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

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

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
governor@governor.ca.gov

Senator Jeff Denham
senator.denham@sen.ca.gov

Assemblyman Greg Aghazarian
assemblymember.aghazarian@asm.ca.gov

Senator Dave Cogdill
(209) 599-8540
senator.cogdill@sen.ca.gov

Assemblyman Tom Berryhill
(209)576-6425
assemblymember.berryhill@assembly.ca.gov

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

Congressman George Radanovich
george@radanovich.com

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

Thomas Mayfield
District 2
(209) 525-6440

Jeff Grover
District 3
(209) 525-6560

Dick Monteith
District 4
(209) 525-4445

Jim DeMartini
District 5
(209) 525-4470

Meetings
The Board meets weekly on Tuesdays at 9 a.m, except on the third Tuesday, when the Board meets at 7 p.m. Meetings are held in Board Chambers, on the second floor of the County Administration Building, 1100 H Street, Modesto

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

Districts
The Board's Web site 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.

Doug Harms
(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

Larry Haugh
(209) 525-7925

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.

www.co.stanislaus.ca.us/courts/grandjury.htm

(209) 558-6000
A800 11th Street
Modesto, CA 95354

Primer
Eight judges, two commissioners assigned primarily to juvenile matters, one family support commissioner, one juvenile traffic hearing officer, one mental health certification 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.co.stanislaus.ca.us/courts

Superior Court Judges
Honorable Nancy Ashley
Honorable Roger M. Beauchesne
Honorable Loretta Murphy Begen
Honorable Ricardo Cordova
Honorable Joseph R. Distaso
Honorable Jack M. Jacobson
Honorable Hurl William Johnson III
Honorable William A. Mayhew
Honorable Linda A. McFadden
Honorable Timothy W. Salter
Honorable Donald E. Shaver
Honorable Susan D. Siefkin
Honorable Marie Sovey Silveira
Honorable Scott T. Steffen
Honorable David G. Vander Wall
Honorable John G. Whiteside
Honorable Thomas D. Zeff

Commissioners
Richard Allen
John Hagen
Timothy Helfen
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