Former Boulder City Police Chief Bill Conger pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failure by a public officer to perform duty on Tuesday in Boulder Township Justice Court. Conger was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, which he paid immediately.
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The search for Boulder City’s new chief of police continues.
City Council met Wednesday morning to discuss growing concerns about stagnant utility rates losing the city money.
A former Boulder City employee claiming wrongful termination for the city ending his employment after $50,000 was found missing in his department’s bank account settled the case outside of arbitration, his attorney said.
Former Boulder City Police Chief Bill Conger is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday after the state filed a complaint that he failed to perform his duty as a public officer in April 2015.
In a City Council meeting that lasted just over a half-hour Tuesday evening, Boulder City officials recognized a solar company’s donation to light the city’s entry signs, granted land access and a temporary construction license to two existing solar projects and updated the city’s zoning ordinance.
City Council members on March 16 met with heads of departments and Boulder City’s finance director to discuss the budget for fiscal year 2017.
The Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday confirmed it is investigating the alleged mismanagement of euthanasia drugs at the Boulder City Animal Shelter.
An administrator in the Boulder City utility department has been fired and a criminal investigation has been launched after a third-party audit found $50,000 missing from the city’s bank accounts last year.
The City Council on Wednesday held its first workshop of the year to discuss a proposed budget for fiscal year 2017, which forecasts increased revenues in the general and utility funds and about $3 million in capital spending on projects, vehicles and equipment upgrades.
Former Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Larry Burns confirmed Wednesday that he is one of 14 candidates who remain in the city’s search for its next police chief.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller last week announced his priorities in a senate aviation bill that would attract new airline routes to small Nevada airports, drive drone research and acquire federal dollars for airports to build facilities with several modes of transportation.
The USS Nevada, a ship that saw action during World War II, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its commissioning by having its flag raised Friday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Mary Jo Frazier, the city’s former animal control supervisor, was arrested Tuesday and has been released on bail after she was booked into Clark County Detention Center on two felony counts of cruelty to animals.
