Monterey County

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Monterey County Supervisor Districts
Monterey County's Public Safety and Protection 2015-2016 Actual Budget[1]
Monterey County's Government Organization Chart, May 2017[2]

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.

Overview

Monterey County is located on the central coast of California and is one of the largest counties in the state. It includes the vast agricultural areas of the Salinas Valley and the extensive Santa Lucia mountains of the Big Sur coastline. It is home to over 415,000 people[3], 59% of which compose the county's civilian labor force[4].

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".[5]

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.[6]

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.


Board Standing Committees
Alternative Energy & the Environment Committee
  • Ensure county complies with Assembly Bill 32 California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
  • Address opportunities to implement alternative energy and reduce transportation emissions
  • Ensure opportunities are pursued to enhance environmental resources[7]
Budget Committee
  • Review financial documents, develop budget priorities, and conduct inquires into budget problems[8]
Capital Improvement Committee
  • Review capital projects that impact Monterey County
  • Develop a 5-year Capital Improvement Plan
  • Review requests by departments for new leases exceeding $50,000/year[9]
Economic Opportunity Committee
  • Advise Board on economic development policies, programs, and activities that grow jobs
Equal Opportunity Committee
  • Meet, discuss, review and respond to issues brought forward by the Equal Opportunity Officer
Fort Ord Committee
  • Provide policy direction on issues affecting the Redevelopment and reuse of the unincorporated portion of Fort Ord
Health and Human Services Committee
  • (website incorrect, to be updated)[10]
Human Resources Committee
  • Meet, discuss, review and respond to issues brought forward by the Board, staff, and the public
Human Resources Centralization Steering Committee
  • Meet, discuss, review and respond to issues brought forward by the Board, staff, and the public
Board of Supervisors & Water Resources Agency Joint Board Leadership Committee
  • Foster coordination and communication between the Water Resources Agency's Board of Directors and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors
Legislative Committee
  • Review and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding state and federal legislative, administrative, regulatory and policy making initiatives


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. [11]

Departments

Monterey County has a total of 25 different departments which provide a wide variety of services.

Government departments
Administrative Office Clerk of the Board Elections Information Technology Public Defender
Agricultural Commisioner Cooperative Extension Emergency Communications/911 Library Recorder-County Clerk
Assessor/Recorder County Counsel Civil Rights Office Military and Veterans' Affairs Sheriff-Coroner
Auditor-Controller District Attorney Heath Natividad Medical Center Social Services
Child Support Services Economic Development Human Resources Probation Treasurer-Tax Collector


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.[12]


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.[13]

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.[14]

Related County Agencies

Links

References

  1. Public Safety and Protection 2015-2016 Actual Budget - https://montereycountyca.opengov.com/transparency#/765/accountType=expenses&breakdown=ab6fc695-f7da-4b16-98c3-21c993a0b50d&currentYearAmount=cumulative&currentYearPeriod=years&graph=pie&legendSort=coa&proration=true&saved_view=2030&selection=C2968DED540788533E50C9BEAB17ABDF&year=NaN&selectedDataSetIndex=5&fiscal_start=earliest&fiscal_end=latest
  2. Monterey County Government Organization Chart - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/about/organizational-chart
  3. 2010 Census - https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml#
  4. Monterey County census quick facts - https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/dashboard/montereycountycalifornia,CA,US/PST045216
  5. Monterey County mission statement - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/about/mission-values-goals
  6. General Information on Monterey County Structure - http://www.counties.org/general-information/county-structure-0
  7. Monterey County Alternative Energy & the Environment Committee - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/alternative-energy-the-environment-committee
  8. Monterey County Budget Committee - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/budget-committee
  9. Monterey County Capital Improvement Committee - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/capital-improvement-committee
  10. Monterey County Health and Human Services Committee - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/clerk-of-the-board/board-standing-committees/health-and-human-services-committee
  11. Monterey County Financial Forecast, March 2018 - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=63145
  12. Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/agricultural-commissioner/about-us/what-we-do#ag
  13. Monterey County Health Department - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/environmental-health/environmental-health-review
  14. Mounterey County Health Department drinking water protection - http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/health/environmental-health/drinking-water-protection

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