Alameda County Board of Supervisors
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The Alameda County Board of Supervisors is the five member non-partisan governing board of Alameda County, California
. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district based on their residence. The current members as of January 3, 2011 are:
Boundaries are adjusted every ten years through the process called "redistricting" to make the supervisorial districts equal in population. Redistricting was last completed in 2001. Terms of office for the Supervisors are four years.
Alternate elections are held every two years for three supervisors and then for two supervisors. The salary of the Board members is fixed by the Board itself. A President of the Board, chosen from the membership of the Board every two years, presides at all meetings of the Board and appoints committees to handle work involving the major programs of the County.
Alameda County, California
Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...
. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district based on their residence. The current members as of January 3, 2011 are:
- District 1: Scott Haggerty
- District 2: Nadia Lockyer
- District 3: Wilma ChanWilma ChanWilma Chan is a politician in California. Chan served as the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2002–2004; she was the first woman and the first Asian American to hold the position. She also served as Assembly Majority Whip from 2001-2002. Chan is a Democrat...
- District 4: Nate Miley
- District 5: Keith CarsonKeith CarsonKeith Carson is a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in Alameda County, California for District 5. Carson has served on the board of supervisors in Alameda County, California since 1993, after being subsequently re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2010.-Personal life:Carson is a...
Governance
Within the broad limits established by the State Constitution, State General Law, and the Alameda County Charter, the Board exercises both the legislative and the executive functions of government. The Board of Supervisors is also the governing body for a number of "special districts" within Alameda County.Boundaries are adjusted every ten years through the process called "redistricting" to make the supervisorial districts equal in population. Redistricting was last completed in 2001. Terms of office for the Supervisors are four years.
Alternate elections are held every two years for three supervisors and then for two supervisors. The salary of the Board members is fixed by the Board itself. A President of the Board, chosen from the membership of the Board every two years, presides at all meetings of the Board and appoints committees to handle work involving the major programs of the County.
Duties of the Board of Supervisors
As defined by the Alameda County Charter, the duties of the Board of Supervisors are as follows:- Appoint most County officers and employees, except elected officials
- Provide for the compensation of all County officials and employees
- Create officers, boards, and commissions as needed, appointing the members and fixing the terms of office
- Award all contracts for public works.
- Adopt an annual budget.
- Provide, publish, and enforce a complete code of rules prescribing the duties and the systems of * office and management, accounts, and reports for each County department.
- Have an annual audit made of all County accounts, books, and records.
- Supervise the operations of departments and exercise executive and administrative authority throughout County government.
- Serve as appellate body for employee grievances, planning and zoning.