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More than 1,300 city of Las Vegas employees could receive a 3-percent hazard pay bonus in early July whether or not they were working during the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the city’s largest labor union said Friday.
Soon after Elon Musk sent a since-deleted tweet about moving its headquarters, top Las Vegas officials began orchestrating plans to engage the executive.
Las Vegas city officials revealed how they want to use the vast majority of $119 million in federal coronavirus relief funding.
Officials will submit a $572 million budget to the state June 1, balanced in large part by pared-back personnel spending and use of a special fund.
The Las Vegas City Council decided Wednesday it will appoint outgoing City Attorney Brad Jerbic’s replacement from within City Hall. Jerbic said he believed the lone applicant would be Bryan Scott.
Las Vegas City Attorney Brad Jerbic — who is leaving on July 1 — has served under three mayors and dozens of council members.
The city of Las Vegas and National Atomic Testing Museum could enter into exclusive negotiations next week on city-owned land in Symphony Park, which would be the first formal move toward relocating the museum from its present location near UNLV.
Analysts say top Democratic donor Stephen J. Cloobeck’s commitment improves the chances of recalling the Las Vegas mayor.
Ten drive-thru coronavirus testing sites will be opening in Walmart parking lots across Nevada beginning Monday, the city of Las Vegas said Thursday.
Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman announced Thursday the launch of Project Memorial.
Restaurants and retail businesses in downtown Las Vegas that are operating under the first two phases of state orders on reopening may extend operations to the sidewalk, the city said Thursday.
The Las Vegas City Council scrapped a proposed $21,000-per-month contract this week with a law firm that represented Ammon Bundy and had been considered to defend the city in all litigation related to the defunct Badlands golf course.
“The City of Las Vegas, The Early Years Part 2” will debut May 15, the 115th anniversary of the city’s founding.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is facing a recall effort in the wake of her response to the coronavirus pandemic, including controversial comments she made recently on national television.