North Las Vegas City Council Meeting - November 19, 2025
North Las Vegas City Council Meeting - November 19, 2025
The North Las Vegas City Council met on November 19, 2025, for a regular meeting that included the swearing-in of a municipal court judge, council member reports on community events, approval of the consent agenda, public hearings on amendments to police collective bargaining agreements, presentation of the annual audit report, and two public comment periods.
Consent Calendar
- Items 2 through 16 were approved unanimously as part of the consent agenda. (No further details were provided in the transcript.)
Public Comments & Testimony
- First Public Forum (on posted agenda items): No speakers.
- Second Public Forum (on non-agenda items): Two speakers addressed the council:
- La Fulafusue, founder of Tau Tua Inc., a nonprofit rooted in service to Pacifica communities in North Las Vegas. Announced upcoming holiday meal distributions and plans for youth and senior programs.
- Steve Sanson, president of Veterans in Politics, invited the council and community to the eighth biannual Valentine's Day Ball and Gala on February 7, 2026, at Sun Coast Casino.
Discussion Items
- Oath of Office: Christopher Cannon was sworn in as Municipal Court Judge for a limited term. He thanked the council, his family, and supporters.
- Council Member Reports:
- Councilmember Roan reported on the Feast of Gratitude at the Neighborhood Recreation Center, the annual turkey giveaway on November 22 at Liberty Park (in partnership with Cox and Bimbo Bakeries, distributing 500 family-sized turkeys), and the "Tacos Wassanta" event on December 16 at the Neighborhood Recreation Center.
- Mayor Pro Tem Black reported on attending the Civica Nevada new building addition (providing high school classes), the NAOP conference, the Silver Mesa Rec Center Feast of Gratitude, and the ugly sweater walk/run on December 13 at Craig Ranch Park. He also noted a site-selector event with LVGEA showcasing North Las Vegas opportunities.
- Councilwoman Garcia Anderson reported on the 50th Citizens Academy graduation of the North Las Vegas Police Department, a Veterans Day assembly at Jesse D. Scott Elementary School, tree planting at Cheyenne Ridge Park (112 trees planted with 30+ volunteers from Just Serve), a distribution at Martin Luther King Senior Center (with Babies Bounty and Three Square due to SNAP benefit gaps), and a Spanish education panel at the Ace Community Center where she highlighted city resources.
- Item 19 – Public Hearing on MOU with NLV Police Officers Association (Police Officers): Wilson Edgel, Director of Human Resources, presented a memorandum of understanding amending the 2024-2027 collective bargaining agreement for police officers. The amendment adds probationary periods: 12 months for lateral hires, 6 months for officers returning within one year of leaving the bargaining unit, and 12 months for those returning after more than one year. No public comments were received. The council approved the MOU unanimously.
- Item 20 – Public Hearing on MOU with NLV Police Officers Association (Corrections Officers): Wilson Edgel presented an identical amendment for the corrections non-supervisor agreement. No public comments were received. The council approved the MOU unanimously.
- Item 22 – Annual Audit Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025: Kathy Lye from Crow LLP presented the financial statement audit. The city received an unmodified (clean) opinion, the highest level of assurance. No material misstatements were identified. The single audit is pending federal compliance supplement release. Finance Director Will Riggs noted this is the second year the audit was completed without an extension, thanking staff. The council received and approved the report.
- City Manager's Report: The city manager acknowledged regional partnerships, thanked staff for assisting with food distributions, and announced the fifth annual holiday tree lighting ceremony on December 4, 2025, at Liberty Park. Councilwoman added that municipal foresters Eddie Rodriguez and Chris received a legacy award for work at Kyle Ranch.
Key Outcomes
- Approved the regular meeting agenda as amended (items 17 and 18 continued to December 3, 2025).
- Approved the consent agenda (items 2–16).
- Approved the MOU amending the collective bargaining agreement for police officers (item 19).
- Approved the MOU amending the corrections non-supervisor agreement (item 20).
- Received and approved the annual audit report for fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.
Meeting Transcript
The North Las Vegas welcomes you to its city council meeting. There are two public forums aside for public comment at this meeting, one at the beginning and one at the end. If you wish to speak, please complete one of the blue cards, which are located on the table outside the main entrance and at the podium rail. Please give your card to the city clerk when called upon to speak. We request that you limit your comments to no more than two minutes and that you avoid repetition. Madam City Clerk, are we in compliance with the Nevada open meeting law? Yes, Mayor, we are. Thank you. Today we will have the opportunity to have the invocation given by Mayor Pro Tem Scott Black and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilwoman Garcia Anderson. Please rise. Our Father in Heaven, at the beginning of the City Council meeting, we pause and bow our heads and give thee thanks for the many blessings that we have in our in our lives and our families in our community. We're grateful for the opportunity that we have to serve our community as council members and pray for guidance and direction to be upon the mayor and each council member that we may make decisions in wisdom and in humility that the decisions that we make will bless the lives of those that we serve. We pray for our police officers, firefighters, and those that put themselves in harm's way to keep our community safe. We're grateful for armed forces for our veterans for those that serve and have served to protect our freedoms and liberties. We pray at this time as the holidays are upon us that there will be an added measure of compassion and generosity in our community and a sense of peace that we can find ways to lift and help and serve those that are in need. And I pray for these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Please remain standing. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Okay, so today we have the oath of office for municipal court judge Christopher Cannon. So counsel, we're gonna go down and sit. Thank you. Sir, if you would raise your right hand, and it is my honor to swear you today. Would you please state your name? Christopher Cannon. Swear. Swear. Then I will support protect and defend. The Constitution and Government of the United States. And the Constitution and Government of the State of Nevada. And the Constitution and Government of the State of Nevada. Against all enemies. Against all enemies. Whether foreign or domestic. And then I will bear true faith. And I will bear true faith. Allegiance. Allegiance. And loyalty to the same. And loyalty to the same. Any ordinance. Maybe ordinance. Resolution or law. Resolution or law. Of any state convention. Of any state convention or legislature. To the contrary.
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