Highlights from Washoe County Board of Commissioners meeting

The Board proclaims September 2015 as Hunger Action Month.

Reno, Nevada. Sept. 15, 2015. The following report highlights several important agenda items from the Washoe County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Videos of County Commission meetings are replayed regularly on WCTV (Charter Ch. 193). You may also watch videos-on-demand online.

The Board of County Commissioners proclaimed September 2015 as Hunger Action Month. Hunger and poverty are of grave concern in the United States and in Washoe County. One in every four children in northern Nevada relies on food provided by the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. Washoe County Commissioner Kitty Jung and staff from the Food Bank highlighted Hunger Action Month and encouraged community members to get involved with the many events taking place in September. Members of the Food Bank of Northern Nevada distributed more than 12.5 million pounds of food in 2013 through its network of food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other community organizations.

The Board of County Commissioners proclaimed October 2015 as Community Planning Month. Community planning provides citizens with the proper steps to manage and anticipate changes for the community, workplace and at home. The month of October is an opportunity to publicly recognize the participation and dedication of the members of all planning commissions, the county planning and development division and citizen planners.  

Commissioners and County Manager participate in Principal for a Day at WCSD Schools. Three Washoe County School District principals participated in the Board meeting today as part of the Education Alliance/WCSD program that pairs community members with WCSD principals. Spanish Springs High School Principal Tammy Hart was with Commissioner Vaughn Hartung, Alice Maxwell Elementary Principal Larry Kuper was with Commissioner Jeanne Herman, and Duncan STEM Elementary Principal David Keller was with County Manager John Slaughter. Commissioner Bob Lucey also spent the day with Principal Matt Burak from Marvin Piccolo and Commissioner Kitty Jung will be shadowing Dina Ciaramella, Principal at Echo Loder Elementary at a later date. 

The Board accepted the following donations:

• Approved $1,023 in donations from the Northern Nevada DUI Task Force to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Operations Bureau to purchase Portable Breath Testers for the Victim Impact Panel.
• Approved a donation of lab equipment and supplies to the University of Nevada, Reno from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division.

All photos from Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting can be seen online.

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