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The last county in California to be established is Imperial County on August 7, 1907. Since 1911, counties in California have been allowed limited home rule , with the Government of Los Angeles County the first in the nation to be granted home rule by charter in 1912.
The county motto is "The noblest motive is the public good." County government offices are housed in the historic County Administration Center building, constructed from 1935 to 1938 with funding from the Works Progress Administration. [2]
If the County were a state, it would be the 9th most populous state in the United States, in between Georgia and North Carolina. As of 2020, the Board of Supervisors oversees a $35.5 billion annual budget and over 112,000 employees. [2] The county workforce is larger than the state-level government workforces of most U.S. states.
The Sacramento County Assessor determines the assessed valuation of property in the county. The Sacramento County Board of Education is composed of seven elected members who serve four-year terms. [4] It governs the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE), and appoints the Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools who is also its secretary.
Monterey County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood, and served as the capital of Alta California under Spanish and Mexican rule. [2] [3] As of fiscal year 2011, the Board administered a county budget of nearly $385 million in current assets and $670 million in capital assets. [4]
Inspector General report: Two former high-ranking officials in the county’s building department falsified payroll records to bilk the county out of nearly $30,000.
There are 58 counties, 482 California cities, [26] about 1,102 school districts, [27] and about 3,400 special districts. [28] Counties and incorporated cities may promulgate local ordinances, which are usually codified in county or city codes, respectively, and are misdemeanor crimes unless otherwise specified as infractions. [29]
This Board includes five contractors, one member of a labor organization representing building trades, one active local building official, and eight public members, one who must be from a statewide senior citizen organization. Appointments to the board are made by the Governor of California and the California State Legislature.