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Berthiaume told the committee the measure covers offices such as county commissioners, clerks, recorders, sheriffs, treasurers, assessors, public administrators, constables and district attorneys (the latter currently have different residency and licensure requirements). “AB 14 would require county elected officials to be registered to vote in the state of Nevada,” she said, describing the proposal as an administrative cleanup intended to create consistency across county offices.

Why it matters: The bill would change candidate qualification language for county offices to add a registration-to-vote requirement. NACO said counties reported inconsistencies in local appointment rules and that over 30 states already require county commissioners to be registered voters.

Scope and examples provided

Berthiaume cited local differences as background: Carson City and Douglas County have application or filing rules that require appointees or certain candidates to be registered voters for some boards, committees or improvement district offices; AB14 would align statutory language for the county-elected-officer list.

Hearing outcome

Committee members asked whether any specific incidents prompted the bill; Berthiaume said the measure arose from administrative cleanup requests from member counties and from guidance from Legislative Counsel Bureau during bill drafting. No testimony for or against AB14 was recorded at the hearing. The committee closed the bill’s hearing without a recorded committee vote during this session.

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Casey described the state’s shared stewardship approach, landscape prioritization and increases in acreage treated under the initiative. “We defined 13 landscapes across the state and ... over the term of the first 5 years, we had 954 treatments in these 13 landscapes, totaling just under 400,000 acres,” Casey said. He added the state brought in about $17,000,000 in federal investments to support treatments in priority areas.

Why it matters: The shared stewardship partnership is intended to coordinate limited federal, state and local resources across jurisdictions to reduce wildfire risk near communities. AB57 would align statutory language and operational responsibilities for initial mutual-aid response during wildfire incidents.

Shared stewardship and outcomes

Casey said Nevada’s approach differs from many other states because Nevada’s agreement includes the Bureau of Land Management and additional federal and state partners, not just the U.S. Forest Service. The program produced an increase in treated acreage across prioritized landscapes; Casey said this year’s treatment totals reached about 190,000 acres, roughly 70,000 acres more than the prior year. He said the Division is shifting toward outcome-based metrics (not just acres treated) and launching interagency orientation for new staff to sustain collaboration as agency workforces turn over.

Wildfire response and the Wildland Fire Protection Program

Casey described NDF’s Wildland Fire Protection Program, a cooperative effort with counties and fire protection districts that helps local agencies with cost sharing and access to state-managed mutual-aid resources. “Our average over the last 20 years in initial attack success rate ... was 95 percent. Last year we were at 100%,” Casey said, adding the most recent year-to-date figure reported to the committee was 96.6 percent.

AB57 hearing and testimony

Casey presented AB57 as a clarifying measure that would make clear NDF’s responsibility for wildfire mutual aid coordination while the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) retains broader mutual-aid responsibility for other emergencies. During the hearing two witnesses offered support: Todd Inglesby with Professional Firefighters Nevada testified that a unified dispatch system improves safety and response; Paul Merack of the Vegas Chamber said the measure modernizes and aligns state operations and helps protect Nevada families and businesses. There was no testimony in opposition or neutral testimony on the record.

Committee outcome

The committee took testimony and closed the hearing on AB57; no committee vote on the bill was recorded at this meeting. Casey said the Division appreciates legislative and gubernatorial support and is continuing interagency coordination on mitigation and response planning.

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The presentation framed those investments as efforts to convert recent economic growth into “quality of life” gains for residents and to expand local job opportunities and services close to where people live.

City officials said the city used American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and other federal grants for targeted programs. “The Dolores Huerta Resource Center scheduled to open soon is a community hub where residents can access workforce training, legal workshops, health services, and technology training,” Mayor Pamela Goins Brown said. She also highlighted the city’s Urban Center for Advanced Agriculture Technologies (UCAT), which she said received a $1,500,000 ARPA investment as the state’s first approved urban agriculture zone.

Micaela Moore, North Las Vegas city manager, summarized the city’s budget priorities and major capital programs and flagged a recent drop in consolidated tax (C tax) allocations. “The C tax budget is estimated at $90,800,000,” Moore said. She told legislators that C tax still supplies about one-third of General Fund revenues but that the city’s latest monthly allocation was down sharply year-over-year because of state accounting issues. Moore said the decrease has made revenue planning more difficult.

Why it matters: North Las Vegas leaders presented a portfolio of projects that city officials said will expand neighborhoods’ services and create jobs, but several programs rely on volatile state-collected C tax revenue or on continued intergovernmental funding.

Key investments and programs reported

- Housing and homelessness: The city described partnerships with private developers and nonprofit service providers to expand affordable housing and homebuyer assistance. Officials said they have invested ARPA and other funds in housing projects and programs targeted to seniors and low-income residents. Moore and the mayor described a Homeless Outreach and Mobile Engagement (HOME) team that the city said had a reported 88% success rate for individuals and a 93% success rate for families toward housing stability.

- Parks and recreation: City leaders said Craig Ranch Regional Park is receiving $23,000,000 in capital improvements, including six multiuse fields, LED lighting ($1,700,000), an expanded amp and a 42-by-20 mobile stage and screen. The city said it has secured about $58,000,000 in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) grants to fund multiple projects, including a 20-acre park expansion and a pickleball complex.

- Apex industrial campus and infrastructure: The presentation described Apex Industrial Park as a long-term economic engine with more than 7,000 acres and roughly 25,000,000 square feet of building space under development. City officials cited the Kroger distribution center (about 885,000 square feet) and outlined a $900,000,000 water and wastewater investment with private partners and the city. Moore said a new 1,250,000-gallon Apex elevated water tank was to be raised the following week and expected to be operational by June 2025; the water system buildout was scheduled to continue through 2028.

- Libraries, workforce and education: Officials described new library-based workforce hubs (Employ Nevada Business Hub at Aliante and an Employ NV Youth Hub at Alexander Library) and said the city awarded microgrants to local educators (city figures cited using ARPA funds). The mayor highlighted the “homegrown teacher” program at Canyon Springs High School, which the city said had 50 enrolled students and had received a $258,000 grant via the Silver State Education Foundation.

- Business licensing and entrepreneurship: Moore said the Business License Division issued 1,219 business licenses in 2024 and reported that 946 (about 78%) were registered as women-, minority- or veteran-owned businesses. She told the committee the city’s licensing turnaround can be as fast as 24 hours and that the city has introduced an online self-certification for contractors.

Questions and follow-up requests

Committee members asked about the Hilo (High Oak/High Low) Park development, how new housing would connect to adjacent neighborhoods, how the city addresses urban heat and heat-event services, and whether new industrial jobs at Apex would be reachable by transit. Moore and the mayor said the city is coordinating with RTC and partner agencies on transit access, tree-planting grants and shade shelters, and that the city will provide more data at the committee’s request. Assemblymember Winn asked for breakdowns by veteran- and women-owned businesses; Moore provided the 1,219 and 946 figures during the hearing and offered to submit supporting detail to the committee.

No formal committee action was taken on the presentation. The city’s materials and responses will be part of the record for lawmakers who are considering statewide funding and development policies.

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