COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Marsha Berkbigler
Vaughn Hartung
Jeanne Herman, Commissioner Elect
Kitty Jung
Bob
Lucey, Commissioner Elect
COUNTY
MANAGER
John
Slaughter
ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Paul
Lipparelli
NOTICE OF MEETING AND
AGENDA
WASHOE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
COMMISSION CHAMBERS - 1001 E.
9th Street, Reno, Nevada
Monday, January 5,
2015
10:00 a.m.
NOTE:
Items on the agenda may be taken
out of order; combined with other items; removed from the agenda; moved to the
agenda of another meeting; moved to or from the Consent section; or may be voted
on in a block. Items with a
specific time designation will not be heard prior to the stated time, but may be
heard later. Items listed in the
Consent section of the agenda are voted on as a block and will not be read or
considered separately unless removed from the Consent section. The Board of County Commissioners may
take short breaks approximately every 90 minutes.
Accessibility. The Washoe
County Commission Chambers are accessible to the disabled. If you require special arrangements for
the meeting, call the Office of the County Manager, (775) 328-2000, 24-hours
prior to the meeting.
Public
Transportation. Public transportation is available to
this meeting site: RTC Routes 2,
2S, 5 and 15 serve this location.
For eligible RTC ACCESS reservations call (775)
348-5438.
Time
Limits. Public comments are welcomed during the Public Comment periods for all
matters, whether listed on the agenda or not, and are limited to three minutes
per person. Additionally, public
comment of three minutes per person will be heard during individual action items
on the agenda. Persons are invited
to submit comments in writing on the agenda items and/or attend and make comment
on that item at the Commission meeting.
Persons may not allocate unused time to other
speakers.
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Restrictions and Orderly Conduct of Business. The Board
of County Commissioners conducts the business of Washoe County and its citizens
during its meetings. The presiding
officer may order the removal of any person whose statement or other conduct
disrupts the orderly, efficient or safe conduct of the meeting. Warnings against disruptive comments or
behavior may or may not be given prior to removal. The viewpoint of a speaker will not be
restricted, but reasonable restrictions may be imposed upon the time, place and
manner of speech. Irrelevant and
unduly repetitious statements and personal attacks which antagonize or incite
others are examples of speech that may be reasonably
limited.
Responses
to Public Comments. The County Commission can deliberate or
take action only if a matter has been listed on an agenda properly posted prior
to the meeting. During the public
comment period, speakers may address matters listed or not listed on the
published agenda. The Open Meeting
Law does not expressly prohibit responses to public comments by the
Commission. However, responses from
Commissioners to unlisted public comment topics could become deliberation on a
matter without notice to the public.
On the advice of legal counsel and to ensure the public has notice of all
matters the Commission will consider, Commissioners may choose not to respond to
public comments, except to correct factual inaccuracies, ask for County staff
action or to ask that a matter be listed on a future agenda. The Commission may do this either during
the public comment item or during the following item: “*Commissioners’/Manager’s
Announcements, Requests for Information, Topics for Future Agendas and
Statements Relating to Items Not on the Agenda”.
Pursuant to NRS 241.020, the Agenda for the Commission Meeting has been posted at the following locations: Washoe County Administration Building (1001 E. 9th Street, Bldg. A), Washoe County Courthouse-Second Judicial District Court (75 Court Street), Washoe County Central Library (301 South Center Street); Sparks Justice Court (1675 East Prater Way); www.washoecounty.us/bcc and https://notice.nv.gov/.
Members of the Board of County Commissioners also serve as the Board of Fire Commissioners for the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District and as the Board of Fire Commissioners for the Sierra Fire Protection District and the Washoe County Liquor and Gaming Board and during this meeting may convene as any of those boards as indicated on this or a separately posted agenda.
Support
documentation for the items on the agenda, provided to the Washoe County Board
of Commissioners is available to members of the public at the County Manager’s
Office (1001 E. 9th Street, Bldg. A, 2nd Floor, Reno, Nevada) Joey
Orduna Hastings, Assistant County Manager, (775) 328-2000 and on Washoe County’s
website www.washoecounty.us/bcc
All
items numbered or lettered below are hereby designated for possible action as if the words
“for possible action” were written next to each item (NRS 241.020). An item listed with asterisk (*) next to
it is an item for which no action will be taken.
10:00 a.m. *1. Salute to the flag - Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard.
*2. Roll call.
*3. Public Comment. Comment heard under this item will be limited to three minutes per person and may pertain to matters both on and off the Commission agenda. The Commission will also hear public comment during individual action items, with comment limited to three minutes per person. Comments are to be made to the Commission as a whole.
4. Oath of office for newly elected officials by Chief Judge David Hardy.
Commission
Districts:
Jeanne Herman – Washoe County Commissioner, District 5
Kitty Jung – Washoe County Commissioner, District 3
Bob Lucey – Washoe County Commissioner, District 2
County
Offices:
Chuck Allen – Washoe County Sheriff
Lawrence Burtness – Washoe County Recorder
Don Cavallo – Washoe County Public Administrator
Michael Clark – Washoe County Assessor
Tammi Davis – Washoe County Treasurer
Chris Hicks – Washoe County District Attorney
Hans Keller – Constable, Incline Village
Nancy Parent – Washoe County Clerk
Chris Wilson – Justice of the Peace, Sparks, Department 1
**General Improvement
Districts:
Bobbie Barlow – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District
Stacey Black – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District
Judy Conley – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District
William Courtney – Trustee, Gerlach General Improvement District
Timothy Callicrate – Trustee, Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID)
Kendra Wong – Trustee, Incline Village General Improvement District (IVGID)
Sandra Ainsworth – Trustee, Sun Valley General Improvement District (SVGID)
Garth Elliott – Trustee, Sun Valley General Improvement District (SVGID)
Larry Johnson – Trustee; Palomino Valley General Improvement District (PVGID)
Susan Severt – Trustee, Sun Valley General Improvement District (SVGID)
**North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection
District:
Dennis Perry – Trustee, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD)
Jeff Warner – Trustee, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD)
**Verdi TV District:
Dick Bein – Trustee, Verdi TV District
Carol Draper – Trustee, Verdi TV District
Nancy Zunino – Trustee, Verdi TV District
**Grand View Terrace Water
Board:
Keith Carthen – Trustee, Grand View Terrace Water Board
Jodi Corona – Trustee, Grand View Terrace Water Board
Matt Moore – Trustee, Grand View Terrace Water Board
Laura Porter – Trustee, Grand View Terrace Water Board
5. Election of Chair of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners.
6. Election of Vice-Chair of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners.
7. Fix the terms of office of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board.
*8. Public Comment. Comment heard under this item will be limited to three minutes per person and may pertain to matters both on and off the Commission agenda. The Commission will also hear public comment during individual action items, with comment limited to three minutes per person. Comments are to be made to the Commission as a whole.
10. Refreshments in the lobby.
**Some of the elected officials listed in these sections may not be present or have made alternate arrangements for the oath of office.