Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, January 7, 1947 to October 26, 1949, lvc000006-542

512 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk execute and deliver the necessary certified copy of this Resolution to the <State Board of Finance. This Resolution again was adopted at the October 8, 1945 meeting. - - oOo - - RESOLUTION NO. 100 WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, at a recessed regular meeting thereof held on the 28th day of March, 1946, duly adopted a Resolution establishing a policy in respect to the issuance of tavern and liquor store licenses, whereby the number of such licenses issued would be based on population and limited to one liquor store license to each 1000 population, and one tavern license to each 1000 population, and WHEREAS, the number of such licenses already issued at the time of the adoption of said Resolution wore in excess of the limitation established by said Resolution as based on the population at that time, and WHEREAS, investigation and experience has since disclosed that such allocation of liquor licenses is fair and impartial, and is the same method employed by our neighboring states in this regard, and WHEREAS, said Board feels justified in deviating from this rule of allocation only in respect to licenses for taverns to be operated as part of and in connection with hotels wherein substantial monetary investments are made, and will consider favorably appli­cations for licenses in such circumstances only, and WHEREAS, said Board is conscious of its moral responsibility to so administer the liberal laws of the State of Nevada, as they pertain to the City of Las Vegas, as to justify their continued existence. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, this 27th day of June, 1947, by the Board of Com­missioners of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, that the Resolution duly adopted by said Board on the 28th day of March, 1946, and the declaration of policy therein contained, and as hereinabove restated, relative to the limitation on the issuance of liquor store licenses and tavern licenses, be and the same are hereby ratified and reaffirmed and that said Resolution and declaration of policy, as hereinabove restated, shall continue in full force and effect. ----oOo---- Resolution No. 101 - not used. ----oOo---- RESOLUTION NO. 102 WHEREAS, the efficient administration of the municipal program for recreational activities in the City of Las Vegas would be served by the active interest of a qualified group of representative citizens in such program. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved, that for the purpose of advising the Board of Com­missioners of the City of Las Vegas and assisting them in the administration of its muni­cipal program for recreational activities in the City of Las Vegas, a Board be and the same is hereby created to be known as the "Las Vegas Recreational Board", which shall consist of 15 members, each of whom shall be a duly qualified elector of the City of Las Vegas, and be appointed by the Board of Commissioners, to serve without compensation for a term of 3 years, or until his successor takes office, commencing on the 1st day of September, 1947, the first Board however to be appointed and serve without compensation as follows, to-wit: five (5) members shall be appointed for a term of three years, five members for a term of two years and five members for a period of one year; that the members of said Board may, at any time, be removed from office at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners and all vacancies occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term, and be it further RESOLVED that the Board shall have the power, duty and authority (a) To select on the 1st day of September, 1947, and annually on the 1st day of September of each year thereafter, from among their own number a Chairman and Secretary, and create and fill such other offices as in their judgment they deem necessary, or they may assign the duties of two or more offices, excluding the Chairman, to one person; to prescribe the duties of its officers, and adopt such by-laws as it deems necessary for its own government and for the conduct of its business which shall be transacted at regular or special meetings called for that purpose, notice of which shall be given to each member. (b) The Board shall appoint a Recreation Director, whose appointment shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners and whose salary shall be fixed by said Board of Commissioners. The Recreation Director so selected shall be given a contract for one year. (1) The Recreation Director shall nominate all recreational