Safety Precautions In Effect For Clark County Commission Meeting Tuesday

Press release from the Clark County Government:

April 3, 2020

The Clark County Commission will meet on Tuesday, April 7 at 10 a.m. with a limited agenda focusing on essential County business, no ceremonial items and new health and safety practices in effect due to the coronavirus.

Pursuant to the Governor's Emergency Directive on Public Meetings and in accordance with social distancing recommendations and other safety precautions, physical attendance of the meeting will be strictly limited to essential County officials and staff and the news media.

Anyone wishing to comment on an item marked "For Possible Action" appearing on this agenda should send an e-mail to comment@ClarkCountyNV.gov and identify which agenda item they wish to comment on. Any comments not so identified will be read at the end of the meeting up to 3 minutes each. The full content of the email will be submitted to the Clerk's Office as part of the public record. The full meeting agenda is available at https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/public-communications/Pages/agendas.aspx.

The Commission agenda contains 63 items considered routine and are listed as part of the consent agenda, which is voted upon in one motion. The agenda also contains one public hearing item, the introduction of an ordinance and two business items. No ceremonial items have been scheduled. Among the business items is one that would make it easier to temporarily rehire retired firefighters if the Clark County Fire Department faces staffing shortages due to the coronavirus.

The general public is encouraged to watch the meeting live on Clark County Television (CCTV), on the County website at www.ClarkCountyNV.gov and on Clark County's Facebook and YouTube channels @ClarkCountyNV. CCTV is available in the Las Vegas area on Channel 4/1004 on Cox cable and on CenturyLink on Channels 4 and 1004 as well as in Laughlin on Channel 14 via Suddenlink. Live streaming of all CCTV programming is available at www.ClarkCountyNV.gov and www.YouTube.com/ClarkCountyNV. CCTV is also available in Boulder City on Channel 4 and in Moapa Valley on Digital Channel 50.3.

Information about
coronavirus impacts on County operations and the community is available at www.ClarkCountyNV.gov/coronavirus.

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Clark County is a dynamic and innovative organization dedicated to providing top-quality service with integrity, respect and accountability. With jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and covering an area the size of New Jersey, Clark is the nation's 11th-largest county and provides extensive regional services to more than 2.3 million citizens and 45 million visitors a year. Included are the nation's 9th-busiest airport, air quality compliance, social services and the state's largest public hospital, University Medical Center. The County also provides municipal services that are traditionally provided by cities to about 1 million residents in the unincorporated area. Those include fire protection, roads and other public works, parks and recreation, and planning and development.

This press release was produced by the Clark County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.