LVCVA board awards president and CEO Hill 4% pay increase

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Steve Hill will receive a 4 percent pay raise in the 2022 fiscal year, after a unanimous vote by the authority’s board of directors.

The raise takes his pay from $392,246 to $406,916 a year.

The increase would become effective when all LVCVA employees return from a four-day to a five-day workweek, expected to occur in September.

The chairwoman of the LVCVA’s compensation committee, Marilyn Spiegel, also said the committee would meet later in the year to consider possible bonus pay for Hill and other top executives.

LVCVA front-line employees are slated to receive 2 percent to 4 percent merit pay increases in September.

Hill did not receive a raise last year when the coronavirus pandemic shut down resorts and effectively stopped all convention and trade show events nationwide.

The board also approved a 3.5 percent pay increase for legal counsel Caroline Bateman. The increase will raise her pay from $198,765 to $205,207 a year.

Bateman was credited with taking the legal action necessary to acquire the Las Vegas Monorail system out of bankruptcy.

The five-member committee based its compensation decisions on its evaluation of Hill’s performance in the 2021 fiscal year and his presentation of goals for the year ahead.

Hill cited the LVCVA’s COVID-19 pandemic response, effective communications to all audiences about the city’s bid to rebound, the launch of new rebound marketing campaigns, appropriately dialed marketing efforts and continued efforts to maintain McCarran International Airport’s flight schedule as his accomplishments.

Hill also listed sports and events development that he said could not have been done well without the development of Allegiant Stadium, completion of the request-for-proposals process to name the LVCVA’s advertising and marketing agency of record, and the development of a new “Hospitality Heroes” program to recognize and honor workers in the hospitality industry.

On Tuesday, Treasure Island pool operations manager Samantha Fry was recognized for the quarterly award.

Hill’s fiscal 2022 goals include the continued drive toward more visitation and improving access through better transportation offerings. He said a focus on fixing Interstate 15 access for Southern California travelers is high on the transportation priority list.

This story has been updated to reflect corrected salary figures for LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill and legal counsel Caroline Bateman.

Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @RickVelotta on Twitter.