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Clark County

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Clark County is home to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, heart of the Entertainment Capital of the World and site of 14 of the nation's 15 largest hotels. This jewel in the desert lures many of the 39.2 million tourists who come to the Las Vegas community each year to enjoy its world-class entertainment and hospitality, splendid casinos, fine restaurants and dazzling array of shopping venues.
This excitement is surely a factor in the nation-leading growth of Clark County's booming population of 2 million. Another factor is the high quality of life afforded by its low tax rate, wonderful business climate, great weather, friendly people and smorgasbord of recreational venues.
Those venues stretch beyond the Strip to include the gambling destinations of Mesquite, Primm and Laughlin, located on the fun-filled Colorado River. But they also feature Lake Mead National Recreation Area and engineering marvel Hoover Dam, Mt. Charleston and the Toiyabe National Forest, Red Rock Canyon, the Valley of Fire and parks, museums and recreational and cultural attractions.
Clark County -- the nation's 15th-largest county -- is a wonderfully diverse place, and our government is organized to meet those myriad needs. First, it provides urban services. In fact, more people live in urban Clark County than in any of Southern Nevada’s cities, including the city of Las Vegas. Geographically, this area of the unincorporated county includes the Las Vegas Strip and takes in McCarran International Airport, the Las Vegas Convention Center, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and, of course, the neighborhoods where our residents live, work and play.
Second, it provides regional services for more than 2 million residents and almost 42 million tourists a year (2007) -- 39.2 million visited the Las Vegas Valley -- and occupies an area (8,012 square miles) larger than New Jersey. Clark County government takes a leadership role in protecting the quality of our air through its Air Quality and Environmental Management Department and water through the Las Vegas Valley Water District, whose board is comprised of the seven members of the Clark County Commission. The county also operates McCarran and other airports, Southern Nevada’s only public hospital (University Medical Center), social services, community planning and the court system. Further, the county plays a key role in promoting tourism, transportation, public health and flood control.
Third, it provides town services for unincorporated townships such as the gambling destination of Laughlin and for rural treasures such as Overton (home of the Lost City Museum), Goodsprings, Jean and Searchlight.
Highlights about our county: 

  • Clark County has been one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, with more than 5,000 people moving here each month in recent years. Three of five of them move into unincorporated Clark County, often because of economic opportunities. The county has about 38,930 licensed businesses.
  • Tourism’s economic impact in 2006 was $39.4 billion, including $10.6 billion spent on gambling. In 2006, there were 133,186 hotel and motel rooms in Clark County. The average visitor to Las Vegas is 48.0 years old, stays 3.6 nights at an average nightly room rate of $120, spend $140.86 per visit shopping, arrives by plane (46 percent come by air, 54 percent visit by car), has in his party 2.6 people and gambles away $651.94 for an average 3.3 hours per day. 13 percent of our tourists visit from other nations, 32 percent come from Southern California and 52 percent are from the Western United States.  
  • As a “city” government, Clark County responds to the needs of about 877,233 residents in the urban unincorporated area.  Sahara Avenue, which crosses the Strip on the north side of the Sahara hotel-casino, is the municipal boundary for the city of Las Vegas.  Those residing south of this line receive their traditional urban services from Clark County rather than from any of the county’s five cities: Las Vegas (pop. 603,093), Henderson (pop. 256,390), North Las Vegas (202,520), Boulder City (pop. 15,790) and Mesquite (pop. 18,012). The services provided there include all those functions normally associated with a city, such as public works, building inspections, fire protection, parks and recreation, etc.
  • Clark County is governed by a seven-member County Commission, elected from geographic districts on a partisan basis for staggered four-year terms. Commissioners biennially elect a chairperson who serves as the commission's presiding officer. The commission in turn hires a county manager, who is responsible for administrative operations. The chairman is Rory Reid (seated in January 2003). The vice chair is Susan Brager (January 2007). The other commissioners are Larry Brown (January 2009), Tom Collins (January 2005), Chris Giunchigliani (January 2007), Steve Sisolak (January 2009) and Lawrence Weekly (March 2007). Virginia Valentine has been county manager since August 2006.
  • Clark County employs more than 12,000 in 38 departments. It has a fiscal year general fund budget of $1.37 billion and a total budget of $5.9 billion. The county is known for its strong ending-fund balance, overall financial strength and an investment-quality credit rating. It retains the best bond ratings of any local government in the state with an “Aa2” from Moody’s Investors Service and an “AA” from Standard & Poor’s. The county has committed to policies supporting these high standards in the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights.
  • Clark County is the most populous of Nevada’s 17 counties with 2 million residents and 70 percent of the state’s population.
  • Clark County, formed in 1909, is named for William Andrews Clark (1839-1925), who established the railroad that linked Los Angeles with Salt Lake City. Las Vegas was founded in 1905 after Clark’s railroad, which made stops here, purchased land for a town site and sold lots by auction, creating downtown Las Vegas.
Clark County's mission statement: "To provide responsible, progressive, and results-oriented government that is responsive, accessible, and accountable to our citizens, ensuring their right to cost-effective and open government."

All Departments can be Accessed through the Clark County Website
http://www.accessclarkcounty.com

 

Department/Division

Telephone Number

Administrative Services

455-3530
    Laughlin Town Office 1-702-298-0828
    Office of Human Resources 455-4565
    Organizational Development Services 455-3558
Aircraft Noise Hotline
261-3694
Air Quality and Environmental Management Department
455-5942
    Dust Hotline 385-DUST(3878)
Animal Control
455-7710
Assessor
455-3882
    Appraisal Division 455-4997
    Parcel Data Systems 455-3881
    Henderson Satellite Office 455-3882
    Northwest Satellite Office 455-3882
Audit
455-3269
Automotive Division (finance)
455-8513
  Stephanie Shop 455-8560
  Airport Shop 261-5634
Aviation
261-5211
    Airside Operations 261-5333
    Facilities 261-5747
    Finance 261-5171
    Landside Operations 261-5663
    Planning and Construction 261-5030
    Terminal Operations 261-3253
Business License
455-4252
Central Duplicating & Mail Services
455-4550
Citizens Area Transit
228-7433
Citizen Review Board
455-6322
Commissioners, Board of County
455-3500
    Steve Sisolak - District A 455-3500
    Tom Collins - District B 455-3500
    Larry Brown - District C 455-3500
    Lawrence Weekly - District D 455-3500
    Chris Giunchigliani - District E 455-3500
    Susan Brager - District F 455-3500
    Rory Reid - District G 455-3500
Comprehensive Planning
455-4314
    Administrative/Technical Support 455-4314
    Advanced Planning 455-4314
    Parks, Open Space and Trails 455-4314
    Nuclear Waste 455-5175
    Zoning 455-4314
Comptroller
455-3895
Constable - Boulder City
455-8000
Constable - Bunkerville
702-346-5555
Constable - Goodsprings
702-723-1046
Constable - Henderson
455-7940
Constable - Las Vegas
455-4099
Constable - Laughlin
702-298-2311
Constable - Mesquite
702-346-8758
Constable - Moapa
702-864-2294
Constable - Moapa Valley
702-397-2585
Constable - North Las Vegas
455-7800
Constable - Searchlight
702-297-1593
Coroner
455-3210
County Clerk
671-0500
    Commission Division 455-4431
    Marriage Bureau 671-0600
    Marriage Commissioner 671-0600
Development Services
455-3000
    Building Plans Examination 455-3000
    Permit Application Center (PAC) 455-3000
    Satellite Office - Russell Road 455-8012
    Inspections 455-8040
District Attorney
671-2500
    Administration 671-0970
    Civil Division 455-4761
    Family Support 671-9200
    Juvenile Division 455-5320
District Court Civil/Criminal
671-4528
    District Court Civil/Criminal Division 671-0530
    District Court Family Division 455-2385
Diversity, Office of
455-5760
Elections
455-8683
Facilities Services
455-6381
Family Services
455-5444
Finance
455-3543
    Budget & Financial Planning 455-3231
    Automotive 455-8513
    Automotive - Stephanie 455-8560
    Automotive - Airport 261-5634
    Business Development 455-4432
    Central Duplicating 455-4550
    Community Resources 455-5025
    Financial Systems 455-5187
    Purchasing and Contracts 455-2897
Fire 
455-7311
    Fire Investigations 455-7322
    Fire Prevention 455-7316
    Public Information 455-7338
    Training Center 455-7700
Health District, Clark County
759-1000
Human Resources
455-4565
Information Technology 
455-4000
    Business Application Center 455-4003
    Customer Services 455-3282
    Database Administration 455-3690
    GIS Management Office 455-3855
    Planning and Administration 455-4000
    Project Management Office 455-5831
    Technical Services 455-3282
Job Line
455-3174
Justice Court - Boulder City
455-8000
Justice Court - Bunkerville
702-346-5711
Justice Court - Goodsprings
874-1405
Justice Court - Henderson
455-7951
Justice Court - Las Vegas
671-3116
Justice Court - Laughlin
702-298-4622
Justice Court - Mesquite
702-346-5298
Justice Court - Moapa
702-864-2333
Justice Court - Moapa Valley
702-397-2840
Justice Court - North Las Vegas
455-7801
Justice Court - Searchlight
297-1252
Juvenile Justice Services
455-5200
    Spring Mountain Youth Camp 455-5555
Law Library
455-4696
Manager, County
455-3530
Metro Police
795-3111
Parks and Recreation
455-8200
    Administration 455-8200
    Adventure Recreation 455-8289
    Animal Control 455-7710
    Aquatics 455-8508
    BMX Cross Track 455-6053
    Cambridge Community Center 455-7169
    Camp Lee Canyon 455-7560
    Clark County Museums 455-7955
    Clark County Archery Range 367-1505
    Community Centers 455-8200
    Class Registration 455-8200
    Cora Coleman Sunrise Community Center 455-7617
    Desert Breeze Community Center 455-8334
    Desert Rose Golf Course 455-4653
    Events and Exhibits Calendar 455-8239
    Folk Arts Program 455-8175
    Government Center Amphitheater 455-8242
    Helen Meyer Community Center 455-7723
    Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum 455-7968
    Neighborhood Justice Center 455-3898
    Neighborhood Services 455-8200
    Paradise Community Center 455-7723
    Parkdale Community Center 455-7517
    Park Locations 455-8200
    Park Picnic Information 455-8200
    Park Police 455-7532
    Public Response Office 455-4191
    Radio Controlled Airfield 451-1885
    Radio Controlled Car Track 457-9502
    Recreation Information 455-8200
    Rural Town Services 702-397-6475
    Senior Centers  
    Senior Advocate Program 455-7051
    Sports 455-8241
    Sunrise Community Center 455-7600
    Sunset Park Picnic Information 455-8200
    Sunset Park Lake 455-8200
    Volunteer Information 455-8114
    Wetlands Park 455-7522
    Walnut Community Center 455-8402
    West Flamingo Community Center 455-7742
    Whitney Community Center 455-7576
    Winchester Community Center 455-7340
    Winchester Theater & Gallery 455-7340
    Youth and Teen Programs 455-8200
Public Administrator
455-4332
Public Communications
455-3546
Public Defender
455-4685
Public Guardian
455-4332
Public Works
455-6000
    Director's Office and Support Services    455-6000
    Construction Management 455-4107
    Design Engineering 455-6000
     Development Review 455-4600
    Road Maintenance Management 455-7540
    Surveyor's Office 455-6150
    Traffic Management 455-6000
Purchasing and Contracts
455-2897
Real Property Management
455-4616
Recorder
455-4336
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
676-1500
Risk Management & Safety
455-4544
Sheriff Civil Process Section
455-4237
Social Service
455-4270
    Cambridge Community Center 455-8687
    Enterprise Center 383-1976
    Henderson Office 455-7918
    Community Resource Center 455-7208
    Rural Only 800-492-3177
ex. 7208
Special Public Defender
455-6265
Treasurer
455-4323
Water Reclamation District
434-6600
University Medical Center
383-2000

 



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