Boulder City is looking for a new public information officer. Last week, current PIO JC Davis declined to renew his contract with the city.
City Government
The Boulder City Council voted to raise utility rates for residents just before midnight Tuesday after nearly four hours of discussion from council members and input from the public.
The Boulder City Library’s Board of Trustees approved the library’s budget for fiscal year 2016/2017. On May 19, the board approved a budget of $1.3 million with an extra $101,240 that will arrive at the begining of June of this fiscal year.
Early voting for Nevada Primary Elections begins Saturday, meaning voting sites all over Clark County will be open for the next two weeks.
City settles wrongful termination lawsuit
The Boulder City utility fund has lost more than $100,000 since a misappropriation of funds was discovered in an outside audit in 2015.
Timothy J. Shea has been named the new chief of police for the Boulder City Police Department. His hiring was announced Tuesday evening and he will take the command of the department June 1.
Facing aging infrastructure and ever-rising costs, City Council members voted to raise utility rates for Boulder City residents.
City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday night to put a spending initiative on the ballot for the 2016 general election in November.
Boulder City Municipal Airport is working to get more organized.
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.
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.