U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
senator@feinstein.senate.gov

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
senator@boxer.senate.gov

Congressman Dennis Cardoza
lisa.mantarro@mail.house.gov

Congressman Jeff Denham
www.denham.house.gov

Governor Jerry Brown
governor@governor.ca.gov

Senator Anthony Cannella
(209) 577-6592
Staff Contact - chris.tyler@sen.ca.gov

Senator Tom Berryhill
(209) 576-6470
senator.berryhill@sen.ca.gov

Assembly Member Kristin Olsen
(209)576-6425
Staff Contact - tim.townsend@asm.ca.gov

Assemblyman Bill Berryhill
(209) 473-6972
Staff Contact - john.freeman@asm.ca.gov

Assembly Member Cathleen Galgiani
(209) 948-7479
robin.adam@asm.ca.gov

William O'Brien
Vice Chairman, District 1
(209) 525-4440

Vito Chiesa
Supervisor, District 2
(209) 525-6440

Terry Withrow
District 3
(209) 525-6560

Dick Monteith
Supervisor/Chairman,
District 4
(209) 525-4445

Jim DeMartini
Supervisor, District 5
(209) 525-4470

Meetings
The Board meets weekly on Tuesdays at 9 am, except on the third Tuesday, when the Board meets at 7 p.m. Meetings are held in Board Chambers, in the basement Board Chambers, 1010 10th Street, Modesto

Agendas
Posted each Friday afternoon prior to the meeting outside the building.

Districts
The Board's website includes a map of the five districts.Duties: Legislative duties center on setting policy, adopting annual budgets and holding public hearings. Administrative functions include the final responsibilities for effective management of the County government.

David Cogdill
(209) 525-6461

Duties
Responsible for annually assessing all taxable property in Stanislaus County, except for state-assessed property. Duties include discovering all assessable property, listing all taxable property, valuing the property and enrolling it on local assessment rolls.

Info
The site includes a FAQ, a guide on notices of valuation, notes on the assessment appeal process and declines in value.

www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/assessor

Lauren Klein
(209) 525-6398

Duties
Maintains all basic financial information, analyzes accounting reports, supplies information and makes recommendations to the CEO and/or Board of Supervisors relating to the County's financial condition.

www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/auditor

(209) 558-7766

Duties
Known as the watchdog of government, the Civil Grand Jury investigates complaints from citizens, civic groups, government employees and others about the operations of county and city governments and the conduct of their officers and employees.

Criminal Grand Jury
A Criminal Grand Jury is used by the prosecution as an alternative to a preliminary hearing.

Go to Website

(209) 558-6000
800 11th Street
Modesto, CA 95354

Primer
The Stanislaus County Superior Court is the 17th largest court statewide, listing19 Judges, 4 Commissioners, and 1 Mental Health Review Officer.

Info
The site lists business hours, jury information, how to obtain local rules (it costs $12), judges, holidays and how to obtain birth, marriage and death certificates.

www.stanct.org

Superior Court Judges
Honorable Ann Q. Ameral
Honorable Nancy Ashley
Honorable Roger M. Beauchesne
Honorable Loretta Murphy Begen
Honorable Shawn D. Bessey
Honorable Nan Cohan Jacobs
Honorable Ricardo Cordova
Honorable Joseph R. Distaso
Honorable John D. Freeland
Honorable Valli K. Israels
Honorable Jack M. Jacobson
Honorable Hurl William Johnson III
Honorable William A. Mayhew
Honorable Linda A. McFadden
Honorable Dawna Reeves
Honorable Timothy W. Salter
Honorable Susan D. Siefkin
Honorable Marie Sovey Silveira
Honorable Scott T. Steffen
Honorable Thomas D. Zeff

Commissioners
Kenneth Hara
Nancy Williamson
Lynne Meredith

Gordon B. Ford
(209) 525-6388

Duties
Collects property taxes on the County's 125,000 properties. Works with the auditor controller and assessor.

Collections
Collects on money due the County, whether from overdue library books or hospital bills. The office handles about 2,000 bills a month.

Licenses
Issues business licenses and licenses for dance halls, gun dealers and peddler permits.

http://www.stancounty.com/tr-tax/index.shtm