Appeals, Protests and Claims
Work Card Appeals
If the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 
denies an applicant’s work card, the applicant can appeal to the City Council. The applicant must bring the form provided by the Metropolitan Police Department into the City Clerk’s office who is the filing officer for the appeal. Please check the denial paperwork provided by the Metropolitan Police Department as to the appropriate filing officer and appeal periods for your appeal.
Some appeals must be made to the State of Nevada based on the type of request. Some appeals must be filed with other jurisdictions based on the location of the business. Denials of applications for security guards for private security companies cannot be appealed to the City Council pursuant to State law. Two letters are prepared by the City Clerk’s office. One letter is the applicant's request to appeal and the other is notification by the City Clerk of the date and time the appeal will be heard. The applicant must also complete a waiver which is forwarded only to Metro. This allows Metro to furnish the information for the denial to the City Council.
All paperwork is routed to the appropriate departments for the appeal. The applicant receives the original letter from the Clerk’s office and copies of all other papers that they have signed.
Appeals, Protests and Approvals
All appeals, protests and approvals to the City Council are filed in the City Clerk’s Office. Appeals are accepted on decisions of the Planning Commission, the Department of Finance and Business Services on licensing issues, the Building Division of the Planning Department on building issues and the Department of Neighborhood Services on Code enforcement issues. Decisions of the City Council are Final Action.
Any appeals, approvals or protests regarding these matters may be faxed to the City Clerk’s office at (702) 382-4803.
Written protests are accepted for items being heard by the City Council. Any protests received for items being heard by the Planning Commission are forwarded to the Planning Department or can be faxed directly to the Planning Department at (702) 474-0352.
Claims
Any claim against the City must be filed with the Risk Management Division in Human Resources. Claim forms are available from the City Clerk’s Office.
The Risk Management Division in Human Resources will forward all claims received in the mail, in person and via fax to the City Clerk’s office after assigning a claim number. The original is retained in the Clerk’s office and a copy is retained by the Risk Management Division for appropriate processing.
The Risk Management Division is located in City Hall, 400 E. Stewart Avenue, Las Vegas, NV, 89101 and may be contacted at (702) 229-6315.
