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Council seeks to press Legislature to backfill document-recording fee shortfall for homeless services
Summary
County staff warned of a potential $3.5 million annual shortfall in document-recording fee revenue for homeless services; the council supported drafting a letter asking the legislative delegation to fully fund the gap and avoid further cuts.
Jordan Bogie, senior policy analyst, told the council Jan. 29 that Clark County faces a potential reduction in document-recording fee revenue that funds much of the county’s homeless services. Bogie said the county could face about $3.5 million less per year — roughly $7 million over the next biennium — compared with amounts received in recent years, and that the county had been advised to plan for a potential additional 20% reduction (about $2.4 million) under a worst-case scenario.
Bogie asked whether the council would support a letter to the county’s legislative delegation requesting that the state backfill the shortfall and avoid additional cuts. Councilors signaled support; the chair recorded thumbs-up consensus and asked staff to prepare the letter, as the transcript records.
Bogie said the state previously has backfilled similar shortfalls caused by reduced recording volume. The council asked staff to coordinate with other jurisdictions and legislative partners; councilors also asked staff to circulate the information to broader local partners to encourage shared advocacy.
No formal ordinance or appropriation was adopted at the Jan. 29 meeting; the action was a direction to draft and send a letter seeking state backfill and opposing additional cuts.
