New & Noteworthy

2008-2009 Grand Jury Report

The 2008-2009 Grand Jury Report is complete and available for public review. The Grand Jury Report is available as a single PDF or by section at the Tuolumne County Grand Jury’s website which can be found by clicking here.

1st Novel H1N1 Influenza virus case confirmed in Tuolumne County

On June 30, 2009, a pediatric patient was the first person in Tuolumne County to be diagnosed with the Novel H1N1 Influenza. For more information please follow this link.

Proposed Fiscal Year 2009-10 Tuolumne County Budget Materials

The County Administrator’s Budget Message, Budget Attachments, and the State Controller Reports, are available for viewing on the Tuolumne County Administration Office website .

If you would like to review the entire hard copy of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2009-10 Budget Binder it is available at the following locations: Tuolumne County Administrator’s Office, Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors, Tuolumne County Auditor’s Office and the Tuolumne County Library – Sonora Branch.

Tuolumne County Law and Justice Center

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Tuolumne County Law and Justice Center is now available for public review. This document addresses the potential impacts associated with development of 49+/- acres with the Tuolumne County Law and Justice Center, consisting of a Juvenile Detention Facility, Adult Detention Facility, Superior Courts, offices for the Sheriff-Coroner, Probation Department, District Attorney, Public Defender, and the California Highway Patrol. The report can be found here.

Behavioral Health Crisis Hotline Service

Did you know that a crisis line is available through Tuolumne County Behavioral Health Department 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? The local phone number is 209-588-9528, and available to anyone in suicidal crisis, anyone concerned with someone in suicidal crisis, and/or anyone seeking emergency mental health services. The call is free and confidential. More information can be found here.

View, Print, or Pay Property Taxes Online

To view. print, or pay taxes, you will need an Assessor's Parcel Number (APN). If you don't have the Assessor's Parcel Number, contact the Assessor's office at 209-533-5535, provide them with an address and they can provide you with the APN Click here to view, print, or pay taxes online.

Community Development Hot Topics

Information about these topics:

• Biological Resources Conservation Handbook
• Updates to the General Plan
• Housing Element
• Adopted Inclusionary Ordinance (Affordable Housing)
• Regional Blueprint Planning
• Preserve America Program

and more, can be found with documents available for review at the CDD Hot Topics page here.

Online County Ordinance Code

The Tuolumne County Ordinance Code is now available to view online. All 18 titles are available to download in PDF fomat. Although accessible through the Office of the County Counsel's site, you can now view the Ordinance Code through this link.

Environmental News

Hazardous Household Products Can't Go In The Trash! Where do they Go? Find out here.

Tuolumne County's 2009 Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Events Schedule. More information here.

Brief History and Demographics

The County of Tuolumne (population 57,000) was incorporated in 1850 as one of the original 27 counties in the State of California. Stretching from the foothills to the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Tuolumne County is both a recreation paradise and a wonderful place to live. The County contains historic gold mining towns, the pristine Emigrant Wilderness, world-renowned Yosemite National Park, and numerous lakes and rivers. Its proximity to San Francisco (2.5 hours) and Sacramento (2 hours) makes the County accessible. We welcome you to explore not just the County’s website, but to come discover Tuolumne County’s riches for yourself.

Your Portal

This site is organized by subject as well as by department. For items of interest to someone Living Here, for those Working in Tuolumne County, or for someone interested in Visiting Tuolumne County this is the access point to entire web sites dedicated to those subjects. If you are interested in Doing Business in our county, in the Government of Tuolumne County, or about a current Emergency notification, those Web sites are here also. Just click on the links in this paragraph or the links at the top of this page.

You can go directly to a department by using the list of department links in All County Departments.

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