Thursday, April 20, 2000 | 11:53 a.m.
Spending
Here is how the Las Vegas City Council voted Wednesday to spend taxpayer money:
To Southwestern Communications for replacement of the door control system at the City Detention Center.
To Haaker Equipment Co. for two street sweepers.
To Zumar Industries Inc. for traffic signs.
To 3M for sign materials.
To Standard Wholesale Supply for fire hydrant contract.
Louisiana official to be offered post
After two years, a failed job offer and a lawsuit, the city of Las Vegas has found its next internal auditor.
The City Council unanimously agreed to offer the position to Radford Snelding, city auditor in Shreveport, La., on the recommendation from the Audit Oversight Committee.
"This has been a very long search process," committee chairman William Martin said. "Sometimes things end up working out for the best."
Snelding has certification as both an internal auditor and public accountant and has 17 years of experience. He will be offered $91,000 a year.
Politics has no home here
A policy approved Wednesday is designed to keep the city of Las Vegas' new television channel clear of politics.
The media policy prohibits the use of KCLV Cox cable Channel 2 as a "mechanism for building support for a particular political policy, program, issue, party or individual."
Campaign advertising and promotion will be prohibited on the city's new channel and in city publications.
"The channel is not to be used as a campaign tool," the policy states.
Purchase of church approved
The city of Las Vegas got into the real estate business several times Wednesday as the council authorized land swaps, property purchases and earmarked sites for development.
The City Council approved the $2 million purchase of First Baptist Church of Las Vegas, 302 S. Ninth St. The city intends to renovate the church and use the facility as a downtown community center.
The council also authorized the city to issue general obligation limited tax building bonds for development of a community and senior center at Eastern and Stewart avenues -- the site of the former National Guard armory.
The bonds will be paid back over 15 years using Community Development Block Grants for capital projects.
The council also approved a swap with the Clark County School District that gives the city a park site and the school district a location for a school in the area of Whispering Sands Drive and Decatur Boulevard.
The council approved a deal with the school district to exchange property near Stewart Avenue and 28th Street for a new school.
Lastly the council authorized staff to negotiate with the Neon Museum to lease 5 acres of land at Las Vegas Boulevard and McWilliams Avenue.
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