Votes

Every agenda item with a recorded vote, and a search of the County’s staff reports. Contested items are shown unless you search or choose otherwise; most Board votes are unanimous.

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19 items

Items brought by Public Defender.

Expanded Public Defense Services Grant

Sep 15, 2026 File 2026-0806 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Draft minutes
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Expanded Public Defense Services Grant

Apr 7, 2026 File 2026-0127 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Community Corrections Partnership Resources Programming

Mar 24, 2026 File 2026-0204 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Public Defender Case Management System

Mar 24, 2026 File 2025-0786 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Budget Adjustments for Acceptance of Justice Assistance Equipment and Training Program Grant

Mar 3, 2026 File 2026-0019 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Lynda Hopkins, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Absent
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Addition of 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Time-Limited Public Defender IV – Project Position Allocation for a Mental Health Diversion Attorney

Sep 16, 2025 File 2025-0717 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Absent
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Delegation of authority to the Public Defender to apply for and accept grant funding

Sep 16, 2025 File 2025-0955 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Absent
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Agreement with Computer Aid, Inc (CAI) for IT project management consulting services to support the implementation of the Public Defender’s new case management system.

Sep 9, 2025 File 2025-0931 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Rebecca Hermosillo.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Absent
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Public Defender Department Analyst

Jan 14, 2025 File 2024-1293 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Chris Coursey.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

CARE Court Agreement and Funding

Jan 7, 2025 File 2024-1276 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 3 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Hermosillo Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Gore Aye

Public Defense Pilot Program Grant Year 3

Nov 12, 2024 File 2024-1266 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.

Gorin Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye
Rabbitt Aye

Adopt a Gold Resolution proclaiming March 2024 as National Public Defender Month in Sonoma County.

Mar 5, 2024 File 2023-1372 on the County’s site Gold Resolution Presented at the Board
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Susan Gorin.

Gorin Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye
Rabbitt Aye

Indigent Defense Grant Extension

Nov 28, 2023 File 2023-1300 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by David Rabbitt, seconded by James Gore.

Gorin Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye
Coursey Aye

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program

Oct 3, 2023 File 2023-1061 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended. Moved by James Gore, seconded by Susan Gorin.

Gorin Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye
Coursey Aye

2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant

Aug 15, 2023 File 2023-0717 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 4 Aye, 1 Absent. Approved as recommended. Moved by Susan Gorin, seconded by Lynda Hopkins.

Gorin Aye
Rabbitt Absent
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye
Coursey Aye

Board of State and Community Corrections Grant - Public Defense Pilot Program

Apr 5, 2022 File 2022-0188 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.

Gorin Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Hopkins Aye
Gore Aye

Law Office of the Public Defender Re-hire of Retiree Extra Help

May 25, 2021 File 2021-0447 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.

Gorin Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Coursey Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

FY2020 Local Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Acceptance

Nov 17, 2020 File 2020-0990 on the County’s site Consent Calendar Item Read from the Clerk’s minutes text
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended by Resolutions 20-0438 and 20-0439.

Gorin Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Zane Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

Law Office of the Public Defender Re-hire of Retiree Extra-Help

Apr 2, 2019 File 2019-0218 on the County’s site Regular Calendar Item
From Public Defender: all its voted items Countywide

Passed: 5 Aye. Approved as recommended.

Gorin Aye
Rabbitt Aye
Zane Aye
Gore Aye
Hopkins Aye

All departments, with their item counts. Department and district are typed on each file by County staff and tidied by FivePaths; how. The staff reports are the County’s text, as published through Legistar. Votes from mid-March 2020 to October 2021 are read from the Clerk’s minutes text. How.