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Formed | July 1, 1909 |
Preceding agency | |
Jurisdiction | Clark County and unincorporated towns |
Headquarters | 500 South Grand Central Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Agency executives |
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Website | clarkcountynv.gov |
The Clark County Board of County Commissioners is the governmental organization that runs the unincorporated areas of Clark County, Nevada which are located in Downtown Las Vegas. The commission is considered by many to be the most powerful governmental body in the state of Nevada.
Each Commissioner is elected to a four-year term and represents one of seven districts, designated A-G.
Members as of 2017
The Clark County Commissioners as a group sit on the following boards:
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.