CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Kevin Schiller, County Manager |
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Select two nominees to present to the Governor for appointment to the Board on Indigent Defense Services from the following list of individuals: Abigail Frierson and Susan Bush; or take any action deemed appropriate. (For possible action)
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BACKGROUND:
Assembly Bill 81, enacted by the 2019 Nevada Legislature and signed by the Governor, creates the Board on Indigent Defense Services. Two members of the Board will be appointed by the Governor from nominees
selected by and presented to him by the Clark County Board of County Commissioners. The Board on Indigent Defense Services is to be appointed as soon after July 1, 2019, as practicable. The initial appointments to this Board will have staggered terms and thereafter will be for 3 years.
On August 15, 2023, the Clark County Board of County Commissioners selected Susan Bush to serve on the Board on Indigent Defense Services and the Governor on December 8, 2023, for the remainder of a term ending August 31, 2025. It is recommended to re-appoint Susan Bush and appoint Abigail Frierson to a term on the Board expiring August 31, 2028.
NRS 180.300 provides that each person appointed to the Board of Indigent Defense Services must have:
Experience in providing legal representation to indigent persons who are charged with public offenses or
to children who are alleged to be delinquent or in need of supervision;
A demonstrated commitment to providing effective legal representation to such indigent persons; or
Expertise or experience, as determined by the appointing authority, which qualifies the person to
contribute to the purpose of the Board or to carrying out any of its functions.
It is recommended that the Board of the County Commissioners present to the Governor the following individuals:
Abigail Frierson, Deputy County Manager
Susan Bush, Director of the Office of Appointed Counsel
Staff is directed to notify the Governor of the persons selected as nominees for the Board of Indigent Defense Services.