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A
If
you
intend
to
participate
during
public
comment,
we'll
be
doing
that
at
the
conclusion
of
today's
hearing,
so
I
just
wanted
to
give
everybody
a
lay
of
the
land
and
with
that
I
just
want
to
remind
folk
that
often
you'll
see
us
staring
right
at
our
laptop.
Please
don't
take
that
as
a
sign
of
disrespect.
A
C
C
Good
morning
committee
on
government
affairs,
my
name
is
dallas
harris
good
morning
chair.
Thank
you
so
much
for
taking
the
time
to
hear
this
bill.
Today
I
represent
senate
district
11
in
southwest
clark
county,
and
it
is
my
pleasure
to
present
senate
bill
237
to
you
all
today.
I
just
want
to
confirm
that
we
have
tim
haltonberry
from
the
lgbtq
chamber
of
commerce
available
on
video.
If
not,
we
will
skip
him
skip
him.
It
is
okay,
so
senate
bill.
C
237
is
a
bill
really
that's
designed
to
put
lgbtq
businesses
who
are
also
disadvantaged
on
the
same
kind
of
footing.
As
we
have
placed
minority
businesses,
women-owned
businesses,
veteran-owned
businesses,
I
took
the
time
to
go
through
our
nrs
and
add
them
in
their
what
I
find
to
be
rightful
place
so
that
they
can
have
access
to
additional
information,
additional
assistance
from
the
state
treasurer's
office
and
the
ability
to
bid
for
transportation
projects
in
the
same
manner
that
other
disadvantaged
business
entities
do
it's
what
I
would
consider
a
fairly
simple
bill.
C
You'll
see
the
word
lgbtq
a
lot
placed
throughout
the
bill.
Please
note,
you'll
see
there
are
two
amendments.
One
was
cemented
by
the
nevada
department
of
transportation.
We
have
mr
cole
mortensen
here
to
discuss
that
amendment.
If
you
all
have
questions
related
to
that,
specifically
just
over
broad
strokes.
The
intent
of
that
amendment
is
to
ensure
that
there
are
no
conflicts
between
the
states
program
and
the
federal
disadvantaged
business
entity
program.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
risk
losing
any
federal
funding
or
that
there
aren't
any
conflicts.
C
I
wanted
to
make
sure
that
when
the
federal
government
is
ready
to
do
what
nevada
is
about
to
do
and
at
lgbtq
businesses,
we
are
already
well
on
our
way
to
doing
that
and
it'll
be
a
a
seamless
transition.
The
second
amendment
you
will
see
is
an
amendment
from
me.
I'm
trying
to
clean
up
the
definition
of
lgbtq
just
a
little
bit.
As
far
as
I
know,
this
will
be
the
first
time
the
term
is
defined
in
the
nrs,
and
so
it's
extremely
important
that
we
get
it
right
at
this
time.
C
D
E
Out
happy
to
be
back,
thank
you,
chair,
flores
and
members
of
committee
for
the
record.
I
am
zach
conan
and
I
have
the
privilege
of
being
your
state
treasurer.
Throughout
the
past
year,
small
businesses
across
nevada
have
struggled
business
owners
have
been
forced
to
make
tough
choices
as
they've
navigated,
trying
to
pay
their
bills
and
their
employees.
In
the
midst
of
one
of
the
worst
economic
downturns,
we've
ever
seen,
thankfully,
through
much
needed
aid
from
the
federal
government
through
the
leadership
of
governor
sislek
and
this
legislature,
vital
assistance
programs
like
the
pets
program,
are
pandemic.
E
Emergency
technical
support
grants
have
ensured
that
disadvantaged
businesses
have
been
able
to
keep
their
doors
open.
Broadly
speaking,
senate
bill
237
seeks
to
broaden
the
definition
of
the
term
disadvantaged
business
from
being
more
inclusive
of
nevada's
lgbtq
community.
By
making
this
simple
change,
we
can
ensure
that
lgbtq
businesses
can
access
the
same
types
of
assistance
and
loan
programs
afforded
to
minority-owned
women-owned
and
veteran-owned
businesses
here
in
nevada.
E
Already,
as
we
work
through
nevada's
economic
recovery,
we're
going
to
need
to
make
sure
that
all
of
nevada's
small
businesses
have
a
seat
at
the
table
and
the
tools
they
need
by
elevating
the
voices
of
our
lgbt
business.
Lgbtq
excuse
me,
business
community.
We
can
work
collaboratively
to
create
a
state
that
is
more
inclusive
and
prosperous
for
all
in
america.
I
want
to
thank
senator
harris
for
leadership
on
this
issue.
I
heard
your
sport
and
happy
to
take
any
questions.
C
So,
just
quickly
before
we
move
into
into
any
questions,
let's
say
theoretically
you're
sitting
at
your
home
on
a
tuesday
evening,
you
may
get
a
call
from
the
state
treasurer
letting
you
know
that
you've
gotten
a
grant
for
some
business
that
you
own.
We
maybe
provide
wood
or
timber
to
lots
of
different
types
of
construction
companies.
C
I
think,
if
you
are
on
twitter
as
much
as
as
I
am,
you
have
seen
that
joy
on
people's
face
when
they
receive
those
calls
from
the
treasurer's
office,
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
are
capturing
every
entity
in
the
state
that
should
be
able
to
have
equal
access
and
eventually
get
them
off
of
these
programs
and
grow
them
into
big
striving
large
corporations
that
bring
in
tax
dollars
and
create
jobs.
Thanks
so
much.
A
Thank
you
very
much
senator
we
appreciate
you
and
with
that
we'll
open
it
up
for
questions
members
we'll
start
off
with.
Madam
vice
chair.
D
C
It
would
apply
to
every
industry
in
the
state,
because
we
are
also
focusing
a
little
bit
on
the
nevada
department
of
transportation.
I
imagine
that
you
might
have
a
few
of
those
companies
apply
as
well.
A
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair
members.
Any
additional
questions
we'll
go
to
assemblywoman
thomas,
please.
F
Good
morning,
chair
and
I
appreciate
this
presentation
by
senator
harris
sb237
yesterday
on
tuesday,
when
I
was
going
over
this
bill,
I
was
a
little
timber-ish
about
it
and
when
I,
when
I
was
reading
it
struck
me
in
section,
I
want
to
get
this
right.
That's
why,
I'm
being
a
little
as
I
say,
timmerish
about
it
section,
one
subsection
four
for
b
help
me
understand.
F
I
don't
understand
when
we
are
saying
it's
owned
by
a
natural
person
who
identifies
as
lgbtq
natural
person
that
that
struck
me
it
stood
out
and
then
I
get
into.
F
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
assemblywoman
thomas
to
you,
through
through
chair
flores,
natural
person,
is
a
term
that
was
that
was
placed
in
by
our
our
legal
council
bureau.
I'm
not
sure
if
there
is
a
standard
definition
of
natural
person,
or
you
know
what
the
the
complete
impetus
was
behind
that.
F
So
I
know
that,
as
a
veteran
I
can
prove
my
service
with
my
dd-214,
but
I
don't
know
how
do
you
prove
that
you
know
you're
a
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual
pansexual?
How
do
you
prove
that
to
prevent
fraud?
F
C
C
It
is
my
firm
belief
that
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
are
actually
hiding
these
identities
as
opposed
to
taking
them
on
for
any
perceived
advantage
that
they
might
feel
that
they
have
in
society
in
actuality.
There
is
no
advantage
to
holding
these
identities
and
what
you,
what
you,
what
you
see,
is
folks,
really
afraid
to
to
to
come
out
and
identify
in
these
ways.
C
It
is
it's.
I
have
faith
in
in
the
system
in
in
the
treasurer,
in
ndot,
in
our
small
business
enterprise
program,
which,
by
the
way,
already
includes
these
lgbtq
businesses
that
they
will
continue
to
to
take
a
look
at
full
applications
and
vet
them
appropriately.
F
Thank
you
senator.
You
have
had
me
a
concern
on
tuesday
night
and
I
am
fully
understanding
this
right
now.
Thank
you.
No
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman
next,
we'll
go
to
assemblywoman
counseling.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
senator
for
the
presentation
and
for
the
bill.
I
I
guess
my
question
is
about
your
amendment
and
is
somewhat
aligned
with
what
assembly
woman
thomas
was
talking
about
her
concerns
on
tuesday.
So
in
your
amendment
you
have
taken
out
pansexual,
transsexual
intergender
and
asexual,
and
initially
my
question
was
going
to
be
simply
like.
Why
did
you
take
that
out?
B
But
now
now
my
question,
I
guess,
is
a
little
bit
further
along
because
I
know,
as
you
said,
this
will
be
like
the
the
definition,
but
does
removing
these
specific
things
make
it
easier
to
determine
who
fulfills
these,
because
let's
say
that
I
I
own
a
timber.
Sorry
I'm
just
like
taco
tuesday,
and
I
want
to
apply
for
these
and
I
don't
fall
under
any
of
the
other
things,
but
I
am
pansexual
that
is
much
potentially
much
more
difficult
to
prove.
B
C
Thank
you
for
the
question
assemblywoman
to
you
through
through
chair
flores.
I
think
you
are
hitting
exactly
on
the
goal
that
I'm
trying
to
accomplish
here.
I
want
the
definition
to
be
both
inclusive,
but
also
tight
enough
that
it
can.
It
can
be
a
guide
for
using
it
in
the
future
and
also
to
address
some
concerns.
C
That
I'll
admit,
even
some
of
my
colleagues
on
the
on
the
senate
side
had
as
well
about
about
the
definition
and
how
expansive
it
might
have
been,
and
how
do
you
prove
that
you're,
asexual
and
and
so
I've
tried
to
to
tighten
it
up?
If
you
take
a
look
at
transsexual,
it's
actually
not
substantially
different
from
transgender,
and
so
there
was.
C
There
was
no
need
to
really
have
both
of
those
definitions
and
so
or
both
of
those
terms,
and
so
yes,
the
goal
is
to
to
clean
it
up
to
make
it
so
that
it's
not
so
ambiguous
and
and
to
address
some
of
those
concerns
about
folks
trying
to
find
a
way
to
fit
into
any
of
these
definitions
when
they
don't
necessarily
do
so.
C
Thank
you
for
the
the
question
to
send
the
woman
to
you
through
chair
flores.
Yes,
that's
how
the
statute
is
is
is
designed.
It
applies
to
each
section,
but
I
I
did
note
as
I
went
through
and
I
was
trying
to
do
a
search
of
the
the
nrs
that
the
term
lgbtq
is
not
currently
defined
anywhere
else,
and
so
I
also
wanted
to
be
cognizant
of
the
fact
that
this
may
be
referenced
or
used
in
the
future
as
we
we
start
to
use
these
terms
a
bit
more.
D
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
bringing
forward
the
language.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that,
verifying
correctly
that
the
amendment
coming
from
the
department
of
transportation
will
at
numbers,
the
new
language
of
number
six
will
include.
Instead,
the
language
that
you
have
have
also
amended
out
is
that
correct.
C
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Assemblywoman
anderson.
Yes,
it
is
my
intention
that
the
the
lgbtq
definition
I
put
forward
would
would
occur
throughout
the
bill
and
work
in
conjunction
with
the
changes
from
ndot.
Thank.
G
Thank
you
senator.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
spend
a
considerable
amount
of
time
on
on
tuesday
reading
through
this
bill
and
then,
obviously
with
the
amendment
and
seeing
that
the
the
guts
of
at
the
timber,
if
you
will
been
kind
of
removed
from
it,
my
only
question
had
to
do
with
just
the
breadth
of
the
definition
and
whether
you
anticipated
any
potential.
G
Probably
anytime.
You
have
something
like
this.
You
want
to
make
sure
the
intent
is,
is
honored
and
it's
not
potentially
subject
to
manipulation.
I
just
wanted
to
see
if
stakeholders
you've
talked
with,
if
any
concerns
have
been
adequately
addressed.
Regarding
that
that
scope
of
that
definition,
thank
you.
C
Thank
you
for
the
question.
Assemblyman
matthews,
you
know
I
I've
tried
to
nail
it
down.
I
can't
I
can't
represent
that
everyone
is
perfectly
happy
with
with
with
the
definition,
but
in
my
estimation,
I
think
I've
come
to
a
nice
clean
space
and
I'm
more
than
willing
to
continue
to
work
on
it
as
folks
reach
out
to
me
at
this
point
I
have
not
heard
any
additional
concerns,
but
I
am
open
to
to
further
discussions
if
needed.
A
Thank
you,
members,
any
additional
questions
being
that
I
think
senator
when
I
was
reading
this
on
tuesday
better
said
last
night.
I
know
that
a
lot
of
the
concerns
pretty
much
went
down
timber
through
the.
A
Through
your
through
your
amendment,
so
thank
you
for
that.
C
D
A
C
Yeah
it
quickly,
though
I
think
if
we
can
have
just
an
dot.
If
you
don't
mind,
chair
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
amendment
and
then
I
believe
we
do
have
one
person
in
person
who'd
like
to
to
testify,
but
you'd
like
to
hear
from
men.first.
A
And
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
to,
and
I
know
that
a
lot
of
work
was
put
in
both
on
the
senate
side
and
on
this
side,
and
language
was
worked
on
all
the
way
up
until
last
night.
So
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
everybody
working
on
this
collaboratively
and
and
finding
this
common
ground.
So
thank
you
for
that.
We'll
do
that
at
this
time,.
H
Good
morning,
chair
flores
and
the
assembly
committee
on
government
affairs
for
the
record,
my
name
is
cole,
mortensen,
deputy
director
for
the
nevada
department
of
transportation,
and
I
I'd
like
to
thank
senator
harris
for
working
with
us
on
the
amendment.
I
think
one
of
our
chief
concerns
was
making
sure
that
we
had
a
way
of
ensuring
that
we
somewhat
separated
the
state's
efforts
in
this
area
with
the
federal
efforts
which
don't
recognize
the
lgbt
community
yet,
but
we're
hopeful
that
they
will,
and
so
with
this
amendment.
H
A
Senator
are
we
good
to
go
with
those
wishing
now
to
testify
and
support
so
we'll
come
back
then
we'll
start
off
here
in
the
committee
room
and
then
we'll
make
our
way
back
to
zoom
and
then
to
the
phone
good
morning
and
welcome.
D
D
We
had
some
concerns
with
the
original
bill
as
it
was
drafted,
but
are
pleased
to
support
it
as
presented
with
the
indot
amendment,
and
we
would
like
to
thank
the
sponsors
and
then
that
very
much
for
hearing
our
concerns
and
addressing
them
with
this
language.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
and
again,
I
appreciate
all
the
work
that
was
put
in
up
until
this
morning
and
we'll
continue
with
those
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
237.
My
understanding
is,
we
don't
have
anybody
else
in
person
and
so
we'll
make
our
way
back
to
zoom.
Do
we
have
anybody
else
in
zoom
and
I'm
checking
now
to
see?
If
we
do,
I
don't
believe
we
do,
but
we.
A
A
I
I
J
Yeah
this
is
skip
daily
last
name,
you
spelled
d-a-l-y
representing
the
labor
union,
local
169
and
with
the
ndot
and
the
senator
harris
amendment.
I
think
both
are
useful.
We
can
be
in
support.
I
think
this
basically
clarifies
an
existing
program
and
and
will
make
it
the
existing
program
better.
So
with
that
appreciate
your
time
today,
committee
and
thank
you
for
your
time,
thanks.
A
And
thank
you,
mr
daily,
we'll
go
to
the
next
caller
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
237.
I
C
A
J
J
J
The
charter
committee
and
the
city
council
of
the
city
of
mesquite
came
up
with
an
amendment
to
the
charter
proposing
for
your
committee,
and
it
allows
the
city
of
mesquite
to
deal
with
appointments
that
are
made
by
the
mayor
and
allows
the
mayor
to
nominate
which
he
already
has,
but
it
allows
an
opportunity
if
the
appointment
is
not
approved
by
four
votes:
the
city
council
and
the
mayor
each
having
a
vote,
then
it
goes
down
to
an
orderly
process,
and
I
have
the
mayor,
the
mayor
of
mesquite,
and,
if
you
think
I'm
exciting,
then
the
mayor
of
mesquite
is
just
really
exciting.
J
Al
itman's.
Here
the
city
manager
is
here
and
warren
hardy.
The
illustrious
former
state
senator
and
now
paid
lobbyists
and
always
fights
for
the
right
for
his
people.
So
I
would
love
to
have
them,
explain
any
circumstances
that
would
be
a
problem,
but
more
than
likely
there
aren't
any
and
that's
how
I'll
introduce
them.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
K
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
members
of
the
committee
warren
hardy,
representing
the
city
of
mesquite
today.
Thank
you
senator
hardy
for
that
introduction.
K
Through
your
hard
work,
through
the
help
of
then
assemblyman
skip
daily
and
then
assemblywoman
dina
neal,
I
I
brag
to
this
committee
that
we
came
up
with
the
we
had
developed
the
perfect
charter.
I
was
little
off
on
that,
but
not
far
not
much.
We
do
have
a
very,
very
good
charter
in
the
city
of
mesquite
that
we
think
sets
the
standard.
However,
when
we
had
our
city
manager
retire
and
had
to
replace
the
city
manager,
we
noticed
a
defect
in
the
potential
defect
in
the
in
the
charter.
K
In
fact,
our
mayor
mayor,
al
litman
who's
here
and
we'll
we'll
speak
specifically
to
that
noticed
a
a
potential
problem
with
the
process.
Now
I'm
happy
to
report
that
in
this
case
in
hiring
our
current
city
manager,
it
didn't
actually
become
a
problem.
The
senate
committee
was
very
interested
to
hear
the
back
story.
K
I'm
happy
to
report.
There
was
no
back
story.
The
mayor
just
noticed
that
this
could
potentially
be
a
problem.
I
would
describe
before
being
specific
on
what
the
bill
does.
I
will
describe
the
process
that
we
employ
in
the
city
of
mesquite,
having
spent
some
time
on
the
government
affairs
committee.
I
know
it's
helpful,
the
committee
for
us
to
come
forward
with
a
concise
recommendation
that
is
approved
by
the
by
supported
by
the
community.
So
our
process
is
such
that
the
charter
commission
in
mesquite
is
independent
of
the
city
council.
They
can
propose
changes.
K
K
In
this
case,
we
have
a
unanimous
recommendation
from
both
the
committee,
the
charter
commission
and
the
city
council
for
this
change.
Essentially,
as
drafted,
the
charter
provides
that
really
the
mayor
is
the
only
one
that
can
bring
forward
nominations
to
fill
the
position
of
city
manager
and
city
attorney,
mayor
littman
recognized
that
that
could
be
problematic
and
could
create
a
stalemate
situation.
So
what
this
change
proposes
to
do,
mr
chair,
is
provide
for
the
opportunity
for
the
mayor
to
make
the
initial
nomination
for
one
of
the
for
those
positions
as
they
become
available.
K
K
So
that's
the
change
again.
It
has
not
become
an
issue,
but
we
wanted
to
nip
it
in
the
bud
and,
if
it
pleases,
a
chair,
I'd
like
to
have
since
mayor
littman
was
the
one
that
came
up
with
this,
and
I
know
it
does
somewhat
limit
the
potentially
limit
the
powers
of
the
of
the
mayor.
We,
we
asked
him
to
be
here
to
explain
why
he
thought
this
was
important.
Mr
chair,
the
rest
of
the
the
participants
today
are
here
to
answer
questions.
I
have
the
city
manager.
K
I
also
have
adam
anderson,
who
was
the
chair
of
the
charter
commission
when
this
change
was
recommendation
recommended
and
I'm
not
sure
if
mr
wiest
joined
us
or
not,
but
he
is
the
current
chair
of
the
charter
commission
and
wanted
to
be
here
to
express
his
support,
but
it
doesn't
look
like
he
was
able
to
join
us.
So
with
that,
mr
chair,
if
it
pleases
you
I'd
like
to
have
mayor
al
admin,
take
just
a
couple
of
minutes.
H
H
Morning,
pardon
my
by
the
way,
prior
to
my
very
casual
appearance
this
morning,
I'm
working
at
home
on
some
home
tasks.
I
didn't
dress
for
the
for
the
day.
This
amendment
that
I
found
originally
when
we
were
going
through
this
would
put
the
mayor
in
an
awkward
position
as
well
as
the
city
council.
H
The
way
it
was
currently
done,
because
I
could
make
a
choice
and
then
the
council
would
reject
that
choice
with
without
the
number
of
votes,
and
they
would
have
to
come
back
to
me
again
and
it
would
just
continue
in
that
circle
and-
and
this
way
it
cleans
it
up
very
nicely
and
allows
the
console
to
do
the
nominations.
Also,
and
potentially
it
could
come
back
to
the
mayor.
But
at
least
this
gives
the
council
an
opportunity
to
also
make
nominations.
A
Thank
you.
I
think
we
all
appreciate
the
the
comfort
of
of
your
outfit
today,
sir.
I
I
think
we
all
wish
you
could
just
be
wearing
a
hat
and
hanging
out
yeah.
I
don't
know
it's
more.
You
know.
All
of
us
in
here
are
also
dressing
jeans
today
for
a
very
important
reason
and
for
a
very
symbolic
purpose,
but
so
we're
all
with
you
there
with
that
senator.
A
Thank
you
again
for
your
presentation,
and
I
know
some
of
us
had
the
pleasure
of
working
on
this
charter
in
the
past
and
we
thought
it
was
perfect.
So
for
you
to
come
back
and
try
to
change,
it
hurts
our
feelings,
sir,
but
thank
you
for
that
and
members
will
open
it
up
for
questions
we'll
start
off
with
assemblymen
allison.
A
J
K
Thank
you,
mr.
I
might
have
to
punt
that
to
mr
adam
anderson,
I
I
my
recollection
is
that
they're
currently
appointed
by
members
of
the
council,
but
I
better
verify
that.
E
But
yes,
the
members
of
the
charter
committee,
certain
members
of
the
council
have
an
appointment
and
then
the
charter
committee
itself
elects
one
additional
member
and
senator
hardy
has
an
appointment
and
assembly
assemblywoman.
Black
also
has
an
appointment
to
the
committee.
So
that's
how
the
committee
is
formed.
K
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
for
that
that
question.
So
I
think
it's
important
that
we
have
a
distinction
between
the
appointment
of
the
charter
commission
itself
and
the
members
of
the
city
council.
So
what
in
in
the
appointment
of
the
members
of
the
charter
commission,
we
followed
what
was
best
considered
best
practices
throughout
the
state
for
the
creation
and
charter
commission,
and
so
we
felt
that
there
was
a
tie
back
to
the
elected
representative.
Much
like
there
is
on
a
planning,
commission
or
other
advisory
boards.
K
So
that's
the
best
practice
that
we
felt
at
the
time
continue
to
feel
is
the
best
practice
for
appointing
that
board.
But
the
elected
officials
are
the
ones
that
will
make
the
decision
on
the
hiring
of
these
individuals.
So
the
charter
commission
simply
makes
changes
or
excuse
me,
recommends
changes
or
implements
changes,
as
requested
by
the
members
of
the
public.
K
So
we
felt
it
was
important
to
follow
that
that
best
practice
in
the
state
and
this
bill
does
nothing
charter.
Commission
and
all
that's
not
our
suggestion
here
and
we
believe
to
the
chairman's
point
that
it
is
perfect
and
has
worked
perfect
in
the
process
of
getting
this
to
in
front
of
you.
Okay,.
F
F
The
amendment
came
in
I'm
still
seeing
sort
of
like
a
quagmire
with
the
process,
because
if
two
persons
on
the
council
decides
to
go
against
the
mayor
and
his
choice,
you're
still
at
you
know
ground
one
going
right
back
over
it's
like
groundhog's
day
you're,
just
going
over
and
over
and
over
the
same
process.
So
I
you
know
do
agree
with
assemblyman
ellison
why
these
two
pertinent
positions
are
not
elected
positions.
K
I'm
not,
I
don't
know
the
breakdown
in
the
community
or
in
the
state
in
terms
of
I'm
not
aware
of
any
elected
city
managers
or
city
attorneys,
but
it's
certainly
an
issue
that
we
can
consider
and
take
back
to
our
our
charter.
Commission.
K
But
again,
our
charter
follows
essentially
best
practices
and
what's
accepted
in
charters
throughout
the
st
throughout
the
state,
but
but
I
do
take.
I
do
take
that
that
recommendation
or
that
suggestion
or
concern
seriously-
and
we
will
take
that
back
to
our
charter
commission
and
this
and
the
city
council.
A
A
A
I
don't
see
anybody
else
here
wishing
to
testify
in
support
of
senate
bill
127,
so
we'll
go
to
the
phone
lines
broadcast.
Please.
I
A
Wow
see
we
can
go
all
three
we'll
see
we'll
go
now
to
those
wishing
to
testify
in
the
neutral
position
for
senate
bill
127.
J
I
appreciate
the
time
that
the
assembly
committee
has
spent
on
this
and
the
thoughtfulness
that
have
come
from
the
comments.
I
appreciate
that
and
I
think
the
the
mayor
and
the
charter
commission
people
are
interested
in
your
comments
and
we'll
take
them
to
heart,
appreciate
it.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you.
A
D
J
Mr
chair,
if
I
may
please
do,
I
have
tried
to
be
related
to
mr
hardy
and
his
family.
Won't.
Let
me
be,
but
thank
you
for
the
generous
opportunity
to
ask
that
question
again.
J
K
A
Senator
hardy
and
mr
hardy,
thank
you
both
again
for
the
presentation.
We
appreciate
the
the
light
humor
this
morning
and
everybody
indulging
us
through
that
playfulness.
Thank
you.
So
thank
you
all
again
and
I'm
sure
members
will
reach
out
should
we
have
any
additional
questions
or
concerns,
but
with
that
we'll
go
ahead
and
close
out
the
hearing
on
senate
bill
127,
and
I
would
like
for
those
of
you
who
wishing
to
testify
for
public
comment
to
please
join
us.
I
want
to
remind
you
that
this
is
not
a
time
to
reopen
a
hearing.
A
It
is
for
you
to
speak
on
general
matters
that
fall
within
the
purview
of
this
committee.
Please
do
not
try
to
reopen
hearing
as
I'll
have
to
cut
you
off
we'll
start
first
with
public
comment
here
in
person
and
then
we'll
make
our
way
back
to
the
phone
lines,
and
I
do
see
mr
daley
here
for
public
comment
good
morning,
sir,
and
welcome.
L
Mr
chairman
committee
members,
good
morning,
my
name
is
chris
daley
nevada,
state
education,
association,
the
voice
of
nevada
educators
for
over
120
years
on
monday,
40
educators
from
across
the
state,
convened
here
for
our
educator
lobby
day.
Thank
you
to
all
of
you
who
sat
down
and
listened
to
educators
this
week.
L
One
of
the
concerns
raised
was
the
impact
of
language
included
in
sb
543
last
session.
The
new
school
funding
formula,
which
buried
deep,
I
think,
on
page
64
of
that
legislation
includes
a
change
in
the
amount
of
ending
fund
balance
walled
off
from
collective
bargaining
up
to
16.6
of
district
operating
budgets.
Unless
amended.
This
provision
is
set
to
go
in
effect
on
july
1st
of
this
year,
and
it
would
amount
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
anti-union
shifts
in
the
collective
bargaining
process
in
decades.
L
Just
a
little
bit
of
history
back
in
the
late
60s
teacher
strikes
and
walkouts
became
increasingly
common
in
nevada,
both
in
the
north
and
in
the
south.
In
response
to
this
and
a
movement
across
the
country,
republican,
senator
carl
dodge
brought
forward
in
nevada's
public
sector
collective
bargaining
process
process,
which
we
now
better
know
as
nrs
288.
L
This
provided
public
employers
and
employees,
a
process
for
discussion
and
resolution
of
differences
regarding
wages,
hours,
conditions
of
employment
while
ensuring
that
services
to
the
public
would
continue
without
interruption.
The
collective
bargaining
process
is
designed
to
push
parties
to
reach
agreement
whenever
possible.
This
is
accomplished
through
a
series
of
proposals
and
counter
proposals
where
parties
move
towards
agreement.
L
It
also
includes
binding
arbitration
with
a
last
best
offer
package.
If
parties
cannot
reach
agreement,
either
side
can
declare
impasse
under
this
method,
parties
present
their
proposals
to
an
arbitrator
who
accepts
either
the
association's
position
or
the
district's
position,
and
both
parties
are
bound
to
that
arbitration
decision.
If
this
process
also
requires
parties
to
determine
districts
ability
to
pay
for
the
items
before
the
arbitrator.
That
is
why
the
issue
of
ending
fund
balance
is
so
critical
in
most
negotiations.
L
Ending
fund
balance
is
the
main
source
of
funds
identified
to
pay
for
proposals
that
are
in
those
packages.
So
if
an
employee
association,
it
has
a
proposal
for
a
two
percent
pay
increase.
For
example,
there's
a
process
to
cost
that
proposal
out.
Typically,
a
district
will
stipulate
to
the
cost
of
that,
and
then
the
you
know,
the
employee
association
then
is
obligated
to
prove
that
the
district
has
those
funds.
L
A
Yeah,
thank
you.
Excuse
me.
Thank
you,
mr
daily.
We
appreciate
you
joining
us
this
morning.
We
don't
have
anybody
else
here
in
person,
so
we'll
go
to
those
wishing
to
join
us
for
public
comment
via
phone
broadcast.
Please.
I
I
I
I
I
A
Thank
you
for
that,
and
I
know
sometimes
if
you
were
trying
to
call
in
for
public
comment,
I
know.
Sometimes
we
have
some
technical
issues,
so
please
feel
free
to
message
the
committee
manager
and
or
analyst
if
there's
something
you
wanted
to
be
on
the
record
with
that
members.
I
want
to
remind
you
that
tomorrow,
thursday
we'll
be
meeting
again
at
9am
in
this
room
we
have
senate
bill
12
and
senate
bill
138.
A
Please
give
yourself
an
opportunity
to
review
that
ahead
of
time
and
before
we
adjourn,
I
think
it's
important
that
we
recognize
that
today
is
denim
day
here
we
are
all
participating
and
if
I
could
just
very
briefly
read
the
purpose
of
denim
day,
the
supreme
court
of
italy
ruled
an
18
year
old
rape,
victim
survivor
had
implied
consent
because
her
genes
were
so
tight.
She
must
have
assisted
in
the
in
their
removal.
A
The
next
day,
the
women
of
the
italian
parliament
wore
jeans
in
solidarity,
sending
a
powerful
message
against
victim
blaming
and
shaming
in
honor
of
that
spirit.
Denim
day
is
a
day
to
bring
awareness
to
sexual
assault
and
to
provide
a
visible
means
of
protest
against
misconceptions
that
surround
sexual
violence.
For
all
survivors
just
know
that
we
see
you,
we
hear
you
and
we
believe
you
and
we
are
today
wearing
denim
and
and
your
honor
and
recognizing
you
and
seeing
you
so
with
that.
This
meeting's
adjourned.