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Votes at a glance: Lyon County Board actions, April 17, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken April 17 by the Lyon County Board of County Commissioners, including contract approvals, funding authorizations and directional votes.
The Lyon County Board of County Commissioners took the following formal actions during its April 17 meeting. This roundup lists each vote, the motion text as stated in the meeting, the mover and seconder when recorded, and the outcome.
1) Approval of the agenda changes - Motion: Approve the agenda with changes (move items 13a and 13b up after time-certain items). - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Cassin Rhodes; second by Commissioner Akerberg. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
2) City/parks construction tax: City request for tennis/pickleball conversion (city name as stated in packet) - Motion: Approve a request from the city (described in staff report) to use park construction tax funds in the amount of $30,000 for improvements converting a tennis court to pickleball courts. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner (recorded mover); second by Commissioner Jacobson. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
3) Purchase of telephone equipment and phones - Motion: Approve purchase of new phones for a new phone system in the amount of $47,701 to be funded via budget transfer from the general fund contingency. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Jacobson; second by Commissioner Casanelli. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
4) Consent agenda (items 11a through 11i) - Motion: Approve consent agenda items 11athrough 11i with one action. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Hockaday; seconded by Commissioner Hendricks. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
5) Memorandum of Understanding: School Resource Officer program with Lyon County School District - Motion: Approve MOU for five deputy sheriff SROs assigned to schools in Dayton, Fernley, Silver Springs, Yerington and Smith Valley for fiscal years 2026 and 2027; school district to provide up to $460,000 annually. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Cassinari; second by Commissioner Jacobson. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
6) TC Energy social impact grant for Lyon County Sheriff UAS program - Motion: Accept a TC Energy social impact team grant in the amount of $9,600 to support the Lyon County SheriffUnmanned Aerial Vehicle program. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Ackerberg; second by Commissioner Casanelli. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
7) Park equipment: portable baseball/multipurpose in Mark Twain Park - Motion: Approve purchase of a portable baseball backstop for Mark Twain Park from park construction tax funds, not to exceed $6,000. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Casanai; second by Commissioner Hockaday. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
8) Professional services: master services agreement with DOWL (Dalla/DOWL) - Motion: Approve master services agreement between Lyon County and DOWL for development-related services (county engineer, surveyor, floodplain management and inspections). - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Hockaday; second by Commissioner Jacobson. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
9) GIS-based development map - Motion: Approve development of a comprehensive GIS-based development map including software licensing, hardware and consulting in the amount of $13,600 to be funded from general fund contingency. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Keller; second by Commissioner Hendricks. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
10) Reschedule/cancel June 19 meeting because of Juneteenth holiday - Motion: Reschedule or cancel the June 19, 2025 Board of County Commissioners meeting due to the Juneteenth holiday, with staff to select a replacement date (suggested June 18). - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Hendricks; second by Commissioner Casanelli. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
11) Dayton Valley Chaves Road Bridge feasibility study (STBG funds) - Motion: Approve agreement with MPO for Surface Transportation Block Grant funds not to exceed $1,254,000 for a feasibility study of the Dayton Valley Chaves Road Bridge project, with a county match of $66,000 (proposed RTC funds or contingency transfer). - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Henrich; second by Commissioner Casanai. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
12) Letters of support for federal community project funding requests - Motion: Approve letters of support on behalf of the board for community project funding requests submitted to federal programs. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Hockaday; second by Commissioner Hendricks. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
13) Support letter: Silver Springs wastewater filtration rehabilitation grant application - Motion: Authorize board chair to sign a letter of support for a Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Office of Financial Assistance grant application for the Silver Springs GID wastewater recycled-water filtration rehabilitation project. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Commissioner Jacobson; second by Commissioner Hockaday. - Outcome: Passed 5-0.
Notes and provenance: All votes listed above were recorded on the April 17 meeting transcript and minutes. If an item above uses a name as stated in the packet (for example a city name spelled in the staff report), that name is reproduced from the meeting record. For items where a single formal vote covered multiple distinct items (consent agenda), staff will publish the meeting minutes and the items list for the consent package.
