Bethany Drysdale
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The Board of County Commissioners conducted a first hearing of an ordinance that would repeal County Code Chapter 11, which established the Department of Alternative Sentencing. A second reading will be conducted at the November 18 Board of County Commissioners, and a staffing report will be presented at the December 16 meeting, with a full dissolution of the department completed by the beginning of 2026.  

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Top headlines from the Board of County Commissioners meeting

Washoe County earned its designation as a Recovery Friendly Workplace by the Foundation for Recovery, a program sponsored by the State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative empowers employers with training, tools, and resources to better address mental health and substance use in the workplace and celebrate a culture of recovery. 

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Washoe County Financial Update – September 2025

Fiscal Year 2025 General Fund Unaudited Revenues/ Sources as of September 22, 2025 Takeaways: Reminder that these are unaudited figures and are subject to change Property Tax was less than budget for the first time since Fiscal Year 2013   We will look at the data...

Table titled ‘The Northern Nevada Continuum of Care.’ The table compares Point in Time Count data from January 30, 2020 through January 22, 2025 across multiple categories. Number of persons on the street, along the river and in parks: 459 in 2020, 780 in 2021, 417 in 2022, 329 in 2023, 363 in 2024, and no unsheltered count in 2025. Gender breakdowns are listed, including males, females, transgender, and non-binary/questioning categories. Age breakdown of persons on the street: Majority are over age 24 in every year with smaller counts in ages 18–24 and very few under 18. Veterans and chronically homeless: Numbers vary, with a high of 100 chronically homeless in 2022 and 17 veterans in 2024. Persons counted in emergency or transitional housing: Increases from 772 in 2020 to a peak of 1,397 in 2024, then slightly down to 1,389 in 2025. Emergency shelter bed inventory and utilization: Beds increase from 1,069 in 2022 to 1,263 in 2025, with utilization ranging 88–94%. Transitional housing beds: Range from 329 in 2022 to 433 in 2025, utilization between 55% and 78%. Permanent supportive housing: Ranges from 182 to 538 beds, utilization between 77% and 98%. Persons in weekly motels: Declines from 2,997 in 2020 to 1,071 in 2024, with no motel count conducted in 2025.

Summary of 2025 Sheltered PIT Count

Methodology Summary - Please note that there was no unsheltered count for 2025 Conducted annually as required by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development Must be conducted during the last 10 days in January unless a waiver is granted Statewide, the PIT...