Las Vegas City Manager

City Manager

Address :
400 Stewart Ave # A
Las Vegas, NV 89101-2914, United States
Tel: (702) 229-6501

The City Manager's Office is responsible for the effective administration and operation of all municipal services for the city of Las Vegas. In addition, the office oversees all redevelopment and economic development. The office is overseen by City Manager Elizabeth N. Fretwell, Deputy City Managers Orlando Sanchez and James R. Nichols, and Chief Urban Redevelopment Officer Scott D. Adams. The City Manager's staff also tracks the progress of various projects, monitors the day-to-day activities of city departments and maintains intergovernmental relationships with the federal, state and other local governments. The office also oversees the city's diversity and community relations programs.

City Manager Elizabeth N. Fretwell

Elizabeth N. Fretwell was sworn in as city manager on Jan. 21, 2009. Ms. Fretwell joined the city in June 2000 as assistant city manager and was promoted to deputy city manager in March 2002. Ms. Fretwell oversees operations of the city, which has more than 3,000 employees and a budget of $1.4 billion. She also serves as the executive director of the Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, charged with the economic revitalization of downtown Las Vegas. In addition to the day-to-day management of the city’s operations, Ms. Fretwell is extensively involved in several key initiatives in the local government administration including citizen engagement, fundamental service review, sustainability, performance management, and diversity.

Prior to joining the city of Las Vegas, Ms. Fretwell held the position of intergovernmental relations director for the city of Henderson, Nevada, and prior to that she worked for Clark County, where she was involved in extensive public policy and organizational analysis. She also served as a lobbyist at the Nevada State Legislature for two sessions, including acting as chief lobbyist in 1997.

Orlando Sanchez was appointed deputy city manager in May 2006. He oversees the departments of the City Clerk, Human Resources, Leisure Services, Detention and Enforcement, Municipal Court and Information Technologies.

Prior to being named deputy city manager, Orlando served as the Neighborhood Services Department director, where he spearheaded many key, innovative plans and programs such as the 10-year Plan to end Homelessness; the Homeownership For Educators Program to assist teachers with housing costs; the Abandoned and Vacant Buildings Program to eliminate visible blight in neighborhoods; the EVOLVE Program to reintegrate ex-felons into productive lives; and a pilot program to help chronic inebriates.

Deputy City Manager James R. Nichols

James R. Nichols began work as a deputy city manager with the city of Las Vegas on July 6, 2009. Nichols oversees the departments of Planning and Development, Public Works, Building and Safety, Fire & Rescue and Field Operations.

Prior to coming to the city of Las Vegas Nichols served as deputy city manager for the city of Goodyear, Ariz. for nearly four years. In Goodyear, Nichols managed the City Clerk, Parks and Recreation, Community Services, Engineering, Fire, Public Works and Water Resources departments. He also had oversight of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and citywide Strategic Planning functions.

Scott D. Adams was appointed to the newly-created position of chief urban redevelopment officer in April 2009. In this position, Mr. Adams oversees the Neighborhood Service department, the Office of Business Development and the Office of Cultural Affairs.

Adams previously served as the director of the city’s Office of Business Development as well as the operations officer for the city’s Redevelopment Agency.

Prior to joining the city, Mr. Adams held numerous positions in the field of urban economic development including those with Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission, the city of Fort Lauderdale, the New Orleans Medical Center and the Jacksonville Downtown Development Authority, to name just a few.