LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Former Clark County School District Trustee Katie Williams, who represented District B, resigned last month after District Attorney Steve Wolfson had Metro police investigate claims that she lived out of state.

If you live outside the district in which you were elected, you are violating Nevada law.

Many wondered if Williams would receive any punishment following the investigation.

“She was getting payments from the county, huge checks too. You know, if I get something like that, I think they probably have me in jail,” said CCSD parent Anthony Armas.

Community members and CCSD families are questioning why former trustee Katie Williams will not face legal consequences after Metro’s investigation revealed she was living in Nebraska as of April this year while still serving on the school board.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson’s decision to deny investigators’ request to prosecute Williams.

“We receive 55,000 cases a year or more,” Wolfson said. “I have 300 pending murder cases. I have a lot of attorneys who prosecute serious crimes and violent offenders. I’ve talked to a lot of people in this community. That’s what they want me to focus on.”

He says he wasn’t the only person who made this decision.

“The sheriff agrees with me that while we could have charged her with a major misdemeanor, and perhaps she would have been convicted of something, the consequences would have been very limited,” Wolfson said. “The real goal was to get her out of office. We achieved that goal.”

Wolfson received a letter from five other administrators and several community members requesting an investigation.

Now that the investigation is complete, they still have many questions, including what happens to the tax dollars Williams was paid while living out of state.

“Unless and until it is determined by a court that this residence is in Nebraska, her votes and her right to payment will continue,” Wolfson said. ‘I know it doesn’t sound good. It doesn’t sound fair, but that’s Nevada law.”

When it comes to board decisions, Williams has participated in several important motions and votes, while the investigation revealed she lived in Nebraska.

In April, she was the trustee who filed the first motion to dismiss Dr. Brenda Larsen-Mitchell as interim superintendent.

In May, Williams was part of a 4-3 vote against seeking counsel to work with and represent the board of directors.

And in June and August, she was part of the big 4-3 votes on Lundy Elementary School in Mount Charleston, closed since August 2023 after Tropical Storm Hilary, including the vote not to repair the school and to look into adding classrooms in the nearby library. .

But, Wolfson says, because of state law, those votes also can’t be revoked.

“Well, Nevada law states that until her seat is declared vacant by a court or until she resigns, her votes are considered valid,” Wolfson said.

What can be done about this?

“A change in the law would be necessary,” he said.

News 3 asked Wolfson if anyone else was under investigation.

He said Metro has not sought prosecution for anyone else.

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