North Las Vegas city manager drafted his own $630,000 consulting deal before quitting
While still North Las Vegas city manager in April 2024, Ryann Juden used his city email to send his successor a draft professional-services contract for EDGE Strategies, a company incorporated in January 2024 with Juden as president. The City Council approved it unanimously on its May 1, 2024 consent agenda; Juden left May 9. The three-year deal was reported at about $630,000. On June 18, 2025, the Nevada Commission on Ethics approved a stipulated agreement finding one non-willful violation for negotiating a contract for himself while employed, with no fine reported; a commissioner called the contract unconscionable but outside the commission's reach. The commission notified the city it could void the contract; no report shows it did. In 2026 the city hired another former director, Jared Luke, as a no-bid consultant at $11,000 a month.
North Las Vegas came under fire after Ryann Juden, the former city manager, negotiated a $630,000 consulting contract before he left his post in late 2024.
“This is not something that should be done in the future, but it’s beyond the scope of the Ethics Commission,” he said.
City spokesperson said the Luke contract was under the $50,000 threshold and exempt from competitive bidding.
His attorney said Juden had significant knowledge of and connection to ongoing city projects.
No outcome recorded yet.