NACOThe Nevada Association of Counties (NACO) was founded in 1924 and is a nonpartisan, nonprofit corporation. The membership is composed of Nevada's county government officials and represents all seventeen Nevada counties.

Mission Statement:To encourage county government to adopt and maintain local, regional, state and national cooperation which will result in a positive influence on public policy and optimize the management of county resources; to provide valuable education and support services that will maximize efficiency and foster public trust in county government.

Boards and Commissions with NACO Representation

Nevada Department of Business & Industry Bond Cap Advisory Committee Nevada Division of State Lands Question 1 Advisory Committee University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Advisory Committee UNR College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources Advisory Committee Nevada Rural Development Council Advisory Committee Retired Senior Volunteer Program Board of Directors Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) Partners Working Group SNPLMA Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Sub Group

Boards and Commissions with NACO Representation

Nevada Department of Transportation Statewide Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (STTAC) Nevada Department of Health and Human Services Grants Management Advisory Committee Nevada State Incentive Grant Advisory Committee (SIG) Nevada Statewide Victim Information Notification (Nevada VINE) Governance Committee Supreme Court of Nevada Indigent Defense Commission SB264/ACIR Committees UNR Wildland Fire Awareness Week / WUI Fire Summit Planning Committee

NACO Standing

Committees

Legislative Committee

Chair – Norman Frey

Public Lands and Natural Resources

(PLNR)Chair – Jerrie Tipton

Legislative Committee

Meets at least monthly to monitor federal legislation and rulemaking, state agency actions, and to formulate recommendations to the NACO Board of Directors regarding NACO’s position on pending legislation or regulations. The Committee also develops recommendations regarding NACO’s Bill Draft Requests.

Legislative Committee

Federal issues being monitored include:

PILT/SRS Reauthorization Restoration of the County Share of Geothermal Revenue Establishment of County Payments for Other Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands Federal FMAP Extension

Public Lands and Natural Resources

The Public Lands and Natural Resources Committee (PLNR) adopted the following Mission

Statement:

The mission of the NACO Public Lands and Natural Resources Committee is to monitor and analyze the activities of the United States and Nevada governments and private advocacy groups as they relate to policy regarding the use of public lands and the natural resources they contain and to make recommendations to the NACO Board of Directors for the formulation of NACO policy and resultant direction to staff.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Issues being monitored include:

Wild Horse and Burro Population Control Efforts Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands Establishment of Travel Management Plans / Resource Management Plans Potential Listing of the Greater Sage Grouse as an Endangered Species Special Designations of Public Lands (Monuments, etc.)

National Affiliations

National Association of Counties

Western Counties Alliance

National Affiliations

National Association of Counties

NACO Representatives

Board of DirectorsCommissioner Bonnie Weber – Washoe

Commissioner John Ellison – Elko

Western Interstate Region (WIR) Board of Directors

Commissioner Roger Mancebo – Pershing

Commissioner Tom Fransway - Humboldt

National Affiliations

National Association of Counties

NACO Representatives

Public Lands Steering Committee

Commissioner John Ellison – ElkoCommissioner Tom Fransway -

HumboldtCommissioner Roger Mancebo –

PershingCommissioner Jerrie Tipton - MineralCommissioner Lorinda Wichman - Nye

National Affiliations

National Association of Counties

NACO Representatives

Community and Economic Development Steering

CommitteeCommissioner Bob Kershaw – Storey

Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee

Wes Henderson - NACO

National Affiliations

Western Counties Alliance

NACO Representatives

Board of DirectorsCommissioner Jerrie Tipton – Mineral

Commissioner John Ellison - Elko

The 2011 Session

Expected Challenges

$3 Billion Budget Shortfall Sunsets on Revenue Generators Enacted During 2009 Session No Federal Stimulus Reapportionment Increased Number of Freshmen Legislators Due to Term Limits

The 2011 Session

Possible NACO BDRs

Alternative Funding for Indigent Defense Tax Abatements Sunset of Legislation Authorizing Counties to Set Office Hours Service Fees to Cover Administrative Costs Procedures Governing County Payments to Indigent Accident Fund

sB264/ACIRSenate Bill 264 of the 2009 Legislative Session created two committees, the Legislative Commission’s Committee to Study Powers Delegated to Local Governments (SB264) and the Interim Advisory Committee for Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR)

sB264Members of the SB264 Committee are:Senator John Lee – ChairAssemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick – Vice ChairSenator Terry CareAssemblyman Pete GoicoecheaSenator Mike McGinnessAssemblyman Tick Segerblom

ACIRMembers of the ACIR are:Chair – Commissioner David Humke (Washoe)Vice Chair – Councilwoman Debra March (Henderson)Commissioner Nancy Boland (Esmeralda)Director Dino DiCianno (Nevada Dept. of Taxation)Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani (Clark)Mayor Susan Holecheck (Mesquite)Mayor Geno Martini (Sparks)Deputy Director Scott Rawlins (Nevada Dept. of Transportation)Director Mike Willden (Nevada Dept. of Health and Human Services)

ACIRThe ACIR report recommended that the SB264 Committee Submit the Following Three BDRs: To Establish the Nevada Commission for Intergovernmental Relations To Amend the Nevada Constitution to Allow Counties to Adopt Charters To Grant Functional Home Rule to Local Governments

ACIRThe ACIR will continue to meet until it expires on June 30, 2011. The committee plans to further study the following issues:

Health Care Transportation Taxation Economic Development Delivery of Services Other Topics as Identified

NACO Workshops

NACO has begun a series of workshops as a means of providing information on topics of interest to County officials and staff and other interested persons.

Workshops this year have been held on RS2477 Right of Ways Renewable Energy Development Jobs, Jobs and More Jobs

Thank you for your support of, and participation in,

NACO

The Nevada Association of Counties

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775-883-7863www.nvnaco.org

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