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 City
of Las Vegas Legislative Officer Sabra Smith-Newby has
been selected as the county’s new director of
Intergovernmental Relations.
Smith-Newby
has been a city legislative officer since March and was
a city lobbyist from January through June of 2005,
representing the city during the 2005 session of the
Nevada Legislature. As such, she tracked legislation,
prepared daily lobbying schedules, wrote and delivered
testimony and text amendments on the city’s behalf,
created and updated periodic lobbying reports for city
management and facilitated expert testimony from city
staff when needed.
“Sabra
brings to this position a lot of energy, talent and
knowledge about the workings of government,” said
County Manager Virginia Valentine. “Given her
background working in the social service arena, Sabra
will be a valuable asset as we partner with the state to
identify resources and ways to improve the child welfare
system.”
From
April 2004 through March 2006, Smith-Newby was an
administrative officer for the city’s Neighborhood
Services Department, coordinating and managing creation
of the department’s business plan and goals and
aligning them with City Council priorities. She was a
senior management analyst with the department from
October 2002 through April 2004, performing research and
analysis for special projects such as homelessness,
performance measurement and code enforcement.
From
July 2002 through October 2002, Smith-Newby worked in
Chicago as an associate of the firm KPMG, where she
performed financial, organizational and process-oriented
reviews of government and non-profit clients. Smith
Newby has a Master of Public Policy degree from Harvard
University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and
a bachelor’s degree with a major in political science
from Wellesley College.
The
county’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations manages
the legislative program of the County Commission by
seeking enactment of the board's legislative proposals
and responding to local, state and federal legislation
that could affect the county. The preparation of the
legislative program includes the development and
analysis of bill draft proposals for consideration by
the County Commission prior to submission to the state,
interim committee tracking and support, policy and issue
analysis and communication of the county's position
on legislative issues. The Office of Intergovernmental
Relations is also responsible for facilitating and
maintaining ongoing interaction between the county and
elected local, state and federal officials and their
respective staff members.
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