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Sonoma supervisors approve Supporting Immigrant Communities ad hoc; staff to pursue urgency ordinance alongside meet‑and‑confer
Summary
The board unanimously approved a Supporting Immigrant Communities ad hoc charter and reviewed a draft urgency ordinance that would require officers in unincorporated areas to display identifying insignia; staff emphasized the ordinance is subject to meet‑and‑confer and noted similar state law (SB 627) takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 approved the charter for a Supporting Immigrant Communities ad hoc and reviewed a draft urgency ordinance that would require law enforcement officers conducting operations in unincorporated areas to present identification and agency insignia.
County staff described the ad hoc as a broad, inclusive forum to engage stakeholders—community groups, labor representatives and county departments—about measures to support immigrant residents amid heightened federal…
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