How North Las Vegas is run
Who runs North Las Vegas, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from North Las Vegas's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
Who runs North Las Vegas
A city manager hired by the council runs the city day to day. The council sets policy, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
North Las Vegas city staff
1,959 full-time-equivalent positions. FY2025-26 adopted budget (funded positions). City of North Las Vegas
The city posts pay ranges by job title. We found no city-published list of pay by employee. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is North Las Vegas in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $147M (2025-06-30). The city's own target: The budget's fund policy calls for a general fund balance of 18% of yearly operating spending. At the May 20, 2026 budget hearing the finance chief said the target for the city is six months. City of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2025-26.
Comes from
- Intergovernmental (mostly consolidated sales tax)$95.2M · 36%
- Licenses and permits$65.6M · 24%
- Charges for services$40.3M · 15%
- Miscellaneous (mostly investment income)$39.6M · 15%
- Property taxes$22.4M · 8%
- Fines and forfeits$5M · 2%
Goes to (FY2025-26)
- Public safety$158M · 57%
- General government$66.2M · 24%
- Culture and recreation$20.8M · 8%
- Judicial$10.8M · 4%
- Community support$10.5M · 4%
- Public works$10M · 4%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
About 35 cents of each property-tax dollar goes to the city ($1.1587 of $3.3544 per $100 of assessed value), most of it voter-approved public safety overrides. Nevada caps yearly increases in each owner's tax, so actual bills can be lower.
35¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of North Las Vegas
- Clark County School District1.3034 · 39%
- City of North Las VegasIncludes $0.9650 of voter-approved public safety overrides.1.1587 · 35%
- Clark County0.6541 · 19%
- State of Nevada0.17 · 5%
- North Las Vegas Library District0.0632 · 2%
- Emergency 9110.005 · <1%
- Total ($ per $100 of assessed value)3.3544
FY2024-25 rates for a home in the city of North Las Vegas (Clark County). City of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
Who provides your services
Not everything in North Las Vegas is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityCity of North Las Vegas Police DepartmentCity of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
- FireThe cityCity of North Las Vegas Fire DepartmentCity of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
- WaterThe cityCity of North Las Vegas UtilitiesCity of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
- SewerThe cityCity of North Las Vegas UtilitiesCity of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
- StreetsThe cityCity of North Las VegasCity of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
- Parks and recreationThe cityCity of North Las VegasCity of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
- Municipal courtThe cityCity of North Las VegasCity of North Las Vegas · Nov 14, 2025
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | RenoNV | North Las VegasNV | HendersonNV | Las VegasNV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 283,621 | 296,653 | 353,289 | 679,817 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $368,728 | $322,000 | $310,000 | $360,000 |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $1,182 | $930 | $1,191 | $1,169 |
| Debt per resident | $1,645 | $1,125 | $1,284 | $775 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $1,267 | $1,083 | $1,539 | $886 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.7 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how). Las Vegas pays another agency for police or fire, so its own staff count is lower.
What North Las Vegas publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: City manager's contract findable online City of North Las Vegas · May 1, 2024
- No: Council pay stated in a public documentThe city charter says the council fixes the salary. We found no readable city document stating the amount. North Las Vegas City Charter (Nevada Legislature)
- Partly: Employee pay published City of North Las Vegas
Questions to ask your council
- The city's share of Nevada PERS's net pension liability was $321.2M. How does the budget plan for it over the next few years?
- The city manager's 2024 contract sets $322,000 with 3% yearly raises, while the FY2026-27 pay scale for the job tops out at $324,077.59. What is the manager paid today?
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