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Sierra County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 16, 2026

Board of Supervisors meets: First and third Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM.
Meeting location: 1st Tuesday: Board Chambers, Courthouse, 100 Courthouse Square, Downieville, CA 95936. 3rd Tuesday: Loyalton Social Hall, 105 Beckwith Street, Loyalton, CA.
County Clerk-Recorder: Heather Foster · 100 Courthouse Square, Room 11, P.O. Drawer D, Downieville, CA 95936-0398 · (530) 289-3295 (FAX (530) 289-2830) · hfoster@sierracounty.ca.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/AgendaCenter
Chief Administrative Officer (no such position exists): No CAO/CEO position exists — a genuine structural gap, not a research gap. Sierra County's Auditor/Controller serves as statutory Budget Officer, and the Clerk-Recorder serves ex officio as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors: Heather Foster · 100 Courthouse Square, Downieville, CA 95936 · (530) 289-3295 · hfoster@sierracounty.ca.gov

Sources

https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/182/Board-of-Supervisors

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (1)

Loyalton

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

School districts (2)

Sierra County Office of Education
Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Cemetery (3)

Sierra Cemetery District 5
Sierra County Cemetery District 2
Sierra County Cemetery District 3