Lyon County Commission to elect new chairman, talk possible reconstruction of Dayton Depot
The Lyon County Board of Commissioners will meet this Thursday, August 18, 9 a.m. at the county administrative complex, 27 South Main Street in Yerington.
The public can attend the meeting or watch via Zoom at the link here. Meeting ID: 819 9219 2772 / Passcode: 114403; Mobile: 1-253-215-8782 / 1-346-248-7799.
Among the agenda items:
— 9 AM: The Board of Commissioners will elect a new Chairman and possibly a new Vice Chairman. Commissioner Ken Gray announced, in July, of his intention to resign as Board Chair in August and then nominate the current Vice Chair, Commissioner Vida Keller, to the Chairmanship and nominate Commissioner Dave Hockaday to the Vice Chairmanship. Both leadership positions have a term of office so both Gray and Keller would have to reign their leadership positions for Commissioner Keller to be nominated for the Chairmanship.
— 9:30 AM: For Presentation Only: A presentation from Hudbay Minerals for future mining in South Lyon County.
— 10 AM: For Presentation Only: Presentation by the Western Nevada Development District on activities, functions and issues.
— 11 AM: For Possible Action: Review options and approve acceptance of an option regarding the insurance proceeds and possible reconstruction of the Dayton Depot. The 141-year-old depot was destroyed by an arsonist in June 2020. The arsonist, Kurt Selzer of Ventura, Calif., admitted to burning it down and was sentenced to 30-81 months in prison.
The Historical Society of Dayton supports the rebuilding of Dayton's Carson and Colorado Rail Depot in a historically accurate manner and is donating $25,000 to Lyon County to cover the deductible on the county's insurance for the building. The donation is contingent on the depot being rebuilt to be historically accurate and in compliance with the Secretary of Interior's guidelines for reconstructing historic buildings.
— Approve language for a Bill Draft Resolution (BDR) requesting the Nevada Legislature to change the process of replacing a County Commission vacancy from a Governor appointment to the Board of County Commissioners appointment.
— NRS 244.040 Vacancy in office of county commissioner. 1. Except in Carson City, any vacancy occurring in a board of county commissioners must be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board at a public meeting held after notice of the meeting is published at least once each week for 2 weeks in a newspaper qualified pursuant to the provisions of chapter 238 of NRS. The appointee shall be of the same political party as the most recent holder of the vacant office. The appointee shall serve until after the next general election, at which time his or her successor must be elected for the balance of the unexpired term of office. 2. The term of office of a person appointed to the office of county commissioner does not, by virtue of the appointment, extend beyond 12 p.m. of the day preceding the first Monday of January next following the next general election.
— Approve an amendment and extension to the 2009 Solid Waste Franchise Agreement between Lyon County and Waste Management of Nevada, Inc., d/b/a Fernley Disposal, reinstating and extending the franchise agreement until February 29, 2024.
— Presentation of the Rural Regional Continuum of Care, 2022 Point in Time Count and homelessness in Lyon County.
A copy of the complete agenda and backup material can be found here.