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| Law and Government |
The Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse in Las
Vegas. The first Federal Building built to the post
Oklahoma City blast resistant standards. |
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| The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department provides
most law enforcement services in the city and surrounding county.
Exceptions are those with their own law enforcement agency;
including North Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City. |
| Most of the people and businesses who call Las
Vegas home actually live in neighboring unicorporated communities
that have no city government or in other nearby cities, some
of which are listed below. In fact, of the nearly 1.6 million
people who live in the Las Vegas valley, only 478,434 live inside
Las Vegas city limits. The largest of these towns are Paradise
(188,768) between Las Vegas and Henderson, Sunrise Manor (184,801)
east of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, and Spring Valley (161,286)
southwest of Las Vegas. These towns formed during a 1940s water
dispute between the City of Las Vegas and early homeowners south
of San Francisco Street, now Sahara Avenue. Residents of these
towns cannot vote for the Mayor and City Council of Las Vegas,
but they can vote for members of the Clark County Commission,
which governs their areas. They are also represented by advisory
boards, which are appointed by and give nonbinding suggestions
to the Clark County Commission. |
| The City of Las Vegas government operates as a
council-manager government. The Mayor sits as a Councilmember-At-Large
and presides over all of the City Council meetings. In the event
that the Mayor cannot preside over a City Council meeting the
Mayor Pro-Tem is the presiding body of the meeting until such
time as the Mayor returns to his seat. The City Manager is responsible
for the administration and the day to day operation of all of
the municipal services and city departments. The City Manager
also maintains an intergovernmental relationships with federal,
state, county and other local governments. |
| A Paiute Indian reservation occupies about 1 acre
(4,000 m²) in the downtown area of Las Vegas. |
Elected and Government Officials of the City of
Las Vegas:
(For Councilmembers' official websites, see City of Las Vegas
official website under external links) |
Douglas Selby – City Manager
Barbara Jo (Roni) Ronemus – City Clerk
Oscar B. Goodman – Mayor and Councilmember at Large (Term
Expires in 2007)
Gary Reese – Mayor Pro-Tem and 3rd Ward Councilmember
(Term Expires in 2007)
Lois Tarkanian – 1st Ward Councilmember (Term Expires
in 2007)²
Steve Wolfson, Esq – 2nd Ward Councilmember (Term Expires
in 2009, has no opponent in 2005 election)¹
Larry Brown – 4th Ward Councilmember (Term Expires in
2005, has no opponent in 2005 election)
Lawrence Weekly – 5th Ward Councilmember (Term Expires
in 2007)
Michael Mack – 6th Ward Councilmember (Term Expires in
2005, not running for re-election) |
| ¹ On February 4, 2005 Councilman Wolfson
was unopposed in the 2005 election, and was therefore "declared
elected". He will serve a full 4-year term, which will
end in 2009. |
| ² Elected on January 26, 2005 in a special
election to replace Councilwoman Janet Moncrief when recalled
from office. Lois Tarkanian will serve the remaining two years
of the Ward 1 seat. |
| Government offices |
| City of Las Vegas |
Metropolitain Police Department |
Detention Center (City jail) |
| Government Offices |
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(not County Detention) |
| 400 Stewart Avenue |
400 Stewart Avenue |
3200 Stewart Avenue |
| Las Vegas, Nv 89101 |
Las Vegas, Nv 89101 |
Las Vegas, Nv 89101 |
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| Marriage licenses are filed at the Clark County
Courthouse. |
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