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Clark County outlines budget strains, public-safety sales tax option and housing protections
Summary
Senior policy analyst Jordan Bogie told the advisory council the county adopted its 2026 budget but faces a long-term structural deficit; priorities include an optional criminal-justice sales tax linked to House Bill 2015, indigent-defense funding needs, a moratorium on mobile-home-park redevelopment and state support for jail capital and homelessness projects.
Jordan Bogie, senior policy analyst supporting the County Council and county manager’s office, told the Clark County School Advisory Council that the council adopted its 2026 budget last week but faces a “long term structural deficit.” He said roughly three-quarters of county spending goes to personnel and about 70% of the general fund supports criminal-justice functions including the sheriff’s office, courts and indigent defense.
Bogie said the council is considering an optional criminal-justice sales tax next year tied to changes in state law (House Bill…
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