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June 01, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

Revisit Lethal Force Policies To Prevent Needless Deaths

TheIndependent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Oversight, in partnership withthe criminal justice department at Sonoma State University, is reviewinguse-of-force and de-escalation policies used by county sheriffs acrossCalifornia. Read full story


June 01, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

IOLERO's Response to your Concerns - News and more...

In this issue of IOLERO’S newsletter, we respond to communityconcerns regarding the Sheriff’s decision not to enforce the Orders of Sonoma County’sHealth Officer, discuss our work with the Community Advisory Council (CAC) on the study of the use offorce and de-escalation policies of all 58 Sheriff's Offices in California,plans for our Community-Oriented Policing Project, and our efforts to expandIOLERO’s presence in the community. Read full story


May 28, 2020 | Department of Health Services

Public Notice-Recology Sonoma Marin Facility May 28 2020

The Sonoma County Environmental Health Department, Solid WasteManagement Program, Acting As The Local Enforcement Agency (Lea) Is CertifiedBy The Department Of Resources Recycling And Recovery (Calrecycle) To EnforceState Laws And Regulations At Solid Waste Sites Within Its Jurisdiction. Read full story


May 28, 2020 | Department of Health Services

Aviso Publico-Recology Sonoma Marin May 28 2020

El Departamento de Salud Ambiental del Condado de Sonoma, Programa de Gestión de Desperdicios Sólidos, que actúa como Agencia de Control Local (LEA) está certificado por el Departamento de Reciclaje y Recuperación de Recursos (CalRecycle) para hacer cumplir las leyes y regulaciones estatales en los sitios de desechos sólidos dentro de su jurisdicción. Read full story


May 27, 2020 | Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach

A message from IOLERO

We are sending out this brief message to provide you with the invitation to the Community Advisory Council (CAC) meeting on June 1 and also to announce the untimely passing of one of our esteemed colleagues. Read full story


May 22, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

La Oficial de Saluddel Condado de Sonoma enmienda la orden de refugio en casa para permitir que se abran negocios adicionales

La Oficial de Salud del Condado de Sonoma modificó la orden de refugioen casa hoy para expandir la lista de negocios que podrán operar en el condadosegún lo permitido bajo la aprobación del estado de la solicitud de variacióndel condado para acelerar a la etapa 2 del plan de reapertura del gobernador. Read full story


May 22, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County Public Health Officer Amends Shelter in Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen

The Sonoma County Health Officer today amended the Shelter-in-Place Health Order allowing the reopening of additional businesses that provide services, effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday May 15, 2020. Read full story


May 22, 2020 | Human Resources Department

Message From County Administrator

Now that the County is in the initial stages of the second Phase of the Governor’s four-step plan for gradual reopening, a number of lower risk workplaces identified in the Health Officer’s recent amendment to the Shelter in Place Order are allowed to resume operations. Read full story


May 22, 2020 | Natural Resources

Public Hearing on Sanitation Rates continued, will be held During June 9 virtual Board Meeting

The Public Hearing to considerincreasing the annual sewer service charge provided by and scheduled for theRegular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency onbehalf of the Sanitation Zones of Airport-Larkfield-Wikiup, Geyserville,Penngrove, and Sea Ranch, and the Boards of the County Sanitation Districts ofOccidental, Russian River, Sonoma Valley, and South Park that was previouslyscheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 8:30AM has been continued until Tuesday,June 9, 2020 at 1:30 PM. Read full story


May 21, 2020 | County Administrator's Office

Sonoma County Administrator Appoints Communications Manager

County Administrator Sheryl Bratton todayannounced the appointment of Paul Gullixson, Associate VicePresident of Strategic Communications at Sonoma StateUniversity and former Editorial Director for The Press Democrat,to serve as Communications Manager for Sonoma County,starting June 29, 2020. Read full story