County Commission to Hear Options for Payment of Incline Village Property Tax Refunds at July 26th meeting; Recommendations Include Loan from Risk Management Fund and Enactment of One Cent Vehicle Excise Tax to Protect Core Services

County Commission to Hear Options for Payment of Incline Village Property Tax Refunds at July 26th meeting; Recommendations Include Loan from Risk Management Fund and Enactment of One Cent Vehicle Excise Tax to Protect Core Services

Washoe County Commissioners will hear options for possible ways to meet a projected $17 million obligation to pay refunds to approximately 8,700 Incline Village property owners at their meeting next week. The Nevada Supreme Court issued a ruling on July 7, 2011 which upheld an earlier District Court order directing the Washoe County Treasurer to […]

SENATOR GAINES HONORS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM

SENATOR GAINES HONORS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM

SACRAMENTO – Senator Ted Gaines (R-Roseville) recently presented certificates on the Senate Floor to the Jesuit High School Robotics Team to recognize their tremendous accomplishment in winning the 2011 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International ROV competition at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas. “I’m so proud of the Robotics […]

Jobless Claims Up Slightly to 418,000 for the Week

Jobless Claims Up Slightly to 418,000 for the Week

Washington, DC…In the week ending July 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 418,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 408,000. The 4-week moving average was 421,250, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week’s revised average of 424,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 […]

Washoe County Wins First Place in 2011 Digital Counties Survey

Washoe County was recently notified that it won first place in the category of populations between 250,000 and 499,999 in the 2011 Digital Counties Survey, a national program aimed at highlighting innovation and achievement in technology implemented by county governments. The survey is conducted annually by the Digital Communities program, a joint effort of the […]

Washoe County Engaged Leadership Academy Graduates Twenty-One Citizens

Washoe County Engaged Leadership Academy Graduates Twenty-One Citizens

On July 12, 2011, the Washoe County Board of County Commissioners proudly recognized the Spring 2011 graduating class of the Washoe County Engaged Leadership Academy. Washoe County and the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension developed an 8-week training program of interactive sessions designed to cultivate a partnership between citizens and their County government. The participants […]

Independent Fundamental Services Review Report Recommends 64 Possible Actions For Washoe County to Save Nearly $30 Million

Management Partners, Inc. presented their 114-page Fundamental Services Review report to Washoe County’s Organizational Effectiveness Committee (OEC) this morning which identified 64 recommendations designed to save the county nearly $30 million. The OEC is comprised of local citizens who serve as leaders in their industry and are appointed by the County Commission to act as […]

2011/12 Assessment Roll Figures Announced

Placer County Assessor, Kristen Spears, announced that the 2011 Assessment Roll decreased 2.96% from last year, in recognition of continuing declines in the real estate market. This year, Placer County’s net assessment roll totaled $51.5 billion. In 2008, the assessment roll reached a height of $58 billion and has declined for each of the last […]

Washoe County Gets Recommendations on Organizational Efficiencies

Management Partners, a consultant brought in (through private donations) by the County’s Organization Effectiveness Committee (OEC), will be presenting a report on possible efficiencies and revenue opportunities to the OEC on July 19th. Read the report and see what they’re recommending! Click to access DRAFT%20REPORT%20Washoe%20County%20Sustainability%20%282%29.pdf

Supervisors Address Policies And Priorities On Middle Fork Project

The Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a presentation from County staff regarding the development of policies and priorities for the Middle Fork Project. The Project, a water storage and electric generation system on the Middle Fork of the American River in Placer County, is currently under relicensing. The Placer County Water Agency […]

President Obama’s Weekly Address…”Shared Sacrifice”

President Obama’s Weekly Address…”Shared Sacrifice”

Washington, DC…Today, there’s a debate going on in Washington over the best way to get America’s fiscal house in order and get our economy on a stronger footing going forward. For a decade, America has been spending more money than we’ve taken in. For several decades, our debt has been rising. And let’s be honest […]