Clark County Commission

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The Clark County Board of County Commissioners, commonly referred to as the Clark County Commission, is the legislative body of Clark County in the U.S. state of Nevada. Established in 1909, the commission consists of seven members elected by district to four-year terms on a partisan basis. Although technically a legislative body, it exercises some executive powers and serves as the municipal government for unincorporated Clark County residents, estimated by the county as being 1,073,926 people. Powers and duties include law enforcement, administering state statute regarding health, marriage, divorce, child custody and property and other powers throughout the county’s unincorporated areas including enacting ordinances, budgets, zoning and oversees departments such as the Clark County Fire Department, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, and the Regional Transportation Commission among others. The commission's executive powers are limited, however...

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