About the Board of Supervisors - Alameda County Alameda County is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, each of whom is elected on a non-partisan basis from a separate district where he/she lives. Within the broad limits established by the State Constitution, State General Law, and the Alameda County Charter, the Board exercises both the legislative and the executive functions of government. The Board of Supervisors is also the governing body for a number of "special districts" within Alameda County. To make the supervisorial districts equal in population, the boundaries are adjusted every ten years through the process called "redistricting." That process was completed in 2001. Terms of office for the Supervisors are four years. As defined by the Alameda County Charter, the duties of the Board of Supervisors are as follows: The Board of Supervisor's mailing address: 1221 Oak Street, Suite 536, Oakland, CA 94612 * Portable Document Format (PDF) file requires the free Adobe Reader.
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