Monterey County
This is not the official Monterey County page. This page was created as part of the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB to highlight basic county structure and function in respects to environmental management.
Government
Mission statement:
"The Mission of Monterey County is to Excel at providing Quality Services for the benefit of all Monterey County residents while developing, maintaining, and enhancing the resources of the area."[2]
Monterey County consists of five districts each with an elected county supervisor. Supervisors are responsible for making and enforcing local ordinances. The County has the power to execute purchasing and holding land, managing properties, and collecting taxes as authorized by the law. This power of the county can only be exercised by the Board of Supervisors or officers acting under their authority.[3]
Individual supervisors are also part of Monterey County Board Standing Committees. These committees provide recommendations to the whole Board of Supervisors within the discipline of the committee. There are eleven committees, most of which have some influence in environmental management. Below is an alphabetical list of the committees and their primary responsibilities.
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Alternative Energy & the Environment Committee |
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Budget Committee |
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Capital Improvement Committee |
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Economic Opportunity Committee |
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Equal Opportunity Committee |
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Fort Ord Committee |
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Health and Human Services Committee |
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Human Resources Committee |
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Human Resources Centralization Steering Committee |
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Board of Supervisors & Water Resources Agency Joint Board Leadership Committee |
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Legislative Committee |
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Monterey County's expenses vary from employee salaries to natural disaster resources. The Soberanes Fire and winter storms of 2017 required the Board to approve $16.8 million towards critical repair work with a total repair cost of $62.3 million once funding becomes available. [8]
Departments
Monterey County has a total of 25 different departments.
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Administrative Office |
Clerk of the Board |
Agricultural Commisioner |
Cooperative Extension |
Assessor/Recorder |
County Counsel |
Auditor-Controller |
District Attorney |
Child Support Services |
Economic Development |
The departments listed below have increased involvement in environmental management:
Agricultural Commissioner
Appointed by the Board of Supervisors, the Agricultural Commissioner enforces State agricultural laws and regulations and promote farm worker health and safety, protect environmental resources, and assure a fair marketplace. One of the most important programs is foreign plant quarantine and pest control and to detect incipient infestations while they are small enough to be eradicated.[9]
Health Department
The Monterey County Health Department enforces Environmental Health laws. Within this department, the Environmental Health REview Services (EHRS) reviews land us projects and building permits and oversees quarterly monitoring of effluent produced by sewage treatment and wastewater reclamation facilities.[10]
The Drinking Water Protection Services (DWPS) regulates domestic water systems that serve at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year. DWPS assists to resolve water quality and quantity issues, permits water well constructions, and operates a cross-connection control program and a water reuse program.[11]
Related County Agencies
- Monterey County Resource Management Agency (RMA)
- Land use and Community Development
- Public Works and Facilities
- Administrative Services
- Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA)
- Flood plain management
- Emergency flood preparation
- Water conservation
Links
- Use of Sloped Areas in Monterey County
- Monterey County Service Area 50 (CSA-50)
- TMDL for Fecal Coliform for the Lower Salinas River Watershed, Monterey County, California
References
- ↑ https://montereycountyca.opengov.com/transparency#/765/accountType=expenses&breakdown=ab6fc695-f7da-4b16-98c3-21c993a0b50d¤tYearAmount=cumulative¤tYearPeriod=years&graph=pie&legendSort=coa&proration=true&saved_view=2030&selection=C2968DED540788533E50C9BEAB17ABDF&year=NaN&selectedDataSetIndex=5&fiscal_start=earliest&fiscal_end=latest
- ↑ Monterey County mission statement - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/about/mission-values-goals
- ↑ http://www.counties.org/general-information/county-structure-0
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/alternative-energy-the-environment-committee
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/budget-committee
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/capital-improvement-committee
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/health-and-human-services-committee
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=63145
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/agricultural-commissioner/about-us/what-we-do#ag
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/environmental-health/environmental-health-review
- ↑ http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/environmental-health/drinking-water-protection
Disclaimer
This page may contain students's work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.