Clark County Commission

Clark County Commission
Agency overview
Formed July 1, 1909 (1909-07-01)
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction Clark County and unincorporated towns
Headquarters 500 South Grand Central Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Agency executives
Website clarkcountynv.gov

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

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 2017

DistrictExpiresCommissionerIn office sinceParty
A2021Steve Sisolak (Chair)2009Democratic
B2021Marilyn Kirkpatrick2015Democratic
C2021Larry Brown2009Democratic
D2021Lawrence Weekly2007Democratic
E2019Chris Giunchigliani (Vice-Chair)2007Democratic
F2019Susan Brager2007Democratic
G2019James B. Gibson2017Democratic

Ex officio boards

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

2002 corruption scandal

The corruption scandal within the Clark County Commission led to the conviction of 4 out of 7 members (Dario Herrera, Erin Kenny, Mary Kincaid-Chauncey and Lance Malone) for bribery and corruption and were sentenced to federal prison terms for crimes committed while in office. All 4 of them were members of the Democratic Party.[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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