Central Nevada Health District elects Ken Tedford chair, approves two state subawards and reviews fiscal health

The Central Nevada Health District Board of Health elected Mayor Ken Tedford as chair and Dr. Justin Heath as vice chair and approved two state subawards at its January 2025 meeting.

The board voted unanimously to install Ken Tedford as chair and to retain Dr. Justin Heath as vice chair following nominations and a voice vote. Amber Edwards verified for the record that the meeting agenda was posted in compliance with the Nevada Revised Statutes before the meeting began.

The board approved a notice of subaward from the Public Health Infrastructure and Improvement Office to the Central Nevada Health District to support information-technology infrastructure for a new district building. Darren Winkleman, who presented the item, said the funding would cover cabling, servers and network switches and described that “some of that is hardware driven,” meaning the district can purchase equipment promptly once bids and specifications are finalized. The motion to approve the subaward was made by Jim Barbee and seconded by Brandon Shattuck; the motion carried.

The board also approved a subaward from the Office of HIV to support HIV-prevention services in Central Nevada. Darren…