Nye County Seeks Public Input on Undisclosed Opioid Funds | The Locally Times
A Feb. 2 announcement invites residents to a needs survey on opioid settlement funds, but officials have not disclosed the total amount or how the input will be used.
Nye County is asking for public guidance on how to allocate money received from opioid legal settlements. According to a news release posted on the county’s official website on Feb. 2, 2026, residents are invited to help shape the use of these funds through a countywide needs survey, creating a formal channel for public participation in addressing the opioid crisis. ## Financial and Procedural Details Undisclosed While the county has initiated a call for public input, key details about the settlement funds and the survey process are absent from the public record. The Feb. 2 announcement and subsequent county postings do not state the total amount of opioid settlement funds Nye County has received or is projected to receive. The documents also fail to provide instructions on how residents can access the survey, a deadline for submission, or any specific programs being considered for funding. The official announcements lack a description of the methodology for how survey results will be compiled, analyzed, and integrated into the Board of County Commissioners’ final allocation decisions. ## Separate Hearing Scheduled on Fund Expenditure Rules Concurrently, the Nye County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing for 10:00 a.m. on March 3, 2026, to consider changes to a different part of its financial code. According to a public notice posted Feb. 3, 2026, the hearing will address Nye County Bill No. 2026-02. This bill proposes an amendment to the county code governing the public and safety sales and use tax. The proposed amendment to Section 3.52.100, which concerns the approval of fund expenditures, would add a date by which spending plans for those specific tax proceeds must be approved by the relevant governing body. The hearing will be held in the commissioners’ chambers in Pahrump and Tonopah, with options for remote public comment via teleconference. Available documents do not state whether the proposed changes to the expenditure approval process for sales tax revenue are related to or will affect the oversight and disbursement of the separate opioid settlement funds. The Board of County Commissioners also held a regular meeting on Feb. 18, 2026, though its agenda did not list the opioid settlement funds as an action item.