🎧 Charter Amendment 26-23: Expanding Council Nomination Powers
Clark County Today is taking a brief look at each of the 10 amendments that the Clark County Charter Review Commission passed in expectation of bringing them to the November 2026 General Election
Paul Valencia
Clark County Today
Last week, the Clark County Charter Review Commission, an elected body of 15 members, passed 10 amendments in expectation of being placed on the November 2026 general election ballot.
In this series, Clark County Today is providing more context on each amendment, including quotes from the sponsor of each amendment.
In this story, we look at 26-23, Revised Council Powers Regarding Boards and Commissions.
This amendment was sponsored by Patrick Adigweme of District 1. It passed 14-1
According to the charter’s description, if passed by the voters, this would modify the charter to expand the County Council’s concurrent nomination authority for boards and commissions.
Under current rules, the council shares nomination authority with the county manager for three specific bodies: the Clark County Planning Commission, the Clark County Historic Preservation Commission, and the Board of Equalization of Assessment. For all other boards and commissions, only the county manager can nominate members and the council’s role is limited to confirming or rejecting those nominations.
This amendment would give the general principle that the council shall have concurrent nomination authority with the county manager for all boards and commissions, with the exception of the Ethics Commission.
“It does not require the council to make nominations. It simply opens up the other boards and commissions that have a nomination process,” Adigweme said.
Also, the language does not take away any of the nomination authority away from the county manager.
The county council would remain in its role of confirming or rejecting any nomination.
There was very little public comment on this amendment.
And based on the votes, there was little or no controversy with this amendment. It initially passed unanimously, 15-0. One commissioner did change his vote at the end of the voting process, making this final tally at 14-1.
Of note: The meeting on July 8 was to listen to public comment and to vote on the amendments. The sponsor of each amendment gave a brief argument for his or her amendment, but there were no discussions among the commissioners. Those discussions were made in previous Charter Review Commission meetings. In this meeting, it was just a yes or no vote on each amendment.
To see the recap on 26-01, Clarifying Nonpartisan Office Elections, go here: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/charter-review-commission-amendment-26-01-clarifying-nonpartisan-office-elections/
To see the recap on 26-07, Housing Impact Analysis, go here: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/charter-review-commission-amendment-26-07-housing-impact-analysis/
To see the recap on 26-08, Requiring Supermajority Council Approval for County Taxes, go here:
To see the recap on 26-10, Revised Budget Transparency and Process, go here: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/charter-review-commission-26-10-revised-budget-transparency-process/
To see the recap on 26-14, Performance Audits, go here: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/charter-review-commission-26-14-performance-audits/
To see the recap on 26-20, Limitation on Consecutive Terms for County Council Members, go here: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/charter-review-commission-26-20-limitation-on-consecutive-terms-for-county-council-members/
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