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July 29, 2019 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure (formerly General Services)

Chanate Meetings Now on YouTube

Community meetings were held Wednesday, July 24 and Thursday, July 25, 2019. The meetings were webcast and recorded, and both are now available on the new General Services Department YouTube site. County staff and leadership are now working to provide answers to the many questions that were submitted; they will be published on the Chanate website in due course. Read full story


July 26, 2019 | Auditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector Department

EFS PeopleSoft Encumbrance Roll process is complete; PeopleSoft accessibility has been restored

The Fiscal Year 2018-2019 year-end encumbrance roll process was successfully completed. PeopleSoft is now online and available for use. Read full story


July 25, 2019 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure (formerly General Services)

Community Engaged in Consecutive Meetings

County leadership met with the community at Chanate Rotunda last night to discuss the Chanate surplus sale process. Read full story


July 25, 2019 | Department of Health Services

Public Notice: Solid Waste Management Program Local Enforcement Agency

PUBLIC NOTICE ISHEREBY GIVEN, The Sonoma County Environmental Health Department, Solid Waste Management Program, acting as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) is certified by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to enforce state laws and regulations at solid waste sites within its jurisdiction Read full story


July 24, 2019 | Auditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector Department

Starting Thursday, 7/25/2019, at 5:00PM, EFS PeopleSoft will be unavailable for fiscal year-end close processing

It is anticipated theFiscal Year 2018-2019 year-end close process will be initiated by EFS onThursday, July 25, 2019, at 5:00 PM. During the close process, PeopleSoftwill be unavailable to all users until Monday July 29, 2019. Read full story



July 22, 2019 | Department of Emergency Management

What to expect if your power is out

PG&E will shutdown electrical power to certain areas during times of high risk of wildfire to protect the public. Power could be out for a number of days depending on conditions. Learn more about what to do if your power goes out. Read full story


July 22, 2019 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure (formerly General Services)

Bid Information and Recommendation July 22 2019

On Tuesday July 23rd, the Board of Supervisors will consider a recommendation from the General Services Department to move forward with the process of selling the Chanate surplus property to the California Community Housing Agency (CalCHA), and release all other proposals. Read full story


July 22, 2019 | Department of Health Services

Public Hearing - Draft MHSA Annual Plan Update FY 19-20

The Sonoma County Department of Health Services Behavioral Health Division presents a Public Hearing to review the MentalHealth Services Act (MHSA) DRAFT Program and Expenditure Plan Annual Update for2019-2020 & Program Report for 2017-2018 on August 21, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Read full story


July 19, 2019 | County Administrator's Office

July SoCo Correspondent

On July 9th, County Supervisors and staff participated in a quarterly workshop to learn how they can enhance their abilities to respond to a major emergency or disaster.Please share the Correspondent with your family and friends, and if you have any ideas of how we can improve the newsletter or other outreach efforts please send us your thoughts to publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org. Read full story