? A public officials bond is a surety bond that guarantees a public official will perform their duties faithfully and honestly and will remain in compliance with laws and regulations during their public service The need for a public officials bond is determined by a city or town’s local ordinance. The amount of the bond is determined by the municipal council. Typical language in public officials bond ordinance states that “All city officers and employees who handle funds of the city shall enter into bonds to the city with a bonding company authorized to do business in this state in amounts determined by the council and conditioned on the faithful performance oftheir duties. The city shall pay the premiums ofthe bonds.” Unlike commercial insurance, a public officials bond is individually underwritten. Public official applicants must provide their Social Security number, since the bond company, also called the surety, will check the applicants’ credit scores. A second important difference between these bonds and commercial insurance is that bond applicants agree to personally indemnify the bonding carrier if the carrier pays any claims under the bond. What do public officials bonds cover? Public officials bonds cover fraud, employee theft, embezzlement, illegal fund transfers, counterfeiting and other dishonest acts. A common occurrence that involves these bonds is a trusted, long-time employee who steals from a municipality. At first, it may only be a minimal amount. Then, the employee becomes emboldened by how easy it is to forge checks, alter invoices or pad expenses. Many times, this fraud can go on for years. Greed or carelessness may finally lead to the employee being caught. By then, the city or town has suffered significant losses. Most thefts are uncovered while the employee is on vacation. What types of insurance can municipalities purchase? insurance protection exists to cover employee dishonesty and theft, and it’s economical and easy to purchase. While surety companies usually sell fidelity bonds, they are actually a form of insurance. The policies are sold as one-year contracts that can be renewed annually. When a company suffers a loss, it makes a claim that is then paid by the insurer. TightenIng financial controls Municipalities of all sizes can benefit from instituting these basic checks and balances: Attachment #5 L Possible Future is For Responsible Land Use Zombie Lots Permanent Dead Land Responsible Use . . Thousands of empty lots . Land remains unused for S • Small off-grid homes . Owners paying property decades • Property maintained taxes • Owners continue paying • I I’ fr Landowners contributing . ,. . minimal property taxes :‘ . to community No practicaiwayto buIld .Comrnunity gains nothing z:b: . .. . , ., .*_t .4.- :—;---- ._‘. .. - .d . %. S’.’ \. ‘. i. . t’ * ‘ . . w: . . ; EE b’ . “: • : , . -.. Thousands of lots in Pahrump are currently stuck in the first 2 categories % r:-- •; . ••4 - : ‘:- _•,._•4 ., - - . .. •*4.- - :. •‘-‘ ‘ . • .0 ‘ •. .. . • . , , -- _._T., J : %.hç’.)% ‘ p. ? We would like to request a joint session or discussion with Planning, NDEP, Building, Public Works, and County Commissioners to outline what is possible and include an experienced Sustainable Development PhD who works in areas of development where health & safety concerns have been resolved. Utility Challenged Zombie lot owners have had no options for decades. It’s time to acknowledge alternatives that exist to enable responsible development of these properties using state-approved systems as a pathway of use without depleting our aquifer or demanding unrealistic expectations. Page 3 of 3 Past Excuses Counterpoint “Infrastructure may eventually Some ofthese parcels have waited decades without infrastructure plans, funding, or timelines. Property owners come’ cannot realistically be expected toremain in permanent limbo while continuing to pay taxes indefinitely. [“The county cannot afford to No one is asking for the county to fund utilities everywhere. The proposal asks the county to allow owners to [provide utilitieseverywhere.” pursue lawful privatealternatives where traditional infrastructure is unavailable or economically unrealistic. “This is a utility company issue, Utility companies controlservice infrastructure, but the county controls zoning, land use, permitting, arid what is not a county issue:’ legally allowed on private property. Both issues are connected, but zoning still determines whether alternatives mayevenbeconsidered. “The lots are in Great Basin A utility tariff area designates a service provider. It does not control zoning, land use, or prevent Nye County from Water Company’s tariff area:’ creating a lawful pathway for alternative systems where infrastructure does not exist. “People can simply sell their Selling unusable property to another unsuspecting buyer does not solve the underlying problem. A functioning lots:’ county should work toward lawful, realistic use of legally created parcels rather than perpetuating a cycle of stranded ownership. “This would encourage Our proposal seeks the exact opposite: lawful permitting, inspections, sanitation requirements, setbacks, homelessness or unsafe occupancy rules, and accountability. Regulated pathways create order; total prohibition often creates encampments:’ desperation otherwise. “There are only three ways to . . . . ‘ Those are the three conventional water delivery categories currently recognized, but they do not solve the reality g et water . . : facing thousands of existing parcels that cannot realistically access any of those three. Repeating the same three 1. Through the utility company . options does not create a solution where none exist. Alternative utilities are the relief that can add value to the 2. A private well, or d 3. A community well system:’ “The State won’t allow it:’ The State establishes standards. The County determines local zoning and land-use policy. No one is asking the County to violate state law. Owners are asking the County to stop blocking discussion of state-compliant alternatives before applications can even be evaluated. State regulation does not eliminate local responsibility. “Nothing can be done:’ Doing nothing is a policy choice. Counties regularly modify land-use rules when existing rules no longer fit real conditions. We’re not trying to override state law. Water is a basic life requirement, and the issue is whether safe, regulated alternatives can be reviewed rather than dismissed. We want to open a pathway for VR-zoned properties to apply for alternative sewer/septic sources with NDEP approval and with a secured permit. This should start with a pilot area to test functionality. Page2of3 Past Excuses Counterpoint “it’s not a zoning problem, it’s Zoning determines what is allowed on a parcel. If currentzoning restricts use to water & sewei, it is a zoning an infrastructure problem.” problem. Other counties address this by allowing flexibility within zoning. “An overlay doesn’t change state . . . . . Correct, but an overlay can allow applications for alternative systems under NDEP approval, just like other requirementsforsewage . , . . . counties do. No one S suggesting circumventing state law, only enabling a pathway to apply. dis osal “ “A zoning overlay won’t allow Not true. A zoning overlay would allow development applications to move forward with regulated, certified by development.” NSF/ANSI & NDEP compliant alternatives, exactly what thousands of parcels need. “This would require changing True, but change always starts somewhere. I’m proposing a spark, not rewriting the Nevada Administrative Code. numerous codes.” Nye County can initiate the review and request cooperation from state agencies. “State law requires water and State law regulates health and safety standards, not a single method of delivery. Nevada recognizes hauled sewer directly to every lot.” water cistern storage, engineered wastewater systems, and alternative technologies in certain circumstances. The issue is whether Nye County will allow a pathway to apply for those systems within zoning and permitting. “If we allow this, everyone will No one is requesting unregulated development. The proposal specifically asks for regulated, inspected, permit start living off-grid without based alternatives subject to County and NDEP oversight for responsible off-grid systems which already exist regulation.” throughout rural America. “Tiny homes are already allowed Tiny homes are primarily allowed in designated parks under current code, not on thousands of privately owned in Nye County7 VR lots lacking infrastructure. Allowing a structure somewhere in the county is not the same as allowing property owners to reasonably use their own land. “Owners should just merge lots Many owners cannot acquire adjoining parcels because neighboring owners are deceased, missing, unwilling to together.” sell, or the parcels are also unusable. Even merged lots may still lack water &/or sewer access, road access, or . affordable utility extensions. Along with other costs involved making it unrealistic. “People should have done more Many of these parcels were legally created, marketed, taxed, inherited, and sold by the county itself through tax due diligence before buying” sales for decades. Buyers reasonably assumed there would eventually be a lawful pathway to use the land. . Especially when told, hold for future speculation. “This could create health and That is exactly why owners are requesting engineered, inspected, state-compliant systems instead of sanitation problems.” unregulated activity. Properly regulated alternatives reduce health risks more effectively than leaving people with no legal options at all. Page 1 of 3 Pilot Program Concept Assuming these paper lots are useless without full water & sewer or septic only keeps them idle, locking out thousands of landowners, despite modern solutions being available. . The solution proposed is to allow a small, voluntary pilot of 15 owner’s lots to start with Temporary Use Permits, homeowner agreements, and biannual inspections. The risk is no greater than continuing to do nothing. Let owners follow responsible county-set standards using sealed or micro systems that do not affect neighboring lots. This creates a legal, testable path for people to use their own land, while the county maintains full control of zoning and health oversight. If it works, expand it. if not, end it. Other areas across the country have proven composting and alternative systems work. Nevada’s own ISDS (IndividualSewage Disposal System) Guide allows such options in most rural counties. A lot of people incorrectly assume “ISDS” only means a standard septic tank and leach field. But Nevada’s ISDS framework is broader than that and includes alternative engineered systems too; This is Nye County’s chance and duty to act. Landowners simply want a fair chance to prove safe, regulated, modern systems can work. Designed to protect neighbors. No burden to the county. Just a chance to move forward. Pilot Program Proposa6rA/ternative Waste Solutions • 10—15 volunteer lots No cost to the county • Owner-paid inspections 1—2 times per year • Written agreements on maintenance and compliance • Goal: Gather local data before expanding Our Core Message: “We don’t need millions of dollars or a 10-year sewer expansion to make progress. A Small-Lot Relief Overlay would give people a legal path to responsibly use their land now with approved off- grid systems, smaller setbacks, and future flexibility to connect when infrastructure finally arrives.” Adopt a Super Conservation Lot (SCL) Overlay for utility-challenged VR parcels. Here’s why this is the simplest route: . It requires only one local code amendment. No new special district or county-funded infrastructure expansion is required; the County can begin with a local zoning overlay and require state/local approvals for any alternative systems. . It gives instant legal use to stranded VR parcels. Instead of changing zoning parcel by parcel, the overlay sits on’top of existing VR zoning. • It works with existing laws. It doesn’t repeal NDEP or NAC 444; it simply recognizes approved alternative systems as satisfying the “utility” requirement. • it costs almost nothing. Owners self-fund their off-grid systems; the County only provides permitting and oversight. • itcanstartasa pilot. it allows the County to start with a limited approach before considering broader expansion. We ask that the Zoning Overlay Amendment be docketed for Regional Planning Commission hearing, then BOCC adoption. The Simplest Fix: Create a Local “Small-Lot Relief Overlay” , Think of this as a lightweight zoning overlay beginning in one area to start (not a full rezoning plan). There will be rio cost to anyone else other than the owners, and no need for a grant. Just a local code change adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). How It Works: . . Keep existing VR zoning, but add a “Small-Lot Relief Overlay” that applies to undeveloped parcels under ‘‘1O,OOO sq ft without utility access. . The overlay allows: 0 Alternative sanitation (composting flushless toilets and wastewater systems engineered and approved by NDEP). 0 Water hauling & storage, as well as air-to-water systems instead of wells. 0 Adjusted setbacks to allow reasonable use of qualifying small lots. o Allows smaller-scale housing options such as Tiny Homes, Park Model Homes, and Container Homes up to a specified size limit. o Temporary occupancy permits tied to proof of proper waste and water management. • Once infrastructure reaches the area, owners can choose to connect later, but in the meantime, they’re not restricted from the use of their land. Implementation Steps (No Grant Needed) Step Who Handles It Cost/Effort Water District I Planning staff Draft overlay text Low (staiftime only) or Committee Public review I Planning PRPC Required and routine Commission hearing Adoption BOCC Standard ordinance vote Optional: NDEP memo confirming Committee I NDEP Free consultation alternative system acceptance -— Why This Works: . No large infrastructure investment. Owners self-fund small off-grid systems. . Legal under NRS 278. A zoning overlay can modify use and design standards without state pre approval. • Allows immediate private action instead of waiting for utilities. • Protects health standards (since all waste/water systems remain NDEP-approved). • Reduces pressure on Planning staff because it creates a clear “pathway” for small-lot exceptions. SECTION 6. REVIEW AND DURATION A. The SCL Overlay shall initially operate as a pilot zoning overlay, subject to review two (2) years after adoption to evaluate outcomes and recommend permanent incorporation, modification, or sunset. B. Biannual review by the Planning Department and Code Compliance shall include: . Parcel participation rates, . Compliance performance, . Reported public complaints or health issues, and . Recommendations for improvement or continuation. C. Parcels in good standing at the time of any sunset or modification may be granted grandfathered status or transitioned to an updated overlay district. SECTION 7. RELATION TO EX1STING CODES A. Nothing in this section shall relieve property owners from state or federal environmental or safety regulations. B. Where conflicts exist between this overlay and other provisionsof Nye County Code, the provisions of the SCL Overlay shall prevail for parcels within its boundaries or with approved designation. SECTION 8. EFFECTIVE DATE This amendment shall take effect upon adoption by the Nye County Board of County Commissioners and inclusion in Title 17 of the Nye County Code. Thousands of small parcels in unincorporated Pah rump remain undevelopable due to the absence of public water and sewer systems. The Super Conservation Lot (SCL) Overlay District provides a responsible, regulated path for owners to live on or maintain their land using approved off-grid utilities, while preserving public safety and environmental standards. This amendment allows zoning to reflect real conditions on the ground, balancing fairness, sustainabilfty, and practicality. Page 3 of 3 2. Seasonal or Recreational Use (e.g., camping, RV, or similar temporary occupancy) permitted for up to 180 days per calendar year, provided: 0 The lot contains self-contained water and waste systems; and 0 The use complies with health and safety standards adopted by Nye County and NDER B. Alternative Utility Systems (subject to approval by Nye County and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection): . Composting, incinerator, or other approved alternative toilet systems. . Water hauling, delivery, or atmospheric water generation with storage tanks. . Greywater or wastewater treatment systems (such as compact or mobile septic technologies). . Solar, wind, or hybrid renewable energy systems with battery storage. C. Accessory Uses . Gardening, native vegetation restoration, or xeriscaping. . Small-scale accessory storage structures under 200 sq. ft. . Off-grid infrastructure such as solar arrays, water catchment, and fencing. SECTION 4. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS A. Minimum Lot Size: 4,000 sq. ft. B. Setbacks: 5 ft. front, rear, and sides. C. Maximum Structure Height: 20 feet. D. Utilities: No requirement for connection to centralized utilities if alternative systems are approved and non-hazardous. E. Access: Legal access (public or recorded easement) must be demonstrated. F. Operations & Utility Plan: Each parcel owner must submit a one-time plan outlining proposed systems for power, water, wastewater, and solid waste. SECTION 5. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL A. Approval of SCL Overlay status shall require: 1. Proof of viable, code-compliant alternative utility systems. 2. Demonstrated ability to maintain systems safely without creating nuisance, blight, or contamination. 3. Compliance with Nye County Building, Fire, and Health Codes. 4. Maintenance of access routes in a safe and passable condition. B. Parcels operating under the overlay may be subject to inspection or verification to ensure ongoing compliance. C. The County reserves the right to revoke the overlay designation from any parcel that becomes a hazard or fails to maintain compliance, following written notice and due process. Page2of3 Proposed Amendment to Nye County Code Title 17: Creation of the Super Conservation Lot (SCL) Overlay Zoning District SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND iNTENT The purpose of the Super Conservation Lot (SCL) Overlay Zoning District is to provide a regulatory framework allowing responsible, low-impact residential use of small, privately owned lots located in areas without access to centralized infrastructure such as public water and sewer. This overlay recognizes that many of Pahrump’s historically subdivided Village Residential (VR) parcels remain undevelopable under existing uttlity-dependent zoning requirements. The SCL overlay offers an adaptive, sustainable option that balances he&th and safety standards with the property owner’s right to beneficial use of land. The intent of the SCL Overlay District is to: 1. Enable alternative off-grid utility systems that meet environmental and public health standards. 2. Encourage gradual, self-funded development consistent with rural character. 3. Reduce the number of tax-reverted “zombie lots” by providing a realistic path to lawful use. 4. Support Nye County’s affordable housing and conservation goals without the need for public infrastructure expansion. SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY A. The SCL Overlay may be applied to parcels currently zoned Village Residential (VR-8, VR-1O, or similar) that meet all of the following conditions: 1. The paràel is under 20,000 square feet in area. 2. The parcel lacks access to public water or sewer lines, and no extension of such utilities is scheduled or financed. 3 The parcel is privately owned and taxed, yet presently unbuildable due to infrastructure limitations. B. The overlay may be requested by: . Property owners or their authorized representatives through application to the Planning Department; or . The County, when designating defined areas for pilot or permanent implementation. C. Application of the overlay shall not alter underlying zoning rights, but shall supplement or modify specific development standards as outlined herein. SECTION 3. PERMITTED USES UNDER THE SCL OVERLAY A. Residential and Seasonal Use 1. One (1) owner-occupied or caretaker-occupied dwelling unit per parcel, including: / o Tiny homes (fixed foundation or properly secured chassis) o Modular, manufactured, or container homes under 800 sq. ft. o Site-built small dwellings under 800 sq. ft. Page lof3 Under Nevadalaw, NRS 278.250 gives counties the authority to create and modify zoning laws as needed to manage land use. Nye County Commissioners have full legal power to change zoning classifications like VR (Village Residential) to something more appropriate, such as SCL (Super Conservation Lots). More importantly, Nye County Code 17.04.895 specifically allows the Commissioners to initiate this kind of zone change themselves—without needing a request from individual landowners. In other words, the state gave them the keys, and the county code shows them how to drive. Both NRS 278.250 & Nye County Code 17.04.895 work together to give the Commissioners everything they need to act now and fix what’s broken. 17.04.895: Zoning District Boundary Amendment (Zone Change) Procedure 1. Initiation Of Zone Change: Whenever public necessity, safety and general welfare may require, a zone change may be initiated at the direction of board of county commissioners or planning commission, or upon the recommendation of the zoning administrator. • Law/Code 1jj Level 1 What It Does j Authority Given NRS 278.250 State (Nevada) Grants counties the power to create Yes — County can change zoning and amend zoning laws Nye Co. Code 17.04.895 Local (County) Explains how the County Yes — 80CC can stait a change on their Commissioners can initiate zone own changes I: % The state gives the authority The county code explains how to use it. NRS 278.250 State Law (Nevada Revised Statutes) . This is state-level enabling legislation. . It grants the authority to counties and cities in Nevadato create zoning ordinances and regulate land use. . It allows counties to: 0 Divide land into zones. 0 Regulate uses, building sizes, lot sizes, density, etc. 0 Adopt and amend zoning ordinances as needed. . In short, NRS 278250 gives the county commissioners the legal power to adopt or amend zoning, but it does not create zoning Itself—it gives counties permission to create and change their own zoning laws. Nye County Code 17.04.895 — CountyLevel Code . This is local legislation, created under the authority of NRS 278. . Section 17.04.895 specifically gives the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) the right to: 0 Ihitiate a zone change on their own, without requiring a request from a private property owner or developer. 0 Approve or deny zone changes for the benefit of public interest or consistency with the master plan. So Which Has More Power? . . NRS 278.250 is the foundation — it gives the County the authority to regulate zoning. . Nye County Code 17.04.895 is the tool it outlines how the County Commissioners can exercise that power, including initiating their own zone changes. • One doesn’t override the other—they work together. o Think of NRS 278.250 as the state giving the keys to the county. o Nye County Code 17.04.895 tells them howto drive. Bottornçline: NRS 278.250 absolutely allows the Commissioners to change zoning—including VR to SCL—as long as it follows public notice, hearings, and procedures. But 17.04.895 is what clearly spells out their ability to initiate that process themselves without requiring each individual landowner to apply. Date: May 19, 2026 To: Nye County Board of County Commissioners Subject: Justification Letter for Zoning Text Amendment Super Conservation Lots (SCL) Dear Commissioners, 1 am submitting this justification ‘etter in support of a proposed Zoning Text Amendment to create. a new zoning district called ‘tSuper Conservation Lots” (SCL) or overlay. This proposal addresses a long-standing issue affecting thousands oflandowners in Pahrump who own small vacant parcels— commonly known as “zombie lots” which are functionally unusable due to lack of infrastructure and restrictive VR zoning rules. These lots were often sold with the promise of future development, but decades later, most remain without access to water, sewer, or power. Yet these landowners continue to pay taxes, with no viable path forward to use or develop their land. The current system denies them any real value for their investment and contributes to community-wide blight and frustration. The proposed SCL zoning district provides a clear, legal, and environmentally responsible framework that allows owners to utilize their land with modern, off-grid solutions. It permits uses such as small site-built homes, tiny homes, and alternative utility systems, with appropriate safety and code compliance built in. This district is intended notjust as a workaround, but as a pilot program; one that reflects the rural nature of Pahrump and the spirit of independence our community values. This proposal intended to address all required findings under NCC 17.04.890(D), including consistency with the Master Plan, compatibility with existing land uses, responsiveness to current development needs) and enhanced clarity ofzoning regulations. To provide the County with confidence and oversight, this proposal includes a two-year review period. Parcels granted SCL status will be monitored for compliance, and ifthe district proves successful, permanent zoning or overlays may be applied. If a parcel is found to present health or environmental risks, or fails to comply with the established terms, the County retains the authority to withdraw approval for residential use on that lot I urge you to give this proposal serious consideration and help restore purpose, value, and dignity to these overlooked parcels. I welcome the opportunity to collaborate on any adjustments necessary to move this amendment forward for adoption. Sincerely, Patricia Robb (775) 419-2535 PahrumpVacantLandOwners@gmail.com May 1 9th, 2026 To:’ NYE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMiSSIONERS Re: UTILITY-CHALLENGED (“ZOMBIE”) LOTS & PROPOSED SUPER CONSERVATION LOT (SCL) OVERLAY Submitted by: Patricia Robb Advocate for Pahrump Vacant Land Owners This packet contains updated materiaLs previously brought forward regarding the Long-standing issue affecting thousands of smaLL VR-zoned parceLs in Pahrump that remain unusable due to the Lack of infrastructure and restrictive zoning requirements. IncLuded in this packet are: I . Justification materiaLs for the proposed Super Conservation Lot (SCL) OverLay 2. Proposed zoning amendment language 3. LegaL authority regarding the County’s ability to initiate zoning changes 4. PracticaL impLementation concepts 5. Responses to recurring concerns and objections previousLy raised regarding this issue These materials are respectfully resubmitted for pubLic record and renewed consideration in support of creating a LawfuL, regulated pathway for responsible land use where traditional infrastructure may never realistically arrive. Thank yàu foryour time and consideration. Attachment #4