Clark County Commission

The Clark County Commission is the governmental organization that governs and runs Clark County, Nevada, providing services to the unincorporated areas. Its offices are located at the Clark County Government Center in Downtown Las Vegas. The commission is considered by many to be the most powerful governmental body in the state of Nevada.[1]

Clark County Commission
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1909 (1909-07-01) by the Nevada Legislature
Preceding agency
JurisdictionClark County and unincorporated towns
HeadquartersClark County Government Center
500 South Grand Central Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Agency executives
Websiteclarkcountynv.gov

Composition
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 7
  Republican Party 0
 Total
 7

Districts and terms

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

Members as of 2021

DistrictExpiresCommissionerIn office sinceParty
A2025Michael Naft2019Democratic
BMarilyn Kirkpatrick2015
CRoss Miller2021
DWilliam McCurdy II
E2027Tick Segerblom2019
FJustin Jones (Vice-Chair)
GJames B. Gibson (Chair)2017

Ex officio boards

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

2002 corruption scandal

On May 5, 2006, 4 out of 7 members (Dario Herrera, Erin Kenny, Mary Kincaid-Chauncey and Lance Malone) were convicted of conspiracy and multiple counts of wire fraud and extortion under color of official right for depriving the Clark County Commission and the citizens of Clark County of their right to the honest services of public officials. They were sentenced to federal prison terms.[3]

References
  1. Packer, Adrienne (June 4, 2006). "CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION: Corruption cases cloud races". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  2. "Clark County Commission". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  3. "FORMER CLARK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR FEDERAL CORRUPTION CONVICTIONS". United States Department of Justice. August 21, 2006. Archived from the original on August 21, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
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