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The five-member elected Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. As a legislative authority, it can pass ordinances for the unincorporated areas (ordinances that affect the whole county, like posting of restaurant ratings, must be ratified by the individual city).
Prior to 1901, Fresno's government was under a ward system which allowed for a board of trustees. From the trustees elected by the city wards, a president of the board of trustees would act as ex-officio mayor however did not hold the title of mayor. Because of this, the president of the board of trustees is not recognized as mayors of the City ...
Fresno County (/ ˈ f r ɛ z n oʊ / ⓘ), officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,008,654. [3] [5] The county seat is Fresno, [6] the fifth-most populous city in California.
There are more than 640,000 eligible voters in Fresno County, and a little more than 507,000 are registered to vote. Sadly, only 30.84% of registered voters bothered to vote in the March primary.
In a news release, Fresno Economic Opportunities CEO Emilia Reyes thanked the foundations that helped bring the $1 million pilot program to life. “We made a way out of no way,” she said.
By a 6-0 vote, the Fresno City Council on Thursday approved a resolution to create an Animal Services Department responsible for operating the facility at 5277 E. Airways Blvd. after the city’s ...
The building across from Hotel Fresno operated for 34 years until a new city hall, four times larger, was completed in 1941. This two-story, L-shaped building was designed by architect Ernest J. Kump and located at Fresno and M streets. The building later became known as "Old City Hall" and was placed on Fresno's Register of Historic Places. [4]
Internal Fresno County documents obtained by The Fresno Bee reveal claims of blackmail, retaliation and discrimination at the highest level of local government. Fresno County Assessor-Recorder ...