County Public Services
San Joaquin County government provides a variety of services to all of the estimated 613,500 citizens in the county. The county covers an area that is 1,400 square miles and 921,600 acres. The county was first organized in 1850. County government consists of about 30 departments and/or major divisions, from the Sheriff's Office to Public Works, and about 7,000 employees. The county budget for 2006-07, including four enterprise funds (General Hospital, Metropolitan Airport, Solid Waste, and Solid Waste Closure), is $1.36 billion.
Some of the many services that county government provides are:
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- The collection of taxes
- A public airport
- Voting services
- Work and training programs
- Food programs
- Shelter and housing services
- Public safety
- Legal services and jails
- Roads and road maintenance
- Regional and neighborhood parks
- Health services
- Business and economic development
- Agricultural education and monitoring
- Library services
- A zoo
- An historical museum to keep track of county history
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These services are provided all over the county, including in the seven cities that are incorporated within the county.
| The cities are: |
Escalon |
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Lathrop |
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Lodi |
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Manteca |
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Ripon |
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Stockton |
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Tracy |