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in favor. A letter was drafted and sent with a request to distrib- MOVED by Robert Carrington and SECONDED to authorize Crissy
ute to all NSPS Directors. to negotiate an MOU with Kris Kline to develop a Nevada law
book and authorize up to $12,000 for the development.
PUBLICATIONS MOTION CARRIED.
Editor Trent Keenan reported that the latest edition of the
Nevada Traverse has been published and features Living Legend GEOGRAPHIC CENTER
Carl CdeBaca. As part of the NALS 50 Anniversary celebration, NALS is rees-
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tablishing the geographic center of Nevada. Robert Carrington is
Please forward articles, photos, reports, by November 15 for spearheading the project with help from Michael Detwiler. The
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the next edition. monument will be set on NALS 50 Anniversary. A record of
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survey will be filed.
CONFERENCE
The Western Regional Survey Conference will be held March 23- STANDARD CONTRACT
26, 2024 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas. The Conference is spon- In the last NVBPELS Newsletter there was an article indicating
sored by WFPS, APLS (Arizona), CLSA (California), NALS (Nevada), that there have been disciplinary complaints regarding required
NMPS (New Mexico), and PLSW (Wyoming).
contract for services. The Board discussed the possibility of
Featured speakers include: Kris Kline, Gary Kent, John Stahl, NALS providing a standard contract as a resource for members.
Davey Edwards, Dr. Dru Smith. The conference will also feature a
CFedS Workshop and a track dedicated to survey technicians. Action Item: Nancy and Crissy to research and provide recom-
mendation at the next Board meeting.
Conference information can be found on the conference website
PLSeducation.org MEETING SCHEDULE
November 4 – Geographic of Center Work Day
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EDUCATION FOUNDATION February 1 – Strategic Planning Session (Reno)
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The NALS Education Foundation will be releasing the scholar- February 2 – Board of Directors Meeting (Reno)
ship application. Two memorial scholarships will be added to the March 23-26 – Western Regional Survey Conference (Las Vegas)
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application, one in honor of Steve Parrish and the other in honor April 18 – Board of Directors Meeting (Las Vegas)
of Eric Christianson.
ADJOURNMENT
LEGISLATIVE The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5 PM.
Report included in agenda.

Legislative Committee Chair Robert Carrington reported track-
ing approximately 20 bills. In addition, Robert has worked with
Jon Wooten to draft legislation to address the 2022 datum. Final
language will be forwarded to the Board for review. Once ap-
proved by the Board we will begin reaching out to stakeholders
and seeking a sponsor for the bill.

Action Item: Review the NV BPELS proposed amendments and
send final feedback by November 10th

MEMBERSHIP
Report included in agenda.

NALS membership continues to increase.

CHAPTER REPORTS
Both the Lahontan and Southern Nevada Chapters have meet-
ings scheduled. Details are posted on the NALS website calendar
at NvLandSurveyors.org

NEVADA LAW BOOK
Crissy reported that Kris Kline recently worked with LSAW to
update their common law book. The Board discussed the pos-
sibility of publishing a Nevada common law book as a benefit to
the membership.

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