Clark County District Attorney Stewart Bell told legislators Wednesday that he has the 70th highest salary in his office and even with a 44 percent increase he barely will crack the top five. Bell led a line of elected county officials and their representatives who begged the Assembly Government Affairs Committee to grant them their first salary increases since 1995.
None are interested.
They don't want the responsibilities and they make 40 percent more than me now. Las Vegas police lobbyist Lt. Stan Olsen, representing Clark County Sheriff Jerry Keller, echoed Bell's comments. He added any mid-level police lieutenant or captain in the department earns more than Keller. While the committee took no immediate action on the bill, reactions of members were mixed. The bill is one of three salary proposals before the Legislature.