January 6 2025
Item 29 – to raise property tax and other fees for trash landfill
This is a new tax on property due to a shortage in the garbage/landfill fund.
VOTES:
DID NOT PASS/Failed on Motion
Item 20 – to appoint a substitute Justice of the Peace; between 3 candidates: Judge Mike Foley, Eric Murphy, Phillip Bovee
VOTES: (there are 2 votes)
FIRST VOTE: to appoint ERIC MURPHY
DID NOT PASS 2-3
Bayne NO
Boskovich NO
Jabbour YES
Koenig NO
Strickland YES
SECOND VOTE: to appoint JUDGE FOLEY
PASSED 5-0
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
January 22 2025
Item 12 – Regarding suspension of the liquor license for Sander’s Winery (already suspended)
VOTES: (there are 2 votes)
FIRST VOTE: to reinstate Sander’s Winery liquor license
DID NOT PASS 2-3
Bayne NO
Boskovich NO
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland NO
SECOND VOTE: to continue suspension of liquor license
PASSED 5-0
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
Item 32 – funding for a program that would place social workers in police cars, and encourage law enforcement to take a “treatment” approach to criminals (“FASTT/MOST” program)
VOTES:
DID NOT PASS/Failed on Motion
February 4 2025
Item 11 – to raise property tax and other fees for trash landfill
VOTES:
PASSED 3-2
Bayne NO
Boskovich NO
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
Item 8 – Accountability in Government Initiative
THIS IS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BAYNE
This would change Rules of the Board to prevent unelected government staff from placing tax hikes and other items on the agenda without commissioner approval
VOTES:
DID NOT PASS/Failed on Motion
CLICK HERE to watch my personal video statement on both Item 8 and Item 11
March 4 2025
Item 12 – “Renew” Statement that Nye County is not a sanctuary county
PASSED 5-0
VOTES:
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
February 19 2025
Item 14 – Renew contract with Dominion Voting machines for Election Day operations
The company at the center of controversy during the 2020 election just received an 8 year contract from the majority of the Nye County commissioners. Nye County will have elections administered by Dominion, and has for at least the past year.
PASSED 3-2
VOTES:
Bayne NO
Boskovich NO
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
Item 17 – Approve design plan for Civic Center
The Fairgrounds is a large area of land proposed for down Rt 160 by the racetrack. The Board voted to pass the project prior to my term beginning.
Wednesday there was a vote to approve a specific design for a “Civic Center” that will be built on this land.
One of my objections to building this area was the ability of homeless to camp on the site. Since the Grants Pass U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last year decided that local communities can ban overnight camping, the likelihood of the Fairgrounds project to become a homeless camping center can be stopped if we can pass an overnight camping ban.
I did not cast a vote on this plan because the Civic Center was not my project, I didn’t vote for it, and it made no sense for me to weigh in a project I never wanted.
VOTES:
PASSED 3-1
Bayne (did not vote)/NO
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig NO
Strickland YES
Item 18 – Funding for anti-ICE police program (Sanctuary County program)
Funding for a program called FASTT/MOST. This program is intended to divert criminals away from law enforcement and into the care of social workers.
My objection is that this creates a de facto Sanctuary County out of Nye County in the very likely event that illegal aliens are “diverted” away from custody of the sheriff’s office and into those who run this program.
I directly questioned the person who manages the program and he told me that he has never reported an illegal alien and would have to defer to whomever is his supervisor should he be faced with the problem of knowing one of the criminals he has diverted away from police came into his care.
Every criminal arrested by Nye County sheriff deputies is checked with ICE. Any criminal diverted away under FASTT/MOST will not be reported to ICE.
VOTES:
PASSED 3-2
Bayne NO
Boskovich YES
Jabbour NO
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
CLICK HERE to watch my personal video statement on Item 18
April 15 2025
Item 10 – Creation of a new marijuana license
VOTES:
PASSED 4-1
Bayne NO
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
Item 12 – Make Pahrump Parks & Shopping Centers Safe Initiative (Hire security to patrol parks and stop homeless crime)
THIS IS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BAYNE
This would allow the county to hire security to patrol homeless areas and protect the public from homeless and other crimes in public areas, parks.
VOTES:
DID NOT PASS 2-3
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour NO
Koenig NO
Strickland NO
CLICK HERE to watch my personal video statement on Item 12
Item 13 – Revoke Liquor License for Sanders Winery
VOTES:
PASSED 3-2 (actual vote 4-2, with additional vote from chairman)
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour NO
Koenig NO
Strickland YES
Item 20 – Create County Employee Out of Funds that Will Run Out
This establishes a new position that is temporarily funded from grant funds, but leaves taxpayers on the hook for funding after grants run out. Self proclaimed “fiscal hawks” that are against spending (see June 3 2025 vote) were silent and supportive of this.
VOTES:
PASSED 4-1
Bayne NO
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
May 6 2025
Item 9 – Stop Homeless Crime Initiative: anti-camping law
THIS IS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BAYNE
This is now Pahrump Town Ordinance # 73, which prohibits camping, personal items, and obstructions in public areas
VOTES:
PASSED 5-0
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
CLICK HERE to watch my personal video statement on Item 9
Item 14 – Fund $1,000,000 from grant fund to repair roads
THIS IS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BAYNE
VOTES:
PASSED 5-0
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
CLICK HERE to watch my personal video statement on Item 14
Item 15 – Fund $60,000 from grant fund to detective cars for sheriff deputies
THIS IS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BAYNE
VOTES:
PASSED 5-0
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
Item 19 – Award medical contract to Vista Health
Commissioner Bayne voiced concerns about the subject of the contract, who was not present during meeting.
VOTES:
FAILED without motion
June 3 2025
Item 9.4 – New Water Tax on Nye County
VOTES:
PASSED 4-1
Bayne NO
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
Item 9.5 – New Water Tax on Pahrump
VOTES:
PASSED 4-1
Bayne NO
Boskovich YES
Jabbour YES
Koenig YES
Strickland YES
Item 11 – First Responder Retention & Appreciation Act
THIS IS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BAYNE
This is a bonus of $300 per month for 2 years for First Responders.
VOTES:
DID NOT PASS 2-3
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour NO
Koenig NO
Strickland NO
CLICK HERE to watch my personal video statement on Item 11
June 17 2025
Item 16 – Save Our Animals Initiative
THIS IS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BAYNE
This would have built a “dog run” so that dogs in our animal shelter could escape being in a cage for longer periods. Also, a clinic for low cost/”at cost” services to residents for pets would have been created. The cost was $200,000 out of federal grant money with no new taxes. Commissioners had just spent over $2,000,000 out of this account last month.
VOTES:
DID NOT PASS 2-3
Bayne YES
Boskovich YES
Jabbour NO
Koenig NO
Strickland NO
CLICK HERE to watch my personal video statement on Item 16