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A
Here,
thank
you
very
much,
please
mark
mister
or
assemblyman
levitt
president
when
he
arrives.
I
would
like
to
remind
the
members
of
the
public
who
are
joining
us
this
morning
on
ways
they
can
participate.
A
If
you
look
at
the
agenda
as
posted
online,
it
has
a
number
to
call
and
the
web
how
to
get
to
our
website.
You
can
go
to
the
nevada
legislature's
website
and
go
to
the
nellis
section
of
nevada's
e-l-I-s
section
of
the
nevada
legislature's
website,
and
there
is
a
banner
where
you
can
join
and
it
also
has
the
phone
numbers
you
can
call.
If
you
want
to
make
public
comment
which
will
come
at
the
very
end
of
this
agenda
this
morning
this
morning
our
subcommittee
will
hear
a
presentation
from
the
department
of
administration.
A
Excuse
me
we'll
hear
the
budgets
for
the
director's
office,
fleet
services
and
human
resources
manage
human
resource
management.
Today
this
morning
we
have
director
freed
to
present
to
us
director
freed.
Will
you
please
begin
your
presentation.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Good
morning,
mr
chairman
members
of
the
subcommittee
for
the
record,
my
name
is
laura
freed.
I
serve
as
director
of
the
department
of
administration,
I'm
joined
by
the
administrator
of
our
administrative
services,
division,
matthew,
tuma
who's,
our
chief
fiscal
officer,
as
well
as
fleet
services,
administrator
robbie,
burgess
and
human
resource
management
administrator
peter
long,
and
I
will
lead
it
off
with
a
brief
discussion,
no
pro
no
powerpoint
presentation
for
the
director's
office
budget,
because
it's
such
a
small
budget.
B
So
with
that
we
have
just
a
couple
of
small
replacement
equipment
and
new
equipment
decision
units
in
the
governor's
recommended
budget.
Just
two
computers
in
replacement
for
a
total
of
four
thousand
one
hundred
nine
129
over
the
biennium
the
first
year.
Expenses
are
for
the
women's
commission,
so
they're
funded
by
the
general
fund
and
the
second
year
expenses
are
funded
by
the
director's
office.
Cost
allocation
under
new
equipment,
e720
835
dollars
per
fiscal
year
for
new
adobe
software.
B
B
The
savings
in
this
decision
unit
is
26
706
in
the
first
year,
and
I
should
note
actually
that
it
should
be
27
706.
It
was
simply
miskey,
so
I'd
be
happy
to
work
with
your
staff
on
a
little
bit
of
a
technical
fix
there
in
the
second
year.
The
savings
from
the
adjustment
to
the
fund
mapping
of
the
position
is
28
897.
B
So,
overall,
these
two
decision
units
save
the
state.
137
thousand
dollars
137
349
dollars
over
the
biennium.
Now
I
wanted
to
speak
just
a
second
about
the
re.
The
reason
for
the
reclassification
per
nrs
233i,
the
secretary
of
state,
is
required
to
conduct
an
annual
survey
of
businesses
of
100
employees
or
more
about
gender
equality
in
the
workplace,
assisted
by
the
nevada
commission
for
women.
This
portion
of
nrs
233i
expires
by
limitation
on
december
31st
2022.
B
This
was
discussed
with
commission
for
women
members
and
they
understand
the
rationale
for
it
and
they've
indicated
that
administrative
support
is
all
they
really
need,
so
they
support
it.
And
with
that,
mr
chairman,
I
am
happy
to
take
the
subcommittee's
questions
about
the
director's
office
budget.
A
Thank
you,
miss
free.
I
believe
that
assemblywoman
peters
has
a
question
for
you
on
this
budget
item.
F
Thank
you
chair
and
thank
you
for
the
the
discussion
of
the
budget.
I
have
two
questions.
If
I
may
I'll
start
with
the
first
one,
and
can
you
talk
more
about
what
department
of
administration
duties
the
positions
anticipated
to
perform.
B
Yes,
the
director's
office
could
really
use
some
additional
administrative
support
because
we're
a
small
budget.
We
only
have
five
authorized
positions,
one
of
which
is
the
women's
commission
position.
B
And
so,
as
such,
my
executive
assistant
is
the
only
support
for
myself
and
the
deputy,
and
she
would,
you
know
like
to
be
able
to
take
a
vacation
once
in
a
while
and
call
in
sick
once
in
a
while.
So
she
would,
she
would
receive
backup
from
the
half-time
allocation
of
this
administrative
assistant,
three
position
to
keep
the
the
daily
bills
of
the
director's
office.
B
Moving
to
interface
with
other
departments
to
you
know,
keep
keep
the
paper
flow
going
when
our
executive
assistant
is
otherwise
occupied,
because
we
do
tend
to
give
our
executive
assistants
some
special
projects
here
and
there,
because
we
have
that
flexibility,
because
that's
an
unclassified
position,
whereas
we
wouldn't
ask
an
admin
three
to
work
out
of
class.
So.
F
Thank
you.
That
makes
a
lot
of
sense.
I
I
understand
wanting
to
take
a
vacation
when
you're
the
only
staff
who
can
do
the
things
you
do.
My
second
question,
if
I
may
chair
has
to
do
with
the
other
half
of
that.
Do
you
believe
that
the
position
could
perform
the
necessary
duties
related
to
the
commission
for
women
on
a
part-time
basis.
B
For
the
record
laura
freed
through
you,
mr
chairman,
to
assemblywoman
peters,
I
do-
and
this
was
a
result
of
discussions
when
the
budget
when
the
government
budget
was
under
development.
I
talked
to
commissioner
for
women
chair
joada
brown,
as
well
as
ann
silver,
who
from
the
chamber
of
commerce
about
what
they
needed
and
the
kind
of
support
that
they
would
like
to
have,
and
there
there
are
discussions
with
me
centered
on
well,
we
need
somebody
to
schedule,
meetings,
make
sure
we're
working
with
our
dad
to
conform
to
the
open
meeting
law.
B
Take
the
minutes-
and
you
know
in
pandemic
times,
keep
the
zoom
running
and
you
know
the
other
stuff
we
can
handle
ourselves
because
we're
all
professional
women-
and
we
know
what
we
want
to
do
with
this
commission,
and
so
they
have
indicated
to
me
that
they
absolutely
think
half
time
is
sufficient,
because
this
per
statute,
the
commission
for
women
only
meets
no
at
least
quarterly.
They
tend
to
meet
monthly.
They
like
to
do
that,
but
they're
not
required
to.
A
Thank
you
for
the
question
assemblywoman
and
director
freed.
I
think
with
there's
no
other
questions.
I
don't
see
any
other
questions
on
this
budget.
We
can
move
to
the
next
one.
B
G
Good
morning,
chairman
brooks
and
fellow
community
members,
I'm
robbie
burgess,
I'm
the
administrator
for
the
fleet
service
division.
I
want
to
start
off.
I
have
a
apology.
I
have
a
very
long,
huge
presentation
for
you
folks
today,
I'm
I'm
kidding.
This
is
a
short
and
sweet.
G
One
are
you
able
to
see
the
presentation.
A
Yes,
sir,
you
might
want
to
put
that
in
presentation
mode,
so
we
just
see
the
one
slide.
F
This
is
broadcast
services.
If
you
could
go
down
to
the
the
corner
of
the
there,
you
go
right
there.
G
Okay
start
over
once
again,
I'm
robbie
burgess,
with
the
fleet
service
division,
I'm
the
serving
as
the
administrator
for
the
division,
and
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
I'll-
be
going
over
budget
account.
1354
and
1356.
G
One
of
our
major
strategies
is
to
work
with
the
private
sectors,
on
behalf
of
this
of
the
state
and
and
provide
vehicle
needs
for
our
customers
and
our
customers
being
all
the
state
of
nevada,
we're
guided
under
nrs336
of
the
services
that
we
provide.
We
provide
long-term
vehicle
assignments
to
agencies,
short-term
vehicle
assignments,
which
the
short
term
is
the
vehicles
that
somebody.
G
If
they
fly
into
vegas
or
reno,
they
can,
they
can
borrow-
or
I
shouldn't
say,
borrow
they-
could
lease
a
a
lease,
a
fleet
service
vehicle
and
go
about
their
business
and
bring
it
back
to
us.
You
know
throughout
the
you
know,
after
their
needs,
we
provide
maintenance,
fueling
reporting
and
strategic
fleet
planning
to
to
outside
agencies.
G
Our
current
fleet
size
is
231
vehicles.
We
have
a
staff
of
15
people.
We
have
three
facilities,
one
in
carson
city
here,
reno
at
the
reno
tahoe
airport
and
at
the
las
vegas
mccarran
airport.
Our
current
mileage
that
we've
done
over
the
over
the
past
past
biennium
or
past
fiscal
year
was
8.1
million
miles
and
we
filled
fulfilled
about
8
700
vehicle
rentals
in
fiscal
20..
G
As
far
as
enhancements
for
the
fleet
service
division,
we're
looking
at
hopefully
propo,
you
know
getting
and
and
building
a
facility
that
will
be
in
north
las
vegas
at
the
grant
sawyer
facility,
and
that
cip
is,
is
here
this
year
last
year,
last
biennium
we
weren't
able
to
do
it,
but
this
time
we're
we're
ready
to
go
as
far
as
deck
units
and
enhancements
for
the
fleet
service
division,
e-720
we're
looking
at
replacing
33
additional
vehicles.
G
These
are
vehicles
that
agencies
have
requested
through
goverec
and
they
want
to
replace
their
agency
vehicles
with
fleet
service
division
vehicles.
The
fiscal
22
they're,
looking
at
replacing
22
vehicles
for
a
total
of
836
791
and
11
additional
vehicles
in
fiscal
23.
For
five
hundred
and
four
thousand
two
hundred
and
twenty
seven
dollars.
G
The
fleet
service
division
through
savings,
with
upcoming
savings
that
we're
going
to
have
in
this
upcoming
biennium
we
were
able
to,
along
with
the
admin
service,
division,
able
to
reduce
our
monthly
service
rates.
This
upcoming
biennium
quite
significantly,
and
a
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
cost
savings,
and
that's
all
through
the
compact,
through
our
specialty
vehicles,.
G
And,
with
the
rate
change
impact,
we
were
able
to
save
agencies
quite
a
bit
of
money,
and
I've
highlighted
those
those
savings
on
the
far
right
in
red
and
those
are
per
month.
Savings
to
outside
divisions,
so
divisions
should
be
able
to
save
quite
a
bit
of
money
with
the
daily
rates,
the
fleet
service
division
along
with
asd,
we
were
able
to
keep
our
daily
rates
flat,
so
there's
no
increase
in
in
monthly
rental
rates
and
historically
over
the
over
the
past
by
enums
there,
because
of
cost
of
goods.
G
A
G
Budget
account.
1356
is
pretty
much
just
a
a
holding
account.
These
funds
are
brought
into
by
repurposed
vehicle
sales
vehicles
that
are
sell,
sold
at
auction
and
insurance
recoveries.
So,
and,
like
I
said
this,
this
budget
account
is
just
a
holding
account
for
four
vehicle
purchases
in
the
in
the
future
and
that's
pretty
much
it
for.
A
A
You
know
looking
at
the
information
provided
on
the
individual
vehicle
selections,
I
think
we
just
wanted
to
kind
of
maybe
get
a
little
bit
of
the
rationale,
and
you
know
if
you
can
explain
how
you
meet
with
with
the
agencies,
to
figure
out
what
their
vehicle
needs
are
and
how
you
prioritize
those
needs
within.
You
know
how
you
select
vehicles.
G
For
the
record
robbie
burgess
to
answer
your
question,
senator
brooks
the
agencies
actually
put
in
the
request:
what
they,
when
they
at
the
beginning
of
the
budget
period,
they
they
figure
out
their
needs
of
what
vehicles
that
they
need.
H
So
like
an
example
in
the
department
of
administration,
there's
a
vehicle
request
for
marlette
lake,
where
there's
a
specific
deck
unit
in
that
budget
account
for
a
replacement
of
an
agency-owned
vehicle
with
a
fleet
service
vehicle.
So
all
of
the
details
on
the
specifics
of
replacing
a
like
vehicle
with
a
like
vehicle
or
the
the
specific
make
and
model
are
are
in
those
corresponding
deck
units
in
the
budget
accounts
that
are
actually
going
to
be
receiving
the
vehicle.
A
Thank
you,
mr
tim.
I
appreciate
that
it
is
you
know
what
is
what
kind
of
conversation
has
had
and
what?
What?
What
metrics
do
you
use
to
decide
whether
or
not
we
should
be
reassigning
an
existing
vehicle
that
isn't
getting
used
that
much
or
why
we
go
wipe
not
to
pick
on
the
ag's
office?
But
why
would
a
workers
comp
fraud
investigator
need
a
you
know,
fifty
thousand
dollar
or
will
drive
six
passenger
suv
as
opposed
to
a
two
passenger.
A
You
know
economy,
car
or
even
for
the
for
the
solely
for
the
purposes
of
operating
expenses,
an
electric
vehicle
or
something
like
that
like
what
what
metrics
are
used
to
decide
whether
this
you
know.
Obviously,
some
of
these,
like
you
know,
cabin
chassis
for
consumer
equitability,
really,
no
other
thing
they
can
do
there
or
a
four
wheel
drive
for
ag
dairy
fund
who's
going
out
in
in
into
the
field.
But
some
of
these
I
just
use
the
at
the
ag's
workers
comp
fraud
unit.
A
You
know:
how
do
you
decide?
Okay,
that
this
is
an
appropriate?
Is
it
is
a
pass
fail,
or
do
you
say
you
know
you
asked
for
a
a
tahoe
and
you're
going
to
get
a
geo
like?
Is
there
a
process
that
you
use
to
do
that.
G
Robbie
burgess
for
fleet
service
division,
like
I
said,
senator
brooks
I
mean
they're,
the
I'm
not
the
one
that
is
is
is
I'm
I'm
feeling
their
their
ask
their
if
they're
asking
for
a
suburban,
you
know,
I'm
sure,
that's
you
know
that
when
they're
going
and
doing
their
budget
presentations
they're
justifying
their
need
to
you
to
you,
folks,
I'm
just
the
I'm,
the
I'm,
the
guy,
that's
buying
the
vehicles
for
him
and
and
filling
that
need
for
him.
H
Matthew
tuma
for
the
record
administrator
of
asd.
H
So
there's
there's
a
fairly
lengthy
process
that
agencies
have
to
go
through
to
actually
replace
the
vehicles,
but
I
think
I
think,
everybody's
always
more
than
willing
to
to
look
at
what
their
needs
are
and
reassess
and
and
assess
what
vehicle
matches
those
needs.
A
H
A
A
Well,
I
have
no
further
questions.
I
really
appreciate
it
and
again
I
I
want
to
you
know
urge
if,
if
only
for
the
cost
of
operating
expenses
to
the
state
of
nevada,
that,
where
possible,
you
consider
electric
vehicles
if
the
range
is
appropriate
and
and
the
the
the
use
is
appropriate,
it's
it's
really.
I
think
it's
going
to
save
the
state
a
lot
of
money
in
operating
expenses
over
the
years.
I
do
have
a
question
from
senator
gokuchiya.
However,
thank
you,
mr
chair.
E
And
I'm
going
to
follow
right
along
the
lines
who
you
were
just
coming
from
at
what
point
is
fleet
services
going
to
start
moving
towards?
You
know
either
hybrids
or
electric
vehicles.
You
know
this
is
a
place,
we're
headed
and
just
curious
at
some
point
in
this
we're
going
to
have
to
start
transitioning.
G
Robbie
burgess
police
service
division,
senator
gokuchiya
and
three
years
chair
brooks
yes,
senator
okacio
the
fleet
service
division,
we
are,
electric
vehicles
are
becoming
more
and
more
prevalent
electric
vehicles.
A
lot
of
the
manufacturers
are
starting
to
produce
more
and
more
electric
vehicles,
with
the
capability
of
traveling
longer
and
farther
when
the
opportunity
arises
on
these
on
this
next
biennium.
G
The
first
thing
I
looked
at
is
what
vehicles
were
being
requested
and
what
I
could
fill
with
electric
vehicles
and
unfortunately,
I
think
there
was
only
one
or
two
that
were
a
possibility
that
I
could
put
electric
vehicles
in
and
I
think
they
were
in
the
in
the
las
vegas
region,
so
those
are
are
primed
to
put
electric
vehicles
in,
but
until
the
manufacturers
start
with
this
current
biennium,
there
was
a
lot
of
specialty
pickup
trucks
and,
unfortunately,
a
lot
of
the
major
manufacturers
are
not
producing
electric
vehicle
heavy-duty
trucks.
G
Yet
ford
is
coming
out
with
an
electric
f-150.
This
coming
this
this
coming,
I
think
next
couple
years
is
going
to
be
shown
and
but
until
then,
once
the
manufacturers
start
producing
the
vehicles
that
would
actually
specifically
fill
the
state's
needs.
I'll
I'll
be
all
over
that,
and
hopefully
that
answered
your
ques.
Your
question
senator
gokuchiya.
H
Matthew
tuma
for
the
record
administrator
of
asd.
I
would
just
like
to
add
on
to
that
that
part
of
that
solution
is
also
creating
the
charging
infrastructure
to
support
public
vehicles
and
that's
an
active
thing
that
the
department
of
administration
is
working
on.
In
fact,
the
committee
is
going
to
be
reviewing
one
of
the
department
of
administration,
cip
projects
for
fleet
services
at
the
grant.
Sawyer
building
in
las
vegas
and
charging
stations
are
a
component
of
that
capital
improvement
project.
H
A
E
I
did
have
a
question,
however.
The
senators
already
addressed
those
questions.
Mine
was
related
to
electric
vehicles,
but
if
you
would
just
indulge
me
for
a
second
I'd
like
to
touch
on
the
the
charging
facilities
and
more
of
a
statement,
I
guess
is,
I
do
know
that
you
know
the
rural
parts
of
nevada
are
really
interested
in
expanding
the
the
charging
station
network.
E
I
received
a
call
from
valley
electric,
and
so
I
would
just
encourage
you
guys,
while
you're
you're
working
on
expanding
those
networks
to
include
real
nevada,
so
chair,
brooks,
has
has
a
place
to
stop
on
the
way
up
here
and
the
rest
of
us
when
we
all
switch
over
to
electric
vehicles.
Thank
you,
chair.
A
No,
no,
that's
a
assemblyman
have
a
very
valid
point.
As
somebody
who's
drove
two
aisles
on
nevada's
electric
highway,
through
mostly
rural
nevada
and
electric
vehicle,
senator
gokuchiya
and
assemblyman
haven,
you
have
the
best
charging
networks
that
I've
used
on
that
electric
highway.
So
thank
you
for
for
doing
that.
A
Sure
did.
Thank
you.
That's
that's
all
the
questions
we
have
on
these
budget
items.
I
appreciate
your
presentation
this
morning,
mr
burgess,
and
and
answering
our
questions
as
well
as
you,
mr
tuma,
and
I
believe
that
we
can
move
on
to
our
next
budget
item
and
our
next
budget
is
going
to
be
the
human
resource
management
budget
1363..
B
I
I
Look
so
the
this.
This
is
the
agency's
organizational
chart,
the
division
structure.
We
have
multiple
sections:
equal
employment,
opportunity,
employee
and
management
services,
central
payroll
and
employee
records,
compensation,
classification
and
recruitment
agency,
human
resource
services,
our
labor
relations
unit
and
our
office
of
employee
development.
I
I
I
But,
as
you,
you
may
know,
the
management
analyst
4
is
really
a
generic
classification
that
crosses
multiple
agency
lines
and
has
a
myriad
of
duties
that
it
can
perform
from
from
fiscal
to
I.t,
to
to
analysis
etc,
and
we
really
need
someone
who
has
payroll
specific
background
and
minimum
qualifications,
and
this
would
request
a
one-grade
increase
with
with
the
new
payroll
manager,
job
classification,
which
would
align
this.
The
current
payroll
manager
two
grades
above
its
closest
subordinate,
which
is
typical
in
state
service
right
now.
I
It's
it's
one
grade
above
its
closest
subordinate,
then
we're
asking
for
a
collective
bargaining
assessment.
I
A
Success
there
you
go,
thank
you
and,
and
thank
you
for
for
the
presentation,
and
I
do
have,
I
think,
a
handful
of
questions
and
from
assemblywoman
miller.
F
Yes,
thank
you
chair.
Yes,
my
questions
and
especially
going
back
to
the
fact
that
during
the
last
legislative
session,
we
had
passed
collective
bargaining.
It
looks
like
they're
still
my
notes,
say
four,
but
I
I
feel
like
I'm,
counting
five
actually
bargaining
units
that
don't
have
exclusive
rep
representation.
F
So
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
explain
for
us
the
impact
on
those
units
without
having
the
exclusive
representation
and
when
you
think
they
that
they
might
have
representation.
I
We
currently
have
four
of
the
11
units
that
are
that
are
not
represented.
They
have
not
been
certified
at
this
point
by
the
emrp
as
far
as
when
they
may
be
certified.
I
I
really
couldn't
hazard
a
guess
on
that.
I
I
know
that
there
are
one
of
the
units
unit
b.
The
clerical
unit
is,
I
think,
having
a
couple
unions
working
on
being
the
the
exclusive
representative
for
those
the
other
three
that
aren't
represented
the
professionals
non-health
the
supervisory
unit
and
the
technical
aides.
I
I
I'm
not
sure
where
those
are
at
as
far
as
representation
currently
of
the
units
that
are
represented.
That's
about
6
200
employees
of
the
total
that
are
eligible
for
representation.
That's
about
18
730,
so
about
one-third
of
the
employees
in
state
service
that
are
eligible
for
representation,
are
being
represented
right
now.
F
Actually,
it
really
doesn't
if
you
could
speak
to
or
the
groups
that
are
not
being
represented,
what
is
the
impact
on
them?.
I
I
They
just
would
not
have
representation
from
a
certified
bargaining.
At
this
point.
F
Okay,
follow-up
chair.
F
Okay
thanks,
so
so
you
you,
you
started
to
mention
that
you
believe
that
a
few
of
the
uni
unit
units
are
working
with
other
groups,
but
do
you
have
a
more
concise,
maybe
or
specific,
update
on
the
actual
process
for
collective
bargaining
and
whether
that
results
in
an
economic
or
fiscal
impact?
I
There
there
potentially
could
be
a
fiscal
impact,
and
that
would
certainly
the
provisions
of
sb
135
and
would
be
applied,
which
would
be
once
you
know.
Hopefully
a
tentative
agreement
is
reached.
You
know
the
non-economic
articles
would
would
would
go
to
the
board
of
examiners.
The
economic
articles
would
be
presented
to
the
governor
for
a
potential
budget
amendment
that
would
go
to
the
legislature,
who
would
then
have
the
ultimate
authority
of
approving
or
disapproving
any
or
all
of
the
economic
articles.
F
Okay
and
there's
a
recommendation
to
actually
fund
it
through
the
the
labor
relations
unit
through
a
new
collective
bargaining
assessment,
rather
than
through
the
existing
personnel
assessment.
Can
you
explain
what
the
benefits
of
that
would
be.
H
Matthew,
tuma
administrator
of
asd,
so
currently
the
personnel
assessment
is
assigned,
is
assessed
to
all
state
staff
that
deck
unit
is
actually
revenue
neutral,
where
it
would
only
assign
the
labor
the
labor
relations
unit
costs
to
the
positions
that
can
have
representation
in
collective
bargaining.
So
by
by
looking
at
sort
of
how
that
unit
has
been
funded
in
our
current
biennium,
we
felt
it
was
appropriate
to
submit
a
decision
unit
to
only
have
those
costs
supported
by
the
employees
and
the
positions
that
will
benefit
from
it.
F
Okay,
I
I
guess
I
have.
I
do
have
one
final
question
and,
and
it's
going
back
to
my
first
question-
about
the
impact
for
the
groups
that
don't
have
a
representation
and
it
seemed
like
the
response
was
well.
They
are
being
represented
by
other
groups
and
such
it's
since
with
collective
bargaining
now
and
the
decisions
or
the
recommendations
being
made
to
have
to
to
reduce-
and
you
know
the
the
challenges
of
the
budget
and
such
were
all
the
collective
bargaining
units
at
the
table
for
for
part
of
these
decisions
or
recommendations.
I
Peter
long
for
the
record,
through
the
chair
to
assemblywoman
miller,
I'm
not
sure
I
understand
your
question,
but
I
will
say
that
each
of
the
the
bargaining
units
through
the
the
union
that
has
been
designated
as
their
exclusive
representative
they
they
have
been
at
the
table
with
with
representatives
from
the
various
units
as
part
of
the
bargaining
team.
If
that's,
if
that's
your.
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
miller,
and
does
anyone
else
have
any
questions
on
on
this?
This
budget
item
right
here.
A
Doesn't
appear
as
if
we
do-
and
I
I
know,
mr
mr
long,
you
have
a
quite
a
job
ahead
of
you.
This
is
going
to
be
interesting
for
the
state
and
especially
for
timing
on
budgets
and
and
and
it's
definitely
the
first
go
around-
is
going
to
be
tough,
and
so
I
appreciate
everything
that
you're
doing
and
for
for
the
workers
of
the
state
of
nevada,
but
also
for
us
over
here
on
our
side,
really
appreciate
your
work
on
this
and
be
right
there
with
you.
A
I
A
I
have
been
on
both
sides
of
a
contract
negotiation
with
the
collective
bargaining
agreement.
I
understand
all
right
well.
I
think
that
that
is
everything
for
for
for
this
budget
item
and
also
for
you,
mr
long
and
I
think
that
that
will
bring
us
to
our
next
account
and
that
is
a
department
of
taxation.
A
And
so
I
believe
we
have
director
young
up
here
to
present
a
there.
You
are
you
see
on
the
screen
to
present
your
department
of
taxation
presentation
for
us
this
morning.
Good
morning,
director
young.
D
D
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
our
budget
to
you
today
and
with
me,
are
members
of
my
executive
team,
and
many
of
you
have
seen
our
budget
presentation.
So
what
we
would
do
is
quickly
go
into
our
budgetary
requests,
but
I
think
it's
important
to
share
at
this
before
we
go
into
the
budgetary
request.
What
the
department
of
taxation
does
on
behalf
of
the
state
of
nevada,
local
governments
and
schools.
D
D
Non-Income
tax
states
such
as
washington,
it
was
62
cents
for
them
to
collect
a
hundred
dollars
in
tennessee,
another
non-income
tax
state,
it's
55
cents
to
collect
a
hundred
dollars.
Also,
we
collect
70
percent
of
the
state
general
fund
revenue,
and
we
do
this
within
one
budget
account
and
that's
23.61.
D
First,
we
took
a
deep
dive
into
our
fees,
cost
allocations,
revenue
assessments
and
then
we
took
had
to
take
a
look
at
our
largest
budget
expenditure
and
that's
personnel
and
what
we
must
have
to
remain
status
quo.
Then
we
had
to
look
at
what
it
would
be
to
take
to
be
fully
operational,
as
we
all
know,
in
fiscal
year,
2020,
during
the
beginning
months
of
the
pandemic,
we
we
weren't
operating
at
a
full
capacity.
D
Many
of
our
staff
were
sent
home
to
work
from
home,
and
so
a
lot
of
our
operating
expenses
were
not
expended
to
their
full
capacity
as
the
state's
base
budget
process.
So
what
we'd
like
to
do
is
go
through
the
first
proposal
the
department
has
provided-
and
this
is
an
increase
to
the
justice
court
fee.
D
D
This
amount
is
calculated
by
determining
the
cost
of
the
positions
and
associated
expenditures,
including
cigarette
stems
the
department
realized
it
had
not
reviewed
this
cost
allocation
in
over
five
years
in
the
so.
This
is
a
difference
in
what
the
department
was
currently
transferring
for
the
cost
of
administering
the
cigarette
tax.
D
This
and
this
change
will
bring
in
an
additional
hundred
and
twenty
nine
thousand
five
hundred
thirty
dollars
in
fiscal
year.
Twenty
two
and
a
hundred
thirty
eight
thousand
six
hundred
and
ninety
four
dollars
in
fiscal
year
23
and
this
bill
does
not
require
a
bdr
to
implement
because
it
is
already
statutorily
allowed
for
this
transfer.
D
D
D
Currently,
the
fee
is
a
one-time
fee
of
fifteen
dollars
that
has
not
changed
in
seventeen
years.
The
last
time
the
fee
was
changed
was
in
two
thousand
three
in
researching
this
proposal.
The
department
surveyed
other
states,
and
we
looked
ten
states
charges.
Sellers
permit
fee
that
range
anywhere
from
twenty
dollars
to
a
hundred
dollars
in
five
states,
charge
a
renewal
fee
on
sellers
permits
annually.
D
Additionally,
the
renewal
fee
would
help
the
efficiencies
of
the
department,
as
businesses
that
are
not
operating
may
close.
Their
may
not
close
their
account
because
there's
no
incentive
to
do
so.
Currently,
they
may
continue
to
keep
their
account
open
and
hold
on
to
that
seller's
permit,
which
could
potentially
be
used
to
purchase
tax
exempt
items.
The
department
has
to
monitor
these
accounts
and
follow
up
if
sales
are
made
to
these
businesses.
D
If
a
business
is
no
longer
operating
but
holds
the
permit,
staff
time
is
focused
on
monitoring,
rather
than
being
redirected
to
other
important
priorities.
This
proposal
will
bring
in
annually
an
additional
1.4
million
dollars
where
479
475
970
would
be
distributed
to
the
general
fund
in
a
similar
amount
would
be
distributed
to
local
governments
and
schools.
D
There
is
some
cost
associated
with
this
decision
unit
and
that's
the
programming
of
our
system,
which
would
cost
about
121
thousand
dollars.
This
measure
also
is,
will
assist
the
department's
internal
initiatives
where
we
are
working
to
clean
up.
Our
taxpayer
account
records
before
we
go
into
a
system.
Modernization
project
also
benefiting
that
account
cleanup
project
is
tax,
amnesty,
which
will
help
taxpayers
with
their
debt
cleanup
and
a
few
other
projects.
The
department
is
working
on
so
that
we
have
accurate
records
moving
into
our
new
system
in
making
this
seller's
permit
annual.
D
The
department
of
taxation
currently
provides
the
service
at
no
cost
to
local
entities
for
the
evaluation,
as
well
as
collection
and
disbursement
of
property
taxes
for
centrally
assessed
property.
This
proposes
to
allow
the
department
to
collect
a
commission
on
the
unsecured
role
of
personal
property
of
centrally
assessed
property.
D
D
D
However,
many
of
these
positions
have
had
to
be
held
vacant
to
meet
budgetary
savings.
Therefore,
the
department
has
not
been
able
to
fill
these
positions,
nor
have
we
been
able
to
recognize
benefits
from
these
positions
and
we
looked
at
what
we
needed
again
to
remain
status
quo.
Therefore,
the
department
is
recommending
the
elimination
of
these
positions.
D
D
While
audit
staffing
levels
are
a
critical
component
to
ensure
the
collection
of
taxes
due
to
the
state,
the
department
must
focus
on
hiring
and
training.
The
current
vacant
audit
positions
the
department
has
been
faced
and
is
experiencing
a
high
turnover
rate
among
our
audit
staff
and
currently
has
a
vacancy
ratio
of
23.8
percent.
D
As
a
result
of
turnover,
the
executive
team
has
identified
some
efforts.
We
can
do
on
staff
retention
and
recruitment
of
staff
when
vacancies
do
occur
and
these
efforts
include
are
being
developed
without
additional
resources.
These
efforts
include
more
dynamic
job
announcements,
greater
breadth
and
width
of
distribution
of
our
job
announcements
using
social
media
as
well
as
developing
a
taxation
onboarding
program
called
top.
D
D
In
fiscal
year
2020
we
conducted
677
inspections
where
9
resulted
in
seizure
and
for
the
first
half
of
2021,
we
have
conducted
407
inspections
where
18
have
resulted
in
seizure.
In
summary,
our
investigators
conducted
1770
inspections
over
that
time
period
and
resulted
in
148
seizures
of
contraband
product.
D
Next,
the
department
received
a
tax
examiner
position
as
a
part
of
sb
263
from
the
2019
legislative
session,
as
well
as
a
tax
examiner
that
was
transferred
from
the
cannabis
compliance
board
for
the
marijuana
enforcement
division
budget
4207.
When
the
the
split
between
those
the
department
and
the
cannabis
compliance
board
happened.
D
Both
of
these
positions
were
effective
on
january
1,
2020
and
the
department
has
not
been
able
to
fill
either
position
and
they
were
recommended
to
remain
vacant
for
budgetary
savings.
The
department
has
implemented
sb263
and
is
continuing
to
manage
the
marijuana
tax
types
with
our
current
resources.
D
The
elimination
of
these
vacant
positions
has
caused
the
workload
to
be
permanently
redistributed
to
other
tax
examiners
and
could
potentially
delay
taxpayer
assistance
regarding
licensing
tax
return
filing
and
other
general
information.
However,
currently,
the
department
has
not
seen
significant
impacts
in
these
areas.
D
The
information
technology
position
was
created
in
the
2019
legislative
session
to
address
I.t
workload
and
has
been
kept
vacant
as
a
part
of
the
re
reduction
in
revenues.
The
majority
of
the
job
duties
were
to
provide
programming
changes
for
maintenance
and
enhancements
for
the
department,
all
tax
applications
that
include
both
modern
and
legacy
systems.
D
The
source
of
the
I
t
projects
are
business,
initiation,
legislative
changes
and
any
changes
in
the
technology
to
align
with
the
security
standards.
There
may
be
delays
in
completing
projects
of
some
enhancements
that
may
be
pushed
out
further.
The
department
may
have
to
create
workarounds,
which
could
may
impact
the
department's
efficiencies.
D
And,
finally,
the
administrative
assistant
was
to
assist
the
functions
as
a
result
of
sb
263
from
the
2019
legislative
session
and
again,
the
department
has
implemented
sb
263
and
have
to
date
accommodated
the
workload.
However,
when
the
department
does
open
and
become
fully
operational,
we
may
see
delays
in
processing
of
inspections
and
investigation
paperwork.
D
D
Specifically,
I
was
appointed
to
their
board
of
directors
representing
the
western
states
in
june
of
2019
and
have
been
reappointed
for
a
two-year
term
in
june
of
2020,
which
has
requirements
to
attend
certain
meetings.
Additionally,
the
department
is
a
part
of
streamlined
sales
tax
that
has
certain
meeting
attendance
requirements,
and
we
are
fortunate
that
the
federation
of
tax
administrators
had
identified
the
meeting
locations
for
the
next
two
years.
We
looked
at
those
locations
of
the
meetings
and
estimated
the
cost,
which
is
the
basis
for
this
request.
D
However,
we
realize
that,
due
to
the
pandemic,
none
of
us
know
when
we
can
return
to
normal
and
when
functions
of
out-of-state
meetings
will
resume.
These
two
associations
do
provide
critical
critical
resources
for
the
department
and
when
travel
functions
can
return
to
normal
the
funding
we
requested
the
funding
be
available
to
the
department
to
attend
these
meetings.
D
Next
is
e
decision
unit
232,
which
is
in-state.
Travel,
was
reduced
to
meet
budgetary
reduction
measures
and,
as
a
result
of
the
pandemic,
in-state
travel
was
halted
and
or
only
allowed
on
a
necessary
basis.
This
request
would
restore
the
needed
funding
for
in-state
travel
when
we
can
return
to
normal
functions.
D
The
department
looked
at
the
past
three
years
of
travel
to
annualize
the
budgetary
need.
This
budget
authority
would
allow
the
department
to
reinstitute
revenue
officers
going
into
the
field
to
collect
compliance
investigations
and
for
auditors
that
would
need
to
visit
the
taxpayer's
place
of
business.
D
This
next
decision
unit
e233,
is
a
request
for
acuity.
Software
is
a
scheduling
software
used
by
the
revenue
selection
to
have
appointments
the
software
is
originally
purchased
in
order
to
schedule
customers
during
the
pandemic.
The
expense
is
an
on
going
due
to
the
need
to
be
able
to
schedule
customers
for
these
services.
D
This
request
includes
just
the
ongoing
maintenance
of
the
software,
and
we
see
that
this
would
be
a
benefit
to
the
department
for
the
foreseeable
future.
We
anticipate
that
when
we
are
fully
operational-
and
this
will
also
be
very
beneficial
to
taxpayers
when
taxpayer
visits
are
heavy
typically
during
the
last
week
of
the
month,
this
would
give
the
taxpayers
an
opportunity
to
make
an
appointment,
which
would
be
a
great
convenience
to
them
and
their
busy
schedules.
D
The
next
decision
unit
e-234,
is
software
licensed
that
was
purchased
in
fiscal
year
2020,
and
this
will
request
will
fund
the
ongoing
maintenance
of
the
software.
This
was
implemented
as
a
part
of
sb
263
from
the
2019
legislative
session.
The
software
is
used
to
dynamically
generate
pdfs
and
is
used
in
our
online
tax
portal,
specifically
to
generate
reports
utilized
by
the
department
in
the
attorney
general's
office.
D
E-235
is
printing
and
operating
gl's.
This
the
department
again
was
substantially
shut
down
during
the
pandemic,
and
these
the
base
expenditures
were
reduced
at
that
time
in
order
to
return
to
normal
operations
in
the
upcoming
biennium,
this
funding
is
was
determined
based
on
a
three-year
average
of
the
department's
ongoing
needs.
D
D
This
final
decision
unit
here
m501,
is
for
the
background
checks
of
employees.
The
department
passed
it
last
legislative
session,
sb
530,
which
is
an
irs
mandate,
and
what
this
does
is
it
background
checks
our
employees
every
five
years,
the
department
in
fiscal
year,
20
20,
conducted
the
largest
portion
of
background
checks,
and
this
decision
unit
would
only
be
for
those
positions
who
meet
the
five-year
ongoing
background
check
requirement
of
each
of
these
fiscal
years.
D
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
chair,
so
my
question
has
to
do
with
some
of
the
positions.
First
of
all,
and-
and
I
think
you
you-
you
answered
these
for
the
most
part,
but
I
I
want.
Maybe
if
you
have
any
additional
information
first,
one
had
to
do
with
the
the
two
auditor
position.
Eliminations.
E
What's
the
what's
the
you
talked
about
the
impact,
I
believe
you
said:
340
audits,
maybe
if
you
had
one
that
one
person
would
do.
Is
that
correct.
D
Thank
you
for
the
record
melanie
young
executive
director
for
the
nevada
department
of
taxation.
Typically,
an
auditor
can
do,
and
I
have
my
deputy
director
for
compliance
online.
Typically,
they
can
do
56
audits
per
year
and
on
average
we
have
an
average
billing
of
about
thirty
four
thousand
three
hundred
and
forty
dollars
per
audit.
E
D
So
for
the
two
auditors
specifically
like
I
said,
each
one
can
do
56
about
56
audits
a
year,
and
so
we
would
not
be
able
to
do
112
audits
and
then
with
each
one
of
those
have
an
average
billing
of
about
34
000.
E
Okay
and.
D
The
the
the
compliance
audit
investigator-
typically,
they
do
340
inspections
a
year
and
of
those
inspections.
Right
now
are
seeing
an
18
seizure
rate
and
those
would
initiate
an
investigation
by
the
department.
D
Again,
melanie
young
executive
director:
yes,
those
are
vacant
and
have
been
kept
vacant,
so
we
would
receive
two
of
the
three
and
we
should
be
able
to
see
some
efficiencies
from
that.
E
Okay,
because
I
I
I
was
trained
that
in
my
my
notes,
I
was
trying
to
see
if
that
was,
if
you
were
eliminating
a
position
that
was
in
addition
to
those
three
that
you
had
kept
making.
So
it
sounds
like
it's
you've
been
able
to
fill
one
of
the
three.
E
D
The
third
one
was
intentionally
to
help
us
reduce
our
backlog
of
ik
projects,
so
fortunately,
well
to
date,
those
all
three
positions
have
been
vacant,
and
so
we
have
not
been
able
to
address
that,
and
so
we're
hopeful
with
being
able
to
retain
two
of
those
three
that
that's
this
third
one.
We
should
be
able
to
see
some
efficiencies
and
we'll
work
through
those
during
this
next
biennium.
E
D
Thank
you,
melanie
young
executive
director
for
the
nevada
department
of
taxation.
We
have
implemented
sb
263
and
we
did
fill
one
of
the
compliance
audit.
Investigator
positions.
Regulations
have
been
developed
and
were
working
through
the
like.
I
said
it
has
been
implemented,
and
so,
if,
at
this
time
I
could
turn
over
the
the
rest
of
the
question
to
my
deputy
director,
terry
upton,
to
provide
some
additional
answers
to.
E
E
We
have
transferred
whatever
those
duties
were
over
to
additional
staff
members
who
are
seeing
that
the
new
vape
accounts
are
licensed
and
we've
issued
letters
of
instruction
to
them
and
we
are
following
up
with
them
fairly
closely
to
make
sure
that
they
have
everything
they
need
to
conduct
business
in
nevada
so
by,
but
by
eliminating
these
positions
you
you've
transferred
it
to
other
people.
Are
they
able
to
keep
up
with
the
workload
right
now,
because
kovid
has
decreased
the
amount
of
traffic
into
the
department?
E
Businesses
have
closed.
We
are
managing
that
workload.
E
E
It
just
depends
on
on
the
recovery
right,
the
recovery
part.
Okay,
I
think
that's
all
one.
That's
all
I
have
mr
chair.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
senator
dennis.
I
I
believe
assemblywoman
hattagy
has
a
few
questions
on.
C
I
do
thank
you
chair
and
I'm
gonna
apologize
right
now.
I
lost
my
internet
connection
at
the
beginning
of
your
presentation.
So
if
you
answered
a
couple
of
my
questions,
I
apologize
I
I
was
able
to
jump
on
midway
through
your
presentation,
but
mines
are
going
to
be
on
decision
unit
e681.
C
I
want
to
go
to
the
increasing
commission
on
personal
property.
I
know.
Originally
there
was
the
eight
percent
commission
that
was
collected
and
now
it
looks
like
there's
the
additional
eight
percent
that's
being
collected
on
top
of
that,
and
so
I
wanted
just
to
ask
how
you
guys
got
to
that
eight
percent
additional
commission
number
and
if
you
guys,
did
an
impact
study
on
what
kind
of
impact
this
was
going
to
have
on
local
government.
D
C
Absolutely
it's
probably
my.
It
sounds
like
I'm
having
some
internet
issues,
so
it
was
just
regarding
the
the
newly
assessed
commission
on
personal
property.
I
know
originally
there's
the
eight
percent,
but
then
there's
the
recommendation
for
the
additional
eight
percent.
So
I
want
to
know
how
you
guys
got
to
that
eight
percent
number
for
the
additional
commission
that's
going
to
be
assessed
and
then
whether
there
was
an
impact
study
done
on
how
this
would
affect
local
government.
D
D
So
what
the
department
did
is
we're
we're
comparing
the
eight
percent,
which
is
a
commission
that
local
governments
are
allowed
to
currently
receive
when
they
collect
from
their
personal
property
tax
in
county,
especially
that's
currently
in
statute.
D
D
No,
this
would
be
just
impacted,
so
the
department
collects
we
assess
and
collect
the
whatever
the
the
I'm
trying
to
find
my
notes
here,
the
for
the
we
evaluate
and
collect
the
disbursement
on
personal
property
taxes
on
centrally
assessed
properties.
D
Those
costs
are
135
000
in
the
first
year,
137
000
in
the
second
year,
so
those
costs
would
be
taken
off
the
top
of
what
the
department
collects
and
the
rest
would
be
distributed
to
the
local
governments.
So
it
would
be
spread
across
the
17
counties
and
would
likely
be
a
de
minimis
amount
to
those
counties.
C
Okay,
thank
you,
miss
young,
and
then
this
is
where
I
jumped
on,
and
I
think
you
answered
my
question
and
I
just
want
to
be
clear,
because
this
is
where
I
was
able
to
rejoin
the
meeting
when
we
were
speaking
about
the
fee
increase
on
the
justice
court
fee
increase
from
a
dollar
to
two
dollars
that
fee
increase.
Will
it
be
enough
to
cover
100
percent
of
the
state
demographer.
D
Melanie
young
executive
director
for
the
nevada
department
of
taxation-
yes,
it
was
almost
exactly
one
dollar
increase
because
that
one
dollar
was
initiated
over
30
years
ago,
the
salary
and
expenses
associated
with
the
state
demographer.
It
actually
came
out
to
be
almost
exactly
doubling
that
to
two
dollars.
C
Thank
you
and
then
my
last
question
share.
If
I
could
have
a
follow-up,
okay-
and
I
completely
missed
this
part
of
your
presentation-
so
you
might
have
answered
this,
but
it
was
regarding
the
adjustment
to
the
administrative
fee
for
cigarette
tax
and
other
tobacco
products.
Did
you
share
it?
If
you
did
sorry,
if
I
missed
it,
how
you
guys
arrived
at
the
calculation
on
the
administrative
fee
and
how
the
updated
position
costs
were
calculated.
D
C
A
Thank
you,
assemblywoman
hatagi.
I
appreciate
that
and
thank
you,
john
for
answering
those
questions
for
us.
I
believe
we
have
a
question
from
assemblywoman
gorlow
on
the
next
or
one
of
the
decision
units
in
this
budget.
C
Just
thank
you,
chair
bro.
I
had
a
question
regarding
the
operating
expenditures
in
e-235.
Could
you
explain
a
little
bit
how
the
agency
determined
that
operating
expenditures
should
be
increased
beyond
the
amounts
that
were
approved
by
the
2019
legislature.
D
However,
in
speaking
with
your
legislative
staff,
I
think
there
might
be
an
error
in
that
that
calculation,
and
in
that
decision
unit,
it
was
not
our
intention
to
increase
our
operating
expenses
greater
than
what
is
currently
legislatively
approved,
and
so
what
we
would
like
to
do
is
work
with
your
staff
on
potentially
an
adjustment
there.
A
Thank
you,
and
if
we
do
not
have
any
further
questions
on
those,
those
budgets
would
love
to
hear.
Maybe
about
jump
back
into
your
your
one
shots
and
and
walk
through
what
what
those
are
going
to
be.
D
D
During
the
last
biennium,
we
really
met
with
all
of
our
staff,
and
one
of
the
things
that
they
asked
for
was
additional
staff
to
cover
the
support
of
both
of
these
offices
and
so
with
by
consolidating
them
we're
able
to
find
savings
by
cost
avoidance
by
not
having
to
hire
additional
supervisory
coverage
for
both
of
the
offices
and
also
by
eliminating
duplicative.
We
have
security
guards
at
each
one
of
those
offices-
extra
camera
coverage,
armored,
car,
pickup
and
different
things
like
that.
D
So
by
consolidating
the
these
two
offices,
we're
able
to
again
we're
at
capacity
in
both
of
these
office,
so
we're
we're
looking
to
find
greater
space
and
can
find
some
ongoing
savings
with
that.
D
Next
is
our
technology
investment
request.
We
began
our
unified
tax
system,
modernization
efforts
in
fiscal
year
2020
and
over
the
course
of
the
project
we
worked
with
gartner
with
our
staff
and
leadership
to
understand
the
current
state
of
business
for
the
department
and
our
processes
and
our
technology
footprint
to
support
tax
administration.
D
Alternatives
such
as
a
custom
developed
solution,
a
best
of
breed
solution
and
a
commercial
off
the
self
off-the-shelf
off-the-shelf
solution
called
cots.
Gartner
has
helped
us
identify
the
direction
of
procuring
a
cots
integrated
tax
solution
to
support
the
future
needs
of
our
core
tax
administration.
D
These
options
were
evaluated
and
based
on
established
criteria
embedded
with
the
department's
executive
leadership.
As
a
part
of
our
fiscal
year,
2020
budget
reductions,
940
000,
was
reverted
to
the
general
fund
from
our
modernization
project.
This
project
was
placed
on
hold
in
fiscal
year
2021
and
after
our
phase
one
step
three,
our
documented
case
business.
D
This
funding
would
allow
the
department
to
continue
with
the
project
and
start
implementing
the
gartner
correct,
recommended
readiness,
assessment
and
set
up
project
organization
and
governance,
establish
and
execute
the
data
management
strategy,
develop
and
execute
the
change
management
management
strategy
and
procure
and
implement
a
document
imaging
system
the
development
and
develop
the
rfp
for
the
cot
solution
and
release
the
rfp
for
the
first
quarter
in
calendar
year.
2023,
the
vendor
selection
process
will
start
in
the
third
quarter
of
calendar
year
2023..
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
going
over
that
with
us.
I
don't
see
any
questions
from
members
on
that
on
those
one
shots
senator
dennis,
do
it
are
you?
Do
I
see
you?
Oh.
E
Yeah
yeah
just
a
quick,
just
a
quick
question,
mr
chair
and
I
know
she
said
she's
going
to
cover
it
in
the
bill.
I
just
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
understand
this
so
that
2.9
million
that's
coming
in
that
request
is
to
basically
get
us
to
right
right
to
where
we
need
to
be
to
start
to
implement,
then
a
new
system
right,
so
it
will.
It
will
allow
us
to
do
whatever
we
need
to
do
to
get
our
data
ready
and
also
to
do
the
what
was
it.
You
just
said.
E
E
The
not
the
micro
fish,
but
the
you
know
the
the
recording
of
all
the
the
the
data
is
that
correct.
D
Yes,
melanie
young
executive
director
for
the
nevada
department
of
taxation.
Thank
you
senator
dennis
for
the
questions.
Yes,
it
will
get
the
department
ready
for
our
system,
modernization
project
through
change
management,
setting
up
the
office
for
the
project
management
and
as
well
as
implementing
the
document
solution
strategy.
D
What
I
would
say
is
currently
the
department
on
its
document
solution
strategy
that
happens
on
the
back
side
of
the
house
and
what
we're
hoping
to
do
is
implement
a
strategy
that,
when
tax
returns
come
in
they're
scanned
and
documented
at
that
point
in
time,
it'll
allow
us
to
become
more
efficient
and
be
able
to
address
our
taxpayer
resources
in
needs.
Sooner.
E
A
Thank
you
senator
dennis
and
again
I
don't
think
I
see
any
any
further
questions
from
department
of
taxation.
I
do
have
one
comment.
I
mean
you
made
a
statement
early
when
you
started
the
presentation
this
morning
that
that
department
of
taxation
operates
very
lean
and
and
out
of
48
cents
for
every
100
collected
and
then
comparing
us
to
our
neighboring
states
or
states
that
are
similarly
situated
with
our
tax
situation.
A
That
is
commendable,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
I
I
heard
that
and
and
you're
doing
a
lot
more
with
less
and
we
appreciate
your
efforts,
and
this
is
important
incredibly
important
in
the
finance
committees.
This
is
a
very
important
role
that
that
you
play
in
the
entire
keeping
the
whole
state
running
so
appreciate
everything
you're
doing.
D
Thank
you,
melanie
young
executive
director
for
the
record.
I
appreciate
those
comments
and,
yes,
you
did
hear
that
correctly
48
cents
to
collect
every
hundred
dollars.
A
That's
great,
so
thank
you
for
joining
us
this
morning,
miss
young
and
presenting
the
your
budgets,
and
with
that
I
believe
we
are
done
with
our
agenda
that
agenda
item
and
we
can
move
on
to
our
last
agenda
item,
which
is
public
comment.
Bps.
Will
you
make
sure
that
the
phone
lines
are
open
and
see
if
anyone's
on?
Please.
F
B
A
Well,
if
we
do
not
have
any
public
called
in
that
would
like
to
comment
today,
I
I
think
we
can
close
the
meeting
and
would
ask
all
my
other
committee
members
and
and
staff
that
helped
us
today.
I
appreciate
it
and
have
a
wonderful
weekend
with
that.
We
are
now
adjourned.