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B
D
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A
B
Present,
thank
you,
madam
secretary
good
morning.
I
hope
everybody
had
a
great
weekend
happy
presidents
day
we
have
a
relatively
short
agenda
for
today.
I
hope
that
extra
hour
was
beneficial
to
all
of
you
and
I
apologize
on
friday.
I
think
when
I
concluded
the
meeting
I
just
I'd
have
had
it
said:
90
a.m,
but
when
possible
I
try
to
start
at
10
a.m.
On
mondays,
especially
for
those
of
you
on
those
late
flights
and
or
who
just
have
family
and
other
things
you
have
to
take
care
of.
B
We
have
one
item
on
the
agenda
today
and
we'll
take
that
and
then
afterwards,
we'll
do
public
comment.
I
want
to
remind
everybody
to
please
keep
your
microphones
muted
unless
you
are
speaking,
keep
your
cameras
on
at
all
times.
Please
for
those
of
you
who
will
be
presenting.
Please
state
your
name
for
the
record
after
each
question.
B
It
makes
life
a
lot
easier
for
our
staff
and
for
those
of
you
following
virtually
just
because
we've
learned
from
last
week,
we
have
issues
with
technology,
assemblyman
ellison,
thank
you,
and
sometimes
we
can't
get
to
you
for
whatever
reason
know
that
that's
not
intentional
and
our
team
tries
diligently
to
work
to
get
those
little
hiccups
taken
care
of
as
soon
as
they
are
identified.
B
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
chair
flores
and
members
of
the
assembly
committee
on
government
affairs
for
the
record.
My
name
is
vincent
guthro
and
I
serve
as
the
deputy
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties
naco.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
assembly
bill
2
on
behalf
of
naco,
whose
members
are
all
of
nevada's
17
counties.
G
I
wanted
to
provide
a
little
background
on
the
issue
that
assembly
bill.
2
is
trying
to
solve
and
to
provide
context
for
the
committee
in
nevada.
There
are
hundreds
of
state-level
boards
and
commissions
these
boards
perform
critical
business
on
a
wide
range
of
very
important
and
very
specific
public
policy
issues.
G
Currently
there
are
over
100
vacancies
on
boards
and
commissions
in
nevada,
and
we
have
provided
the
committee
with
a
list
of
all
the
state
boards
that
currently
have
vacancies
and
also
from
this
list
you
can
get.
You
can
get
an
example
of
some
of
the
boards
that
this
bill
would
address,
and
I
did
provide
that
to
committee
staff.
So
I
believe
you
should
have
that
currently
under
nevada
law,
a
qualified
individual
cannot
serve
on
more
than
one
of
these
boards,
whose
members
are
appointed
by
the
governor.
G
It
is
mako's
opinion
that
diverse
and
broad
local
stakeholder
representation
is
needed
in
order
to
fully
represent
the
diversity
and
the
needs
of
our
state.
This
is
one
of
the
reasons
that
we
are
requesting.
The
change
in
this
bill
to
allow
individuals
to
serve
on
more
than
one
board
to
ensure
that
each
seat
on
these
boards
are
filled
with
individuals
who
can
meet
all
the
qualifications
required
and
also
represent
their
communities.
G
I
wanted
to
provide
a
couple
of
examples
of
state
boards
that
oversee
and
provide
input
on
critical
local
services
and
tax
revenues.
Just
to
give
the
committee
an
idea
of
why
nako
started
having
discussions
about
finding
a
solution
to
this
problem
and
engaging
other
stakeholders,
some
of
which
you'll
hear
from
today,
and
also
why
we
are
making
this
request.
G
G
There
are
probably
only
a
handful
of
people
in
this
state
that
meet
these
qualifications
and
most
are
on
other
boards
that
that
work
on
county
specific
issues.
When
the
indigent
defense
board
was
created,
we
actually
had
three
commissioners
who
had
worked
on
and
cared
very
much
about
engine
defense
reform
and
who
met
all
of
these
qualifications.
G
Another
example
is
the
board
of
trustees
for
the
fund
for
hospital
care
to
indigent
persons.
Counties
are
required
by
nevada
law
to
fund
and
provide
for
the
local
social
safety
net,
the
board
of
trustees,
oversees
dollars
for
hospital
care
for
indigent
persons,
as
well
as
county
funds
that
are
contributed
to
the
state
plan
for
medicaid.
G
G
G
Other
boards
that
have
county
representation
include
the
off
highway
vehicle
commission,
which
oversees
local
grant
dollars
to
fund
safe,
ohv
infrastructure
and
recreation.
The
governor's
nevada,
complete
count
committee
which
governs
the
census,
effort
and
the
state
land
use
planning,
advisory
council
or
slupac.
G
G
Mr
fair,
if
I
can
indulge
the
committee
I'd
just
like
to
briefly
walk
you
through
the
bill.
If
that
works,
please
do
great.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
when
I
mentioned
earlier
in
my
testimony
that
no
qualified
individual
can
serve
on
more
than
one
more
than
one
board,
there
are
actually
two
exceptions
to
this
limitation.
Currently,
in
nevada
law,
one
one
of
them
is
the
stagebrush
ecosystem
council
section
one
of
assembly
bill
2,
addresses
the
sagebrush
ecosystem
council
and
makes
conforming
changes.
G
If
you
look
at
section
2,
subsection
6,
this
makes
the
change
that
we
are
seeking
to
delete
the
prohibition
of
a
qualified
individual
from
serving
on
more
than
one
board
appointed
by
the
governor,
all
other
qualifications,
residency
requirements
and
other
criteria
under
nrs
232,
a
.020
would
remain
in
effect,
as
previously
mentioned.
The
other
exception
to
this
prohibition
under
current
nevada
law
is
the
state
land
use,
planning,
advisory,
council
or
slupac,
and
section
3
of
ab2
makes
a
conforming
change.
H
H
But
given
the
current
restriction,
I
was
only
permitted
to
serve
on
one
commission
or
the
other.
Traditionally
we
would
have
either
our
legal
director
or
our
executive
director
appointed
to
one
commission
and
I
would
serve
on
the
other
and
that
worked
out
well,
but
unfortunately,
for
the
past
year,
we've
had
some
unforeseen
transitions
within
the
aclu
that
have
tied
our
hands
on
ensuring
that
there
was
inmate
advocate
representation
on
the
sentencing
commission,
and
I
was
the
only
person
in
the
organization
who
could
fill
that
role,
but
I
was
unable
to
do
so.
H
During
the
past
interim,
due
to
these
vacancies
for
about
six
months,
there
was
a
vacancy
and
the
inmate
advocate
position
wasn't
filled
due
to
this
restriction.
It
took
quite
a
long
time
to
put
a
new
executive
director
in
place.
H
We
now
have
tar
hasabula,
we're
incredibly
excited
to
have
him
and
look
forward
to
him
serving
on
one
of
these
commissions,
but
that
doesn't
reduce
the
fact
that
we're
still
in
this
stage
of
transition,
I
had
to
resign
my
post
as
the
inmate
advocate
on
the
ach
in
order
to
apply
to
be
inmate
advocate
on
the
sentencing
commission
that
commission
meets
on
february
19th
and
given
the
time
and
delay
that
it
takes
to
get
appointed
to
commissions,
we
could
be
looking
at
yet
again
another
meeting
where
there
is
no
one
representing
the
voice
of
one
of
the
most
marginalized
communities,
if
not
the
most
marginalized
communities
in
our
state.
H
Right
now,
we're
in
the
midst
of
a
covet
19
pandemic
that
is
ravaging
nevada
prisons
and
incarcerated
people
are
dying.
They've
been
a
total
of
4
672
cases
in
nevada
prisons,
52
people
have
died
and
there
is
no
voting.
Member
on
those
commissions,
which
is
something
that
could
have
been
avoided,
had
I
had
the
opportunity
to
apply
to
serve
on
both
commissions,
just
until
we
filled
the
vacancies
within
our
organizations.
H
Our
organization,
these
commissions,
weigh
heavily
on
the
side
of
law
enforcement,
district,
attorneys
judges
and
the
department
of
corrections
whose
interests
often
diverge
from
incarcerated
persons
or
those
who
are
accused
in
making
their
way
through
the
criminal
justice
system.
I
want
to
make
it
very
clear
that
this
bill
is
not
intended
to
appoint
the
same
person
to
every
commission
when
there's
opportunity
to
appoint
two
different
people,
the
governor
absolutely
should,
and
he
should
continuously
strive
for
diversity
and
increasing
voices
on
different
on
different
commissions
and
boards
throughout
the
state.
H
But
in
situations
like
the
one
that
I
just
described,
we
have
to
give
the
governor
some
deference
to
be
able
to
make
some
decisions
on
a
temporary
basis
to
to
fill
those
vacancies.
So
voices
of
incredibly
marginalized
communities
are
not
stifled
and
have
a
seat
at
the
table.
So
thank
you.
Those
are
my
comments
and
I'm
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
Thank
you.
G
Mr
chair
sorry,
to
interrupt
this
is
vincent
guthro
again
with
nako.
We
also
have
mr
brad
krollon
who's
from
the
department
of
conservation,
natural
resources,
and
I
think
he
wanted
to
make
some
some
remarks
on
this.
His
proposal
as
well
sounds.
B
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
can
never
can
you
hear
me?
Okay
on
your
end,
great.
Thank
you
again.
My
name
is
brad
kroll,
I'm
the
director
of
the
nevada
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
and
I
just
wanted
to
thank
the
chair
for
indulging
me
in
the
committee
for
indulging
me
to
make
two
very
brief
comments
for
the
purposes
of
considering
this
bill
today.
First
and
foremost,
let
me
just
also
give
my
appreciation
to
naco
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
I
The
first
point
I
want
to
make
is
that,
given
the
given
that
ab2,
the
underlying
statute,
that
it
amends,
is
within
the
jurisdiction
of
the
department
of
conservation
and
natural
resources,
I
wanted
to
make
sure
the
committee
knew
that
we
are
okay
with
this.
From
that
perspective,
we're
not
concerned
about
the
changes
being
made
from
a
jurisdictional
standpoint
or
the
ability
for
us
to
implement
our
mission
at
the
department.
I
Secondly,
on
the
on
the
merits
of
the
bill,
we
do
feel
that
the
like,
well,
I
can't
say,
support
the
bill
specifically.
I
will
I
can't
say
that,
as
for
the
merits
of
the
bill,
the
department
itself,
speaking
just
in
that
regard,
is
one
of
the
larger
departments.
We
have
eight
divisions
and
four
programs,
yet
we
have
13
or
more
boards
and
commissions
associated
with
our
department.
I
It's
hard
to
get
those
those
wars
and
commissions
filled
with
the
quality
and
talent
and
diversity
of
candidates
we
would
like,
and
given
that
we
are
at
least
you
know,
we're
continuing
to
add
statewide
to
the
amount
of
boards
and
commissions
we
have,
without
necessarily
removing
any.
It
gets
more
and
more
difficult,
all
the
time
to
find
qualified
candidates
to
serve
nevada
and
sit
on
these
boards.
I
So
with
the
objective
of
finding
the
best
qualified
candidates
and
the
widest
applicant
pool
to
sit
on
these
boards,
certainly
from
within
the
department
of
conservation,
natural
resources,
we
would
appreciate
it
and,
I
think,
from
a
statewide
perspective,
it
does
make
sense.
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
for
the
opportunity
to
make
a
few
comments.
B
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
yeah
nako.
The
first
question
is
neco
is
well.
Actually
you
could
probably
answer
most
of
these.
You
said
the
population
under
100
000,
but
you
didn't
mean
that's
in
the
bill.
You
just
meant
that
as
a
statement
is
that
correct.
G
Mr
chairman,
through
you
to
assemblyman
ellison,
this
is
vincent
guthro,
deputy
director
at
naco
for
the
record,
so
the
reference
that
I
made
to
the
hundred
thousand,
I
assume
you're
you're
you're,
talking
about
my
testimony,
where
I
presume
correct
that
that
is
for
a
bill
that
sorry,
that
is,
for
a
board
of
interest
and
defense
services.
G
I
was,
I
was
giving
the
committee
a
little
bit
of
background
there
on
the
sort
of
depth
and
and
focus
of
those
of
those
boards
and
on
the
board
of
engine
defense
services,
which
oversees
public
defense
in
nevada.
There
is
a
requirement
that
four
of
the
comm
of
the
of
the
appointees
that
neco
makes
come
from
counties
of
a
hundred
thousand
or
less.
I
hope
that
clarifies.
C
C
Is
it
not
true
that
a
lot
of
these
boards
appointments
are
being
tied
up
because
they're
not
being
pointed
from
up
above?
Is
that
correct
or
not.
C
H
For
the
record,
mr
chair,
I
believe
that
question
is
for
me.
I
can
do
my
best
to
answer
it:
holly
well-born
policy,
director
for
the
aclu
of
nevada,
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
that
question.
Assemblyman
ellison.
I
can't
speak
for
the
governor's
office,
but
I
think
that
there
are
several
obstacles.
There's
a
lot
of
time
in
vetting
that
has
to
go
into
a
commission
appointment.
H
H
There
are
other
appointments
that
there
are
interview
processes
for
so
I
think,
there's
any
number
of
reasons
that
can
delay
the
appointment
of
someone
to
a
particular
commission,
and
you
know-
and
I
think
from
our
perspective
why
this
would
be
helpful.
Is
you
know
due
to
those
delays?
If
we
could,
you
know,
handle
this
and
get
those
appointments
taken
care
of
during
the
interim,
then
we
won't
have
unnecessary
vacancies.
C
Okay
follow-up.
Mr
chair,
please
follow
up
assemblyman.
Could
you
explain,
would
a
hundred
thousand
population
serve
your
organization?
Would
you
have
to
have
that
above
that.
H
H
Mr
guthro,
he
was
you
know,
describing
some
of
the
the
the
limitations
on
those
appointments
and
I
know
quite
a
bit
about
the
indigent
defense
board
because
it
arose
out
of
some
litigation
that
we
had
filed
against
the
state,
and
I
think,
when
we're
talking
about
limitations
on
population,
it's
incredibly
important
on
that
particular
board,
because
we're
talking
about
rural
indigent
defense
services,
so
in
in
people
from
a
community.
H
That's
quite
small,
where
incident
defense
services
are
significantly
lacking,
that
the
pool
of
people
through
which
you
know
naco
has
to
suggest
for
the
governor
to
appoint
that
this
bill
would
also
you
know.
Right
now.
The
governor's
hands
are
are
tied
in
appointing
people
across
different
commissions.
H
So
we
want
to
maintain
that
appointment
for
it
from
a
small
community
on
the
internet
defense
board,
but
there
could
be
experts
who
are
appointed
to
that
board.
That
would
also
serve
on
serve
well
on
another
border.
Commission,
it
might
be
the
only
person
in
that
community
who
has
those
skills
or
expertise.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
D
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
guys
for
the
presentation,
I'm
curious.
It
says
there's
295
vacancies
on
boards
and
commissions.
Can
you
tell
me
if
this
were
to
pass
how
many
of
those
295
vacancies
would
be
filled
or
could
be
filled.
G
Mr
chair,
for
the
record,
this
is
vincent
guthro,
with
the
nevada
association
of
counties
I'll
take
a
stab
at
that
because
we
don't
we
don't.
Ultimately
I
I
do
know
that
this
would
make
it
a
lot
easier
for
us
to
bring
that
expertise
and
diverse
representation
onto
boards,
but
I
know
I
with
that
it's
hard
for
me
to
predict
the
future
about
those
positions
getting
filled
like
I
said.
G
I
just
think
this
is
another
tool,
it's
sort
of
in
the
toolbox
for
us
to
try
and
get
that
that's
community
input
into
those
boards.
I'm
sorry,
I
don't
have
a
sorry.
I
don't
have
a
concrete
number
for
you,
but
I
appreciate
the
question.
B
D
Thank
you.
So
I
spoke
to
mr
guthro
previously
about
this
bill
and
expressed
my
concerns
with
it.
So
I
don't
think
this
is
going
to
come
as
any
surprise,
but
a
couple
of
observations.
I
keep
hearing
diversity,
but
if
we
keep
or
if
we
have
a
lot
of
the
same
people
on
different
boards,
I'm
confused
how
that
equates
to
diversity.
D
I
also
expressed
to
mr
guthro
that
I
understand
this
situation
because
I
served
on
the
city
council
in
mesquite,
a
population
in
a
town
of
25
000,
not
including
children
and
seasonal
residents.
It
was
my
job
to
appoint
people
to
various
different
boards
and
committees
within
the
city
and
a
lot
of
times.
D
It
did
take
a
lot
of
work
and
it
and
it
wasn't
necessarily
easy
to
find
people,
but
it
was
always
important
to
me
that
I
made
sure
that
I
found
people
from
different,
diverse
backgrounds
and
experiences
so
that
we
would
have
different
experiences
people
with
different
connections
on
there.
That
could
bring
different
things
to
the
board.
So
I
think
it's
important
that,
if
you're
going
to
have
a
board,
you
try
to
be
like
you
said
as
diversified
as
possible,
and
I
really
think
that
this
this
ties
your
hands
when
you're
trying
to
do
that.
D
D
G
Mr
chair,
if
I
could
just
make
one
just
one
comment
through
you
to
assemblywoman
black,
I
really
appreciate
the
question.
I
know
we
had
a
dialogue
about
it.
G
Oh
sorry,
vincent
guthro,
with
with
the
nevada
association
of
counties,
thank
you
so
as
far
as
as
far
as
combining
boards
that
that's
a
that's,
not
a
policy
question
that
I
can
answer
or
that
I
can
solve
it's,
we
we
fill
the
boards
that
are
created
either
through
legislation
or
or
other
means,
and
at
the
pleasure
of
this
body,
and
we
we
do
believe
that
that
local
input
is
critical
and
a
lot
of
you
can
see
that
in
a
lot
of
the
board
requirements
that
are
outlined
and
we
we
are
attempting
to
fill
those
seats
with
as
much
diversity
as
possible
that
the
nato
board
is
committed
to
that
sort
of
broad
stakeholder
engagement
and
again
we're
we're
filling
boards
that
are
created
by
the
by
the
legislature
or
through
other
means.
G
We
may
have
input
or
support
these
boards.
I'm
not
I'm
not
trying
to
suggest
that,
but
that,
but
we're
filling
boards
that
are
created
outside
of
our
purview.
I
guess
is
my
point
and
I
appreciate
that
sort
of
efficiency
piece,
but
I
did
want
to
sort
of
clarify
what
we're
doing
on
our
end.
So
thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
It's
nice
seeing
both
of
you,
mr
guthrie,
and
this
wellborn.
I
have
a
question.
That's
a
little
bit
of
a
crystal
ball
question,
because
I'm
looking
over
this
list,
which,
by
the
way
was,
is
very
helpful
for
us
to
see
just
how
many
commissions
and
or
boards
do
not
have
enough
people
as
of
january
14..
J
There's
a
few
that
have
been
very
very
concerned
like
the
state
emergency
response
commission,
it
doesn't
seem
like
there's
anybody
on
this
at
this
time
and
some
of
the
others.
So
in
a
way,
it's
not
related
to
the
language,
that's
being
presented,
it's
more
about
the
process.
J
So
if
the
chair
would
like
me
to
ask
this
offline,
I'm
more
than
happy
to
but
I'll
bring
it
up
right
now
and
then
the
chair
can
decide
whether
or
not
it's
appropriate
to
bring
to
discuss
this.
Do
you
believe
that
there
are
so
many
openings
on
so
many
of
these
commissions
and
boards?
J
Is
it
due
to
the
expertise
of
the
applicants,
or
is
it
due
to
kind
of
what
what
assembly
member
ellison
was
bringing
up
the
just
the
advertising
of
how
we
get
it
through
or
what
is
it
only
just
because
we
just
don't
have
enough
expertise
as
to
what
is
causing
the
problem
with
so
many
openings
at
this
time,
and
I
realize
this
is
an
opinion
based
question,
but
just
wanted
to
get
your
expertise
on
it.
G
Vincent
guthro,
for
the
record,
with
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
That
is
a
great
question.
I
don't
know
that
I
have
an
immediate
answer
for
you.
I
would
I
would
look
personally
like
I'm,
not
the
chair,
but
I
would
love
to
take
this
question
offline
with
you.
I
just
don't.
I
don't
have
the
answer
right
now,
today's
hearing,
but
I
think
it's
a
valuable
question.
Thank
you
for
it.
J
B
Perfect
and
if
we
could
have
just
whatever
information
be
shared
to
the
committee
manager
and
then
she
can
make
sure
that
that
information
gets
to
every
member
next
we
have
assemblywoman
consonant
please.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation,
echoing
a
bit
what
has
been
said,
it's
very
clear
that
there
are
boards
and
and
commissions
that
are
really
in
need
of
people.
J
So
I'm
wondering
why,
maybe
you
know?
Was
there
a
discussion
or
any
ideas
about
like
a
middle
ground
sort
of
in
the
event
when
there
is
no
one
qualified
and
willing
to
serve
in
the
board,
then
then
someone
already
on
a
board
can
be
appointed
something
along
those
lines.
So
I
guess
my
question
is:
was
there
some
sort
of
middle
ground
discussed
and
if
so,
why?
Why
was
that
not
listed.
G
For
the
record,
this
is
vincent
guthro,
deputy
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties
yeah.
I
you
know
we
just
the
reason
why
I
I
guess
from
our
perspective,
that
it
wasn't.
G
I
don't
know
if
it's
a
middle
ground,
but
if
there,
if
there
wasn't
some
sort
of
difference
taken,
it
was
because
we
just
felt
like
this
was
a
limitation
that
was
being
put
on
appointments
and
we'd.
Had
all
these
examples
come
up.
You
know
recently
in
the
long
term-
and
we
just
felt
like,
as
I
stated,
that
this
would
be
another
tool
for
us
to
to
try
and
get
boards
filled
and
get
positions
filled
and
get
those
voices
and
stakeholders
put
on
that
put
on
those
critical,
critical
statewide
boards.
D
I
guess
I
want
to
start
by
saying
in
my
professional
life,
I've
often
been
the
person
that
has
shared
the
availability
of
this
information
and
opened
seats
with
many
people
in
my
in
my
sphere
as
a
way
to
try
to
fill
those
vacant
seats
and
bring
diversity
about
to
many
of
our
boards
and
commission.
D
So
I
think
my
question
is
really
relative
to
how
do
we
ensure
that
that
diversity
and
membership
continues
despite
narrowing
this?
So
many
members
of
the
administration,
in
my
experience,
serve
on
multiple
boards
and
commissions
and
as
an
at
large
employee,
and
I
have
served
on
on
a
couple
of
boards
and
commissions
across
our
state,
most
recently
with
the
bicycle
and
pedestrian
advisory
committee,
the
at-large
member
is
often
at
a
disadvantage
because
we
have
such
long-term
administration
or
professional
support
in
those
committees
with
scheduling
or
other
difficulties
right.
D
So
if
you
try
to
bring
diversity
in
how
do
we
make
sure
that
that
membership
continues
and
we
don't
further
narrow
participation
in
this
way?
And
here
I'm
going
to
give
you
one
example-
and
I
don't
know
that
you
can
answer
this
or
not,
but
just
as
an
example,
the
governor's
workforce
development
board
has
a
current
vacancy,
based
on
your
handout
that
you
sent
to
us
that
one
chief
elected
official
shall
collectively
represent
cities
and
counties
right,
one
chief
elected
official
and
then
the
state
rehabilitation
council.
D
A
few
pages
back
says
one
representative
of
the
state
workforce
investment
board.
So
it
shows
that
we
have
some
crossover
already
in
many
of
our
boards
and
commissions
and
so
on.
My
real
question
is
really:
how
are
we
maintaining
diversity
and
and
participation
from
a
wide
array
of
people.
G
Mr
chair,
for
the
record,
this
is
vincent
guthro,
nevada,
association
of
counties
through
you
to
the
assemblywoman.
Thank
you
for
that
question,
so
I
think
right
there.
G
I
know
I
understand
that
on
the
face
of
it,
it
might
seem
that
we're
limiting
diversity
by
opening
this
up,
but,
as
you
can
see,
there's
no
representation
now
right
on
those
two
boards,
I'm
just
taking
your
example,
and
I
think
that
that's
sort
of
the
objective
here
is
that
we're
it's
not
an
issue
of
stacking
boards.
It's
not
an
issue!
It's
an
issue
that
right
there,
you
have
two
boards
with
no
representation
from
local
input.
G
C
G
Assemblywoman,
I'm
sorry,
I
we
we
haven't
had
a
chance
to
meet
with
you
on
this
bill.
You
know
you're
you're,
you're,
fresh
to
the
legislature
and
congratulations
on
your
appointment
and
we
look
forward
to
meeting
in
the
future
so
appreciate
that.
D
Mr
guthrie,
thank
you
kindly
I.
I
do
appreciate
that
and-
and
I
understand
I'm
late
to
the
through
the
assembly
and
and
burton
you
know,
absolutely
have
no
no
harm,
no
foul
with
regard
to
not
meeting
on
this
bill.
It
is
a
bill
that
I
have
worked
very
closely
on
and-
and
this
is
an
issue
that
I
have
worked
on
for
a
number
of
years,
so
I
understand
the
the
background
behind
it
and
the
need
to
fill
our
boards
and
commissions
and
respect
that
we're
moving
in
that
direction.
D
I
also
know
that
a
lot
of
times
there
is
an
administrative
hold
up
in
the
governor's
office
with
the
vetting
process
that
was
noted
earlier
today,
and
so,
while
we
might
have
a
vacancy
noted
on
this
piece
of
paper,
it
may
actually
be
in
the
process
of
being
filled
and
with
those
two
boards.
In
particular,
I'd
like
to
note
that
there's
only
one
vacancy
on
both
of
them,
so
I
think
they
do
have
good
representation
thanks
very
much.
H
Chairman
flores,
may
I
add
to
that
please
thank
you.
Holly
well-born
policy,
director
aclu
of
nevada,
for
the
record.
I
wanted
to
also
point
out
that
this
bill,
specifically
it's
looking
at
gubernatorial
appointments,
but
there
are
a
variety
of
different
appointing
authorities
in
a
lot
of
these
statutes
that
create
different
boards
and
commissions.
So
it's
not
only
fully
the
governor's
office
who's
making
appointment
decisions,
we've
got
appointments
that
designate,
for
example,
las
vegas
metropolitan
police
department.
H
That
says
you
know,
this
board
must
include
a
member
of
the
las
vegas
metropolitan
police
department
and
that
individual
ends
up
usually
being
mr
callaway,
who
sits
on
both
the
mach
and
the
nevada
sentencing
commission.
H
He
has
a
a
strong
voice,
he's
a
critical
voice
on
those
boards
and
commissions,
but
you
know
she's
just
an
example
of
one
person
who
does
have
overlap
on
those
two
commissions
because
of
the
nature
of
his
involvement
with
the
legislature,
his
relationships
with
folks,
but
perhaps
it
would
be
on
the
appointing
authority
to
put
someone
in
with
perhaps
a
different
type
of
background.
You
know
other
than
mr
calloy,
who
does
a
lot
of
the
government
affairs
work.
H
Perhaps
you
know
they
could
mix
it
up
and
appoint
someone
else,
the
same
way
that
we
would,
when
we're
fully
staffed,
and
we
don't
have
the
obstacles
that
I
described
earlier.
So
I
think
a
lot
of
those
questions
on
diversity
and
what
are
those
solutions
moving
forward?
It's
a
lot
broader
question
than
kind
of
opening
up
a
little
bit
of
an
opportunity
for
the
governor
to
appoint
a
you
know,
one
person
to
multiple
commissions
when
necessary.
H
When
you
know
it's
absolutely
critical
to
do
so,
but
we
have
to
look
at
you
know
how
are
all
of
these
other
appointing
authorities
proceeding
and
how
they
select?
Who
they're
putting
on
a
border
commission
that
isn't
one
that's
selected
by
the
governor.
F
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you,
mr
guthro
and
ms
wilborn,
for
your
presentation.
I
I
do
appreciate
it
and
I
guess
I
just
wanted
to
know
I'm
looking
at
the
exhibit
that
was
added
to
today's
meeting
and
I'm
looking
at
the
vacancies
and
what
I'm
noticing
from
just
like
a
control
of
search,
and
I
haven't
had
time
to
count.
Do
we
know
about
how
many
about
how
many
seats
are
could
be
filled
by
the
governor?
F
Now,
because
I
I
know
that
this
is
several
pages
long
and
I
think
a
colleague
had
noted
that
there
were
perhaps
over
300
vacancies
available
right
now.
But
it
appears
to
me
that
there's
less
than
less
than
50
that
would
be
appointed
by
the
governor
through
this
legislation.
G
Correct
mr
chair
for
the
record
vincent
guthro
deputy
director
of
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
So
I'm
sorry,
I
feel
like
there's
two
questions
in
there
is.
Are
you
asking
how
many
can
be
appointed
by
the
governor
or
how
many
are
pending
appointment.
F
Yeah,
I'm
just
the
document,
the
vacancy
list
that
was
sent
over,
and
I
think
that
there's
maybe
some
misunderstanding
about
whether
or
not
these
could
all
be
appointed
by
the
governor
or
if
we
have
an
idea
about
how
many
of
these
would
be
appointed
by
the
governor,
because
my
understanding
is
that
very
few
of
these
would
be
gov.
Gubernatorial
appointments,
correct.
G
Mr
chair
vincent
guthro,
for
the
record
nevada
association
of
counties
based
on
what
I
pulled
from
the
right.
So
there
is
some
diversity
here,
but
when
I'm
when
I
pulled
this
from
the
to
provide
this
resource
to
the
committee,
these
are
gubernatorial
vacancies,
but
there
may
be
some.
There
may
be
some
some
items
here
where
they
could
be
sort
of
appointed
directly.
I
I
can't
answer
for
how
many
are
pending
with
the
governor's
office,
but
based
on
this
list.
These
are,
it
said,
board
and
commission
vacancies
from
the
governor's
office.
So
I
I'm
not.
G
I'm
not
sure
it
sounds
to
me.
Like
I
mean
some
of
these
are
sort
of
out
of
our
purview
as
well,
and
I
can't
answer
for
what
their
process
is
at
the
governor's
office
and
how
many
might
be
in
the
queue.
I
guess.
E
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
wanted
to
just
say
that
I
really
appreciated
the
question
from
assemblywoman
constantine
really
gets
at
what
my
chief
concern
is
with
this
to
me.
E
Looking
at
you
know,
current
law
there's
no
doubt
that
one
of
the
motivations
for
this
was
not
just
obviously
having
a
diversity
of
viewpoints,
of
course,
important,
but
we're
really
making
sure
that
we
avoid
a
situation
where
too
much
power
was
in
the
hands
of
too
few
individuals,
which
is
you
know,
one
of
the
most
essential,
if
not
the
most
essential
principles
inherent
to
our
system
of
government.
There
was
a
comment
made
earlier
by
ms
welbourne.
E
I
think
she
said
that
I'm
paraphrasing
here,
but
that
this
this
bill
is
not
meant
to
allow
people
to
serve
on
a
limitless
number
of
boards.
I
certainly
understand
the
the
challenges
this
has
aimed
to
address.
I
think
she
also
made
the
comment
that,
where
possible,
the
governor
should
appoint
different
members.
E
My
concern
is
in
looking
at
the
the
bill.
There's
really
nothing
that
would
ensure
that
nothing
really
to
unless
I'm
missing
something
nothing
that
would
actually
uphold
that
that
intention
either
in
this
bill
or
elsewhere.
So
I
guess
what
I'm
wondering
is
other
than
just
sort
of
hoping
and
relying
on
on
the
governor
and
others
to
to
abide
by
that.
You
know
the
the
desire
not
to
have
people
just
want
a
limitless
number
of
boards.
Is
there
anything
you
can
point
to
that?
E
Actually
would
prevent
such
a
situation
if
this
bill
were
to
pass.
Thank.
G
Sure,
mr
chair,
this
has
been
some
guthro
with
the
nevada
association
of
counties
again
and
I'll,
let
holly
chime
in
too,
since
it
was
sort
of
directed
at
miss
walmart
chime
in
too,
since
this
was
directed
at
her.
I
think
the
I
think
the
issue
about
represent
about
this
is
getting
a
little
bit
muddled
in
the
sense
that
I
think
there
just
needs.
I
want
to
convey
an
understanding
to
the
committee
that
some
of
the
requirements
for
for
these
boards
and
the
person
that
would
meet
them.
You
know
it
there.
G
There
may
only
be
one
person
available
to
do
that.
So
it's
it's
not
in
the
sense
that
we're
that
we're
limiting
and
that
we're
trying
to
stack
boards.
It's
that
the
ability
to
find
the
person
that
would
meet
all
these
qualifications-
and
I
guess
the
inverse
of
that-
is
that
you
know
that
person
or
that
individual
might
need
to
to
represent
sort
of
an
underserved
constituency,
and
it
would
be
it
would
be
difficult
to
find
them
only
one
person
you
know
only
it
would
be
difficult
to
find
multiple
people
to
do
that.
G
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
guthro,
chair
flores
hollywell-born
policy,
director
for
the
aclu
of
nevada.
I
appreciate
that
question.
Assemblyman
matthews
and
we're
certainly
concerned
that
traditionally
people
have
been
overlooked
to
serve
on
critical
commissions
and
have
critical
voices
across
the
spectrum
of
board
appointments,
and
I
think
again
that
we
have
to
take
a
look
at
the
appointing
authorities
generally
that
it
does
seem
to
be.
You
know
this
sort
of
lack
of
diversity
and
lack
of
representation
in
those
appointments
that
aren't
gubernatorial
appointments.
H
I
do
know
that
there
is
a
concerted
effort
and
perhaps
some
of
the
the
backlog
is
making
a
concerted
effort
to
to
try
to
diversify
culturally
diversify.
I
mean,
I
think,
a
lot
of
these
questions
really
should
be
asked
of
the
governor's
office
and
whomever
directs
boards
and
commissions
on
what
steps
they're
taking
in
order
to
appoint
diverse
individuals,
diversity,
background
diversity
of
education,
different
people
to
serve
on
commissions,
but
to
mr
guthro's
point
a
lot
of
these
appointments.
H
They're
very
narrow
and
specific,
like
it
has
to
be
an
individual
with
a
certain
you
know,
set
of
skills
or
expertise
or
in
a
community
with
a
certain
population
that
has
certain
degree
levels
and
there
might
literally
be
only
one
person
and
that
individual
is
needed
on
multiple
commissions
and
they're,
unable
to
and
in
the
same
situation
that
we're
in
as
the
aclu
and
the
inmate
advocate
and
us
being
the
designated
inmate
advocate.
For
those
commissions,
we
get
to
a
point
where
our
hands
are
really
tied
in
having
those
marginalized
voices
heard.
H
I
think
that
the
key
component
is
the
people
who
are
appointed
to
these
commissions,
we're
serving
the
public
we're
serving
voices
that
often
aren't
heard,
and
that
increases
the
voices
of
different
communities
who
are
often
overlooked
on
these
boards.
K
Thank
you
so
much,
mr
chair,
I
I
was
really
pleased
to
hear
assemblyman's
constantine's
question
as
well,
because
I
agree
it
seems
like
we're
going
from
one
extreme
to
the
other,
and
I
don't
think
there's
anyone
on
this
committee
who
would
deny
the
need
to
have
these
positions
on
the
boards
filled,
but
we're
also
a
little
concerned
with
the
consequences
of
opening
the
door
this
wide,
and
so
I
was
wondering
if
you'd
be
open
to
limiting
it
to
perhaps
two
or
three
boards
that
a
person
could
be
on.
G
Mr
chairman,
for
the
record
vincent
guthro
at
the
nevada
association
of
counties,
I
presented
the
bill,
as
is
yeah.
I
mean
we'd,
have
to
take
these
conversations
before
a
work
session
and
figure
that
out.
I
can't
I'd
have
to
go
back
to
my
members
and
think
and
ask
them
about
that,
but
that's
sort
of
I'm
presenting
the
bill,
as
is
the
yeah.
That's
all
I
can
say
about
that.
K
G
K
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
appreciate
this
time.
I
appreciate
the
presentation
and
I
you
know
with
all
the
questions
that
are
being
asked
right
now.
I
am
really
confused.
K
You
know
when
I
read
this
and
I'm
I'm
rereading
it
and
I'm
again
perplexed
with
all
the
other
questions.
It
seems
to
me
that
it's
kind
of
simple
here
that,
because
we
have
you
know
if
we
had
500
committees,
you
know-
and
we
had.
I
don't
know
three.
Four
five
experts
in
certain
areas
that
the
governor
is
asking
or
this
commit.
This
committee
is
asking
that
those
experts
be
assigned
to
the
committees.
That
would
benefit
their
expertise.
K
I
don't
see
the
confusion
of
having
one
person,
that's
an
expert,
you
know.
If
we
had
a
that's,
you
know
a
surgeon,
that's
an
expert
in
in
heart
surgery.
Why
wouldn't
we
want
him
on
every
single
committee?
What
is
the
difference?
I
can't
understand
it's
almost
like
it's
a
conspiracy
right
now
to
have
an
expert
on
several
different
committees.
So
please
explain
to
me
you
know,
because
it
seems
like
it's
a
real
simple
ask
that,
because
we're
limited
and
experts
in
this
state
that
these
people
be
assigned
to
multiple
committees.
G
Mr
chairman,
through
you,
this
is
vincent
guthrie
with
the
nevada
association
of
counties.
Thank
you
for
the
comments
assemblywoman.
I
think
that's
sort
of
what
I
was
getting
at
about
the
specific
background,
that's
needed,
and
the
experts
that
would
be
available
in
those
communities
to
represent
so
appreciate
those
comments.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
B
And
I
do
see
on
the
chat
bradley
requesting
to
make
a
comment.
Please.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
just
just
for
the
information
of
the
committee
as
they
consider
this.
Not
all
boards
and
commissions
come
in
the
same
color
or
flavor
or
stripes,
so
to
speak,
there's
advisory
boards,
which
are
purely
advisory
of
nature.
There's
boards
that
have
a
regulatory
function.
There's
boards
that
have
are
oversee
the
administration
of
professional
licenses
and
the
impact
of
having
those
boards
not
filled
is
different
depending
on
what
kind
of
duties
those
boards
have
so,
for
instance,
a
regulatory
board.
I
If
it's
not
filled
it,
can't
it
can't
necessarily
perform
its
regulatory
function,
and
so
something
to
consider
here
is
what
the
board
is
designed
to
do,
whether
it's
able
to
conduct
its
mission
without
the
full
complement
of
members
and
then
obviously,
there's
the.
How
challenging
is
it
to
get
these
boards
and
commissions
filled
with
the
right
person
in
a
timely
in
a
timely
way?
So
just
want
to
make
that
distinction
that
there's
a
difference
here
between
various
boards
and
the
implications
of
not
having
them
filled.
B
Perfect
members
did
we
have
any
additional
comments
before
we
move
into
support
opposition
and
those
wishing
to
speak
in
the
neutral
position.
B
B
to
please
testify.
I
want
to
remind
you
to
please
mute
yourself
limit
your
remarks
in
two
minutes
and
that
you
remain
respectful.
A
A
A
A
A
I
am
here
in
support
of
ab2,
appreciate
naco,
bringing
the
bill
forward
having
been
a
part
of
the
state's
board
and
commissions
process,
both
as
a
member
and
also
working
with
and
participating
with
many
of
these
boards
and
commissions.
A
B
B
Sounds
good,
please
let
the
record
reflect
that
we
did
receive.
B
B
And
again
up
I'll
clarify
for
the
record
that
we
did
have
three
individuals
indicate
that
they
were
in
the
neutral
position
and
had
indicated
that
they
wished
to
speak
but
again
unclear
if
they
were
unable
to
log
in
if
we
could
have
either
one
of
you
two
of
you
all
three
of
you
come
back
and
any
closing
remarks
you
may
have.
G
Mr
chair,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
I
I
think
I
really
appreciate
the
questions
they're
pretty
exhausted,
so
I
don't
have
any
further
remarks
other
than
to
thank
the
committee
for
their
time,
and
I
really
appreciate
the
dialogue
this
morning.
Thank
you
again
for
the
opportunity.
B
And
thank
you
members.
I
appreciate
the
questions
and-
and
I
I
think
everyone
comes
from
the
same
lens-
that
we
want
to
ensure
that
we
don't
have
the
same
individuals
making
up
all
the
boards,
and
I
think
it's
been
clarified
in
the
record,
that
that
is
not
the
intent
and-
and
I
think,
at
the
same
time,
you're
all
willing
to
work
with
our
sponsors
and
understanding
that
we
have
vacancies,
because
there
are
individuals
who
could
fill
them.
B
However,
because
of
our
current
rules,
they
are
not
allowed
to
sit
on
multiple
boards
and
we're
trying
to
take
away
those
restrictions,
especially
with
those
highly
demanding
seats,
where
it's
a
very
specific
resume.
That's
necessary,
and
we
don't
have
that
many
folks
who
can
achieve
or
fulfill
those
requirements.
B
I'm
confident
that
we'll
get
to
a
middle
ground
here
where
we
can
meet
the
concerns
of
those
of
the
presenters
brought
up
and,
at
the
same
time,
leave
your
concerns
and
make
sure
that
we're
continuing
to
request
that
we
have
boards
that
look
like
nevada,
both
ideologically
and
in
terms
of
different
walks
of
life
that
we
come
from.
With
that,
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
close
out
the
hearing
on
assembly
bill
2..
B
B
Perfect
members,
as
you
know,
for
tomorrow,
tuesday
february
16th,
we
have
three
hearings
on
assembly
bill,
22
assembly,
bill,
76
and
assembly
bill
77.
I
urge
you
to
please
give
yourself
an
opportunity
to
review
those
ahead
of
time
reach
out
to
the
sponsors.