SUPERVISOR NAME: Mike Kerns

TITLE: Supervisor District 2 - Board of Supervisors

ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE: Jill Saudan

TERM OF OFFICE: 4 Years

ELECTED TO OFFICE: November, 1998

CURRENT TERM BEGAN: January, 2007

LOCATION: 575 Administration Dr. Room 100A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

HOURS OF OPERATION: 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday

TELEPHONE: Main Office (707) 565-2241
Petaluma Office (707) 778-7578    FAX (707) 565-3778
Office Hours: Thursdays 9:00 a.m.- Noon
E-mail Address - mkerns@sonoma-county.org

BACKGROUND:
Supervisor Kerns was born and raised in Napa, California. In 1967 he won a Golden Gloves Championship, and was a counselor at Parks Job Corps Center in Pleasanton. In 1973 he became a Police Officer for the City of Tiburon, Marin County, and in 1978 he transferred to the Police Department for the City of Petaluma, was promoted to Sergeant in 1980 and retired in December, 1998. While with the City of Petaluma, he was the Crisis Team Supervisor, the Peer Counseling Supervisor, a Youth Diversion Counselor and the Press Information Officer during the Polly Klass kidnapping case. He was also the coordinator, supervisor and teacher of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program in Petaluma Schools.

Mike married Carol Madsen in 1981. They have two children, Katie and Matt. His family is involved with youth sports and school volunteer activities. They reside in Petaluma.

He received an A.A. degree from Santa Rosa Junior College and a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Sonoma State University in 1985. He was an instructor for the Santa Rosa Criminal Justice Training Center and in Media Relations at Los Medanos College.

Mike Kerns was elected to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in November, 1998 and took office representing the Second District in January, 1999. He is the Board of Supervisors’ Vice Chair for 2007, and board liaison to Fiscal Services and Consumer Protection. Supervisor Kerns’ third term started on January 1, 2007.

DISTRICT INFORMATION:
The 2nd district includes all of the cities of Petaluma and Cotati and a portion of Rohnert Park, as well as, the unincorporated communities of Penngrove, Two Rock, Bloomfield and Valley Ford. Much of the dairy industry is located in the 2nd district as well as a large portion of the San Pablo Bay frontage.

RESPONSIBILITY:
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma is charged with the responsibility of establishing policy to guide the various functions of the County and, where necessary, to establish procedures by which functions are performed. Supervisor Kerns’ assigned Functional Group of County departments for the year 2008 is General Administrative Services. Membership to Boards and Commissions include: Executive Board of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG); Director, Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District; Chair, Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA); Chair, Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA); Commissioner, Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO); Immediate Past Chair, Sonoma/Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District Board of Directors; Vice Chair, Northbay Watershed Association; Sonoma County Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit Committee; Board of Directors for Speedway Children’s Charities; the Community Advisory Committee for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority.