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Board of Examiners approves fleet buys, contract packages and contingency allocation
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the Nevada Board of Examiners approved multiple vehicle purchases totaling several million dollars, a $1.324 million recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee for three wildland fire engines, designation of $16,068,083.85 in bad debt, salary-adjustment disbursements and multiple leases and contracts.
The Nevada State Board of Examiners on Sept. 9 approved a slate of procurement and budget actions, including large vehicle purchases for several state agencies, a recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee for wildland fire engines, the designation of more than $16 million in uncollectible debt, and multiple lease and contract approvals.
Board staff told members the Department of Administration’s Fleet Service Division requested authorization to purchase 274 vehicles statewide for an amount not to exceed $13,131,324. Other requests approved included nine vehicles for the Department of Wildlife ($408,316); one for the Colorado River Commission ($62,540); two for the Department of Agriculture ($205,746); six for the Division of Forestry ($2,591,170); and 71 for the Division of State Parks ($5,276,809). Robbie Burgess, administrator for the Fleet Service Division, said the 274 vehicles will be purchased from Nevada dealerships that are vendors to the state and will be acquired in locations including Reno, Carson City, Sparks and Las Vegas.
The board moved to recommend an allocation of $1,324,056 from the Interim Finance Committee contingency account to cover three wildland fire engines requested by the Division of Forestry; the motion passed by voice vote. The Office of the State Controller asked the board to designate $16,068,083.85 in bad debt covering 9,082 accounts receivable judged impossible or impractical to collect; the board approved that designation.
The Governor’s Finance Office presented three salary-adjustment requests tied to legislative appropriations. Items a and b request a combined $8,813,932 for salary increases; item c requests $8,961 for a continuity-of-service payment. The board approved those disbursements. The board also approved 13 proposed leases, 45 closed contracts presented under the contracts agenda item (including a statewide ballot-printing arrangement intended to provide scale to smaller counties), and six master service agreements.
Several items were informational: the clerk of the board reported 57 contracts in the $10,000–$99,999 range approved administratively between July 16 and Aug. 12, 2025; the Governor’s Finance Office presented reconciled fund balances across multiple accounts; and the Division of State Lands delivered a Tahoe Basin Act quarterly report. During the Governor’s Finance Office budget presentation staff listed approximate fund balances for accounts including the Tort Claim Fund (~$385,000) and the Disaster Relief Account (~$14.5 million). A referenced wrongful-death future payment of $4,600,000 prompted board members to request additional written details.
Public comment: Dr. Shayla Holmes, director of Lyon County Human Services, used the meeting’s first public-comment period to thank the state for recent investments in local public-health infrastructure and to cite funds the county received from SB 118 that helped community outreach and service connections.
Next steps: Staff said the withdrawn administrative-manual changes will return to a future meeting after required posting; staff also agreed to provide supplemental written detail on the referenced wrongful-death payment. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the hearing record; the minutes and the board’s voice-vote confirmations indicate each listed motion carried.
