The Fresno County Board of Supervisors makes decisions on countywide services, including elections, voter registration, law enforcements, jails, vital records, tax collection, public health and social services. They also serve as the local government for all unincorporated areas.
Meetings usually occur at 9:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 2281 Tulare Street in Fresno. They are also webcast.
Who are the Fresno County Supervisors:
Brian Pacheco, District 1
Sal Quintero, District 3, Chairman
Steve Brandau, District 2
Buddy Mendes, District 4
Nathan Magsig, District 5, Vice-Chairman
(As of December 2023)
Meeting Notes
Fresno Co. Supervisors move forward loan to Friant water district + in-home caregivers ask for wage increase (1/24/23)
At the Jan. 24 Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board voted to direct staff to negotiate a loan agreement with Waterworks District 18, serving residents of Friant and Mira Bella, whose water infrastructure is failing, with a collapsed well and depleted water supplies.
Fresno County declares state of local emergency
In its first meeting of 2023, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to proclaim a short-term local emergency on Jan. 3, following the closure of the 106-bed Madera Community Hospital.
Board of supervisors deny an appeal, approve another in Fig Garden
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to deny an appeal for one building project in Fig Garden and approve an appeal for another from local real-estate developer Jeff Roberts, despite opposition from neighbors and the planning commission.
Supervisor Brandau votes against local homelessness action plan + increased fines approved (11/29/22)
After asking why he shouldn’t get “free housing,” Supervisor Brandau was the sole vote against an updated local Homelessness Action Plan that incorporates $6.7 million in state funding.
Fresno County Board of Supervisors (11/8/22) Update on ARPA funds + $40K for sheriff’s e-bikes + Magsig calls for a ‘purge’ of voter rolls
The supervisors approved a plan to manage approximately $13.5 million of remaining ARPA funds to be allocated by March 2023, $40,000 for electronic bikes for the sheriff’s department, and Supervisor Magsig called for purging the voter rolls to prevent fraud.
Fresno County Board of Supervisors (10/25/22) In-Home Supportive Services program update + Nisei Farmers League president comments on internment site + 2021 Crop & Livestock Report reports $8B record
The supervisors accepted the 2021 Annual Fresno County Crop and Livestock Report, heard from the Nisei Farmers League president that he hopes the organization’s offices are moved away from horse barns that he said were used to house Japanese-Americans during World War II, and received a detailed update on the In-Home Supportive Services program before…
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