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AM Engineering said the Austin Community Center and Health Clinic project is under contract with a cited construction investment (presented in the meeting as $5,200,000) and will include community amenities such as a commercial kitchen and space intended for public and health uses. The presenter said construction activity would create short-term local economic impacts and that paving of the parking lot is expected later in the project schedule (paving likely next year), while site work and building construction begin earlier in the schedule.

On road work, the firm described a preventive maintenance program to include crack sealing and a micro-paving (slurry/microsurfacing) application for sections of Austin, Kingston, Gilman and the Reese River Valley. The consultant reported the project came in under estimated budget, allowing more roadway treatment than originally planned. The firm said crack sealing crews would lead and micropaving would follow; the work is expected to be completed quickly so traffic disruptions are limited.

Other items addressed in the update included: replacement or relocation of a bandstand to accommodate an elevated pickleball court between the ball field and tennis courts; front-entry improvements at the Austin courthouse to address ADA access; coordination on sidewalks connecting to the new community center; and status on the Austin realignment project (survey and mapping work complete for parts of the project; attorneys are addressing outstanding legal items related to map recordation and property interests).

Representatives asked commissioners to direct any questions through county staff and noted project contacts are available for immediate site issues as construction mobilizes. The board asked staff to coordinate temporary parking/RV accommodations and to continue public notices about traffic impacts during construction.

No board action was taken; the presentation was provided for information and project coordination.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lander County Austin Regular Commissioners' Meeting 7-10-2025","oneSentenceSummary","AM Engineering updated the Lander County Board on multiple Austin-area projects including the Austin Community Center and Health Clinic, preventive street treatments in several communities, courthouse entry improvements and plans for a relocated pickleball court.","taxTitle","Lander County , Nevada","taxId",73449,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6550865,"Commission approves county manager evaluation and raise; green-lights assistant county manager contract",925,1994000,2919000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5374574-4c9bfc140eb7c7e351bbc2fe1eb30ac2&start=1994&end=2919","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5374574-4c9bfc140eb7c7e351bbc2fe1eb30ac2/thumbnail_1994000.jpg","/articles/6550865/Lander-County/Nevada/Commission-approves-county-manager-evaluation-and-raise-green-lights-assistant-county-manager-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550865-f5ffd5af7cd426624b0ef946fb19de20/orig.mp4?Expires=1773725088&Signature=SuRGeNe94A0w1ZImOKRUW~5scoWL9FHE1DziTEndTkCWaczHXa5IwDjI0e2L1jem7pMDdbBeZZWSRqy5HECuMDRd0ujeD1RxZaZV~JbKL9QRyRuZBq2NZTBD2w2SusZk44JshuOikSztGR15wshInFth7DJ5xGCTQLqi9IYTofoVxXr6Aw9c1eFiev3v8lTor7Veke4KmU~8bB3jlePTNPZ-0WAuKz9JVdBKtm3G8u9tTi-4zTNdtFI~P3xqHpeRpcXE8zkW90ElW6YN4bnrcGCq56l8DuMsUT80GfLLU5UyIRGi8~G2uk0V5XZhLFwDHDx2YHeOP3lCMe-q7vY1vQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the July 10 meeting the board completed its annual performance review for County Manager Bartolo (\"Bert\") Ramos and approved a 5% salary increase allowed under his contract.

Commissioners spoke at length in support of Ramos, citing multiple capital projects, improved county operations and grant-seeking successes during his tenure. Ramos thanked staff and attributed results to his team. The performance review was discussed under the statutory authority cited in the meeting (NRS 241.030).

Separately, the board considered and approved an employment agreement for Assistant County Manager Sean Baker and authorized the chair to sign. Commissioners who spoke in favor said Baker had provided valuable operational support, often answering calls and handling citizen issues outside normal hours, and that offering a contract would help retain senior staff and support a formal succession plan. Several commissioners stated they favored the contract as a retention and continuity measure for county operations amid expanding capital projects.

Both votes were taken by voice and the motions carried as announced at the meeting. The board directed human-resources and finance staff to implement the approved salary change for the county manager in payroll records and to finalize the assistant county manager's signed contract for the clerk's file.

Implementation notes from the meeting

- County manager raise: 5% increase approved; HR/Finance to implement in payroll and budgeting.

- Assistant county manager agreement: board authorized chair to sign; HR to file the executed contract and to ensure the evaluation process and reporting terms in the agreement are implemented as discussed.

No dissenting roll-call votes on these personnel items were recorded in the meeting transcript; the votes were taken by voice.","The Lander County Board of Commissioners on July 10 approved a satisfactory performance evaluation and a 5% raise for County Manager Bartolo Ramos, and approved an employment agreement for Assistant County Manager Sean Baker.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6550872,"Votes at a glance: Lander County passes personnel contracts, parcel maps, bond-cap transfer and other items",3496,771000,4267000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5374574-4c9bfc140eb7c7e351bbc2fe1eb30ac2&start=771&end=4267","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5374574-4c9bfc140eb7c7e351bbc2fe1eb30ac2/thumbnail_771000.jpg","/articles/6550872/Lander-County/Nevada/Votes-at-a-glance-Lander-County-passes-personnel-contracts-parcel-maps-bond-cap-transfer-and-other-items","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550872-1aa59a7436c024a9251bf38f8ae2f06f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773725088&Signature=YuUP9yQ~v1BAxT4cZLJ1rEW8w912-HWUHjys6UJtwZDFJqzGznijszgqIP3BWCmhuuyHZvMxYtJ9ZniqWmg0lqtuRFzFuHhQyUlZJW87Ptur70K~SD0ansF8XRwwP7HhMlyIeQp6diyURob788xXWC9xj-qeXSCDeoCfD4ogYAjkA~4BKYTa0GZeUJS5ohDNO~mg2ah3EVnxHzcZV77ZDYN9zIZqYNtRkA-aEfzWts5MgMPgo4MBcbijQ9QEbgW5V4EPZlqhcY-1RJkHymVwRGBczFhUTw~FTLnwM4h3Bkeipl49ELR3JNzmnVsi35L-cNICcu~H3z-iSvua~N-n1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lander County commissioners approved a series of motions and formal actions on July 10, 2025. Most votes were taken by voice and are recorded below with the motion text as read at the meeting and the outcome as announced on the record.

Key votes and outcomes

- Consent agenda items (agenda approvals, meeting minutes April–June, and related routine items): approved by voice vote.

- Payment of bills (items as read). The board initially pulled check APA0075 for separate consideration. The remainder of checks were approved; APA0075 was later approved in a separate voice vote with one commissioner recorded as abstaining \"because it's made to my client.\" (Transcript did not identify the abstaining commissioner by full name.)

- Item 1.2 — Old Austin School property (delinquent taxes $48,001.57): commissioners directed the treasurer to proceed with the tax-sale process and authorized the county to bid at the tax sale rather than immediately acquiring the property. Outcome: approved (see separate article).

- Item 1.3 — Performance evaluation of Bartolo Ramos (county manager) and related personnel options under NRS 241.030: commissioners approved a satisfactory evaluation and approved a 5% raise (allowed by his contract). Outcome: approved.

- Item 1.4 — Employment agreement for Assistant County Manager Sean Baker and authorization for the chair to sign: approved. Outcome: approved.

- Item 1.5 — Contracts pursuant to NRS Chapter 288 between Lander County and employee associations (General Employees, Lander County Sheriff's Association, and Lander County Law Enforcement Employees Association) for the period 07/01/2025–06/30/2031: approved. Outcome: approved.

- Item 1.6 — Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 on behalf of the Lander County Sheriff's Association for a 4-hour shift assignment (12-month extension) due to staffing shortages: approved. Outcome: approved.

- Item 1.7 — Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 on behalf of the Lander County Law Enforcement Employees Association for 12-hour shift assignments (12-month extension) due to staffing shortages: approved. Outcome: approved.

- Item 6 (previously pulled from consent) — Approval of payroll change requests: after the unions/contracts were approved the payroll change requests were approved. Outcome: approved.

- Item 1.8 — Resolution 2025-10: transfer of Lander County's annual allocation of private activity bond cap, not to exceed $404,662.32, to Nevada Rural Housing (for its single-family homeownership program): approved by voice vote. Outcome: approved.

- Parcel maps and development agreements (items 1.9–1.15): a series of parcel maps and associated development agreements and conditions (curb/gutter/sidewalk/utility extensions, recording timelines) were presented and approved as read. Outcome: approved for each listed parcel map and development agreement.

- Item 1.16 — Purchase and sale agreement between Nevada Rural Housing (listed in meeting as Nevada Rural Housing Authority) and Lander County for property at 500 East Front Street, Battle Mountain (APN 002-180-95) in an amount not to exceed $238,000: approved. Outcome: approved.

How votes were recorded

Most items were approved by voice vote with “aye” responses and no roll-call tally in the meeting record. Where an abstention was voiced (APA0075), the abstention was noted verbally; the transcript did not link the abstention to a recorded full name. Several items were discussed briefly before votes; the union contracts and MOUs were presented by county staff and union representatives and approved with second motions and voice votes.

What the approvals mean

- The long-term labor contracts (07/01/2025–06/30/2031) lock in multi-year terms for general employees and law enforcement associations and will inform payroll and budgeting timetables.

- The transfer of private activity bond cap to Nevada Rural Housing enables that agency to use the county’s federal bond allocation for rural homeownership financing programs; the resolution amount stated in the motion was not to exceed $404,662.32.

- Multiple parcel maps and development agreements formalize subdivision and infrastructure conditions for proposed residential development in the Battle Mountain area; conditions include required installation of curb, gutter, sidewalks, underground utilities and extensions of water/sewer/fire lines or negotiation of development agreements to address those conditions.

If the county or public wants underlying documents (contracts, MOUs, parcel maps, the bond-cap resolution), the board clerk indicated consent-agenda materials and development documents are available at the Lander County Clerk's Office for inspection and nominal copy charge.","At its July 10, 2025 meeting the Lander County Board of Commissioners approved a package of personnel actions, labor contracts, memoranda of understanding, parcel maps and a transfer of private activity bond cap; several routine consent items also passed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6550875,"Lander County commissioners vote to bid at tax sale for Old Austin School after debate over county acquisition",1127,833000,1960000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5374574-4c9bfc140eb7c7e351bbc2fe1eb30ac2&start=833&end=1960","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5374574-4c9bfc140eb7c7e351bbc2fe1eb30ac2/thumbnail_833000.jpg","/articles/6550875/Lander-County/Nevada/Lander-County-commissioners-vote-to-bid-at-tax-sale-for-Old-Austin-School-after-debate-over-county-acquisition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550875-40d44045b04d9d20c5f56b3df1605a05/orig.mp4?Expires=1773725088&Signature=ZLODWPmxX5ExkJfjB1jBuLbqQpcfRTOzBdZ5Z43KTo0yDL01gZtNxh0v-Zs2JXIhKrVttIcgzUyRCH1fwnHkmOz26dU6R3V2mzUVDyZlFbUdEUSj0iM7RaEgngOrUhVfm9q1qjnOapxkN55nqzaNMUhkKrS9453TJq7TlOnJOiXlurlWHD-tXQiWZ4Re509TmJLHLQv~5VCYViYpzRrfd~V7S5uR8oexCSmCZGXwAGes9SW2SEucFMNqeUsgPNIsQkMq2pd8s5ccdvigCycRhg53v03W9fhJj-ISgmrwcT-6uQDvhpEEgwKjfMndAQSh7IoqPlyjOzyhM8I5hnQJjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On July 10, 2025, the Lander County Board of Commissioners voted to let the Old Austin School property proceed to the county tax sale and to place a county bid at that sale rather than immediately acquire the parcel through a public-purpose finding.

The parcel is currently held by the county treasurer for delinquent taxes totaling $48,001.57. Commissioners debated two primary paths: (1) leave the property in the tax-sale process and bid as a county bidder at auction, or (2) hold a separate public meeting to determine whether a county acquisition served a public purpose and, if so, have the county pay the back taxes and take title.

Legal counsel Mike McDonald, identified in the meeting as chief deputy attorney, explained the county’s options and said the county could either bid at the tax sale or initiate a separate proceeding to acquire the property if the board determined a public purpose existed. Commissioners and members of the public discussed trade-offs: allowing the sale could result in a private buyer who might invest in repairs, while acquiring the building would require the county to identify and justify a specific public use and could include additional fees that are not all waivable.

Speakers from the public said the building is large and in deteriorating condition; several residents suggested repurposing it for offices, housing or community services, and urged action so the structure does not further decay. Commissioners said they were reluctant to hold county resources on an indefinite basis without a clear, documented plan for public use. The board noted options if it later wished to acquire the property: it could buy the parcel at auction if no other bidder prevailed, or pursue a separate public-purpose finding and purchase.

After discussion the commission voted to let the property go through the tax-sale process and to participate as a bidder at that sale. Commissioners said that by bidding at auction the county could obtain the property without immediate hearings required for an acquisition and retain flexibility to sell or repurpose the asset later if the county obtained title.

Next steps as discussed in the meeting: the treasurer will continue to hold the parcel pending the tax sale; the county may place a bid at the sale. If the county acquires the property through the tax sale or later decides to pursue acquisition by public-purpose finding, the commission indicated it would return to the board with a formal plan and any necessary findings for public acquisition.","After extended discussion about options for the Old Austin School, the Lander County Board of Commissioners voted July 10 to allow the property to proceed to the tax sale and to bid there rather than immediately acquire it as county property.","actionData","errors"]

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