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November 16, 2015 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Board of Supervisors Dedicates $13.5 Million for Roads

Press Release On Tuesday, November 10th, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved new one-time funding that will help build approximately 100 miles of new roads. The Board added $13.5 million of funding, which brings the total general fund contribution to roads to a record $25 million. New roads projects will be selected in 2016 and built in 2017. The Board also reinforced their commitment to stable, ongoing funding by indexing the annual general fund contribution toward road repair by up to 2% annually. Read full story

November 10, 2015 | County Administrator's Office

Agenda Independent Citizen Advisory Committee On Pension Matters

First official meeting of the Advisory committee to be held November 13, 2015 Read full story

November 05, 2015 | Department of Health Services

CDPH Issues Warning about Dungeness and Rock Crabs Caught in Waters Along the Central and Northern California Coast

The California Department of Public Health today advised consumers not to eat Dungeness and Rock crabs caught in waters between the Oregon border and the southern Santa Barbara County line, due to the detection of dangerous levels of domoic acid, a naturally occurring toxin. Read full story

October 22, 2015 | Human Resources Department

Protecting Our Emotional Health

Take a moment to think about all the things you doregularly to protect your physical health. Read full story

October 09, 2015 | Auditor-Controller Treasurer-Tax Collector Department

Congress Designates October 19-23, 2015 as National Save for Retirement Week

Their stated goals include increasing awareness of the need to adequately save for retirement and the variety of ways to accomplish this. A number of free workshops will be made available to employees during National Save for Retirement Week as part of Sonoma County’s efforts to increase employee retirement savings and improve financial literacy. Topics covered will include using your 457/401a deferred compensation program to help reach savings goals, an overview of retiree health plan benefits, how to get the most out of your Social Security benefit, and understanding the basics of your Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association membership. Read full story

September 29, 2015 | County Administrator's Office

First Meeting of the Independent Citizen Advisory Committee on Pension Matters Meeting

Friday, October 2, 2015, 9:30 a.m.575 Administration Drive, Room 113AAgenda Read full story

September 28, 2015 | Sonoma Public Infrastructure

Use “SoCo Connect” to report issues and request repairs

SoCo Connect is the County's new road issue reporting system, a website and smartphone app that allows residents to report issues (potholes, etc.) and check back in to monitor progress. Read full story

August 28, 2015 | Permit Sonoma

What You Need to Know About the State Water Use Order

The State Water Resources Control Board has required property owners in four Russian River subbasins (Dutch, Green Valley, portions of Mark West, and Mill Creeks) to report their water use. While PRMD permits wells, the State is responsible for implementing the information order. PRMD is committed to helping our customers comply with the order. More Information Read full story

August 27, 2015 | County Administrator's Office

The 25th Annual Day of Caring

The 25th Annual Day of Caring is just two weeks away and you still have time to prepare bags or boxes full of donations to bring to the Day of Caring on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Read full story

August 14, 2015 | Permit Sonoma

Changes to the Green Building Process

Beginning September 1, 2015, CALGreen field verification will shift from being a duty of a PRMD field inspector, to that of a CALGreen Special Inspector. PRMD is making this change due to the ever increasing role of green building standards and also in an effort to more closely align our CALGreen requirements with those of surrounding jurisdictions. Read full story