Eric Caetano didn’t respond to the questionnaire. Eric Blakey is a retired member of the Fallon-Churchill Fire Department with 20 years of service. He held the positions of firefighter, captain and assistant chief.
Blakey is the current chairman of the Churchill County Planning Commission, serving six plus years, and a member of the Churchill County Federal Credit Union Board of Directors. Blakey is owner of Hotwire Electric LLC, Gum Corner Properties and Dandelion Express Florist 1. The county is facing a monumental budget deficit that will affect the rest of this fiscal year and FY2025.
How should the county overcome both the short-term and long-term budget woes? I find the budget issue concerning, not monumental, as the current administration is implementing the necessary steps to mitigate any financial disaster for the times that we have been presented. As a new commissioner once elected, I believe review of the steps that were taken for the FY2024 budget will need to occur so we can mitigate any continuing concerns that might still exist if any and a review of the current FY2025 budget is in line to be balanced. Should concerns exist I will do my part to take the necessary action needed to have a balanced budget.
Churchill County has general fund balance of approximately 25 million at its current state, not counting any new revenue moving forward, which would allow operations as they exist for about 22 months, so there is time to plan the financial outlook with no detr.
