Board of Trustees:
Kelly Green - Secretary
Matt Morris – Trustee
Dee Mounts – Trustee Pahrump Library District
Michael Runion – Vice-Chairman Doris Shirky, Founder
John Shewalter – Chairman 701 East Street Pahrump, NV 89048
Main: 775-727-5930 Fax: 775-727-6209
AGENDA
PAHRUMP LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
Date: October 13, 2025
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Place: Pahrump Community Library
701 East Street Pahrump, NV 89048
Meeting Room
Subject to technical difficulties, people may participate by either a Zoom Meeting link at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86135701130?pwd=nEPuvsBCdPZHA5OyM8ldYqteb6UEe…
and Passcode 571251, or by calling 1-646-568-7788
and entering Meeting ID 861 3570 1130 and Passcode 571251
.
Technical difficulties may occur before or during the meeting preventing your ability to join
the meeting via Zoom by either the on-line link above or the call-in number.
Zoom participants will be muted until the Chair of the Pahrump Library District Board of Trustees opens public comment
periods by announcement. Zoom participants must raise their hand by pressing *9 within Zoom to notify the Library
administration they wish to speak either during General Public Comment or during public comment on a specific agenda
item. Zoom participants will be unmuted by Library administration when it is their turn to speak during public comment.
There may be a delay between the in-person meeting and the meeting video.
* Members of the public who wish to address the Library Board of Trustees may come
forward and speak on any topic that is relevant to or within the authority of the Library
Board. The Board respects the rights of citizens to present differing opinions and views. The
public comment period at library district board meeting shall be limited to a maximum of
forty-five (45) minutes for general public comment items.
Remarks by speakers during any public comment period shall be limited to three (3)
minutes each. Additionally, public comment of up to three minutes per person may be heard
during individual action items. The Chairman reserves the right to reduce the time allowed
for public comment. The Chairman may prohibit comment if the content of the comments is
a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of the Board, or if the content of the
comments is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous,
offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the
rights of other speakers. If you believe your item requires extended discussion or action, you
may ask a member of the Board to place it on the Board’s agenda for a future meeting. No
action may be taken on a matter raised under general public comment of the agenda unless
the matter is noticed on a Board agenda as an item on which action may be taken.
Subject to technical difficulties, people may participate by either a Zoom Meeting link at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86135701130?pwd=nEPuvsBCdPZHA5OyM8ldYqteb6UEe…
and Passcode 571251, or by calling 1-646-568-7788
and entering Meeting ID 861 3570 1130 and Passcode 571251
.
Technical difficulties may occur before or during the meeting preventing your ability to join
the meeting via Zoom by either the on-line link above or the call-in number.
Zoom participants will be muted until the Chair of the Pahrump Library District Board of Trustees opens public comment
periods by announcement. Zoom participants must raise their hand by pressing *9 within Zoom to notify the Library
administration they wish to speak either during General Public Comment or during public comment on a specific agenda
item. Zoom participants will be unmuted by Library administration when it is their turn to speak during public comment.
There may be a delay between the in-person meeting and the meeting video.
Items on the agenda without a time designation may be taken out of order. The Chairman
may combine two or more agenda items for consideration. The Chairman may remove an
item from the agenda or delay discussion relating to an item on the agenda at any time.
Items on the agenda without a time designation may not necessarily be considered in the
order in which they appear on the agenda.
NOTICE: It is anticipated that the items of business before the Pahrump Library District on October
13, 2025 will be fully completed on that date. However, should item(s) not be completed, it is possible
item(s) could be carried over and be heard before the Pahrump Library District Board of Trustees
beginning at 10:00 a.m. on the next day.
Copies of the reference material and any additional supporting material will be made available at the Pahrump
Community Library, located at 701 East Street, Pahrump, Nevada 89048 or by contacting the Library Director at
775-727-5930 or director@pahrumplibrary.org. Copies of any such material will also be made available at the
meeting site.
Pursuant to NRS 241.020, the agenda is posted at the following locations:
PAHRUMP COMMUNITY LIBRARY, PAHRUMP, NV
NYE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE, PAHRUMP, NV
TOWN OF PAHRUMP OFFICE, PAHRUMP, NV
www.pahrumplibrary.org
www.admin.nv.gov
NRS 241.020 requires that written notice of all meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Pahrump Library District be given at
least three working days before the meetings. The notice shall include the time, place, location, and the agenda of the
meeting.
Disabled members of the public who require reasonable accommodations to attend this meeting are asked to notify the
Library Director 775-727-5930 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
1) Call to order
2) Members Roll Call
3) Pledge of Allegiance
4) GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT: * (Action will NOT be taken on matters
considered during this period until specifically included on an agenda as an action
item.)
5) Trustee/Director/Liaison Comments: - This item is limited to announcements, brief
discussions of public comments, correction of factual inaccuracies, direction to staff, or topics
proposed for future board meetings. (Lengthy deliberation of topics not on the agenda is
prohibited by the Nevada Open Meeting Law).
6) Approval of October 13, 2025 Agenda (Non-action item)
7) For Possible Action: Emergency Items
8) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve or amend and approve the
meeting minutes for September 8, 2025.
9) Presentation: Treasurer’s Report by Kim Thomas for discussion of monthly expenditures and
revenue for September 2025 through October 2025.
10) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve or amend and approve payment
vouchers for September 2025 through October 2025.
11) Presentation: Librarian’s Report by Kimberly Thomas for discussion on library activity for
September 2025 through October 2025. Report activities include staff activities and training,
library project updates, patron traffic, books checked out, books returned, fees collected, online
story time, STEAM, internet use, website usage and materials added.
12) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve, amend and approve or reject
Professional Services Contract with Monument Cleaning Services, LLC to provide janitorial
services at the Pahrump Community Library; or direct staff how to proceed.
13) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to determine whether service and therapy
animals will be permitted exclusively in the Pahrump Community Library.
14) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve, amend and approve or reject
Contract for Fixed Fee Services with the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher
Education on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno to update the Pahrump Community
Library Policy Handbook and Personnel Policy Handbook at a cost of $9,000.00 and 2) fund from
the General Fund.
15) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation on whether to authorize the Library Director to
sign grant agreements.
16) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve, amend and approve or reject a
social media policy for the Pahrump Community Library.
17) For Possible Action: Discussion and deliberation to approve, amend and approve or reject 1) the
installation of a desk station to monitor and control the back door access control system with a
five-year contract at a cost of $1,586.39 and 2) fund from the General fund.
18) Trustee/Director/Liaison Comments: - This item is limited to announcements, brief discussions
of public comments, correction of factual inaccuracies, direction to staff, or topics proposed for
future board meetings. (Lengthy deliberation of topics not on the agenda is prohibited by the
Nevada Open Meeting Law).
19) Adjournment