Supervisors Push Back on Mosquito District's Cut to Rural Seat
Board of Supervisors • Sonoma CountyOctober 13, 2026
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Sonoma County supervisors on Oct. 13, 2026, refused to sign off on the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District's move to eliminate one of two seats representing unincorporated Sonoma County. In a 5-0 vote, they paused final action and directed staff to help draft a letter asking the district to reinstate the seat. The board also approved a 24-item consent calendar that included a $2.48M coastal easement. It heard sobering numbers on employee engagement, racial equity and how the county might pay for retiree cost-of-living raises.
- 5-0 vote pauses mosquito board seat cut; county seeks reinstatement
- $2.48M Osprey Hill Ranch easement and $317,995 in District 4 grants pass on consent
- Pension system 94% funded, but retiree COLA has no ongoing funding source
- Racial Equity Action Plan: 9 of 10 sub-strategies advancing, rollout in spring 2027
- Employee survey response near 40%, trailing 2024's 56%
Why it matters: The mosquito district applies pesticides across both counties. Cutting the seat shrinks rural unincorporated representation on its board, and county leaders say no one consulted them.
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