El Dorado County Charter

EL DORADO COUNTY CHARTER
Complete Charter(PDF, 263KB)

The Charter for El Dorado County was ratified by majority vote at the election of November 8, 1994, and became effective when accepted and filed by the Secretary of State on December 27, 1994. Includes Amendments through 2016. 

Be in the Know...Your El Dorado County Charter(PDF, 183KB)

Charter Review Committee

AMENDMENTS

PREAMBLE

"We, the people of El Dorado County, adopt the charter to provide a county government that is responsive to the public safety, infrastructure and other appropriate needs as to be provided by county government in a democratic and just manner.

  The people expect that the business of the county will be conducted using equitable methods and that the results shall benefit no individual or group(s) of individuals to the detriment of the people."