County staff on Oct. 15 briefed councilors about upcoming meetings with the Clark County legislative delegation planned later this month and asked for feedback on the agenda and priorities to discuss.

Jordan Bogie said the county will host two sessions with members of the state delegation and proposed a format that combines a high-level overview of county activities with a focused discussion of top priorities. "The first thing I'd like to do is have a high level discussion about county activities," Bogie said, adding he planned to present other priority issues in two buckets: top, high-priority items and a longer list of other important topics.

Bogie and councilors identified items to highlight, including indigent defense funding, maintaining corridor funding for the 179th Street corridor, housing projects including Weaver Creek, the jail remodel project, broadband and other infrastructure needs. Bogie cautioned new requests may be difficult in this biennium because of state budget constraints and suggested prioritizing those items that have a reasonable prospect of action.

Councilors asked that presenters pause after each top priority to hear whether delegation members would signal support; Councilor Young and others asked that staff circulate the presentation in advance. Bogie said he would finalize and circulate the presentation and noted the sessions would allow time for free-flow conversation between council and delegation members.

The council did not take a formal vote but directed staff to finalize the briefing materials and circulate them to councilors and to the delegation in advance of the scheduled meetings.