Clark County Commission (Nevada)

Clark County Commission (Nevada)

The Clark County Board of County Commissioners is the governmental organization that runs the unincorporated areas of Clark County, Nevada. The commission is considered by many to be the most powerful governmental body in the state of Nevada.[1]

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Districts and terms

Each Commissioner is elected to a four year term and represents 1 of 7 districts, designated A-G.

Members as of 2011

District Expires Commissioner
A 2013 Steve Sisolak (Vice-Chair)
B 2013 Tom Collins
C 2013 Larry Brown
D 2013 Lawrence Weekly
E 2015 Chris Giunchigliani
F 2015 Susan Brager (Chair)
G 2015 Mary Beth Scow

Ex-officio boards

The Clark County Commissioners as a group sit on the following boards:[2]

The 2002 Commission

The 2002 Commission is infamous in that 4 of the 7 members (Dario Herrera, Erin Kenny, Mary Kincaid-Chauncey and Lance Malone) were sentenced to federal prison terms for crimes committed while serving on the commission. A fifth, Yvonne Atkinson-Gates, awaits sentencing.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ PACKER, ADRIENNE (2006-06-04). "CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION: Corruption cases cloud races". Las Vegas Review-Journal. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jun-04-Sun-2006/news/7756814.html. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 
  2. ^ "Clark County Commission". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070630115708/http://www.co.clark.nv.us/commission/commission.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 

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