Clark County has announced another change to its upper management.
In a press release issued Monday, the county announced that County Manager Shawn Henessee appointed Ahmad Qayoumi as director of the Public Works Department. Qayoumi had previously served as deputy director and as interim director since Sept. 12 after former Public Works Director Heath Henderson accepted a job with the Clark Regional Wastewater District.
Qayoumi’s appointment is the latest in a string of staff changes. Henessee started work as permanent county manager, Clark County’s top executive official, over the summer. Under the county charter, Henessee, who answers to the county council, has wide latitude in managing Clark County operations, including hiring and firing department heads.
Shortly after Henessee started, he made Mitch Nickolds, then interim director of Community Development, the permanent head of the department. Nickolds had been hired to fill in after Marty Snell abruptly resigned as director of Community Development.
The Public Works Department has more than 300 employees and seven divisions. The department oversees engineering and construction projects, provides fleet services, maintains roads and manages parks.
