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A
Good
morning
welcome
to
the
joint
subcommittee
on
general
government.
We
have
some.
We
have
several
budgets
to
look
at
this
morning.
We've
got
housing,
division,
housing,
inspection
and
compliance
tax,
cap
authority
labor,
commissioner,
division
of
financial
institutions
and
division
of
mortgage
lending.
C
C
D
C
A
All
right
well
welcome
this
morning.
I
would
just
like
to
remind
the
members:
please
mute
your
yourself
when
you're
not
asking
a
question
and
we're
gonna
have.
If
you
would
like
to
get
recognized
for
a
question.
Please
raise
your
hands
or
interrupt
me.
My
teams
is
not
functioning
this
morning
and
I
also
would
like
to
remind
the
general
public
that
that
is
calling
in
the
comment
at
end
of
the
the
meeting
today.
Our
last
agenda
item
will
be
public
comment.
A
We
will
start
this
morning
with
a
team
from
business
and
industry
and
we
will
hear
all
six
departments
or
six
of
the
departments
and
let's
kick
it
off
with
director
reynolds
and
then
each
team
can
present
as
director
reynolds
sees
fit
with
the
housing
division.
Today,
director
reynolds.
E
Great
chair
brooks
and
members
of
the
committee.
Thank
you
very
much
good
morning
today
we're
going
to
go
over
five
of
our
agency
budgets.
Four
of
those
budgets
are
fee
based
and
one
is
a
general
fund
budget.
So
we
have.
F
E
A
E
So
going
through
this,
I
just
I
wanted
to
give
an
introductory
statement
to
tell
you
and
the
committee
members
how
proud
I
am
of
really
particularly
these
five
agencies
within
the
department
of
business
and
industry
in
the
last
year.
These
agencies
have
really
maintained
constant
contact
with
their
industries
that
they
regulate
they
have
held.
They
switched
to
the
technology
to
hold
virtual
meetings
with
their
the
entities
that
they
regulate,
the
consumers,
but
also
so
they
were
working
from.
E
You
know
various
locations
out
of
their
house,
some
at
their
office,
but
they
were
able
to
maintain
continuity
and
work
with
the
different
entities.
For
example,
the
labor
commissioner
basically
conducted
over
40
meetings
with
chambers
with
employee
association
organizations
with
businesses
that
had
questions
about
labor
issues.
E
E
This
was
really
a
banner
year
for
mortgages
house
mortgages
out
there,
but
also
they
kept
in
contact
with
what
was
happening
on
a
national
level
in
terms
of
foreclosures,
extending
loans
and
extending
time
periods
on
foreclosures,
so
that
people
could
keep
their
homes.
So
all
of
these
entities
worked
very
very
hard
to
keep
in
contact
with
their
industries
to
serve
the
public
and
make
sure
that
their
industry
was
alive
and
well
and
still
serving
the
public.
E
H
Thank
you
director,
reynolds
good
morning,
chair
brooks
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record,
steve
across
administrator
of
the
nevada
housing
division
with
me
today
also
is
michael
holliday,
our
chief
financial
officer
at
the
nevada
housing
division.
Our
mission
is
to
improve
lives,
strengthen
nevada
communities
by
expanding
housing,
opportunities,
building
self-sufficiency,
protecting
the
residents
and
industry
of
manufactured
housing
and
fostering
economic
development.
H
Please,
the
division
only
has
a
couple
of
budgetary
initiatives,
and
the
primary
opportunities
presented
here
relate
to
a
reduction
in
the
request
of
cost
issuance
authority
e-225
and
the
position
and
program
realignment
within
the
budget
account
which
have
no
increase
in
budget
authority.
H
Most
of
these
position,
realignments
indicated
here
in
3841,
have
a
reciprocal
effect
with
the
realignments
in
budget
3845
and
with
the
chair's
permission,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
our
chief
financial
officer,
michael
holliday,
to
talk
through
the
enhancements.
B
Good
morning,
chair
brooks
members
of
the
committee,
michael
holladay,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
nevada
housing
division.
It's
my
pleasure
today
to
walk
you
through
the
enhancement
units.
The
division
is
requested
for
budget
account
3841.
B
the
first
one
e2225
the
cost
of
issuance
alignment.
This
is
an
annual
biennial
adjustment
that
we
make
that
reflects
the
forecast
for
bond
issuance
for
the
upcoming
biennium,
and
I
would
say
that
for
both
fy
22
and
23,
it's
a
little
bit
lower
than
it
has
been
in
the
past.
We're
trying
to
be
a
little
more
accurate
with
our
forecast
there
and,
as
you
may
or
may
not
know,
when
we
put
the
budget
together,
the
federal.
B
Setting
a
fixed
four
percent
floor
for
tax
exempt
bond
finance
multi-family
had
not
passed
at
that
point,
so
in
theory,
we're
hoping
that
we
actually
have
more
affordable
housing
production
and
the
multi-family
tax
bond
program
going
forward.
It
would
be
a
good
thing
to
have
to
go
before
ifc
and
say
we
have
created
more
affordable
housing
and
have
to
ask
for
more
authority,
but
that's
what's
happening
in
225
e-710
is
the
standard
eats
replacement
equipment
schedule
in
this
budget
account
that's
five,
pcs.
B
In
the
first
year,
one
server
and
two
switches
in
year,
two
so
kind
of
standard
stuff
that
have
hit
the
heats
required
or
recommended
replacement
schedule.
The
bigger
enhancement
this
year,
an
opportunity
as
administrator
taycroft
had
mentioned-
is
that
we'd
like
to
realign
some
positions
into
budget
accounts
that
overall
this
will
have
no
change
on
the
budget
authority.
The
division
is
asking
for
in
any
budget
account
as
far
as
an
overall
perspective.
B
Hub
of
indirect
expenses
that
you
then
allocate
out
to
direct
programs-
and
it
will
leave
us
with
budget
accounts
that
have
direct
personnel
only
except
for
budget
account
3841,
where
we
would
then
consolidate
all
of
our
indirect
cost
expenses
here.
What
this
will
do
is
it
it'll
provide
a
clear
path
for
auditors.
So
if
you're
auditing,
a
federal
program
in
budget
account
3838,
all
of
that
direct
payroll
is
now
going
to
be
in
budget
account
3838,
and
then
you
can
trace
back
the
indirect
expenses
to
one
place
to
budget
account
3841.
B
So
e
900
would
move
the
divisions,
administrative
staff.
These
are
the
more
widely
dispersed
support
functions
of
the
agency.
These
are
folks
that
do
not
they
currently
are
in
budget
account,
3845,
which
is
housing,
inspection
and
compliance.
They
don't
work
on
that.
They
they
do
administrative
support
for
the
entire
division,
so
we'll
move
them
to
38.
B
We
propose
moving
them
to
3841
and
then
can
allocate
their
time
out
same
thing
with
the
it
professional
three
he
provides
all
of
the
I.t
support
for
the
entire
agency,
so
he's
he's
an
indirect
cost
for
everybody,
so
we'd
move
him
to
3841
as
well.
E-901
is
the
affordable
housing
advocate
currently
residing
in
budget
account
3845
as
well
we'd
like
to
move
miss
worthy
to
3841,
because
she
again
provides
constituent
support
for
all
the
divisions
programs.
B
B
B
Unit
in
this
budget
account
is
e-903,
which
is
to
split
a
portion
of
our
membership
dues
for
the
national
council
of
state
housing
agencies
from
3841,
a
portion
of
it
roughly
25
over
to
budget
account
3845.,
that's
being
done,
because
when
we
did
the
the
merger
with
manufactured
housing
in
the
17th
session,
the
compliance
function
of
low-income
housing,
tax
credits
is
actually
over
there
with
housing,
inspection
and
compliance,
which
makes
sense,
but
they
benefit
greatly
from
our
membership
in
the
national
council
of
state
housing
agencies,
because
they
have
a
robust
forum
of
best
practices
and
policies.
B
B
To
figure
out
what
those
best
practices
would
be,
and
also
to
stay
up
with
legislation
and
provide
a
voice
to
federal
regulators,
to
kind
of
discuss
the
options
that
we
could
do
for
continuing
to
do
inspections
or
not
doing
inspections
or
the
timing
of
such
so
this
just
allocates
a
portion
over
to
it
to
a
a
function
that
actually
benefits
from
that
membership,
and
with
that
that's
the
overview
of
the
enhancement
units
requested
in
budget
account.
3841.
A
Thank
you,
mr
holiday.
That
was
a
good
description
of
the
realignment
and
how
and
the
why.
I
appreciate
that
any
members
I
I
believe,
senator
or
assemblywoman
peters,
has
a
question
on
one
of
these
decision
units
and
and
senator
assemblywoman
peters.
If
you
want
to
go
ahead.
J
Thank
you.
Sorry.
Thank
you
chair.
I
have
a
couple
of
questions
and
the
first
one
has
to
do
with
the
the
federal
grant
for
the
home
program
and
our
25
match
of
the
state,
and
can
you
just
explain
or
describe
what
you
guys
are
going,
how
you
guys
are
going
to
create
that
match.
B
Assemblyman
peter's
through
chair,
brooks
to
you.
This
is
michael
holland,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
nevada,
housing
division,
so
the
state
created
the
what
used
to
be
called
the
low-income
housing
trust
fund,
which
is
now
called
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund
that
receives
a
portion
of
the
real
property
transfer
tax
and
that
goes
into
actually
budget
account.
38
that
is
designed
100
originally
to
be
the
match
for
home.
So.
C
B
C
J
Thank
you
for
the
for
the
clarification
that
I
believe
that
that
federal
program
does
offer
additional
matches
through
non-monetary
means,
and
you
know
I
would
just
be
curious
if
we
have
those
kinds
of
matches
as
well.
If
you
want
to
work
with
staff
on
on
leveraging
those
non-monetary
match,
and
I
have
a
couple
follow-ups,
if
I,
if
I
may,
on
the
staff
movement,
can
you
talk
about
the
workload
requirements
of
the
home
program.
D
J
Currently,
have
the
two
grant
analyst
positions
and
compare
that
to
the
low
income,
housing
budget
workload,
requirements.
B
I'll,
let
so
workload
requirements
as
far
as
oh
sorry
for
the
record,
michael
on
a
chief
financial
officer
for
the
housing
division.
So
the
workload
requirements
for
home.
J
Absolutely
I'm
looking
at
so
the
two
grant
analyst
positions
which
are
currently
supporting
the
home
program.
Can
you
talk
about
the
difference
between
the
workload
requirements
for
the
home
program
versus
the
account
for
low
income
housing
program.
B
Yeah,
you
bet
again
for
the
record
my
quality
chief
financial
officer
for
the
housing
division,
the
home,
the
home,
grant
project
analysts
also
work
on
the
other
programs.
We
actually
have
a
total
of
three
gpas
grand
project
analysts
for
all
of
our
federal
and
state
grant
programs.
So
basically,
what
was
happening
currently
is
we'd
have
to
take
a
portion
of
their
time
and
allocate
it
over
to
3838
to
cover
the
affordable
housing,
trust
funds,
section,
811,
national
housing,
trust
funds
and
other
funding
sources
that
are
in
38
38.
B
J
B
Michael
dave,
chief
finance
for
the
housing
division
for
the
record.
That's
absolutely
correct
great!
Thank
you.
So
much.
A
A
I
do
not
see
any
members
looking
to
ask
a
question,
so
we
could
move
on
to
the
next
budget.
Please.
E
Thank
you,
chair,
brooks
next,
we'll
have
scott
whitamore,
the
administrator
for
the
taxi
cab
authority
present
his
budget.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you
director,
reynolds
good
morning,
chair
brooks
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
My
name
is
scott
whittamore
and
I'm
the
administrator
of
the
taxi
cab
authority.
This
is
my
third
session
with
the
state,
my
second
in
this
role,
but
as
it
is
my
last
week
with
the
state
before
I'm
transitioning
to
the
private
sector,.
A
Excuse
me,
mr
woodmore,
if
I
may
interrupt
mrs
reynolds,
were
we
gonna
in
your
presentation
and
in
our
notes
we
had
the?
How
was
the
inspection
and
compliance
budget
were
we
gonna
come
back
to.
I
B
That,
good
morning
again,
this
is
michael
holiday,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
housing
division
budget
account
38.5,
4845,
housing,
inspection
and
compliance
has
basically
two
decision
units
enhancement
units
e
710
is
the
standard,
each
replacement
for
computers
and
software
in
this
account
it's
seven
pcs
in
year,
one
and
two
pcs
and
year,
two
pretty
standard
stuff
there
and
what
you're,
seeing
at
e900,
e901
and
e903
are
the
reciprocal
entries
from
what
we
discussed
in
budget
account
3845.
A
3841-3845,
thank
you,
mr
holiday,
and
I
think
that
we
have
a
question
from
assemblyman
gorlo.
K
Thank
you,
chair
brooks.
I
had
a
question
regarding
the
chief
housing
assistant
position
with
the
transfer.
How
would
the
position,
duties
and
responsibilities
change.
B
Good
morning,
assembly,
woman,
michael
holmany,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
housing
division
for
the
record
response,
duties
and
responsibilities,
will
not
change
at
all.
In
fact,
this
solely
is
really
a
realignment
of
positions
to
kind
of
match
up
with
whether
they're,
indirect
or
direct
expense,
but
as
far.
C
B
Great
question,
michael
holliday,
for
the
record
absolutely
will
not
change
their
responsibility.
In
fact,
if
you're
an
employee,
you
wouldn't
even
know
that
you
got
moved
that
your
that
your
budget
account
got
moved,
except
when
you
went
to
fill
out
your
timesheet
or
something
you
saw
a
different
budget
account
code,
but
really.
C
B
K
Thank
you
for
that
clarification,
and
one
more
quick
question,
if
I
may
chair
brooks
please,
oh
then,
with
the
administrative
assistant
positions
and
also
continue
to
cross
train
in
the
various
business
processes
within
the
division.
B
The
great
question
michael
holiday
for
the
record
yeah
they
would,
they
would
continue
doing
the
same
thing
and
providing
support,
so
we
basically
have
them
in
3841.
If
you
approve
the
budget
as
their
as
requested,
and
then
they
could
allocate
some
of
their
time
back
to
3845,
if
they're
cross-training
on
title
support
or
something
for
manufactured
housing
or
inspection
and
compliance
or
any
budget
account
for
that
matter,
really
gives
us
kind
of
a
little
more
flexibility
by
having
them
in
3841.
K
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
senator,
dennis.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
have
a
question
about
the
your
tran
you're
recommending
a
transfer
of
your
I.t
professional.
Is
that
going
to
change
any
of
his
duties?
Is
that
the
same
answer
as
the
previous
one
that
they're
not
going
to
know-
and
you
know
that
you
made
a
change.
B
Good
morning
senator
dennis
this
is
michael
holly,
chief
financial
officer
for
the
housing
division.
That's
correct!
No,
no
change
still
support
the
entire
division.
He
would
just
be
doing
it
from
budget
account
3841
instead
of
3845.
B
One
mighty
it
professional,
that's
correct,
but
we
do
receive
support
from
the
department
of
business
and
industry.
They
have
it
staff
that
chip
in
to
support
us
as
well.
C
I
L
Thank
you
chair.
My
question
was
I'm
wondering
about
the
recommended
transfer
of
the
housing
advocate,
affordable
housing
advocate
position
from
this
budget
to
the
housing
budget
and
just
wondering
if
that
would
have
any
impact
on
the
activities
or
duties
that
are
currently
performed
in
that
position.
D
B
In
responsibilities
or
oversight,
in
fact,
the
housing
advocate
actually
represents
constituents
amongst
all
of
our
programs.
Anything
that
comes
into
the
division
so
having
that
position
in
the
central
kind
of
indirect
cost
center
makes
sense,
because
then
we
can
just
allocate
based
on
where
she
receives
miss
worthy
receives
requests
from.
We
can
actually
set
the
time,
then
more
directly,
so
no
change
in
oversight
or
duties
at
all.
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
notice,
a
theme
here,
mr
holiday,
do
any
of
the
other
members
have
any
other
questions
on
this
budget
account.
A
C
F
So
again,
good
morning,
chair,
brooks
members
of
the
committee.
For
the
record,
my
name
is
scott
whittemore
and
I
am
the
administrator
of
the
nevada
tax
cab
authority.
As
I
was
just
briefly
saying,
this
is
my
my
last
week
with
the
state
before
transitioning
to
the
private
sector.
So
I
did
not
want
to
miss
an
opportunity
just
to
say
thank
you
to
you
all
for
the
many
countless
hours
of
work
on
behalf
of
all
nevadans.
F
You
all
are
tremendous
public
servants
and
it's
been
my
privilege
and
my
honor
to
work
with.
So
many
of
you
so
with
that.
I
thank
you
this
morning
for
the
opportunity
to
present
the
tax
cab
authority
budget.
As
director
reynolds
mentioned,
the
nevada
tax
cap
authority
is
100
fee
funded,
so
we
receive
no
general
funds.
F
We
are
funded
by
the
licensees
which
we
regulate,
so
we
oversee
clark,
county
taxicab
industry
and
we
are
a
law
enforcement
agency
as
defined
by
nrs,
but
we're
really
a
regulatory
public
safety
agency
and
and
our
three
main
functions
are
we
we
permit
every
driver,
so
they
go
through
a
fingerprint
fbi,
fingerprint
process
and
a
local
background
scope
that
that
we
look
at
every
vehicle
is
inspected
annually
at
a
minimum
oftentimes
they
are
inspected
due
to
new
meters
or
the
change
in
any
part
of
the
vehicle.
F
They'll
be
reinspected,
our
enforcement
is,
is
routine
patrol.
We
also
do
targeted
investigations
and
then
impounds
and
I'll
come
back
to
that.
The
industry
which
we
regulate-
it's
it's
3530,
medallions,
16
companies,
this
biennium,
6
000,
active
drivers.
F
C
Yes,
I
I
apologize
committee
for
the
interruption.
This
is
sawyer
barnett
with
broadcasting
production
services.
Mr
whitmore,
it
looks
like
we're
not
seeing
the
screens
on
the
broadcast.
Miss
figaro.
Will
you
go
ahead
and
stop
sharing
the
screens
for
one
moment
and
then
reshare.
C
F
Not
a
problem
again:
scott
whittamore
for
the
record
nevada,
taxi
cab
authority.
So
just
a
few
quick
points,
taxis
remained
an
essential
mode
of
frontline
transportation,
so
so
the
through
the
governor's
emergency
declaration
in
march
taxis
were
considered
an
essential
service
and
they
performed
that
role
admirably.
They
did
over
three
million
rides
from
from
that
march
emergency
declaration.
F
You
can
imagine,
as
as
tourists
disappeared
from
the
las
vegas
strip,
there
were
still
many
local
rides
that
needed
to
be
done,
whether
it's
medical
service
trips,
whether
it's
grocery
store
trips,
those
drivers
were
on
the
front
lines
and
our
staff
was
out
both
our
enforcement
staff
and
our
vehicle
inspection
staff
maintained
that
posture
throughout
the
pandemic.
I'm
very
proud
of
their
efforts
in
that
regard.
F
F
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
seen
the
articles
about
the
the
autonomous
vehicles
already
operating
here
and,
as
a
result,
I
believe
both
taxis
and
rideshare
will
continue
to
to
use
that
that
mode
of
operation
in
the
future
unlawful
passenger
transportation
is
is
any
time
a
ride
is
being
given
without
a
certificate,
so
whether
it's
a
limo
a
shuttle,
a
bus,
a
personal
vehicle.
This
is
happening
in
las
vegas
many
many
times
at
night.
F
It
is
something
my
staff
is
very
focused
on,
since
we
instituted
zones
and
basically
eliminated
the
scourge
of
long-hauling,
which
had
been
the
focus
of
this
agency
for
decades.
What
we
have
now
shifted
to
is
unlawful
passenger
transportation.
I
gave
a
presentation
to
growth
and
infrastructure
and
and
just
discussed
how
often
this
is
happening
and
and
how
ugly
it
is
and
and
the
potential
risks.
F
So
this
is
something
that
that
this
agency
will
be
very
focused
on
going
forward,
so
so
again
just
to
look
at
the
the
current
status
because
of
the
covid
impact.
So
we
started
the
fiscal
year
with
a
four
and
a
half
million
dollar
reserve,
and
that
reserve
was
drawn
down.
Two
million
dollars
to
our
estimated
year
end
of
about
2.5
million.
Again,
these
are
estimates.
F
We
don't
know
what
the
rest
of
this
year
is
going
to
look
like,
but
just
just
to
give
you
an
idea
in
that
far
left
column
fiscal
year
2019,
it
was
15.8
million,
rides
before
covid
in
in
fiscal
year.
20.,
if
you,
if
you
look
in
that
column,
that
middle
column
in
march
is
when
the
governor
institutes
the
emergency
declaration,
and
then
you
can
see
the
trips
trips
fall
off
a
cliff
april
may
june
to
finish
that
year
out,
and
so
we
went
from
15.8
million
trips
to
about
10.2
million
trips.
F
The
reason
this
is
significant
is
the
tax
cap
authority.
One
of
its
main
sources
of
revenues
is
from
a
trip
charge
and
and
as
those
trips
declined,
so
too
obviously
did
our
did
our
revenue.
The
issue
going
forward
is,
as
you
can
see,
in
the
fiscal
year,
21
we're
still
in
a
state
of
very
reduced
tourist
activity.
Having
said
that,
we
are
hopeful,
and-
and
I
want
to
be
very
very
clear
about
my
personal
beliefs
and
what
I
think
is
a
department.
F
F
I
am
very
confident
going
into
fiscal
year
22
that
the
picture
is
going
to
be
tremendously
better,
but
the
the
issue
becomes,
you
know,
can
we
get
back
to
about
14
million
trips,
which
is
where
the
taxi
cab
authority
needs
to
be
to
have
expenditures
or
excuse
me,
revenues
match
expenditures,
so
so,
just
as
to
our
our
budget
account
the
in
the
enhancements
before
you
all
for
36
positions.
What
what
it
really
is
is
reducing
from
39
to
36,
so
we're
eliminating
one
vacant,
public
safety
dispatcher
just
to
clarify
here
this.
F
This
covered,
what's
known
as
a
graveyard
shift,
the
tax
cap
authority
is
no
longer
operating
after
midnight.
We
just
do
not
have
the
budget
and
staff
to
to
cover
that
that
breadth,
so
this
position
is
no
longer
needed.
We
still
have
one
supervisor
in
that
role,
plus
four
dispatchers
to
cover
6
a.m.
To
midnight
seven
days
a
week,
our
our
folks
are
out
there
the
vehicle
inspector
position
again.
The
workload
just
did
not
justify
having
this
additional
inspector,
we
still
have
four
budgeted
vehicle
inspectors
to
do
all
of
the
annual
inspections.
F
We
we
made
a
significant
change
to
the
way
accidents
are
reported.
Our
vehicle
inspectors
were
ping-ponging
around
the
valley
to
every
minor
bumper
tap
and
what
we
did
was
we
changed
that
reporting
process
so
so
again
the
workload
it's
just
a
gain
in
efficiency.
We
don't
need
this
position
and
it's
vacant.
F
E710
is
just
a
standard
replacement
of
our
equipment
and
then
e711
is
is
also
I.t
related,
it's
just
a
server
and
then,
as
the
director
had
discussed
with
this
committee
at
the
previous
meeting,
one
it
professional
is
transferring
to
department
of
business
and
industry,
and
all
that
does
is
is
give
us
the
initial.
The
position
will
be
down
here
in
the
south.
We'll
still
have
access
to
it.
We'll
still
have
the
benefit
of
that
position.
It'll
be
cost
allocated
so
rather
than
us
paying
for
a
full-time
it
professional.
F
We
get
the
work
that
we
need
and
in
the
in
the
department
benefits.
So
with
that
chair,
I'm
absolutely
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
I
know
this
budget
tends
to
to
generate
questions
so
I'm
available,
sir.
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
I
was
just
kind
of
wondering
you
are
gonna
you're.
F
So
scott
whitmore
for
the
record,
thank
you.
Senator
you
raise
a
very
good
question.
Both
the
ta
and
the
nevada
transportation
authority,
which
cover
this
area
of
unlawful
passenger
transportation,
are
constrained
by
our
staff
and
our
budgets
and
the
reality
is
after
midnight.
There
is
a
risk,
there's
no
doubt
about
it.
Do
they
know
that
we're
not
operating?
I
don't
know
that
to
be
the
case.
We
do
shift
enforcement
from
time
to
time
and
we
will
go
out
on
a
targeted
basis
and
run
after
midnight.
F
For
that
very
reason,
after
about
3
am
the
reality.
Is
the
town
has
just
become
very,
very
quiet,
even
even
in
las
vegas.
But
sir,
you
point
out
a
substantial
risk,
which
is
this
is
operating
all
hours
of
the
day
it
is.
It
is
something
that
both
us
and
the
nta
talk
about
and-
and
we
work
together
very
closely-
that's
a
great
staff
who's
out
there
trying
to
to
track
down
these
rides
as
well.
So
it's
something
that
we'll
continue
to
focus
on
and
from
an
enforcement
standpoint.
F
We
just
need
to
do
a
targeted
effort
after
hours
to
make
sure
that
they
don't
think.
After
midnight,
you
know
it's,
it's
kind
of
free
range.
A
Thank
you
senator
and
everybody
knows
that
people
behave
better
after
midnight
in
las
vegas.
I
F
Yes,
so
the
the
the
first
annual
is
is
biennium
amount,
and
our
excuse
me
of
the
biennium
is
is
reflected
there.
Okay,.
I
F
Scott
woodmore
for
the
record.
Thank
you
senator,
and
these
are
it's
a
stepped
process.
Where
we're
not,
I,
I
don't
want
to
give
the
impression
we're
replacing
all
of
it
all
at
once.
It's
it's
equipment
that
over
time
becomes
obsolete
and
then
new
equipment
has
to
be
replaced.
So
it's
just
where
it
falls
in
the
schedule.
I
A
I
I
have
a
question
around
your
the
financial
solvency
it
moving
forward.
I
mean:
does
the
agency
believe
that
eliminating
of
these
vacant
positions
and
the
transfer
of
the
vacant
I.t
professional
will
provide
financial
solvency
beyond
this
budget,
or
do
you
think
further
budget
reductions
will
be
necessary.
F
F
It
is
my
belief
that
this
agency
cannot
cut
further.
We
in
the
last
session
went
from
54
positions
to
39
this
session,
we're
going
from
39
to
36
our
three
primary
functions
of
permitting
vehicle,
inspection
and
enforcement.
I
believe
that
the
ta
is
at
the
bare
bones,
in
terms
of
a
staffing
level,
to
get
this
job
done
and
to
protect
the
public,
so
it
really
becomes
a
question
of
revenues
because
I
do
not
believe
we
can
cut
our
way
to
solvency.
F
We
last
session
and-
and
you
all
excuse
me-
let
me
let
me
be
clear-
you
all
in
a
senate,
bill
of
539
was
a
stepped
increase
to
the
medallion
fee,
and-
and
that
was
one
effort
where
we
jointly
worked
with
the
industry,
to
increase
fees
and
and
help
create
that
long-term
solvency.
I
think
what
we're
looking
at
right
now
is
a
question
of
where
do
trips
come
back?
If
trips
are
around
14
million,
then
the
ta
will
be
year-over-year
solvent.
F
I
think
the
the
problem
becomes
a
forecast
below
that
and
again
it's
a
crystal
ball
right,
because
we're
fee
funded
and
we're
all
looking
at
a
forecast,
it's
very
difficult
to
know
where
these
trips
are
going
to
be
long
term.
The
discussions
with
the
industry
have
been
very,
very
positive.
We've
done
these
both
privately.
You
know
myself
with
with
the
the
chair,
or
you
know,
with
members
of
the
industry,
but
also
in
public.
F
So
so
we
have
a
five
member
board
that
we
discuss
this
and
they
have
been
very
forthright
in
their
belief
that
the
ta
needs
to
be
funded
long
term
and
that
they
have
stepped
forward
in
each
and
every
instance
to
say
how
can
we
fund
this
best
going
forward?
So
so
in
2019
we
had
we,
they
supported
the
medallion
fee,
increase
with
zero
industry
opposition.
F
This
time
around,
there
have
been
discussions
that
the
industry
has
been
trying
to
generate
a
bill
that
would
increase
the
trip
charge.
So
our
primary
source
of
revenue
is
that
trip
charge.
So
those
efforts
are
ongoing
by
the
industry.
We
are
doing
our
best
in
a
collaborative
way
to
meet
them
in
in
any
way,
but
obviously
we
had
to
be
very
measured
in
in
this
budget
and
in
just
how
things
were
proposed
given
where
the
industry
is.
F
But,
but
I
hope
I'm
answering
your
question
in
a
sense
to
say
that
these
cuts
help
and
they
are
necessary
and
they
do
not
hurt
our
ability
to
operate.
I
believe
additional
cuts
to
the
taxi
cab
authority
will
will
hurt
our
ability
to
operate
and
it
truly
becomes
a
question
of
revenue
and
given
that
the
industry
has
signaled
their
interest
in
balancing
our
our
expenditures
and
our
revenues,
I
I
would
say
that's
a
very
positive
indicator.
Indeed,.
E
So
chair
brooks-
let
me
also
chime
in
this-
is
terry
reynolds
director
really
kudos
to
director.
I
mean
administrator
whitamore
because
he
has
really
kind
of
rode.
E
The
wave
of
this
you
know
downturn
to
be
able
to
keep
an
effective
organization,
but
really
what
we
need
to
look
at
is
we
have
an
older
platform
of
how
we
have
developed
our
revenues
to
be
able
to
support
the
agency,
and
we
really
need
to
look
at
a
base
to
keep
a
base
operation
for
the
taxicab
authority
to
make
sure
that
they
can
meet
the
basic
needs
of
service
within
the
industry
and
then,
as
things
grow,
that
they
have
revenues
that
they
can
use
to
add
staff
and
be
able
to
adjust
in
the
industry
to
be
able
to
meet
the
needs.
E
So
with
that,
you
know
we
really
need
to
take
an
overall
look
at
what
our
revenue
picture
is
and
what
we,
what
we
look
at.
We
have
a
technology
fee,
basically
and
it's
very
narrow
in
terms
of
what
it
can
be
applied
to,
and
we
probably
need
to
look
at
the
expansion
of
our
trip
fees
and
be
able
to
to
have
a
base
for
the
industry.
E
We
thank
you
for
what
was
done
with
medallions,
but
there
needs
to
be
a
mixture
of
revenues
coming
into
the
authority
to
be
able
to
maintain
a
basic
platform
to
be
able
to
operate,
and
I
think
that's
the
issue
that
director
I
mean
administer
administrator.
Excuse
me.
Whitmore
is
looking
at
to
be
able
to
do
that.
E
So
we've
been
doing
a
lot
with
a
little,
but
there's
a
there's
a
floor
that
we
need
to
establish
there
to
be
able
to
keep
this
agency
and
keep
the
taxi
cabs
running
within
las
vegas.
So
that's
the
issue.
What
we're
facing
right.
A
Now,
thank
you
director,
reynolds
and
mr
whitamore
yeah.
It's
it's.
Definitely
we
can
see
from
the
budgets
and
the
trends
that
something
needs
to
be
done
for
a
sustainable
operation,
and
I
think
I
think
you've
identified
some
of
the
strategies
moving
forward.
It
looks
like
there's
only
a
few
levers
to
pull
and
we
need
more
rides.
Look.
I
I
believe
we
all
believe
that's
coming,
but
it
looks
like
you.
A
You
have
the
trip
b
and
and
the
tech
fee
about
the
only
two
levers
left
to
pull
that
that
are
based
on
on
actual
rides.
F
And
senator,
thank
you
if
I
may,
on
the
technology
fee,
I
think
you
know
director
reynolds
brings
up
an
important
point
that
there
was
a
change
to
that
language
in
2017
in
ab487,
and
the
language
actually
changed
from
from
must
be
used
to
implement
technology
improvements
and
safety,
and
it
may
that
the
language
was
actually
changed
in
2017
to
be
more
discretionary,
and
so
if,
if
the
the
committee
was
looking
for
a
way
to
perhaps
broaden
the
the
revenue
stream,
if
if
in
fact
you
you
came
to
a
decision
that
the
technology
fee
should
be
brought
in,
I
would
I
would
say
that
the
legislative
history
seems
to
indicate
that
trend
in
2017
and
and
it's
something
that
the
industry
has
talked
about
and
and
what's
significant
about
the
technology
fee
is
the
amount
isn't
set
in
nrs.
F
It's
actually
set
discretionarily
by
the
board,
and
so,
if,
if
as
a
mechanism
in
between
years
right
rather
than
every
two
years,
trying
to
to
balance
this
is
that
if
the
board
were
able
to
offset
any
challenges
in
the
future
by
by
increasing
that
technology
fee,
that
would
be
certainly
one
area.
I
think
what
the
director
is
pointing
out
is
in
the
past.
An
interpretation
was
that
it
was.
F
It
was
narrowly
construed
and
if
this
committee
were
to
say
the
opposite,
that
in
fact
that
technology
fee
could
fund
general
operations,
the
the
legislative
history
seemed
to
indicate
that.
A
Hey,
thank
you,
mr
whitamore.
I
think
I
think
we
have
mr
or
assemblyman
haven
has
a
question
as
well.
C
M
The
other
sources
of
revenue
are,
you:
are
you
guys
considering
doing
an
increase
to
those
fines
to
try
to
deter
individuals?
I
know
that
would
generate
revenue
when
you
catch
them,
but
I
just
was
curious.
C
F
Assemblyman,
that
is,
that
is
a
great
question
as
we
move
away
from
what
was
historically
one
source
of
revenue
on
a
fine
structure
related
to
long
hauling.
I
think
we
wrote
3,
000
plus
citations
from
2013
to
2020..
That's
what
this
agency
was
focused
on.
It
was
a
bit
of
the
you
know,
chasing
the
tail.
You
know
a
never-ending
stream,
and
and
since
we've
instituted
zones,
we've
been
able
to
eliminate
that.
F
But
then,
of
course,
that
raises
a
revenue
question
and
to
your
point,
unlawful
passenger
transportation,
in
in
our
impound
structure,
carry
significant
fines,
thousands
of
dollars
that
we
can
levy
against
those
individuals
and
we
do
levy
against
those
individuals.
One
of
the
challenges
that
we
have
is
if
you're
dealing
with
somebody
who's
got
a
car,
that's
worth
less
than
the
fine
amount.
F
What
we're
it's,
because
it's
an
administrative
setting,
we're
setting
those
fines
and
oftentimes
as
the
as
the
impound
is,
is
truly
the
you
know
the
collateral
if
you
will
to
get
that
individual
to
pay
they're,
simply
leaving
that
car
an
impound,
and
I
want
to
be
clear-
this
is
not
civil
forfeiture.
We
are
not
selling
the
vehicle
and
keeping
those
proceeds.
It
is
impounded
by
a
third
party
and
if
the
person
does
not
pay
the
fine
and
pick
up
the
vehicle,
then
that
impounder
is
selling
the
vehicle.
F
But
what
you're
finding
is
the
the
the
penalty
that
we
can
assess
just
isn't
being
paid
by
many
of
these
bad
actors?
Having
said
that,
you
would
be
absolutely
blown
away
or
I'm
absolutely
blown
away
is
a
better
way
of
saying
it.
How
many
times
people
walk
in
and
pay
five
thousand
dollars
cash,
ten
thousand
dollars
cash
on
a
fine
that
was
levied
because
they
are
doing
this.
F
So
often,
we
recently
met
with
the
fbi
to
discuss
how
significant
this
is
that
we
believe
there's
there's
organized
crime
elements
we
meet
with
metro
on
a
regular
basis
to
discuss
that.
We
again
organize
crime
elements
that
that,
for
somebody
to
walk
in
here
with
five
thousand
dollars,
cash
to
pay,
a
fine
indicates
a
whole
lot
of
potential
criminal
activity,
whether
it's
it's
prostitution
or
narcotics,
and
so
this
is
something
that
we
are
we're
leveraging
our
partnerships
with
metro
with
fbi,
anyone
that
we
can,
but
to
your
point.
A
Thank
you,
assemblyman
levitt.
You
have
a
question.
M
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
My
question
kind
of
just
goes
along
with
the
one
line
of
questioning
that
has
been
been
asked
so
far.
I
just
trying
to
understand
so
when
we're
talking
about
dps,
do
they
have
a
separate
budget
outside
of
you
to
help
enforce
or
is
do
they
work
strictly
under
your
your
budget?
I
know
that
there's
you
know,
there's
a
there's
a
there's,
a
a
dedicated
law
enforcement
workforce.
That's
out
there!
M
That's
that's
going
after
you
know:
limos
taxis,
uber,
drivers
that
are
doing
that
are
operating
outside
of
their
scope
and
outside
of
the
regulations
that
you
guys
have
in
place.
Are
they
on
a
separate
budget
item
or
do
they
fall
under
you?.
F
F
My
15
law
enforcement
officers
are
funded
by
this
budget,
just
as
the
nta's
law
enforcement
officers
are
funded
by
their
budget.
We
work
together
their
their
traditional
licensee
are
limos
shuttles
buses,
tow
trucks.
Our
traditional
licensee
is
taxis,
but
anytime
you
have
this
gray
area
where
it's
illegal.
We
both
have
jurisdiction
and
that's
why
we
work
together.
M
Let's
follow
up
mr
chair,
so
I
guess
I'm
trying
to
understand
so.
You're
you're
you're,
reducing
your
budget
with
the
dispatcher
and
the
vehicle
inspectors
for
the
graveyard
shift,
which
I
think
we
alluded
to
the
fact
that
that's
probably
the
busiest
time
for
stuff
happening,
especially
in
southern
nevada.
M
So
are
you
going
to?
Are
you
going
to
rely
more
on
those
law
enforcement
officers
outside
of
your
purview,
to
kind
of
pick
up
the
slack
a
little
bit
or,
and
how
are
you
with
the
with
the
minimal
reduction
in
your
budget
with
that
reduction
in
in
workforce?
M
M
It
seems
like
you're
you're
you're
not-
and
this
is
my
my
minimal
understanding
of
what
I'm
looking
at.
It
doesn't
seem
like
you're
cutting
enough
to
justify
or
to
to
reconcile
your
books
fy21,
and
so
I
just
wondered
how
you
were
going
to
reconcile
that
and
if
you
were
going
to
use,
use
the
the
workforce.
That's
outside
your
purview,
to
pick
up
the
slack
in
that
area.
F
Thank
you,
assemblyman
scott,
what
a
more
for
the
record
so
there's
a
lot
there
and
all
and
I'll
try
and
answer
all
of
it.
What
we're
presenting
here
is
a
budget,
that's
showing
you
our
estimated
reserve,
declining
to
2.5
million
by
the
end
of
fiscal
year,
21..
F
That
position
may
improve,
given
the
trips
rebounding,
a
state
agency
having
having
a
reserve,
it's
really
up
to
the
money
committees
to
decide
how
big
that
reserve
is
or
or
how
small
that
reserve
is
what
what
what
we're
showing
is,
is
a
budget
that
is
still
projected
to
decline
year
over
year
and
that
reserve
projected
to
decline
year
over
year,
because
the
revenues
that
are
currently
in
place
do
not
quite
balance
to
expenditures
based
on
a
forecasted
amount.
If
trips
return
to
about
14
million,
it's
there's
a
good
chance.
F
They
may
then
the
nevada
taxi
cab
authority
is
in
the
black,
so
to
speak.
If
they
are
less
than
that,
then
that
reserve
is
going
to
continue
to
be
drawn
down.
So
I
think
what
the
industry
is
recognizing
and
and
kudos
to
them.
I
cannot
thank
them
enough
for
coming
to
the
table.
What
they're
saying
is,
let's
find
a
long-term
funding
structure
that
gives
more
flexibility
and
and
one
proposal
that
they
have
is
to
increase
the
trip
charge.
Another
proposal
would
be
to
increase
the
technology
fee
again.
F
The
director
pointed
out
kind
of
the
narrow
reading
in
previously
is
to
the
technology
fee.
So,
yes,
our
do
we
do.
We
need
more
staff
to
to
do
to
work
five
yard.
There's
no
question:
we
have
the
staff
in
place
to
work
six
a.m
to
midnight.
Seven
days
a
week.
We
don't
end
on
friday.
We
work
on
a
targeted
basis
after
midnight.
F
I
think
everybody
on
this
committee
recognizes
the
risk
after
midnight.
This
is
this
is
something
that
the
nta
wrestles
with
something
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
wrestle
with,
but
the
reality
is
is
just
what
can
the
industry
bear,
and
so
we
wanted
to
be
very
measured
in
our
approach.
Since
we
are
fee
funded
and
again,
taxi
cab
rides
have
been
impacted
by
rideshare.
F
Their
ride
share
since
2015
has
taken
a
bite
out
of
that
apple
in
every
jurisdiction
in
america,
and
taxi
have
had
to
respond
so
so
the
reality
is
is
what
can
they
bear?
We
need
to
be
very
careful
and,
and-
and
they
have
come
forward
last
session
in
this
session
saying
we
can
bear
a
little
bit
more
because
the
ta
matters
and
in
our
enforcement
matters
as
to
to
the
other
jurisdictions.
Yes,
we
will
continue
to
meet
with
metro
and
their
traffic
and
their
organized
crime
and
their
vice
squads.
F
F
We
can
afford
these
36
staff
members,
they
all
have
a
job
and
and
I'll
tell
you
from
a
perspective
of
recruitment
and
retention
when,
when
you
know
public
workers,
public
servants
in
these
roles
feel
that
their
job
is
not
safe,
they're
they're
concerned
and-
and
and
it's
been
my
experience-
and
it's
been
the
director's
experience
to
say,
hold
on
folks.
Your
budget
is
in
place,
it's
just
going
to
take
every
biennium
little
tweaks
and
and
that's
what
we've
tried
to
do.
F
So,
what
we're
looking
at
now
and
what
we're
discussing
with
the
industry
is,
what's
the
next
little
tweak
that
needs
to
be
done.
M
F
That
is
correct,
sir,
is
that
it
over
this
past
year
the
the
drawdown
was
2
million.
It
was
significant,
so
so,
thank
god
we
had
a
reserve
because
we,
you
know,
I
don't
know
we
would
be
without
it
going
forward.
We
have
a
reserve,
it's
just
a
question
of
what
that
drawdown
is
going
to
be
over
the
next
biennium
and
can
we
get
to
the
black
on
trips?
But
but
the
answer
is
yes,
we
are.
F
We
are
funding
partially
forecasted
with
a
partial
drawdown
of
that
reserve
going
forward,
which
is
why
the
industry
has
stepped
forward
with
a
potential
solution.
E
This
is
terry,
reynolds
director.
I
wanted
to
point
out
too
that
in
my
other
role
I
work
with
the
department
of
industrial
relations
and
our
safety
training,
consultation,
team
on
approving
of
events,
and
so
we've
been
working
with
our
large
gathering
event,
applications
and
really
they're
picking
up
we're.
Looking
at
the
world
of
concrete,
coming
back
within
the
city,
we're
looking
at
everything
from
out
of
state
volleyball
tournaments
coming
in
to
conventions
to
the
elected
daisy
carnival.
E
But
it's
also
going
to
increase
the
trip
revenue
and
we're
seeing
really
that
coming
back,
albeit
slower,
but
it
is
coming
back
and
so
we've
approved
almost
600
new
events
coming
over
the
last
several
months
that
we're
working
on
right
now
and
we
have
several
in
the
queue
that
we're
going
over
so
that
are
large
events,
we're
working
with
gaming
control,
working
with
southern
nevada,
health,
we're
working
with
clark,
county
and
the
different
local
entities
to
be
able
to
get
these
events
going
again.
E
So
I
just
wanted
you
to
know
that
there's
a
lot
in
the
pipeline.
That's
happening
within
the
community
might
not
be
visible
right
now,
but
we're
seeing
an
uptick
in
that,
and
so
we're
hopeful
that
that
will
translate
into
more
trips
for
public
transportation
and
revenues
for
our
taxi
authority
and
for
the
nta
also.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you.
I
think
we
have
another
question
from
assemblywoman
gorlo.
K
Thank
you,
chair
brooks,
and
mr
whitmore,
I
think
you
may
have
touched
a
little
bit
on
the
answer
to
my
question.
Going
back
to
talking
about
ride,
share
versus
taxis.
How
would
an
increase
in
the
trip
charge
reflect
in
a
total
cost
of
rides
in
the
taxi
versus
the
ride
share?
Will
it
put
us
out
of
that
market
that
people
will
be
more
likely
to
use
a
ride,
share
versus
a
taxi.
F
That
thank
you,
scott
woodmore,
for
the
record
great
question.
The
the
trip
charge
is
is
a
direct
pass
through
to
the
customer.
Having
said
that,
the
the
charges,
fees
everything
is
set
by
the
taxi
cab
authority.
So
even
if
the
trip
charge
or
the
technology
fee
were
to
increase,
it
does
not
increase
the
vis-a-vis.
You
know
what
uber
or
lyft
or
rideshare
is
charging,
so
it
doesn't
price
them
out
of
the
market,
because
the
the
fees
and
and
the
amounts
are
set
by
the
board,
especially
as
it
relates
to
the
zones.
F
No
pun
intended
of
of
those
trips
is
from
the
airport
to
and
from
the
airport,
and
so
the
the
fact
that
it's
a
flat
fare.
It
will
not
impact
the
the
total
cost,
and
so
it
doesn't
make
it
less
attractive
to
the
customer.
K
A
You
thank
you
assemblywoman.
I
believe
we
have
a
question
from
senator
dennis
on
the
agency
records
management
system.
E
Senator
dennis
this
is
terry
reynolds
director
for
bni
down
on
our
state
business
center.
We
have,
we
will
have
to
with
the
with
this
one.
We
have
one
existing
I.t
person
that
is
located
in
southern
nevada.
This
will
give
us
two
when
we
move
the
taxi
one
over.
We
also.
If
there
are
emergency
circumstances,
we
can
use
mr
berry
in
the
nta
to
also
assist.
So
basically,
we
will
have
two
to
support
our
southern
nevada
agencies.
E
Now
we
have
a
consolidated
I.t
portion
within
the
director's
office
and
we
have
additional
people
in
the
director's
office
that
serve
our
agencies
in
the
north,
but
they
also
can
be
assigned
and
work
with
online
with
our
agencies
in
the
south.
So
you
it's
just
not
the
having
two
people.
We
have
the
background
of
having
the
people
in
the
north
to
be
able
to
assist
too,
but
this
will
give
more
flexibility
to
serve
the
state
business
center
agencies
that
are
down
on
sahara
street,
but
they
also
can
assist
taxi
and
with
their
knowledge
base.
E
E
How
many
users
do
we
have?
We
have
about
two-thirds
of
our
employees
in
the
las
vegas?
So
there's
a
little
over
400
individuals
in
all
of
our
agencies
that
are
have
offices
in
las
vegas.
We
have
dir
of
industrial
relations,
they
have
two
I.t
people,
one
in
the
north
and
one
in
the
south,
and
then
they
have
a
program
person
in
the
south
that
also
works
on
workers,
comp
issues
and
the
software
for
that.
E
So
as
a
standalone
agency,
they
have
their
own
I.t
people,
but
we
are
able,
if
we
have
to
to
share
those
individuals
around.
If
we
have
the
need
in
terms
of
installing
software
working
on
server
issues,
communication
issues,
we
can
do
that.
I
So
I
every
time
I
always
look
at
state
agencies
when
they
do
their
tech
support.
You
know
I've
seen
in
the
past.
I
You
have
a
lot
more
resources
now,
but
in
the
past
it
used
to
be
that
they
were
all
up
in
the
north
and
you
had
one
down
south
and
the
poor
guy
down
south
always
had
to
you
know
he
had
all
these
users
to
support
and
so
that
that
was
as
I
looked
at
what
you
were
doing
here,
I
had
some
concerns
that
you
know
the
majority
of
your
users
are
down
south,
but
your
tech
supports
up
north,
and
so
that's
why
I
was
asking
about
that.
How
would
you?
F
Thank
you,
senator
scott
whittamore,
for
the
record,
so
phase
one
and
two
of
the
records
management
system
has
been
fully
implemented
and
during
that
process
we
relied
heavily
on
what
the
director
described
was
the
expertise
that
exists
within
bni's
it
infrastructure.
So
there
was
multiple
people
who
participated
in
that
grant
reynolds
pete,
I
I
there's
you
know
kk
all
these
individuals
who
have
come
in
at
different
points
and
as
the
director
points
out
it's
years
and
years
of
experience,
and
so
as
phase
three
is
has
been
pushed
off.
F
At
this
point,
we
will
come
back
to
phase
three
when
and
if
the
the
you
know
the
budget
allows
for
that,
but
phases
one
and
two
was
really
the
backbone
of
updating
us
from
a
you
know,
kind
of
20th
century
all
paper
agency
to
now
each
and
every
one
of
our
our
field,
investigators
and
and
inspectors
has
an
ipad
that
is
hooked
into
that
records
management
system,
they're
they're,
generating
either
field
citations
or
or
or
vehicle
changes
in
the
in
the
field,
and
they
can
print
it
from
their
car.
F
So
we've
really,
you
know,
joined
the
21st
century
here
and
as
it
relates
to
the
the
third
phase,
I'm
confident
relying
on
bni
here
in
the
south
or
bni
up
north,
even
the
way
that
it
functions,
it's
it's
fairly
seamless
and
they
can,
you
know,
pour
it
into
our
systems.
So
we
we've
received
tremendous
support
from
from
bni
in
that
regard.
F
I
As
far
as
phase
three
you
do,
you
have
the
funding
to
implement
it.
You
just
don't
at
this
point,
have
the
people
to
be
able
to
do
it.
F
Thank
you
senator
scott,
for
the
record.
We
do
have
the
funding
for
it
it,
but
it
becomes
a
question
of
of
when
is
the
right
moment
to
implement
it's
really
a
customer
facing
portal.
So
so
that
idea
would
be
that
the
industry
could
access
it,
send
us
documents,
they
could
look
up,
driver
files.
We
talked
about
a
driver
permitting
process
in
phase
three.
That's
just
not
realistic
to
do,
because
we
require
an
fbi
fingerprint.
The
law
requires
that
their
fbi,
fingerprint
as
well
as
their
local
scope,
requires
them
to
be
in
the
building.
F
When
we,
when
we
do
those
background
investigations,
so
the
reality
is
they
can't
do
it
online.
Unfortunately,
the
other
side
of
that
the
pro
is,
is
that
it's
a
very
significant
vetting
is
that
we
know
what
their
background
is,
so
that
that
that
phase
three
has
shifted
in
in
what
it
is
and
what
it
will
ultimately
be.
So
as
a
as
a
portal
to
the
the
licensees
as
a
customer-facing
portal,
I
think
it
has
value,
but
there's
other
things
we
need
to
fund.
In
the
meantime,
I
that
that
would
be
my
suggestion.
I
So,
but
you
and
in
order
to
implement
it,
would
you
would
would
you'd
have
to
transition
back
an
I.t
professional
in
order
to
be
able
to
do
that.
F
I
I
get
the
the
I'll
answer
that
more
directly.
No,
no,
we
wouldn't
we're
the
support
structure
that
exists
within
bni
is
is
more
than
enough
to,
in
addition
to
the
the
expertise
we've
gained
on
the
ground.
It's
the
same
software
as
a
service
company
that
we've
contracted
with
that
will
ultimately
develop
phase
three,
so
we've
developed
a
rapport
with
them.
They
know
us
they're
on
site
with
us.
If,
if
and
when
we
need
I.t
support,
I'm
confident
we'll
get
it.
A
Thank
you
for
that
question.
Senator.
Are
there
any
other
members
of
the
committee
that
have
any
further
questions
for
taxi
cab
authority.
A
E
This
is
the
office
of
labor
commissioners,
a
general
fund
budget
and
the
general
fund
agencies
within
bni
took
a
basically
a
23
percent
cut
in
that
to
to
make
up
for
the
goals
that
the
governor's
finance
office
had
for
the
cuts
in
the
general
fund
that
translated
into
about
263
000
dollars
in
cuts
in
the
office
of
labor,
commissioner,
really
kind
of
a
tough
thing
for
them
to
to
absorb,
but
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
shannon
chambers
to
go
through
her
budget.
Thank
you.
N
N
We
also
enforce
laws
on
deductions,
employment
practices
and
the
employment
of
minors.
The
other
big
side
of
our
responsibility
is
public
works
projects
prevailing
wage
and
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act.
So
we
issue
public
works
project
numbers.
We
calculate
the
prevailing
wage,
we
enforce
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act
on
public
works
projects,
and
then
we
also
investigate
violations
and
impose
penalties
and,
in
some
cases,
actual
disqualification
of
contractors
from
working
on
public
works
projects.
N
N
The
labor
commissioner
submitted
a
friendly
amendment
to
bring
the
licensing
of
employee
leasing
agencies
under
the
labor
commissioner
to
kind
of
fit
within
the
regulation
of
private
employment
agencies,
so
it
seems
to
be
a
better
fit
and
that
bill
is
is
currently
moving
along
in
the
process.
So
just
to
give
you
some
statistics.
N
Our
claims
still
go
up
because
a
lot
of
individuals
either
get
laid
off
or
they
get
terminated.
So
those
issues
roll
into
potential,
labor
claims
and
complaints
for
our
office.
So
in
the
past
two
fiscal
years
we've
collected
over
two
million
dollars
for
claimants.
We've
imposed
over
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
penalties.
Those
penalties
go
either
directly
to
the
claimant
or
in
some
cases,
to
the
general
fund
depending
upon
how
collectible
they
are.
N
So
just
this
year
alone-
and
I
ran
the
numbers
yesterday-
just
this
fiscal
year
alone-
we're
up
to
over
three
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
general,
basically,
administrative
penalties
related
to
our
general
claims
and
complaints
alone.
Again,
that's
going
straight
to
the
general
fund.
N
We
also
again
the
licensing
of
private
employment
agencies,
so
on
a
given
year,
it's
typically
about
170
private
employment
agencies.
So
over
the
last
two
years,
we've
licensed
384
and
then
again
on
the
public
works
side.
We've
issued
1573
public
works
project
numbers
and
the
good
news
is
that
the
cobot
19
public
health
emergency
has
not
really
impacted.
N
The
public
works
side
of
things,
as
a
lot
of
people
thought
it
would.
Projects
are
still
being
built,
schools
are
still
being
built,
highways
are
still
being
built,
so
just
want
to
bring
some
some
good
news
to
the
committee.
So
let's
go
ahead
and
go
to
the
next
slide
with
the
budget
enhancements
that
the
labor
commissioner
is
proposing
for
the
next
biennium.
N
So
obviously,
as
a
general
fund
agency,
as
director
reynolds
said,
we
comply
with
the
governor's
directive
and
the
governor's
finance
office
directive
and
make
the
cuts
that
we
need
to
make
and
make
the
modifications
that
we
need
to
make.
So
in
the
decision
unit
e550,
it
is
for
workforce
manager,
software.
This
relates
directly
to
public
works
projects,
prevailing
wage
and
the
apprenticeship
utilization
act.
N
This
proposal
will
give
the
labor
commissioner
software
to
drill
down
more
into
public
works
projects,
to
evaluate
apprenticeship
utilization,
to
review
certified
payroll
reports
to
provide
regional
assessments
of
what
does
the
workforce
look
like
in
a
given
area
on
a
public
works
project,
so
in
2019,
and
it
was
chairman-
brooks
bill
senate
bill.
232
authorized
the
labor
commissioner
to
pass
regulations
to
provide
for
electronic
reporting
of
wages
on
public
works
projects.
N
We
have
implemented
that
through
a
regulation
package
that
was
passed
last
year,
so
this
workforce
manager
software
will
tie
directly
into
that
authority
and
also
into
the
ability
to
monitor
those
projects.
So
going
to
actual
positions,
so
decision
unit,
e680
position,
elimination.
So
we
currently
have
a
vacant
administrative,
two
position.
N
So
in
year,
one
that
position
would
be
left
vacant
in
year.
Two
we
would
be
allowed
to
fill
it
at
25
percent.
So,
turning
to
our
administrative
three
position,
which
is
currently
vacant,
we
would
leave
that
vacant
in
year,
one
of
the
biennium
and
then
we
would
be
able
to
fill
it
full
time
in
year.
Two,
the
final
enhancement
decision
unit
is
e805.
N
This
would
reclassify
a
vacant
administrative
two
position
to
a
compliance,
audit,
investigator
two
position
and
just
to
give
the
committee
some
reference,
so
we
currently
have
nine
investigators
spread
throughout
the
entire
state
of
nevada.
That
includes
the
chief
investigator
that
does
have
to
supervise
and
monitor
the
investigators.
N
Of
course,
the
labor
commissioner
and
the
deputy
labor
commissioner
do
that
as
well,
but
I
can
tell
you
case:
load
wise
nine
investigators,
with
the
different
responsibilities
that
we
have
to
enforce.
The
investigators
do
have
a
very
large
caseload.
Now
I
want
to
leave
the
committee
with
the
assurance
that
we
are
managing
that
caseload.
N
N
So
as
deputy
I'm
sorry
as
director
reynolds
said
at
the
beginning,
we've
really
adapted
to
the
technology
and
really
tried
to
implement
very
efficient
processes
because
of
the
limited
resources
that
the
office
does
have.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
the
committee
for
allowing
me
to
present
kind
of
a
quick
overview
of
what
we
do
and
what
our
budget
will
be
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner
chambers.
I
appreciate
that
I
I
think
we
might
have
a
few
questions
here.
I
I
know
I
have
some
and
it
goes
to
e680
and
those
positions,
and
you
know
I
want
to
know
how
the
existing
vacancies
of
those
two
administrative
assistant
positions
have
impacted
your
ability
to
operate
and
and
would
that
impact
of
the
continued
vacancies.
What
would
the
impact
of
the
continued
vacancies
be
if
we,
if
we
approve
them.
N
N
So
on
the
administrative
side,
it's
the
basic
office
functions
of
answering
phones,
customer
service
at
the
counter,
now,
obviously
with
cobit
we're
not
doing
that
right
now,
but
that'll
come
back
at
some
point.
It's
case
setup
just
basic
tasks.
You
know
it
certainly
will
not
help
our
office
and
I'm
going
to
be
very,
very
honest.
We're
already
running
pretty
lean
as
it
is,
so
any
reduction
in
positions
will
certainly
have
an
impact
and
obviously,
as
the
commissioner
I'll
do
anything,
I
can
to
try
and
lessen
that
impact.
But
it's
likely
going
to
have
an
impact.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner,
and,
along
that
same
line
of
questioning
around
your
wage
claims
you
currently
have
targeted
to
to
complete
those
requests
record
requests
for
wage
claims
in
90
days.
Do
you
anticipate
having
sufficient
resources
to
continue
to
do
that,
and
how
will
this?
N
So
chairman
brooks
again
shannon
chambers
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question,
so
we
really
are
focused
on
keeping
within
that
90
days,
and
that
means
the
deputy
commissioner.
That
means
the
labor
commissioner
taking
cases
at
this
point.
You
know
if
the
workload
continues
to
go
up
and
the
workforce
continues
to
increase
that
90
days
may
get
longer,
because
staff
will
just
be
having
to
handle
more
and
more
of
a
caseload
and
more
investigations.
A
Thank
you,
commissioner,
and
I
I
believe
I
have
a
question
from
assemblywoman
miller.
L
Yes,
thank
you
chair,
and
my
questions
are
along
the
same
lines
that
the
chair
had,
except
for
it's
regarding
the
recommendation
or
the
reclassification
of
the
administrative
assistant
to
the
compliance
audit
investigator.
My
first
question
is:
would
the
position
reclassification
enable
the
agency
to
meet
the
increased
workload.
N
So
chairman
brooks
permission
to
go
directly
to
the
assembly:
women
again,
shannon
chambers,
nevada,
labor,
commissioner,
so
it
will
absolutely
help
assemblywoman
miller.
It
will
absolutely
help.
You
know.
I
can
tell
you
that
since
I've
been
the
labor
commissioner
every
legislative
session,
there
are
definitely
new
responsibilities
that
get
put
on
the
office
of
the
labor.
Commissioner,
last
session
alone,
there
were
2000
well
2019
session.
D
L
N
So
again,
chairman
brooks
direct
to
assemblywoman
miller
again,
shannon
chambers,
nevada
labor.
Commissioner,
for
the
record,
we
would
come
up
with
the
plan.
Assemblywoman
miller
see
how
much
more
our
current
investigative
staff
could
handle.
Look
for
other
efficiencies
certainly
would
have
to
address
it.
One
of
the
things
I've
never
wanted
to
do
as
labor,
commissioner,
is
to
get
behind
and
to
chairman
brooke's
point
about.
We
we
want
to
stick
to
the
90
days.
People
who
are
filing
claims
need
to
be
paid.
N
Those
need
to
be
addressed,
so
I
would
definitely
come
up
with
a
plan
for
sure,
but
you
know
our
investigators
now
they're
averaging
between
four
and
500
cases
a
fiscal
year
that
is
a
large
caseload
for
an
investigative
staff.
So
again
we
would
address
it
and
we
always
do,
but
certainly
having
this
reclassification
will
at
least
put
us
moving
forward
in
the
right
direction
to
address
the
current
workload
and
any
future
increased
workload
that
we
might
have.
L
Could
you
tell,
could
you
tell
us
briefly
what
would
be
the
ideal
ratio
for
each
person
you
you
just
mentioned
4
500
cases
per
year?
What's
the
ideal
ratio.
N
That's
still
a
lot,
I'm
not
going
to
tell
you
it's
not,
but
that
would
be
ideal.
You
know
some
of
these
cases
too.
It's
not
just
as
simple
as
a
wage
claim
comes
in
you
contact
the
employer.
The
evidence
is
right
there.
Some
of
these
cases
are
very
complex
and
go
longer
than
90
days
for
various
reasons,
but
you
know
there
is
truly
an
investigative
process
involved
all
of
these
a
due
process
element.
So
we
can't
just
speed
that
process
along
either.
N
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman.
Thank
you
for
bringing
up
that
question
on
the
ideal
ideal
ratio.
That's
that's
an
interesting
concept
and
we
definitely
have
more
volume
coming
up.
I
think
that
everything
that
we
see
is
trending
towards
more
public
works
projects
and
we'll
have
plenty
of
work.
A
I
think
next
we
have
assemblywoman.
Gorlo
has
a
question.
K
N
So
chairman
brooks
direct
permission
to
go
to
assembly,
one
gorilla
again:
shannon
chambers
for
the
record,
nevada,
labor,
commissioner,
so
the
electronic
ability
to
view
certified
payroll
reports
and
to
capture
that
data
in
those
reports
will
eliminate
some
of
the
manual
steps
that
we
have
to
do
now.
So
that
will
absolutely
free
up
staff
to
potentially
take
on
other
investigations
and
other
assignments.
But
right
now
some
of
that
is
done
manually
and
it's
not
efficient
and
it's
not
a
good
use
of
time.
A
Thank
you
assemblywoman.
Thank
you,
commissioner,
for
the
answer
does
do
any
of
the
many
members
have
any
further
questions
for
the
labor
commissioner
or
the
office
of
the
labor
commissioner.
A
All
right:
well,
it
does
not
appear
as
if
we
do,
and
so
I
really
thank
you,
commissioner
chambers,
for
coming
in
this
morning
and
helping
us
understand
your
budget
and
and
we
will
move
on
to
the
next
budget,
then
all
right.
Thank
you.
A
E
You
thank
you,
chair,
brooks
our
next
budget
is
the
financial
institutions
division
with
our
sandio
laughlin.
This
is
sandy's
been
with
us
now
for
about
a
year
and
a
half,
and
probably,
if
she'd
known
what
was
facing
her
when
she
came
in
to
to
bni,
she
probably
would
have
run
out
the
door,
but
she
has
stuck
with
us
and
done
an
incredible
job
over
the
last
year
and
a
half
for
us
as
we
have
moved
through
the
pandemic.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
commissioner
olafin.
O
Thank
you
director,
reynolds
good
morning,
chair
brooks
and
committee
members
for
the
record.
My
name
is
sando
lachland
and
the
commissioner
for
the
financial
institutions
division.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
a
brief
summary
of
the
financial
institution
division
fiscal
year,
2022
and
2023
budget
for
our
main
revenue
budget
account
38.35.
O
O
My
division
is
self-funded
is
a
self-funded
agency
and
the
revenue
generated
from
this
budget
account
is
from
the
examinations
we
conduct
depository
assessments
and
licensing
fees.
Besides
examinations,
the
division
is
responsible
for
processing
and
responding
to
written
consumer
complaints,
as
well
as
investigating
possible
violations
of
state
law
and
unlicensed
activity.
O
We
promote
growth
in
the
financial
sector
for
both
northern
and
southern
nevada.
This
slide
details
the
licenses,
the
license
types
and
the
current
number
of
licensees.
We
conduct
examinations
on
an
annual
basis
for
the
majority
of
our
licensed
licensees.
However,
due
to
examination
ratings,
we
may
have
to
conduct
follow-up
throughout
the
year
next
slide.
O
The
first
of
three
budget
enhancements
is
for
the
migration
from
our
current
legacy
system
to
the
nationwide
multi-state
licensing
system
being
utilized
by
all
50
states.
The
system
is
a
one-time
migration
cost
and
is
approximately
thousand
five
hundred,
the
second
enhancement
for
nevada
depository
growth,
which
will
require
an
additional
staff
of
three
fte.
O
O
A
Thank
you.
Sorry
about
that.
My
mute
is
malfunctioning.
I
think
we
do
have
a
question
from
a
few
questions
from
assemblywoman
peters.
J
Chair
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation
on
the
budget,
can
you
explain
how
the
division
determined
the
need
for
those
three
additional
full-time,
fine
positions.
O
They,
when,
when
the
savings
bank
was
enhanced
or
recreated,
we
did
it
so
that
charles
the
charles
schwab
group
could
come
in
and
open
a
savings
bank
and
they,
as
I
said
in
in
the
beginning,
we
didn't
know
how
much
staff
or
or
at
the
time
that
commissioner
didn't
know
how
much
fte
was
going
to
be
required,
but
that
they
did
go
from
390
million
that
first
year
in
2018
to
december
of
last
year.
O
E
This
is
terry
reynolds.
I
wanted
to
add
into
that.
If
I
could
chair
brooks,
the
other
thing,
that's
I
think
is
important
is
that
charles
schwab,
through
their
assessment,
will
be
paying
enough
to
support
those
positions
so
and-
and
they
are
very
aware
of
that,
fdic
actually
has
a
investigator
embedded
in
the
henderson
office.
E
That
does
continual
evaluation
examinations
for
charles
schwab,
and
so
this
would
we
would
work
with
the
fdic
in
the
henderson
location
to
be
able
to
have
a
level
of
examinations
required
by
by
federal
law
to
concurrently
to
support
their
operations.
E
So,
in
addition
to
that,
you
will
have
a
bill
before
you
that
will
help
actually
modernize
and
put
us
in
sync
with
the
national
laws
for
trusts
and
savings,
and
that
will
also
support
charles
swab
coming
in
with
their
ira
trust
accounts,
which
will
be
in
the
neighborhood
of
up
to
a
trillion
dollars.
So
that
will
also
help
support
these
additional
positions.
E
So
you
know
we're
looking
at
growth
in
this
area
where
a
lot
of
areas
they're
contracting,
but
in
the
banking
area
nevada
had
only
up
to
go
because
we
lost
50
percent
of
our
our
banks
during
the
recession
and
we're
now
seeing
with
the
modernization
of
our
banking
laws
within
nevada
and
the
national
laws
that
are
being
revamped.
We're
seeing
more
banks
want
to
come
back
into
nevada.
So
that's
a
very
positive
sign
and
we
have
to
staff
for
that.
E
So,
commissioner,
olaflin
is
getting
positions
so
that
we
can
do
that
and
support
those
banks
as
they
come
into
nevada.
J
Thank
you
for
that
that
explanation.
Can
you
just
dive
into
a
little
bit
more
the
like
the
completion?
O
Currently,
there
is
a
lot
of
work
that
goes
in
to
that
particular
organization
for
exams,
and
it
is
constant
monitoring.
They
are
at
a
size
that
we
have
to
look
at
them
monthly.
I
would
like
to
do
a
deeper
look.
The
word
deeper
is
absolutely
appropriate
to
to
really
we're
not
we're
not
doing
as
much
as
we
should
or
we
could,
and
so
as
they're
getting
larger.
We
need
to
go
deeper.
We
need
to
look
at
more
accounts,
and
so
our
scope
is
smaller
just
in
order
to
get
it
done.
O
O
It
just
it
requires
a
lot
of
time
and
we
don't
have
the
resources
to
to
do
it
thoroughly
as
we
should,
as
we
should
and
they're
going
to
continue
to
grow,
and
we
are
not
pacing
with
them.
We
need
to
pace
with
them
as
they
grow.
We
we
really
need
to
grow.
J
It
sounds
like
you
guys
are
in
a
phase
of
figuring
out
what
that
should
look
like,
given
what
has
historically
been
put
towards
the
effort
and
what
you're
attempting
this
time
so
just
be
curious,
as
we
come
around
to
the
next
biennium
how
this
effort
has
worked
out
and
whether
you
are
able
to
quantify
that
a
little
more,
and
I
have
one
one
final
question:
if
I
may
share,
can
you
discuss
the
training
requirements
for
those
financial
institution,
examiner
staff
and
what
the
time
frame
for
them
to
be
trained,
looks
like
yeah
within
the
next
biennium,
as
they're
hired.
O
Sandy
allot
them
for
the
record.
The
training
is
intense,
there's
no
easier
to
way
to
say
it.
It's
it's
quite
intense.
We
start
them
out
in
the
division
on
the
non-depository
side
that
allows
them
to
understand
the
state
and
being
new
to
the
state.
That's
a
job
unto
itself,
and
so
they
they
learn
about
the
regulations
and
the
statutes
and
how
how
it
all
flows,
how
to
how
to
work
within
our
systems.
O
J
J
Okay,
so
before
that
and
then
that
training,
when
do,
we
expect
them
to
be
able
to
start
doing
the
examinations
after
the
training
starts.
O
So
what
what
should
happen?
The
way
it
would
work
would
be
to
get
to
identify
people
within
our
division
that
could
hopefully
move
up
and,
along
the
way,
a
little
easier
and
then
the
new
people
would
start
at
the
lower
level
and
we
educate
them.
We
educate
them
up,
as
as
as
they
migrate
to
the
positions
we
need
them
to
be.
It
is
very
difficult
to
just
hire
somebody
off
the
street
to
take
one
of
those
positions
out
out
of
the
shoot
it
takes.
We
I
would
love.
O
I
would
love
to
just
take
a
retired
fdic
person,
because
that
would
that's
about
the
level
that
it
would
take.
So
if
you
know
anybody
I'm
fully
available,
but
we
do
look
for
that
type
of
individual.
If
we
can't
get
that
type
of
individual,
then
we
we
find
the
talent,
there's
always
a
shining
star,
and
we
we
will
focus
on
that
person
and
give
them
what
we
need
to
to
get
them
educated
right.
O
Now
it's
a
little
difficult
because
they
can't
usually
the
training
is
in
virginia
and
they
we
can't
get
them
anywhere,
we're
trying
to
do
it
virtually
they
limit
the
classes
and
and
for
where
we're
at
now.
We
need
the
availability
of
the
bodies
in
order
to
take
the
training,
and
so
we're
just
we're
just
at
one
of
those
moments
where
the
growth
is
getting
bigger
and
we
just
need
to
start
moving
towards
that.
A
Thank
you,
mr
laughlin.
I
think
we
have
another
question
from
assemblywoman.
L
O
That's
a
very
good
question:
a
sandia
lachlan
for
the
record,
the
nmls
or-
and
it's
not
the
mortgage
system,
the
nationwide
multi-state
system
yeah,
is-
is
used
for
for
the
licensing
in
order
for
them
to
expedite
getting
the
funds
to
us
getting
their
documents
to
us.
2S2
license,
I'm
not
as
familiar
with
the
system.
I
know
we
have
other
divisions
that
use
it
they
would.
O
L
That
help
it
does.
Thank
you.
My
next
question
is
when
it
comes
to
the
transaction
or
service
fees
associated
with
the
credit
card
payments.
Is
this
something
the
private
sector
licensees
will
be
responsible
for
or
who's
covering,
that.
O
Sandia
lock
them
for
the
record.
It's
my
understanding
and
I
don't
want
to
fib.
So
it's
my
understanding
that
we
pay
the
initial
47
000
and
then
we
pass
those
charges
on
to
well.
We
don't
basically
charge
them
there
as
the
as
the
companies
sign
into
the
nmls
they
pay
when
they,
when
they
are
set
up
with
the
nmls
which
likely
they
are
in
in
some
other
states
as
well.
O
No,
no
san
diego
for
the
for
the
record.
I'm
sorry!
If
I
do
no,
that's
fine!
It's
it's!
My
understanding
that
it
is
a
fee
that
we
that
we
pay
it's
just
a
one-time.
O
Private
sector-
thank
goodness
deputy
commissioner
muriel
mary
young,
is
here
she's
trying
to
assist
me.
It
is
it
is.
It
is
our
fees
they're
just
paying
the
price?
Oh
okay,
so
the
the
the
cons,
the
business
owners
are
paying
the
fee
to
the
to
the
nmls
system.
We
are
just
paying
for
the
one-time
addition.
Migration.
L
Fee,
okay,
so
that's
just
a
one-time
migration
just
once
one
time,
oh
great,
okay,
so
and
then
they
just
cover
their
own
fees
going
forward.
Yes,
thank
you
for
that
clarification.
Thank
you!
No!
No!
That's
fine
and
that's
why
we,
you
know
always
happy
to
have
people
that
can
assist
with
and
they're
welcome,
to
come
on,
camera
too
so,
but
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you,
chair.
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
miller,
senator
dennis,
I
think,
has
a
follow-up
to
that.
I
I
do
so
is
there
gonna
be
a
a
financial
impact
to
the
licensees
by
switching
over
to
this
new
system.
K
The
assist
thank
you
for
the
question
senator
this
is
maryam
deputy
commissioner
from
the
cost.
Now
is
a
very
minimal
cost.
It's
a
hundred
dollars
for
renewal
and
it's
thirty
dollars
per
branch
to
renew
so
from
what
nmls
has
told
us
is
that
it's
actually
a
cost
saving
for
all
licensees
because
they
can
renew
in
all
50
states
at
once,
so
they
save
on
postage
and
time.
So
it's
a
very
minimal
cost.
I
I
K
And
then
the
the
credit
card,
processing
fees.
I
Right,
okay,
so
I
wanted
to
follow
up
so
current.
Your
current
system,
the
versa
system
you've
had
that
in
for
10
years
now,.
K
You're
young
for
the
record
that
is
correct.
The
nmls
system
will
not
just
offer
licensing,
but
it
will
also
offer
an
examination,
module
and
a
complaint
module,
so
that
is
currently
what
we
have
at
first.
So
we
have
the
examination,
licensing
and
complaint
and
that's
what
we'll
also
get
with
the
nmls
system.
So
it
will
streamline
the
whole
process
for
our
licensees,
as
well
as
efficiency.
I
Right
so
then,
and
and
the
other
sys,
the
the
nmls
system
has
been
around
for
eight
years-
is
that
right.
K
I
believe
so,
yes,
the
examination
and
the
complaint
module
are
newer.
They
just
became
live.
I
believe,
last
year
in
2020.
I
So
you
you're
feeling
comfortable
that,
because
so
many
different
states
are
using
it
that
it's
not
just
gonna
get.
You
know,
like
the
other
one
where
they
just
stop
supporting
it.
K
But
marion
for
the
record:
no,
we
have
every
faith
that
it
will
be
around
for
a
long
time
and
is
backed
by
csbs,
which
is
the
conference
of
state
banking
systems
and
they
back
that
system.
Our
sister
division
mortgage
lending
division
currently
uses
it
for
mortgages.
They
have
for
a
very
long
time
and
again,
all
50
states
are
still
using
it.
A
Thank
you
senator
dennis,
and
thank
you,
mr
laughlin,
and
and
team
for
the
answers.
I
appreciate
that
do
any
of
the
members
have
any
further
questions
for
the
team
that's
presenting
here
on
this
budget
today.
A
It
does
not
appear
as
if
we
do
so.
Thank
you
very
much,
mr
laughlin,
for
for
walking
us
through
the
division
of
financial
institutions,
budget
or
budget,
and,
and
I
appreciate
all
that
you're
doing
for
the
state
and
we
will
move
the
next
last
and
final
budget
appreciate
it.
E
Thank
you,
chair
brooks.
This
is
terry
reynolds
director
for
the
record,
kathy
sheehy
is
our
mortgage
lending,
commissioner,
and,
as
you
can
see
on
this
first
slide,
the
her
area
has
is,
is
a
growing
area
and,
as
you
know,
the
real
estate
business
in
nevada
has
has
really
been
very
active
over
the
last.
Several
years
has
come
back
so
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
kathy
sheehy
our
mortgage
lending.
Commissioner,
thank
you.
D
D
D
D
All
tied
to
this
statement
on
the
left
is
our
statutory
mandate,
which
includes
645a
that
covers
escrow
agencies
and
their
escrow
agents,
645
that
cover
the
mortgage
companies
and
the
mortgage
loan
originators
645,
f,
the
covered
service
providers
and
the
mortgage
servicers
and
now
645
f
was
added
during
the
2017
legislature
under
ab-480
and
598
is
a
registration
only
with
the
division
on
the
right.
You
can
see
the
current
numbers
of
licensees
that
we
have
comparing
from
the
last
biennium
to
the
current,
as
the
director
reynolds
indicated
you
can
see.
D
It
shows
the
submitted
budget
amount
for
the
next
biennium
and
the
two
decision
units
we
have
that
are
requests.
J
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
the
presentation
on
this
budget.
I
have
a
question
and
maybe
a
series
of
questions,
but
I'm
gonna
start
with
one
related
to
your
reserve
amounts
which
are
relatively
healthy,
considering
where
other
people's
reserve
or
other
budget
reserves
have
been
so
far
this
session.
J
I
do
see
in
my
notes
that
you
know
you
you
guys,
have
reduced
the
licensing
fees
but
continue
to
increase
that
reserve
level.
So
I'm
just
wondering
how
what
kind
of
thoughts
you've
put
towards
maybe
restructuring
the
fees
or
some
other
option
for
for
addressing
that
increase
in
reserves.
D
Thank
you
for
the
question
assemblywoman
peter,
so
we
we
did
try
to
address
this
in
the
last
legislative
session.
So
we
looked
at
restructuring
the
fees
and
we
reduced
the
new
mortgage
loan
originator
application
fee
from
185
down
to
145
145,
and
that
was
about
a
28
reduction
and
on
the
renewals
for
the
same
mortgage.
Loan
originator
license.
We
reduced
it
from
165
dollars
to
135,
which
was
about
a
22
reduction.
D
So
the
plan
was
to
come
to
the
body
this
budget
session
and
share
with
you
the
reduction,
but
instead
I'm
here
to
say
that,
because
of
the
unprecedented
times
the
historical
low
mortgage
rates
and
the,
I
think,
the
movement
with
telecommuting
people
are
moving
away
from
the
the
location
that
they
were
in
because
now
being
able
to
telecommute,
they
can
virtually
move
anywhere
as
long
as
they
have
internet
service,
and
so
we've
seen
an
influx
of
individuals
moving
out
of
state
and
even
from
local
downtown
areas
to
the
suburbs
to
buy
homes
refinance
homes.
D
So
that
has
just
shown
in
the
increase
in
the
number
of
licenses
that
we
have
for
the
mortgage
company
and
the
mortgage
loan
originators
and
I
think
a
little
bit
of
it
also.
Maybe
those
individuals
that
left
the
industry
over
the
years,
maybe
during
better
times,
are
now
coming
back
to
this
industry.
So
again,
instead
of
a
reduction
in
the
reserves
I'll
end
up
showing
an
increased
shift,
because
we've
had
this
kind
of
unique
increase
in
our
numbers.
J
When
we
absolutely
don't
want
to
undercut
your
fee
structure
in
the
event
that
the
market
goes
back
to
historic
rates,
or
we
see
a
dip
in
that
in
those
numbers,
but
I
am
wondering:
can
you
about
how
those
fees
can
be
spent,
what
their
limitation
is
in
statute?
J
D
Thank
you
for
the
question
assembly,
one
for
eaters
again,
the
revenue
that
we
generate
from
the
licensing,
because
we
are
a
100
percent
fee-based
division
that
we
do
not
have
any
funds
or
revenue
from
the
general
fund.
So
we
we
we
pay
for
the
licensing
unit,
which
is
housed
under
the
director's
office
of
bni,
and
then
we
cover
examinations
of
the
companies
that
have
the
licenses
with
us,
and
then
we
also
fund
the
enforcement
side.
Where
we
we
received.
D
I
believe
it
was
approximately
221
complaints
last
year
and
so
those
rep
that
income
that
revenue
will
pay
for
the
investigators
to
answer
the
complaints,
address
the
complaints
and,
if
necessary,
take
regulatory
action
against
these
companies
or
individuals.
Then
they
may
not
be
in
compliance.
So
the
the
the
fund
that
we
and
the
fees
that
we
collect
from
the
licensing
will
pay
for
all
of
these
functions
that
we
put.
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
peters
of
the
question,
thank
you
for
the
response
machine
and
are
there
any
other
members
that
have
any
questions
for
this.
A
Budget,
I
do
not
see
any
no
one
has
raised
their
hand
to
ask
a
question
here,
and
so
I
think
that
is
it
for
this
budget.
A
A
If
not,
I
believe
that
we
are
through
with
our
agenda
this
after
this
morning.
So
thank
you
very
much,
mr
reynolds
director
reynolds
for
for
presenting
all
those
budgets
and
and
for
your
team,
for
what
you
do
and
and
for.
E
Informants
this
morning,
thank
you,
senator
brooks
and
members
of
the
committee.
We
really
appreciate
this
opportunity
and
the
questions
that
that
you
gave
us
to
address
our
budgets.
E
These
are
very
specific
areas
and
some
are
very
complex,
and
so
we
really
appreciate
giving
us
the
time
to
go
through
these
and
the
questions
to
really
take
out
the
issues
that
we
have
within
these
areas.
So
once
again,
thank
you
very
much.
A
A
You
and
so
that
brings
us
to
our
final
agenda
item,
which
is
public
comment
and
if
broadcast
services
could
make
sure
the
public
comment
lines
are
open
and
let's
wait
a
few
minutes
to
see
if
anyone
is
on
there
or
wants
to
join.
C
G
G
You
held
a
budget
hearing
for
the
public
employees
benefits
program
pebb
on
feb
february
10th
in
a
repeat
of
the
great
recession,
health
care
benefits
for
state
employees
are
being
slashed
to
fill
a
revenue
shortfall
this
time
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic.
When
many
employees
have
serious
health
issues,
the
pet
board
meets
on
march
25th
to
set
rates
incorporating
the
cuts
and
gov
wreck
maximum
out-of-pocket
expenses.
On
the
high
deductible
plan,
the
base
plan
will
increase
by
over
50
percent
to
13
000
for
a
family.
In
a
year.
G
C
D
G
G
Rescue
plan
signed
into
law
last
week
will
deliver
2.95
billion
billion,
with
a
b
to
state
coffers
to
address
just
such
pandemic
related
issues,
either
directly
or
by
covering
other
budget
shortfalls.
We
implore
you
to
make
the
necessary
planning
and
budget
decisions
as
soon
as
possible
to
avoid
the
worst
of
the
pep
cuts
to
state
employees.
G
I
G
C
C
A
So
that
is
our
last
agenda
item
and
with
that
we
will
adjourn
today's
meeting.
Thank
you
see
you
tomorrow.