8 Thursday, June 19, 1997 Pahrump Valley Gazette
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Several attempts at wording motions correctly were made
mostly by Bob Davis and McRae, with all the commissioners
trying to clarify them, to accept the elected officials' propos-
als. Everyone was visibly confused
as the presenters asked for clarifica-
tion several times.
A visibly tired and struggling com-
mission and audience were relieved
when, at approximately 7:15 p.m.,
Chairman Carver called for the vote
to a motion to accept the proposals
for employee-hour savings so that
layoffs would be avoided. The motion passed 5-0.
During the impassioned speeches by Bernie Merlino,
assessor; Foster; Bob Beckett, district attorney; Arte Robb,
Clerk, and Naoma Lydon, auditor/recorder, Sheriff Wade
Lieseke kept pacing as if he were trying to.disperse his anger.
He interjected and asked several times when the commission
would address, the $500,000 cut in his budget.Carver at first
said he didn't know if that issue
would be decided Tuesday, then
ended up tabling it until later.
When Lieseke finally spoke, he
talked about the county getting to-
gether as a team to solve the budget
problem without destroying the
safety of Nye County citizens and
his personnel. To illustrate, he told
of a plot that happened in the Pahr-
ump jail Sunday night. One of the prisoners came forward
and warned the deputies that a man facing life imprisonment
had planned to kill a deputy and escape because he knew that
the deputy was the only one on duty.
Lieseke spoke of distance being the enemy in Nye County.
"One person cannot take care of all the services (for their
office)," he said. "If we could squeeze all the towns
Lieseke: "One person
cannot take care of all
the services"
McRae:
"I'm sorry that I had to
make that motion"
would be OK," he said.
Beckett spoke about his huge case load. "On the subject
of pedophiles alone, we're up to our eyeballs in them," he
said. He spoke of having to take all
day to prepare the case against Brian
Lepley, a former substitute teacher
accused of molesting young boys,
because he had to get it absolutely
correct.
"On the Spangler case.., accused
of 11 counts against young girls...I
haven't had time to properly ad-
dress that ye t. i had to take time to establish some rapport with
them (the girls) before they would talk to me. The kids have
to be very brave to talk to a stranger," he said.
"And there's more coming down the road. Criminals
know we're buffed. People can only work so many hours
day. I've got a job to do and I can't do it without staff."
For the second time during the session, McRae responded,
obviously red-faced and upset. "My
attempt has been to eliminate lay-
offs, he said. "I suggested to the
NCLEA to forego their COLA. The
bottom line, this is a runaway train
and we've got to get it down to
reducing the cost ofservices...When
it hits the brick wall, next year or
the next!...I'm sorry that I had to
make that motion," he said. (Nye
County Law Enforcement Association and Cost Of Living
Allowance).
Earlier in the day, before the budget exchanges, Harley
Kulkin led an emotional plea to the commissioners from
several concerned citizens that live north of Roadrunner
Road. They are asking for the area to be eliminated from the
Pahrump Regional Planning Commission.
The residents' concern is that they moved to the very rural
area because they want to live that way. Many-are without
electric service and other services that Pahrump residents
take for granted, but that's how they want it, and they don't
want to be governed by rules from a planning commission.
Kulkin thanked Carver for placing the item on the agenda
and accused McRae of refusing to do that and refusing to talk
to the residents. A very heated exchange took place between
the two, resulting in McRae getting up from his chair and
storming off the podium.
Susan McRae, Cameron's wife, was there "to set the
record straight," she said. "I personally set up two meetings.
To say that there was no discussion is ridiculous," she said.
After the budget exchange, the commissioners quickly
dispensed with several remaining agenda items and ad-
journed about 7:30 pm.
They set the second July commission meeting to be held in
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