At the Nov. 18 Fallon City Council meeting, Whitney Aboytes and Shannon Perez led public comments by presenting the Battle of the Badges blood donation award. The event held its seventh annual blood drive at the Fallon Convention Center on July 8–9. The drive is a friendly competition between the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office and the Fallon Police Department, with each agency competing to encourage the most blood donations. Aimee Guthrel from Vitalant hosts multiple Battle of the Badges contests throughout Northern Nevada, bringing in great community support. “The Ladies Behind the Badge” also helped organize the event. Fallon Police Department collected 88 pledges, and Churchill County Sheriff’s Office collected 77, making Fallon Police the winner for this year's drive. Perez said 162 total units were collected, saving roughly 486 lives.
In other business, the council introduced the consideration of Bill No. 809, Ordinance No. 790. The ordinance amends Title 6 of the Fallon City Code to remove specified fines and fees and provide that the chief of police shall set such fines and fees. Title 6, which covers “Animals,” includes specific dollar amounts for fines, penalties, impound fees, boarding fees, licensing fees, adoption fees, exotic animal permit fees, and administrative charges.
If approved, the new ordinance will change the applicable fee amounts and replace them with “as established by a fee schedule adopted by the Chief of Police.” The reason for this consideration is to create greater flexibility when setting and adjusting these fines. A public hearing on the ordinance has been set for Dec. 16 at 9 a.m.
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