Marin supervisors approve reorganization of county executive office, add senior deputies

The Marin County Board of Supervisors voted May 19 to authorize a reorganization of the Office of the County Executive to add four assistant/deputy county executives and new support staff intended to strengthen cross-department coordination on climate, digital services, housing and community initiatives.

The new structure, proposed by County Executive Derek Johnson and developed with outside consultants, groups department leadership into functional clusters overseen by deputy executives and creates new positions the county says will improve strategic capacity across public safety, health and human services, community development and operations.

Supporters said the change will provide the county executive with executive bandwidth to coordinate complex, cross‑department projects such as climate adaptation, housing and digital modernization. "We need a team‑based leadership approach to deliver on those goals," County Executive Derek Johnson told the board, describing the reorganization as designed to "improve…