In the following you will find highlights of the meetings of today's Washoe County Board of County Commissioners:
1. Fire chief presents Update on the efforts of the cooperation: Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Interim Chief Dale Way presented one Update on Fire Collaboration. The regional fire brigade sparks, Reno and Truckee Meadows work in cooperation with shipping services and automatic help to enable all areas of the Reno-Parkiers faster, and sends the nearest responder to an incident, regardless of jurisdiction. A working group was formed to formally define the scope of “regionalization” among separate fire brigade districts and to establish operational priorities.
Paths mentioned that the computer -aided shipping system (CAD) is planned live for regionalization efforts in September.
“Consolidation” is a separate goal of “regionalization” and the consolidation of the separate fire brigade districts to a regional district was proposed to the legislator of Nevada by Sen. Skip Daly in SB319. A change application focuses on an investigation of the consolidation concept, and the changed SB319 was passed from the committee. The next step is coordinated by the state's Senate.
“I am relieved that there was a change. “I really appreciate that everyone comes to the table to find a real solution for us, regardless of how difficult these decisions may be.”
Way said that the jurisdiction will continue to monitor the bill if it moves through the legislative procedure, and if it is signed in the law, an RFP would be issued to carry out the study.
“It was a pleasant surprise to see how the chiefs worked with the managers,” said County Manager Eric Brown. “We have had open discussions that had to be held, and this makes a great contribution to the mutual benefit that everyone sees that is going to do.”
2. Board hearing report on the regional prison Washoe County: The captain of Washoe County, Andy Venn, presented the necessary Quarterly status update In the detention center, which leads to the fact that the bookings decreased by almost 3 percent in the previous year. The Aid program for inmates (IAP) works with dishes and drug abuse programs and other civilian day agencies to bring inmates to programs in order to treat the reason for their crimes instead of just punishing them. It also helps to alleviate the homelessness at the occupants from custody when they are dismissed. The IAP helped to avoid 27,505 days in prison, which saves the district almost 3.5 million US dollars.
“Our population for mental health rose due to the reduction of the relapse of 15 to 10 percent, and part of it is the drive of the sheriff to bring this Unity of mental health in prisonsWhat is intense with workers, but the results are undeniable, “said Captain Venn. At the end of the day, taxpayers save money and makes productive members of society instead of introducing our facility as criminals.”
“Sometimes we don't understand how difficult your job is because you have to deal with the worst of the worst, and I respect that,” said Commissioner Jeanne Herman. “Thank you for that and for the report.”
3. Board questions proclamations to commemorate special topics: The board declared this week as an international Dark Sky Week and this month as a month for the appreciation of teachers.
Commissioner Clara Andriola read a proclamation for International Dark Sky WeekAnd notes that the rural city of Gerlach, which has part of the darkest sky in the nation, will catch up with the starry in Nevada as a certification. As recognized by the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation, to raise awareness of light pollution and to promote responsible lighting outdoors. Another northern corner of the Washoe County – Massacre Rim – was certified in 2019 as an international sanctuary for Dark Sky.
Commissioner Mariluz Garcia read and presented a proclamation for Month of recognition teacher To the President of the School Authority of the Washoe County, Beth Smith, and the trustee Dr. Diane Nicolet. The proclamation honored the more than 3,500 teachers in the Washoe County school district, who have shown “exceptional resistance and adaptability, especially in view of challenges such as technological advances, shift in educational standards and unprecedented circumstances that influence the learning environment.” The proclamation also realized that “teachers devote their time, energy and expertise to promote love for learning, critical thinking and personal growth among students of all backgrounds and skills.”
In addition, the board discussed the budget of 26 for financial year 26 and gave the employees the feedback while creating the final budget. The commissioners found that a preliminary special meeting on May 8th is unnecessary, and the next step is weekly updates that lead to a public hearing at the board meeting on May 20.
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