At the June 18 meeting in Ely, Nevada Commission on Ethics Executive Director Ross Armstrong briefed commissioners on agency operations, strategic priorities and the status of a planned case management and opinion‑publishing system. Armstrong said the agency secured most of its requested funds in the enacted budget and obtained flexibility on the case‑management line item to allow cross‑program usage during procurement.

Armstrong reported work on the agency’s strategic plan, including outreach and education tracking, two months of completed time studies with one month remaining, and initial research on employee retention strategies. He said staff are preparing a semiannual report summarizing strategic focus areas and potential operational hurdles.

On technology, Armstrong said the agency extended its contract with the existing case‑management vendor for one year to avoid interruption while it evaluates options. "We imagine that the system will be ready to be implemented at the start of next fiscal year after all the data conversion and the billing," he told commissioners, and added he expects procurement and contracting work to be complete in the fall with implementation and buildout to follow.

Armstrong also summarized enforcement activity: recent review panels resulted in a small number of dismissals and two confidential letters of caution, including matters flagged by an internal audit of the Department of Education. He said the commission will send a letter to the school superintendent regarding those findings. Panel meetings are scheduled in July and August, with the August meeting to be held in Reno.

Armstrong closed by introducing a summer senior legal researcher intern who joined the office and by noting the agency’s intent to continue work on recruitment and retention and on outreach to stakeholders. Commissioners asked questions about timeline risks and procurement options; Armstrong said the attorney general’s office offers some systems but that the agency’s publishing and case‑processing needs make the procurement somewhat specialized.