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New Councilman Sworn In At Recent City Council Meeting
Ricki Y. Barlow was officially sworn in as the councilman for Ward 5 at the June 20, 2007, City Council meeting. Councilman Barlow won the municipal General Election held on June 5, 2007.
Councilman Barlow is a familiar face around City Hall. Before being elected, the councilman served as liaison to then-Las Vegas City Councilman Lawrence Weekly. Serving in that position since 2000, Councilman Barlow has become intimately associated with the area. As a council liaison, he was instrumental in helping implement numerous projects, including efforts to revitalize neighborhoods and clean up blighted areas, repave and rebuild streets to improve traffic flow, help get more police patrols in Ward 5 neighborhoods and bring economic diversity to the area.
Councilman Barlow began his interest in government at an early age, serving as student body president at Vocational-Technical High School. After graduating from UNLV with a degree in political science, he continued to pursue public service when he served as a legislative aide in Washington, D.C. to then-U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan. In Washington, the future councilman got to see first hand the importance and honor of representing constituents as an elected official.
Councilman Barlow has held numerous community positions in recent years including positions with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Gang Task Force and Citizens Advisory Police Academy, the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Board of Trustees and Alpha Men & Divas of Tomorrow, to name just a few. He has also received numerous awards for his community service including the Community Partners “Portrait of Pride” Award, Nevada Library Association Trustee of the Year and Clark County School District PAL Program Supervisor of the Year.
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