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Treasurer seeks small tech fund from excess tax-sale proceeds; commissioners voice oversight concerns
Summary
Elko County Treasurer Cheryl Paul asked the commission to support a bill draft request that would allocate 5% of excess proceeds from county tax sales to a Treasurer Tech Fund for digitization, software and office equipment; commissioners largely supportive but raised concerns about removing funds from the general budget and asked for guardrails.
Cheryl Paul presented a bill draft request proposal to create a Treasurer Tech Fund financed by 5% of excess proceeds from county tax sales after the one-year claim period. She said estimated contributions would be modest (about $17,800 for 2023 and $16,800 for 2022 under online sale gains) and outlined eligible uses including digitizing records, improved search software, training, counterfeit bill detectors and a pocket translator for staff.
Commissioners generally supported the proposal but expressed concern about transferring county dollars out of the general appropriation process and asked about caps, spending thresholds and long-term governance. One commissioner suggested a bonus or stipend structure for elected-official compensation instead of altering base salaries, and several asked to review final BDR language before taking firm positions; the board voted to approve the request to support the treasurer's BDR.
