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Elko council directs staff to study proposed universal bar card for brothel bartenders
Summary
Business owner Lewis Goldberg asked the council to permit a universal work card allowing bartenders to move between brothels and bars. Police expressed reservations; council directed staff to draft options limited by same ownership, radius, and expiration periods for council review.
Elko council on Oct. 28 directed staff to research and present options for a possible ordinance that would permit a single work card for bartenders to work at multiple licensed brothels or bars.
Owner Lewis Goldberg told the council that the policy would ease staffing by removing the need for multiple cards and the associated costs. Police staff said Chief Ford is not supportive of an unrestricted universal card but may be amenable to allowing employees to work between brothels under the same ownership. Council discussion focused on limiting any new card by ownership, geographic radius, and expiration period to preserve trackability and enforcement.
Council directed the police chief and city staff to prepare several alternatives — including different expiration periods and radius/ownership limits — for council consideration in a later meeting. No ordinance was adopted; the action was direction to staff to return options.
