File #: 18-1770    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 11/2/2018 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 11/13/2018 Final action: 11/13/2018
Title: Supervisor Ranalli recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Proclamation that recognizes November 26-30, 2018, as California Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Week.
Attachments: 1. A - Proclamation-2018 Calif Clerk of the BOS Week, 2. B - Memo-Request to Recognize California Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Week, 3. Executed Proclamation
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Supervisor Ranalli recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Proclamation that recognizes November 26-30, 2018, as California Clerk of the Board of Supervisors Week.
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In California, the Clerk of the Board satisfies numerous statutory and locally mandated requirements and serves as the official record keeper of actions taken by each County's Board of Supervisors. The Clerk of the Board, and their respective office, provides a broad scope of services with the highest integrity and respect for the public's business; a vital component of effective, transparent local governance.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of the County serving a population of 181,737 residents operating within the County Charter and State Law. Each Board member is elected for a four-year term and represents a geographic jurisdiction referred to as a District. The presiding official is the Board Chair who is appointed annually among the five members. Pursuant to its constitutional and statutory power, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors sets policy for County departments, approves the County’s budget and adopts ordinances on local matters, as well as land use policies that affect unincorporated areas. The Board also sits as the El Dorado County Bond Authority, In Home Supportive Services Public Authority, and is the Governing Board of the County Air Quality Management District and County Service Areas. In the area of planning oversight, the Board acts as an Appeals Board for the County Planning Commission.

The Board of Supervisors Department also includes the office of the Clerk of the Board. The Clerk of the Board (COB) and the office of the Clerk of the Board provides services to the Board, all County departments, and the public.

The COB maintains accurate records of all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors. The COB also directs business functions of the Board and compiles, publishes and distributes B...

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