Projects from County Administrator’s Office

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2021 Redistricting
Every ten years, local governments use new census data to redraw their district lines to reflect how local populations have changed. Assembly Bill 849 (2019) requires cities and counties to engage communities in the redistricting process by holding public hearings and/or workshops and doing public outreach, including to non-English-speaking communities.
ACCESS Sonoma
Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self Sufficiency (ACCESS) Sonoma is a county initiative that focuses on the critical needs of residents who are experiencing physical and mental health challenges, economic uncertainty, housing instability, substance use disorders, criminal justice engagement and social inequity.
Debris Insurance Collection Program
Many Sonoma County property owners utilized the Government-Sponsored Debris Removal Programs (Programs) to clear debris after the devastating 2017 Sonoma Complex Fires and the 2020 LNU and Glass fires. The Programs were administered and paid for by CalOES and FEMA. The County is obligated to ensure there is no duplication of benefits and make reasonable efforts to collect available private insurance proceeds from participating property owners.
FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
The Office of Recovery and Resiliency is working with Sonoma County departments and agencies to pursue all available recovery-related funding opportunities, but specifically focusing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).
Immigration Initiative
While immigration and immigrant rights have long been an issue of importance to Sonoma County, current federal and state executive and legislative actions demonstrate a need for the County to reassess the needs of undocumented community members with respect to services and legal protection.
Living Wage Ordinance
On December 8, 2015, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will consider adopting a Living Wage Ordinance that stipulates a base hourly wage for individuals working for and contracting with the County.
PG&E Settlement Allocation and Vegetation Management
The Board of Supervisors allocated $25 million from the PG&E Settlement for vegetation management.
Strategic Plan
The County of Sonoma Board of Supervisors determined that the 2020 Strategic Plan will include 5 pillars: Healthy and Safe Communities, Organizational Excellence, Climate Action and Resiliency, Racial Equity and Social Justice, and Resilient Infrastructure.
Total Maximum Daily Load Project
Water quality studies conducted in the Russian River and its tributary creeks indicate a pathogen impairment which presents a potential threat to the health of the river ecosystem and the people who visit it.