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Commissioner Jung's top priority for stabilizing Washoe County's budget is sustaining employment in Washoe County.
As a member of the Recovery Zone Economic Development Bond subcommittee, Commissioner Jung is helping to create $124 million in jobs in Washoe County.
Commissioner Jung has fought hard to maintain service levels to Washoe County taxpayers, maximize employment of county employees, and create a sustainable cost savings plan. For the past three years, service needs have been based on priority-placing public safety first.
Commissioner Jung serves on the Shared Services Committee with other city and county representatives to determine what services might be financially feasible if combined between the county and the cities.
Commissioner Jung is committed to maintaining essential services and providing the safety net citizens require.
Commissioner Jung serves on Washoe County School District's Bond Oversight Committee. Additionally, she was instrumental in directing $25.5 million in Recovery Zone Bond Financing to the Washoe County School District.
Since Commissioner Jung's arrival to the Board of County Commissioners, she has insisted on including the public in determining the appropriateness of proposed development projects during the re-zoning process. Because of Commissioner Jung's influence. Washoe County is developing a new two-map system. This new approach provides transparency in planning our region's future.
Commissioner Jung is a champion for preserving our resources and sustaining our future. She considers all Washoe County policies with a green perspective. Washoe County has invested in an Energy Savings Audit, achieved $400,000 in annual savings in energy consumption and has installed solar panels at the County Administrative Offices, the Reno Senior Center and the Northwest Library.
Commissioner Jung testified at the State Legislature to help get AB353 passed, a bill that stiffens penalties and provides localities with new tools to combat illegal dumping. The bill, sponsored by Assemblyman David Bobzien, D-Reno, creates a new civil penalty of $500 to $5000 for those guilty of illegal dumping and allows for the creation of a program in each county across the state to combat illegal dumping. The programs and the money raised through the penalties will provide much needed assistance for the clean up of illegal dumps in Washoe County's open space.