The Yolo-Solano AQMD Board of Directors is the District’s governing board. Fourteen elected officials sit on the Board. These members represent the elected bodies that govern the two counties and seven incorporated cities within Yolo-Solano AQMD.
Board Makeup
The Board of Directors includes four members of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, three members of the Solano County Board of Supervisors and one member from each of the City Councils of Davis, Dixon, Rio Vista, Vacaville, West Sacramento, Winters and Woodland. Each county and city determines internally who will sit on the Yolo-Solano AQMD Board. There are no separate public elections for seats on the Yolo-Solano AQMD Board, nor are their District-set term limits. The Board of Directors elects its own Chair and Vice Chair each January to serve for that calendar year. Chairs and Vice Chairs serve 1-year terms.
Board Meetings
The Board of Directors meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the District office in Davis. The meetings start at 9:00 a.m. and are open to the public. Board meeting agendas, staff reports, and resolutions are posted publicly in advance of each called meeting.
In compliance with directives of the State and Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), the physical location of this meeting is closed to the public. This is consistent with state and local officials recommendation to promote social distancing and pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, which authorizes local legislative bodies to hold public meetings via teleconference and to make public meetings accessible telephonically or otherwise electronically to all members of the public. Members of the public are encouraged to observe and participate in the teleconference.
See current and recent agendas
Board Committees
In order to properly manage workload, the Board of Directors also convenes several permanent committees and, when needed, creates ad hoc committees to consider specific items. Committee assignments are typically determined in January of each year. Committee meetings are noticed according to the Brown Act.
Current Board Members
MEMBER | JURISDICTION | COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS | |
Norma Alcala | Council Member – City of West Sacramento | nalcala@cityofwestsacramento.org | Budget & Audit |
Harold Anderson | Council Member – City of Winters | harold.anderson@cityofwinters.org | Clean Air Funds, Yolo Clean Air Funds |
Angel Barajas | Supervisor – Yolo County District 5 | angel.Barajas@yolocounty.org | Basin Control Council Representative |
Monica Brown | Supervisor – Solano County District 2 | mebrown@solanocounty.com | Technical Review, Legislative Committee |
Jim Ernest | Vice Mayor – City of Dixon | jimernest@ci.dixon.ca.us | Budget & Audit, Clean Air Funds, Legislative Committee |
Victoria Fernandez | Council Member – City of Woodland | vicky.fernandez@cityofwoodland.org | Yolo Clean Air Funds |
Ronald Kott – CHAIR | Mayor – City of Rio Vista | rkott@ci.rio-vista.ca.us | Personnel, Budget & Audit |
Mitch Mashburn | Supervisor – Solano County District 5 | mhmashburn@solanocounty.com | Legislative Committee |
Gloria Partida – VICE CHAIR | Mayor – City of Davis | gpartida@cityofdavis.org | Personnel, Legislative, Yolo Clean Air Funds, Technical Review |
Jim Provenza | Supervisor – Yolo County District 4 | jim.provenza@yolocounty.org | Personnel, Yolo Clean Air Funds, Legislative Committee |
Gary Sandy | Supervisor – Yolo County District 3 | gary.sandy@yolocounty.org | Clean Air Funds, Yolo Clean Air Funds, Technical Review |
Donald Saylor | Supervisor – Yolo County District 2 | dsaylor@yolocounty.org | Budget & Audit, Clean Air Funds, Yolo Clean Air Funds, Technical Review, Legislative Committee |
John Vasquez | Supervisor – Solano County District 4 | jmvasquez@solanocounty.com | Budget & Audit, Clean Air Funds |
Jeanette Wylie | Council Member – City of Vacaville | jeanette.wylie@cityofvacaville.com | Clean Air Funds |
Hearing Board
The Yolo-Solano AQMD Hearing Board is an appointed body that handles issues concerning variances, abatement orders, and permit disputes. Hearing Board members are appointed by the Board of Directors but are otherwise independent and serve fixed terms.