At the tech-review session, city staff presented several administrative items and a staff member told attendees the mayor will pursue an opinion from the Nevada Ethics Commission on a previously raised pest-control-related ethics question.

Why it matters: The administrative items affect municipal operations, financing tools and senior services expenditures. The mayor's planned ethics inquiry responds to a public concern aired at a prior meeting and signals formal oversight review.

Administrative items presented: Staff read the following items for consideration in the next formal meeting: an independent contractor agreement with Warren Hardy for legislative consultant services effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026 (agenda item 7.1); resolution R25-24 to transfer the city's 2025 private activity bond volume cap to the Nevada Rural Housing Authority (agenda item 7.2); and approval of City of Mesquite Charitable Trust senior-services subtrust expenditures for the senior center (agenda item 7.3). The tech-review presentation did not record final votes on those items; the items will be on the upcoming regular meeting agenda for formal action.

Ethics referral announced: A staff member told the meeting that the mayor intends to submit a question about a possible ethics issue involving the mayor and his pest-control company to the Nevada Ethics Commission for an opinion. Staff framed this as the mayor's choice to seek a formal opinion from the state ethics body; no further details or formal complaint were described in the tech-review.

Next steps: The administrative items will be presented for formal action at the regular council meeting with public hearings where applicable. The city indicated the mayor will pursue the Nevada Ethics Commission opinion and the outcome of that referral will be separate from council agenda business.