The Orange County Board of Supervisors is the five-member governing body of Orange County, California along with being the executive of the county[1].

Orange County is the third most populous county in California and the sixth most populous in the United States, with a 2017 population of 3,190,400, 34 incorporated cities, and covering 799 square miles.

Membership#

The Board consists of five Supervisors elected by districts to four-year terms by the citizens of Orange County. The Supervisors represent districts of approximately 600,000 people (state assembly districts represent approximately 465,000 people, congressional districts represent approximately 711,000 people and state senatorial districts represent approximately 931,000 people)[1].

Supervisorial elections take place in June, with run-off elections (if necessary) in November. Supervisorial terms begin the first Monday after January 1 after the election. Vacancies on the Board are filled via special election since Orange County voters adopted a county charter in March 2002. Prior to the adoption of the charter, vacancies on the Board were filled by appointment by the Governor of California. Each Supervisor can serve two four-year terms[1].

Functions#

The board makes decisions relating to land use, public utilities, and transportation, both directly and indirectly through its power over budgets and appointments to boards, committees, and commissions. Services that are ultimately managed by the board include regional parks, water, sewers, animal control, buses, freeways, and commuter rail[1].

Board Membership History#

Footnotes#

[#1] Wikipedia