Board of Supervisors to hold TRUTH Act forum to review Sheriff’s Office data on ICE access

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Sonoma County residents are invited to participate in a community forum to learn about the access to incarcerated persons and the information that the Sheriff’s Office provides to federal immigration authorities. This public meeting is required under a state law that went into effect in 2017. 

The forum is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10. The forum, which has been agendized as a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors, can be viewed in English from the Board Agenda Calendar, and in Spanish on Zoom. Live in-person Spanish interpretation will be made available. 

To join the meeting use the Zoom link: 

Go to: Zoom meeting or dial +1 (669) 900 9128
Enter meeting ID: 958 2653 5526
Enter Password: 919371

Members of the public who wish to address the Board during the meeting must attend in person in the Board Chambers at 575 Administration Drive, Room 100A in Santa Rosa. Members of the public may watch or listen to the meeting on Legistar, Zoom or phone but will not be able to comment virtually. The public is also invited to email comments to bos@sonoma-county.org.

As approved by the state Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016, the TRUTH Act, also known as the Transparent Review of Unjust Transfers and Holds Act, requires local governing bodies, in which local law enforcement has provided any Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to an individual, to hold a community forum to receive and consider public comment. Notices of this meeting were published in The Press Democrat on Sept. 6, 13, 20 and 27,  in accordance with the law.

The Sheriff’s Office does not conduct immigration enforcement. Additionally, while the Board of Supervisors is legally required to hold this forum, they will not take any formal action. 

Residents may view the bilingual board item materials in advance of the meeting.

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Media Contact: 
Gilbert Martinez, Communication Specialist 
publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org
(707) 565-3040
575 Administration Drive, Suite 104A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403