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Clark County contracts Prosecutor's Office for Job and Family Services legal work; public asks about timeliness of investigations
Summary
The Board approved two contracts with the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office to provide attorneys for Family and Children Services ($251,230.72, Title IV-E) and administrative JFS work ($22,908.50). A resident raised concerns during public comment about delays in child-protective investigations.
The Board approved Resolution 2026-0253, contracting with the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office for $251,230.72 (Title IV-E) to provide two attorneys to assist Family and Children Services and the Clark County Child Advocacy Center for April 1, 2026–March 31, 2027. The Board also approved Resolution 2026-0254 for $22,908.50 to provide attorney services to the administrative office (funded from shared administrative dollars).
During public comment, Diana Daniels asked whether the additional attorney services represented new positions and expressed concern that some child abuse and neglect reports were not being addressed promptly. "Is this a new or an old position with two more attorneys being brought in?" Daniels asked. County Administrator Jennifer Hutchinson replied that the contracts are renewed annually and "it is a contract with the same attorneys that work for the County Prosecutor that contract with DJFS." Beau Thompson, Chief Legal Counsel, noted that Job and Family Services screens complaints under state law and that confidentiality rules limit disclosures about youth.
