To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Sonoma County Public Infrastructure
Staff Name and Phone Number: Johannes J. Hoevertsz, 707-565-2550
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Recommended Action:
Title
Adopt a Gold Resolution recognizing the week of May 17-23, 2026 as National Public Works Week
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Executive Summary:
The Department of Public Infrastructure is committed to providing excellent ground and air transportation, facilities, and public works services in a responsive, equitable, and professional manner to benefit residents and visitors of Sonoma County. The professionals staffing the County’s Public Infrastructure Department help to ensure that Sonoma County’s infrastructure and public services remain accessible, reliable, and resilient. Every resident of the County is touched by the services provided by these outstanding public servants. The requested action formally recognizes the contributions made by these individuals.
The attached 2026 National Public Works Week Poster raises awareness to the contributions public works has on our community and our everyday lives. Whether it’s through infrastructure or disaster response, public works professionals always enhance the lives of the communities they serve. This idea is reflected in the theme “Rooted in Service, Powered by Community.”
Discussion:
National Public Works Week was instituted as a public education campaign by the American Public Works Association in 1960, calling attention to the importance of public works in community life. The roots of service run deep in public works. It’s what has propelled public works innovations that have helped our communities evolve into places where people can lead lives of purpose and possibility. Some work-like building roads and bridges-is highly visible, while other public works contributions-like maintaining water systems-are sometimes hidden from view. Together, these efforts form the foundation of thriving communities, reminding us that every project, seen or unseen, powers the connection between service and the people it supports.
The theme “Rooted in Service, Powered by Community” reminds us that public works professionals are motivated to serve the communities that they love and that power them to always do their best. Whether serving as first responders, responding to electricity outages, providing regular waste pickup, or making roads and sidewalks passable after a winter weather event, public works puts service at the forefront for their community.
Prior Board Actions:
05/13/25: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/21/24: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/23/23: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/17/22: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/18/21: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/19/20: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/21/19: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/22/18: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/23/17: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/17/16: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/20/14: Board approved Gold Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/21/13: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/15/12: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/17/11: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/18/10: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/12/09: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
5/13/08: Board approved Resolution recognizing National Public Works Week
Fiscal Summary
Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
None.
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
None.
Attachments:
Resolution
2026 Public Works Week Poster
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None.