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Lyon County elects Scott Keller chair; board approves zoning change, school modular classroom, grants and multiple appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Lyon County Board of County Commissioners elected Scott Keller chair (3–2), approved a zoning map amendment for Silver Springs, a conditional-use permit for a modular classroom at Dayton High School, accepted grants, renewed the county health officer contract, and made several advisory-board appointments.
The Lyon County Board of Commissioners reorganized and approved several land-use and administrative items at its Jan. 6 meeting in Yerington.
The board elected Commissioner Scott Keller to serve as chair for 2025 and appointed Commissioner Amy Hendricks as vice chair. The chair vote passed 3–2; the vice-chair appointment passed (vote not individually recorded in transcript). Commissioners then moved through a consent agenda and a set of scheduled land-use and administrative items.
Votes at a glance
- Approve agenda (motion by Commissioner Jacobson, second by Commissioner Keller): passed 5–0. - Elect Scott Keller as board chair (nomination by Commissioner Hendricks; second by Commissioner Keller): passed 3–2. - Appoint Amy Hendricks as vice chair (motion seconded; outcome recorded as passed): passed (recorded vote outcome not tied to individual names in transcript). - Approve payment of Lyon County’s 2025 NACO dues (total $53,548) and authorize a budget transfer of $14,300 from general contingency to cover a dues increase: passed 5–0. County Manager and staff explained the increase results from NACO…
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