EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Las Vegas City Charter art. III

in effect

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.010 Mayor: Executive powers.

Sec. 3.010 - Mayor: Executive powers. The Mayor: 1. Is the Chief Executive Officer of the City government. 2. Shall take all proper measures for the preservation of the public peace and order and the suppression of riots, tumults and all forms of public disturbances, for which purposes he may request assistance from the Sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. If the local law enforcement forces are inadequate, he may call upon the Governor for military aid in the manner provided by law. 3. Shall perform such other emergency duties as may be necessary for the public health, safety, prosperity, security, general welfare and orderly government of the City and its inhabitants. 4. Must sign all contracts, resolutions and ordinances which have been approved by the City Council. If the Mayor refuses to sign any contract, resolution or ordinance which has been approved by the City Council within 5 days after he has received it, the Mayor pro tempore shall, at the direction of the City Council which is given at a duly convened meeting of the City Council, sign that contract, resolution or ordinance. 5. Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or by the provisions of NRS which apply to a mayor of a city which is organized under the provisions of a special charter.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.020 Mayor and Councilmen: Executive assistants; employees.

Sec. 3.020 - Mayor and Councilmen: Executive assistants; employees. The Mayor and Councilmen may recommend such executive assistants and employees as they may require, to be appointed by the City Manager subject to the ratification of the City Council.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.030 City Manager: Appointment; duties; salary.

Sec. 3.030 - City Manager: Appointment; duties; salary. The City Council shall appoint a City Manager as the Chief Administrative Officer of the City, and fix his salary. The City Manager is responsible to the City Council for the efficient and proper administration of all of the affairs of the City. In this connection, he shall: 1. Exercise careful supervision of the City's general affairs. 2. Exercise control over all of the departments and divisions of City government and over all of the officers and employees of the City. 3. From time to time, give to the City Council information in writing concerning the state of the City and recommend to the City Council the adoption of such measures, bills and programs as he deems are necessary, appropriate, expedient or beneficial to the City. 4. Cause to be prepared and submit to the City Council the annual budget of the City. 5. See that all general laws and ordinances of the City are observed and enforced. 6. See that all contracts of the City are faithfully kept and fully performed and, to that end and in any case in which it is necessary or appropriate in order to protect the interests of the City, must, with the approval of the City Council, cause legal proceedings to be instituted or defended at the expense of the City. 7. Execute those contracts and other documents the execution of which is delegated, either specifically or generally, to him by the City Council. 8. Perform such other administrative duties as are designated by the City Council or as may be prescribed by ordinance. 9. Have no other employment.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.040 City Manager: Additional powers.

Sec. 3.040 - City Manager: Additional powers. In addition to the duties which are imposed upon him by section 3.030 of this Charter, the City Manager may: 1. Appoint such deputies, administrative assistants and clerical personnel as he deems necessary. 2. Require from each Municipal Judge and each appointive officer of the City at any time a report in detail with respect to all of the transactions of their respective offices or of any matters which are connected with their respective offices.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.050 City Manager: Removal.

Sec. 3.050 - City Manager: Removal. 1. The City Council may remove the City Manager from office in accordance with the procedure which is contained in this section. 2. The City Council must adopt, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its entire membership, a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for the proposed removal and may suspend the City Manager from duty for a period not to exceed 15 days. A copy of the resolution must be delivered promptly to the City Manager. 3. Within 5 days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the City Manager, he may file with the City Clerk a written request for a public hearing. The public hearing must be held at a meeting of the City Council not earlier than 15 days nor later than 30 days after the request is filed. The City Manager may file with each member of the City Council a written reply to the reasons which are stated in the resolution not later than 5 days before the hearing. 4. The City Council may adopt a final resolution of removal, which may be made effective immediately, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its entire membership at any time after 5 days after the date on which the copy of the preliminary resolution was delivered to the City Manager, if he has not requested a public hearing, or at any time after the public hearing, if he has requested one. 5. The City Manager is entitled to receive his salary until the effective date of the final resolution of removal. The discretionary decision of the City Council in suspending or removing the City Manager is not subject to review by any agency or court.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.060 Creation of departments, divisions.

Sec. 3.060 - Creation of departments, divisions. The City Council may provide by ordinance for such departments and divisions of departments as the affairs of the City may require.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.070 Appointive officers: Appointment by City Manager.

Sec. 3.070 - Appointive officers: Appointment by City Manager. The City Manager shall appoint the following officers, subject to ratification by the City Council: 1. Director of Financial Management. 2. Director of Public Services. 3. Fire Chief. 4. City Clerk. 5. City Treasurer. 6. A Director of each department which is established pursuant to section 3.060. 7. Such other officers as may be necessary. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 1991; 2007)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.080 Appointive officers: Deputies, employees.

Sec. 3.080 - Appointive officers: Deputies, employees. 1. Appointive officers may recommend for appointment by the City Manager such deputies and employees as they may require. 2. Deputies of the appointive officers have the same powers as their principals.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.090 City Clerk: Duties.

Sec. 3.090 - City Clerk: Duties. The City Clerk shall: 1. Keep the corporate seal and all papers and records which belong to the City. 2. Keep a record of the proceedings of the City Council and attend all meetings of the City Council. 3. Attest to the signature of the Mayor or Mayor pro tempore on all contracts, resolutions, ordinances and other documents which have been approved by the City Council and signed by the Mayor or Mayor pro tempore.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.100 City Attorney: Appointment; salary; qualifications; duties; private practice prohibited.

Sec. 3.100 - City Attorney: Appointment; salary; qualifications; duties; private practice prohibited. 1. The City Council shall appoint a City Attorney and shall fix his salary. 2. The City Attorney must be: (a) A duly licensed member, in good standing, of the State Bar of Nevada. (b) The Chief Legal Officer of the City and, as such, shall advise the City Council and all offices of the City in all matters with respect to the affairs for the City and perform such duties as may be designated by the City Council or prescribed by ordinance. 3. The City Attorney is under the general direction and supervision of the City Council. 4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065, the City Attorney and Deputy City Attorneys may not engage in the private practice of law.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.110 Appointment of Special Counsel; expenses.

Sec. 3.110 - Appointment of Special Counsel; expenses. The City Council may employ Special Counsel to aid the City Attorney whenever in its judgment the public interest requires that employment, and the expense of employing Special Counsel must be allowed and paid in the same manner as other claims against the City.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.120 County Assessor to be City Assessor; duties.

Sec. 3.120 - County Assessor to be City Assessor; duties. 1. The County Assessor of the County is, ex officio, the City Assessor of the City. 2. At the request of the Assessor, the City Council may appoint and fix the salary of a Deputy City Assessor to perform such duties with respect to city assessments as the City Council deems are necessary.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.130 Department of Financial Management: Director; qualifications; duties.

Sec. 3.130 - Department of Financial Management: Director; qualifications; duties. 1. The City Council shall establish a Department of Financial Management, the head of which is the Director of Financial Management. The Department of Financial Management may also include such other qualified personnel as the City Manager determines are necessary properly to handle the financial matters of the City. 2. The Director of Financial Management: (a) Must have knowledge of municipal accounting and taxation. (b) Must have experience in budgeting and financial control. (c) Has charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the City. (d) Must provide a surety bond in the amount which is fixed by the City Council. (e) Shall perform or cause to be performed on behalf of the City all of the duties and responsibilities which are imposed upon the City by NRS 354.470 to 354.626, inclusive. 3. The City Council may establish by ordinance such regulations as it deems are necessary for the proper conduct of the Department of Financial Management and its officers and employees. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 2011)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.140 Department of Financial Management: Audits.

Sec. 3.140 - Department of Financial Management: Audits. 1. The Department of Financial Management shall maintain complete records of all fiscal transactions of and claims against the City. 2. Before payment, all claims and accounts against the City must be approved by the Department of Financial Management. No money may be paid for any purpose except by following procedures which have been approved by the City Council. The City Treasurer shall prepare all warrants, to be drawn against the proper accounts, in payment of those claims. The warrants which are issued must bear the signatures of the Director of Financial Management and the City Treasurer. Facsimile signatures may be permitted under the procedures which are prescribed by ordinance. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 2007)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.150 City Treasurer: Duties.

Sec. 3.150 - City Treasurer: Duties. The City Treasurer: 1. Shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or designated by the City Manager pursuant to section 3.180. 2. Must provide a surety bond in the amount which is fixed by the City Council. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 2007)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.160 Director of Financial Management, City Treasurer: Official bonds.

Sec. 3.160 - Director of Financial Management, City Treasurer: Official bonds. The Director of Financial Management and City Treasurer are liable and accountable on their official bonds for the performance of their duties under the provisions of this Charter, and the City Council may require from them such additional security as may be necessary from time to time.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.170 City Auditor: Duties.

Sec. 3.170 - City Auditor: Duties. 1. The City Council shall appoint a City Auditor and fix the salary of that office. 2. The City Auditor shall report directly to the City Council, or to a committee designated by the City Council, and shall perform such duties as may be designated by the City Council or prescribed by ordinance. (Amended by Nevada Legislature, 1999)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.180 Appointive officers: Qualification; duties restricted and altered.

Sec. 3.180 - Appointive officers: Qualification; duties restricted and altered. 1. The City Council may prescribe by ordinance the qualifications, powers and duties of all appointive officers of the City, if those qualifications, powers and duties have not been established by this Charter, and may add to, alter or restrict those qualifications, powers and duties from time to time. 2. The City Manager may designate additional qualifications, powers and duties of all of the appointive City officers, except the City Attorney and City Auditor, which are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter or any ordinance which prescribes those qualifications, powers and duties, as he deems necessary or appropriate, and may add to, alter or restrict those qualifications, powers and duties from time to time. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 1991, 1999)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.190 Director of Public Services: Qualifications.

Sec. 3.190 - Director of Public Services: Qualifications. The Director of Public Services must have such qualifications as may be prescribed by ordinance. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 2007)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.200 City Engineer: Qualifications; duties.

Sec. 3.200 - City Engineer: Qualifications; duties. 1. The Director of Public Services may recommend, for appointment by the City Manager, a City Engineer, who must be a licensed professional engineer in the State. 2. The City Engineer shall perform such duties as may be designated by the Director of Public Services or prescribed by ordinance.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.210 Appointive officers: Removal.

Sec. 3.210 - Appointive officers: Removal. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each appointive officer serves at the pleasure of the City Manager and may be removed by him at any time, subject to ratification by the City Council. 2. The City Attorney and City Auditor serve at the pleasure of the City Council and may be removed by an affirmative vote of a majority of the entire membership of the City Council at any time. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 1991, 1999)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.220 Appointive officers: Performance of duties; salary.

Sec. 3.220 - Appointive officers: Performance of duties; salary. 1. All appointive officers of the City, except the City Manager, City Attorney, City Auditor and the Board of Civil Service Trustees, must have such qualifications and powers and shall perform such duties, under the direction of the City Manager, as may be designated by the City Manager or are prescribed, conferred or imposed by ordinance, this Charter or general law. 2. All appointive officers of the City and their deputies, except the City Attorney and City Auditor, must receive such salary as may be designated by the City Manager within the salary ranges which have been established for their respective positions by the City Council. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 1991, 1999)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.230 Appointive officers; City Manager's direction; administration of departments.

Sec. 3.230 - Appointive officers; City Manager's direction; administration of departments. All departments, offices and agencies, except the City Manager, City Attorney, City Auditor and the Board of Civil Service Trustees, are under the general direction and supervision of the City Manager and must be administered by an officer who is subject to the immediate direction and supervision of the City Manager. With the consent of the City Council, the City Manager may serve also as the Director of one or more departments, offices or agencies and may appoint one person to be the Director of two or more departments, offices or agencies. (Amended by the Nevada Legislature, 1991, 1999)

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.240 Appointive and elective offices: Oath of office; surety and performance bonds.

Sec. 3.240 - Appointive and elective offices: Oath of office; surety and performance bonds. 1. Each officer of the City, whether he is elected or appointed, must, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office. 2. The City Council may require from all of the officers, whether they are elected or appointed, and employees of the City who are responsible for handling City funds sufficient security for the faithful and honest performance of their respective duties and for the payment of all money received by those officers, according to law and the ordinances of the City.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.250 Appointive and elective offices: Filing of bonds; additional bonds.

Sec. 3.250 - Appointive and elective offices: Filing of bonds; additional bonds. 1. All bonds which are given by the officers, whether they are elected or appointed, and employees of the City must be filed with the City Clerk. 2. The City Council may, at any time, require further and additional bonds of any officer, whether he is elected or appointed, or employee of the City.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.260 Appointive and elective offices: Surrender of effects of office.

Sec. 3.260 - Appointive and elective offices: Surrender of effects of office. Each officer, whether he is elected or appointed, of the City shall, within 5 days after notification and request by the City Manager, deliver to that officer's successor in office all properties, books and effects of every description in his possession which belong to the City or pertain to his office, and, upon his failure, refusal or neglect to do so, becomes liable for all damages which are caused by his failure, refusal or neglect, and to such penalty as may be prescribed by ordinance.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.270 Appointive and elective offices: Interest in City contracts prohibited.

Sec. 3.270 - Appointive and elective offices: Interest in City contracts prohibited. No officer of the City, whether he is elected or appointed, may be directly or indirectly interested in: 1. Any contract, work or business of the City. 2. The sale of any article to the City. 3. The purchase of property, real or personal, which belongs to the City.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.280 Appointive and elective officers: Collection and disposition of money.

Sec. 3.280 - Appointive and elective officers: Collection and disposition of money. 1. All taxes, fines, forfeitures or other money of the City which is collected or recovered by any officer, whether he is elected or appointed, or any employee of the City or other person pursuant to this Charter or any valid ordinance of the City must be paid by the officer or employee or person who collects or receives that money to the Director of Financial Management, who must dispose of it in accordance with the ordinances, regulations and procedures which have been established by the City Council. 2. The City Council may, by proper legal action, collect all of the money which is due and unpaid to the City or any office of the City, and the City Council may pay from the General Fund all of the fees and expenses which are necessarily incurred by the City in connection with the collection of that money.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.290 Appointive and elective offices: Additional cause for removal; filling of vacancy.

Sec. 3.290 - Appointive and elective offices: Additional cause for removal; filling of vacancy. In addition to any other provision of this Charter or in the general law which relates to the removal of public offices, any officer of the City, whether he is elected or appointed, must be removed for any of the causes and in the manner which are specified in chapter 283 of NRS, and the vacancy which is caused by that removal must be filled as prescribed by law.

Las Vegas City Charter, art. III, § 3.300 Programs: Employment and Training.

Sec. 3.300 - Programs: Employment and Training. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and in addition to any other powers authorized by specific statute, the City Council may exercise such powers and enact such ordinances, not in conflict with the laws of this State, as the City Council determines are necessary and proper for the development and provision of programs relating to employment and training. 2. The City Council shall not impose or increase a tax for the purposes set forth in subsection 1 unless the tax or increase is otherwise authorized by specific statute. (Added by the Nevada Legislature, 2007)

Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=LAVECH_ARTIIIEXDEFetched: 10/28/2026