California County Supervisors Resource Guide

The New Supervisor’s Institute is offered every two years for newly elected County Supervisors. The Institute curriculum is a total of 30 hours held over three sessions. The first two-day session is held in conjunction with the CSAC Annual Meeting. The current Institute began in November 2018 in San Diego and will be completed in July, 2019. The next Institute will begin in November, 2020.

The 2018-19 California County Supervisors Resource Guide is a complete handbook on the basics of county government in California. We hope you find these resources of value in your work.

California County Supervisors Resource Guide

• Welcome to Supervisorship: Membership on a Governing Board
• County Government in California – Structure and Governance
• California State Agencies Which Interact with Counties
• Federal Agencies Which Interact with Counties
• Major State and Federal Programs for Counties
• Glossary of County-Related Terms and Acronyms
• When the Unexpected Occurs – Role in a Crisis
• Role of the County Clerk
• Role and Responsibility of County Counsel
• Perspectives and Selected Articles on Leadership
• Resource Materials
• Art & Practice of Leadership in County Governance
• County-State Fiscal Relationship
• County Budgeting Process
• Legislative Advocacy
• Land Use Planning
• Health and Human Services
• Labor Relations for County Supervisors
• Principles of Media Relations
• Managing Effective Public Meetings
• Intergovernmental Collaboration
• Public Works and Infrastructure
• Responding to and Leadership in County Disasters