New Supervisors Institute – Resource Guide for County Supervisors

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 will be held December 1-2, 2020 via Zoom. Subsequent sessions are set for March 4-5 and August 11-12, 2021. For more information or to register, visit our New Supervisors Institute website . 

2020-2021 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
• The First 90 Days: What to Expect – How to Prepare
• 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
• Leadership and More
• County-State Fiscal Relationship
• County Budgeting Process
• Land Use Planning
• Legislative Advocacy
• Health and Human Services
• Labor Relations for County Supervisors
• Principles of Media Relations
• Managing Effective Public Meetings
• Intergovernmental Collaboration
• Preparing, Responding and Recovering from Disasters