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Friday, April 17, 2009 | 4:34 p.m.
Shauna Hughes
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Henderson City Attorney Shauna Hughes has opted to take the buyout the city offered to veteran employees earlier this year and plans to retire next month.
The Henderson City Council is expected to appoint Deputy City Attorney Elizabeth Quillin as Hughes' successor at its meeting Tuesday night.
Hughes is the second department head in Henderson to take the buyout, joining Finance Director Steve Hanson. The city completed the buyouts in March, with 66 employees accepting and saving the city an estimated $15 million over the next five years.
The City Council has since authorized and is in the midst of a second round of buyouts.
Hughes was appointed as Henderson City Attorney in 1983 and has received several recognitions during her 26-year tenure.
In 2008, she was honored with the State Bar of Nevada Public Lawyers Section's James M. Bartley Distinguished Public Lawyer Award, and the Clark County Bar Association gave her the 2008 Liberty Bell Award.
"How do you truly quantify more than two decades of dedicated service to the City of Henderson? Shauna has been a key player in leading Henderson, Nevada into the national spotlight and transforming this community," Henderson spokeswoman Cindy Herman said. "Her passion and devotion to the organization will be greatly missed."
Neither Hughes nor Quillin could be reached for comment. Herman said Quillin's appointment will make for a smooth transition.
"We are fortunate to be able to transition from one incredibly talented professional to another," she said. "Liz brings to the organization a wealth of experience and legal expertise. The transition will be seamless as Liz assumes her role as Henderson City Attorney."
Ms. Hughes is clearly smart enough to bail out, with a big check, before the serious legal manure hits the fan relating to the city's many economic misadventures in financing infrastructure for unsustainable projects, like the bankrupt Lake Las Vegas, Tuscany and Inspirada.
SHAUNA, TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN BEFORE THE ---- HITS THE FAN!BESIDES THE CITY ATTORNEYS OFFICE HAS ENOUGH HELP WITH ALL THE OUTSIDES LAW FIRMS THWE CITY HIRES. ???/?
Assistant Finance Director Thomas Powell, Steve Hanson Finance Director Shauna Hughes City Attorney and Jim Gibson Mayor
How are those Henderson Municipal Bonds doing now???
http://nevada.municipalbonds.com/bonds/i...
These and other people have profited handsomely over the years. Now they are being REWARDED for running the City Financial system into bankruptcy. How do they plan to pay for all this??? Reduce services and raise taxes to the Citizens...watch for it...it's coming next after everyone is safely out! The music is about to stop and they know it.
"Hughes is the second department head in Henderson to take the buyout, joining Finance Director Steve Hanson. The city completed the buyouts in March, with 66 employees accepting and saving the city an estimated $15 million over the next five years."
By Jeremy Twitchell Fri, Apr 17, 2009
$11 million to buyout 104 employees in June ($105,769 each)
$15 million to buy out 66 employees in April ($227,272 each)
$26 million 170 top key employees PAYDAY
http://www.cityofhenderson.com/finance/c...
I challenge the Henderson City government to publish all of the expense reports for all employees for the past 5 years on your website for all to see. No redaction's...Let's see if the Citizens feel you deserve large severance packages with the City in Financial ruin. Approved by the Henderson City Council does not mean approved by the people! Let's vote on it!