The Churchill County Board of Commissioners voted on several routine but consequential items during its regular meeting.

Land-use approvals: The board approved multiple parcel-map applications. A parcel map filed by Ronald L. and Paula Giovannetti to divide two assessor parcels into four lots in the E1 zoning district was approved with conditions and acceptance of easements; an application by Austin and Amber Hood to merge two lots into a single lot (reversion to acreage) was approved; and the Casey Family Trust's parcel map to divide about 80 acres on Trento Lane into four lots passed with a recorded abstention by a commissioner who disclosed a family relationship to the applicant. Dean Patterson, Public Works and Planning, answered questions from commissioners before each vote.

Appointments: The board appointed Dennis Mills to the Planning Commission for a four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2026, following staff interviews and a recommendation from Chris Frost.

Nonprofit funding: The board approved $4,000 in continued support funding to Domestic Violence Intervention (DDI) for fiscal year 2025-26, the amount previously budgeted in the community support line item. DDI representatives described the need for capital repairs to a county-donated safe house and the organization's funding mix (federal and state grants plus marriage-license allocations).

Contracts and maintenance: Commissioners approved a service agreement with Empire Power Systems for preventative maintenance of county-owned backup generators at $17,230.14, a roughly 6.5% increase over last year; the cost will be split between facilities and public-works budgets.

Other approvals: The board authorized the Churchill Area Regional Transportation (CART) staffing structure and hiring process (see separate article), set an appeal hearing for Eric Madrigal's request to extend Temporary Use Permit TUP 427 for Jan. 6, 2026, and approved the consent agenda. A proposal to update the county's attrition/hiring-delay policy was debated and ultimately tabled for further discussion.

Votes were conducted by voice and recorded as carried in each item where noted. Several items that would affect budgets (for example, requests tied to the Public Administrator's recommendations) were explicitly held for separate budgetary consideration rather than approved on the spot.