Departments

Assessor

The Assessor's primary responsibility is to determine the appropriate taxable value of property each year, and to establish who is responsible for the taxes due.

Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector

The Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector is responsible for the County's financial functions.

The Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health in partnership with our diverse community, is dedicated to providing quality, culturally responsive, and behavioral health services to promote wellness, recovery, and resiliency for individuals and families in our community.

Board of Supervisors

The County of Fresno Board of Supervisors welcomes you to the County’s official website. Please utilize the information presented here to better understand the services provided to the residents of Fresno County.

Child Support Services

The Fresno County Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) is a government agency that helps parents with all aspects of child support. The DCSS creates and enforces child support orders, collects and distributes child support payments, and provides services to promote parental responsibility and support children.

Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is a customer service-oriented department. It provides a range of services to the public, the Board of Supervisors and County Staff. It also is the official repository of County records.

County Administrative Office

The County Administrative Office, under the leadership of Paul Nerland, functions as the operations arm of the Board of Supervisors to deliver the highest quality public services to Fresno County residents.

County Clerk/Registrar of Voters

The County Clerk/Registrar of Voters department is responsible for voter information, elections, and County Clerk Services such as marriage, passport, and FBN licenses.

County Counsel

District Attorney

The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office is the Chief Law Enforcement Agency within the County.

Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association

General Services

The General Services Department is responsible for mission-critical support services across the County of Fresno government organization.

Human Resources

Information Technology Services

The Information Technology Services Department is responsible for mission-critical IT support services across the County of Fresno government organization.

Fresno County Library

Probation Department

As a member of the criminal justice system, the Fresno County Probation Department’s mission is to provide protection for the community, support victim advocacy, and deliver essential services to the courts.

Law Offices of the Public Defender

Led by Public Defender, Antoinette Taillac, the mission of the Public Defender’s Office is to vigorously protect and defend the rights of indigent clients as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Our goal is to provide full and fair legal representation with respect and compassion for all.

Public Health

Public Works and Planning

Purchasing

Recorder

The Fresno County Recorder's Office maintains and preserves public records, including property documents, vital records (birth, death, and marriage certificates), and other official filings. The office ensures accessibility, accuracy, and legal compliance for recorded documents, serving the public, businesses, and government agencies with record-keeping and document retrieval services.

Fresno County Sheriff

Social Services

The Fresno County Department of Social Services (DSS) assists individuals and families through several programs such as: Adult Protective Services, Child Welfare Services, In-Home Supportive Services, Eligibility programs (food, cash aid, healthcare coverage), Welfare-to-Work, Housing and Homeless Assistance, and the Veterans Service Office.