Nye County Commission Oct. 6: forensic audit vote, inmate-death prosecutor, jail food contract

Nye County commissioners meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in Tonopah.

The meeting starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, in the Commissioners' meeting room in Tonopah. To speak by phone, call 1-888-585-9008 and enter conference room 255-432-824. Press *9 when the chair opens public comment. Say and spell your name when it is your turn. Each person gets up to three minutes.

To watch, go to nyecountynv.gov or the county video page. The video runs about 30 to 40 seconds behind the phone line. Support papers are at the County Manager's offices in Tonopah and Pahrump, on the county website, or by calling Administration at 775-482-8192.

Big items: a vote to hire an independent firm for a forensic audit of county finances and contracts, including the Simkins Park Splash Pad and Pahrump Fairgrounds projects; appointing Frank Coumou as special prosecutor, up to $10,000, to look into the death of an inmate in the Nye County Jail; and awarding the jail food contract to Trinity Services Group.

Also: a 10 a.m. hearing on Pahrump firefighters' (IAFF Local 4068) insurance terms; BLM review agreements for Silver Star Solar 1 in Amargosa Valley and the Mosey Solar Project; setting a hearing date for the Copper Rays Solar development agreement; trail grants for the Northside and Southside trailheads; and whether to consider selling the Amargosa Valley Science and Technology Park.

The full plain-language write-up, with dates and source links, is the Notice Nearby public paper: https://noticenearby.com/papers/nye-county-commission-october-6-2026-agenda.

Official source: Nye County Board of County Commissioners · Agenda for Oct. 6, 2026. https://www.nyecountynv.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10062026-5256

County hub: https://noticenearby.com/nv/nye. This is a Notice Nearby publisher-desk brief, not the agency and not a Legal Publication. If the official page and this note disagree, the official page wins.