Clark County Commission

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Clark County Commission
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1909;116 years ago (1909-07-01) by the Nevada Legislature
Preceding agency
Jurisdiction Clark County and unincorporated towns
Headquarters Clark County Government Center
500 South Grand Central Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Agency executives
Website clarkcountynv.gov

The Clark County Board of County Commissioners, commonly referred to as the Clark County Commission, is the legislative body of Clark County in the U.S. state of Nevada. Established in 1909, the commission consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms on a partisan basis. Although technically a legislative body, Nevada county commissions exercise powers of all three branches of government to varying degrees. [1]

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Powers and duties include law enforcement, administering state statute regarding health, marriage, divorce, child custody and property and exercises both executive powers throughout the county’s unincorporated areas including enacting ordinances, budgets, and oversees departments such as public works, fire protection, and social services. [1]

The commission appoints the county manager to carry out the day-to-day operations of the Clark County government. [2] As of 2025, the commission is lead by Tick Segerblom (D–District E) as chair and William McCurdy II (D–District D) as vice-chair. [3]

Composition

AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 6
  Republican Party 1
 Total
7

Districts and commissioners

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

DistrictExpiresCommissionerIn office sinceParty
A2029Michael Naft2019Democratic
B Marilyn Kirkpatrick 2015
CApril Becker2025Republican
D William McCurdy II (Vice-Chair)2021Democratic
E2027 Tick Segerblom (Chair)2019
F Justin Jones
G James B. Gibson 2017

Ex officio boards

The Clark County Commissioners as a group sit on the following boards, ex officio: [4]

Early 2000s corruption scandal

Concluding an investigation from 2002–2006 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, four out of seven commissioners were convicted of multiple corruption charges on May 5, 2006. Former commissioners 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 law for depriving the commission and the citizens of Clark County of their right to the honest services of public officials. [5] They were sentenced to federal prison terms. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Bowers, Michael W.; Damore, David F. (2013). "9: City and County Governments". The Sagebrush State: Nevada's History, Government, and Politics (Internet Archive). Wilbur S. Shepperson series in Nevada history (7th ed.). Reno: University of Nevada Press. pp. 111–115. ISBN   9781647791506.
  2. Whaley, Sean (June 5, 2023). "Clark County commissioners oversee region's largest local government". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  3. "Clark County Commissioners". Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  4. "Clark County Commission". Archived from the original on June 30, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  5. Broder, John M. (December 15, 2003). "New Tale in Legalized Las Vegas Vice". The New York Times . Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  6. "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.