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1st District
First District Supervisor: Valerie Brown

Welcome to the First District!

District Overview

The First Supervisorial District bounded on the north by Franz Valley School Road, the Napa county line to the east, to the west by Petaluma Hill, Summerfield, Brush Creek, Wallace and Riebli Roads, and San Pablo Bay to the south. Population is concentrated in the City of Santa Rosa (Bennett Valley, Rincon Valley & the community of Oakmont), the City of Sonoma and the adjacent unincorporated communities of Kenwood, Agua Caliente, Glen Ellen, El Verano, Boyes Hot Springs, Schellville and Vineburg.

District Supervisor: Valerie Brown

Title
Supervisor District 1 - Board of Supervisors
Staff Assistant
Jennifer Hainstock
Term of Office
4 Years
Elected to Office
  • Appointed by Governor: August 5, 2002
  • Elected November 5, 2002
  • Re-elected March 2, 2004
Current Term
Began January 2009
Location
575 Administration Dr. Room 100A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Telephone
(707) 565-2241
Fax
(707) 565-3778
Email Address
vbrown@sonoma-county.org or jhainsto@sonoma-county.org

Responsibilities

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma is charged with the responsibility of establishing policy to guide the various functions of the County and, where necessary, to establish procedures by which functions are performed.

Supervisor Brown’s assigned Functional Group of County Departments for the year 2009 is Fiscal Services/Consumer Protection. Special Assignments include:

  • California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors
  • Bay Conservation Development Commission (BCDC)
  • Sonoma County Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee
  • Sonoma County Transportation Authority
  • Sonoma/Marin Area Rail Transit II Board of Directors
  • Health Action Committee
  • Sonoma County Methamphetamine Prevention Task Force

Supervisor Brown is assigned as an alternate member of the North Coast Supervisors Association.

National Association of Counties (NACo)

Supervisor Brown was elected as President of the National Association of Counties (NACo) in July 2009, and is responsible for serving on the:

  • Executive Committee
  • Financial Services Corporation
  • Advisory Board for the National Center for Counties

Supervisor Brown also serves as liaison to the:

  • Membership Committee
  • Audit Committee
  • Member Services and Programs